Hurricane evacuee Humphrey
Hurricane Irene approaches. We’ve got two extra guests this weekend: my Mom and Humphrey, her labrador retriever. They were evacuated from Long Island and are spending the weekend with us.
Waiting out a storm can be angst-producing and, eventually, boredom provoking – particularly without music.
So, File Under ? readers (the comments section is open and so are email, Twitter, Facebook, and G+), send us your “hurricane” listening lists – either in old-fashioned typewritten format or via the usual suspects (Spotify, Last.fm, etc.). The guidelines are wide open. It can be a themed list or simply musical “comfort food.”
Stay safe everyone!
“Winner” – my entirely subjective favorite gets a prize. Hey, why should Irene have all the fun?
http://thebigcityblog.com/playlists/hurricane-irene-playlist-on-not-being-able-to-leave-brooklyn/
It’s Gonna Rain (Part 1) / Steve Reich
Don’t Rain on My Parade / Barbra Streisand
Awake! O North Wind (from Wedding Cantata) / Daniel Pinkham
Channels and Winds / Philip Glass & Ravi Shankar
Cloudbusting / Kate Bush
Tropical Storm (from Nixon in China II.2) / John Adams
Storm (from Drawing Restraint 9) / Björk
We’re in a Thunderstorm / Gentleman Reg
I Can’t Stand the Rain / Tina Turner
Set Fire to the Rain / Adele
I Can See Clearly Now (The Rain is Gone) / Johnny Nash
Over the Rainbow / Raymond Scott and the Secret 7
A Day Without Rain / Enya
We got responses on the homepage, via Twitter, and here, but Thom Snell is our “winner.” Email me with contact info and I’ll send out your prize!