How pop finds inspiration in the rain

From Singin' in the Rain to Rihanna's Umbrellas, pop loves it when it's pouringSome people – especially the kind of people who get soaked to their very bones at Glastonbury every other year – have a tendency to complain about our sodden British summers. These people clearly have cold, unpoetic hearts, for the rain has long been a great influence on pop music. It can rain men (hallelujah!), raindrops can keep falling on your head, and, if the lyrics to MacArthur Park are anything to go by, it...

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