Travis — Why Does It Always Rain On Me?
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I can't sleep tonight
Everybody's saying everything is alright
Still I can't close my eyes
I'm seeing a tunnel at the end of all these lights
Sunny days
Where have you gone?
I get the strangest feeling you belong
Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?
Why does it always rain on me?
Even when the sun is shining
I can't avoid the lightning
I can't stand myself
I'm being held up by invisible men
Still life on a shelf when
I got my mind on something else
Sunny days
Oh where have you gone?
I get the strangest feeling you belong
Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?
Why does it always rain on me?
Even when the sun is shining
I can't avoid the lightning
Oh where did the blue sky go?
Why is it raining so?
It's so cold
I can't sleep tonight
Everybody saying everything is alright
Still I can't close my eyes
I'm seeing a tunnel at the end of all these lights
Sunny days
Oh where have you gone?
I get the strangest feeling you belong
Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?
Why does it always rain on me?
Even when the sun is shining
I can't avoid the lightning
Oh where did the blue sky go?
And why is it raining so?
It's so cold
Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?
Why does it always rain on me?
Even when the sun is shining
I can't avoid the lightning
Why does it always rain on me?
Why does it always rain on
Everybody's saying everything is alright
Still I can't close my eyes
I'm seeing a tunnel at the end of all these lights
Sunny days
Where have you gone?
I get the strangest feeling you belong
Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?
Why does it always rain on me?
Even when the sun is shining
I can't avoid the lightning
I can't stand myself
I'm being held up by invisible men
Still life on a shelf when
I got my mind on something else
Sunny days
Oh where have you gone?
I get the strangest feeling you belong
Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?
Why does it always rain on me?
Even when the sun is shining
I can't avoid the lightning
Oh where did the blue sky go?
Why is it raining so?
It's so cold
I can't sleep tonight
Everybody saying everything is alright
Still I can't close my eyes
I'm seeing a tunnel at the end of all these lights
Sunny days
Oh where have you gone?
I get the strangest feeling you belong
Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?
Why does it always rain on me?
Even when the sun is shining
I can't avoid the lightning
Oh where did the blue sky go?
And why is it raining so?
It's so cold
Why does it always rain on me?
Is it because I lied when I was seventeen?
Why does it always rain on me?
Even when the sun is shining
I can't avoid the lightning
Why does it always rain on me?
Why does it always rain on
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A really lovely tune that reminds me of driving to work back in 1999.
saamusic wrote:
i never thought about it, but yes, especially in the bridge and chorus...
Rufus Wainwright-like
i never thought about it, but yes, especially in the bridge and chorus...
Rufus Wainwright-like
jacopo777 wrote:
Not if you live in, say, Seattle or Ireland.
The reason why it always rains on you is because you choose it.
Not if you live in, say, Seattle or Ireland.
The reason why it always rains on you is because you choose it.
m_logie wrote:
Travis come from the West of Scotland... beautiful place, but it really does rain a lot (250+ days a year).
It rains so much there that the US Navy used to have a submarine tender there (USS Simon Lake). The overcast hid its activities from Soviet satellites.
Travis come from the West of Scotland... beautiful place, but it really does rain a lot (250+ days a year).
It rains so much there that the US Navy used to have a submarine tender there (USS Simon Lake). The overcast hid its activities from Soviet satellites.
I can only hear the Shirehorses (Dave Lee Travisty / Mark and Lard) version of the lyric:
"Why is always Dairylea
When in the contract it stipulated brie"
To be honest, I prefer that.
"Why is always Dairylea
When in the contract it stipulated brie"
To be honest, I prefer that.
nolands wrote:
Bwahahaha. Yes! This!
if The Monkeys had been an 80s new wave band, I think this is what it would sound like.
Bwahahaha. Yes! This!
Brings me back to my teenage emo years... Listening to this on the bus or train to school, early morning, still dark outside... and rain pouring and pattering the bus' windows obviously (yeah, it also rains a lot in north-western France ^.^)
I lived in Seattle for several years so I fully appreciate their preoccupation with rain.
This was played often on local radio along with several others like No Rain by Blind Melon
Waltz wrote:
Kind of like Canadians with Nickelback, or Americans with John Mayer?
As a Scotsman I would just like to apologize for Travis, Yes we know they suck but they escaped before we could have them locked away
where they could do no harm.
Kind of like Canadians with Nickelback, or Americans with John Mayer?
AhhtheMusic wrote:
Obla dee, obla da, obla de, obla da..........
I enjoy the music. Very nice. But the lyrics. I don't think I need to say that they are repetitive. Why does it always rain on me, why does it always rain on me, etc. I think you all get the idea. Guy needs to pull himself up, obtain counseling, and/or find the right medication to help with this rain that seems to not stop. I may be wrong, but no one is in the rain continuously. This, coming from a person who has been drenched in the last few years. 
Obla dee, obla da, obla de, obla da..........
possibly the dullest band in the world, but for sure the dullest in scotland
I was SO SURE this was some JAMES song that I had never heard....kinda spooky how much the vocals sound alike at some points eh?
AhhtheMusic wrote:
Very patently, you have never lived in Scotland. If the song emanated from someone who lived in New Mexico, and asked "why does the sun always shine on me", what would your answer be?
I enjoy the music. Very nice. But the lyrics. I don't think I need to say that they are repetitive. Why does it always rain on me, why does it always rain on me, etc. I think you all get the idea. Guy needs to pull himself up, obtain counseling, and/or find the right medication to help with this rain that seems to not stop. I may be wrong, but no one is in the rain continuously. This, coming from a person who has been drenched in the last few years.
Very patently, you have never lived in Scotland. If the song emanated from someone who lived in New Mexico, and asked "why does the sun always shine on me", what would your answer be?
This is the first time I've ever heard the album version of this song. I had a CD of live performances on KMTT 103.7 The Mountain in Seattle, WA (On The Mountain Six). I had no idea how popular of a song this was, especially in the UK.
That album had some good songs on it that would fit nicely on here, although I am fonder of the live-&-acoustic versions: Kim Richey - Come Around; The Tragically Hip - Poets; Left Hand Smoke - Step Outside. (There are a couple others that I had no idea were on this site, like The Actual Tigers [fka Willis] - Testimony, and Patty Larkin - Wolf At The Door.)
I had two other CD's from that station, #2 & #7. The earlier one was my introduction to a bunch of bands like The Subdudes, Blue Rodeo, and Widespread Panic. The latter one had a great version of Linger by Jonatha Brooke and tunes from Semisonic, Carrie Akre, and Fisher.
Now I have to turn off RP and "page" through YouTube videos of the various songs to refresh or (in the case of hearing the original versions for the first time) enlighten my memory. Be right back.
That album had some good songs on it that would fit nicely on here, although I am fonder of the live-&-acoustic versions: Kim Richey - Come Around; The Tragically Hip - Poets; Left Hand Smoke - Step Outside. (There are a couple others that I had no idea were on this site, like The Actual Tigers [fka Willis] - Testimony, and Patty Larkin - Wolf At The Door.)
I had two other CD's from that station, #2 & #7. The earlier one was my introduction to a bunch of bands like The Subdudes, Blue Rodeo, and Widespread Panic. The latter one had a great version of Linger by Jonatha Brooke and tunes from Semisonic, Carrie Akre, and Fisher.
Now I have to turn off RP and "page" through YouTube videos of the various songs to refresh or (in the case of hearing the original versions for the first time) enlighten my memory. Be right back.
AhhtheMusic wrote:
Travis come from the West of Scotland... beautiful place, but it really does rain a lot (250+ days a year).
I enjoy the music. Very nice. But the lyrics. I don't think I need to say that they are repetitive. Why does it always rain on me, why does it always rain on me, etc. I think you all get the idea. Guy needs to pull himself up, obtain counseling, and/or find the right medication to help with this rain that seems to not stop. I may be wrong, but no one is in the rain continuously. This, coming from a person who has been drenched in the last few years.
Travis come from the West of Scotland... beautiful place, but it really does rain a lot (250+ days a year).
Waltz wrote:
As a fellow Scot, I second your apology.
As a Scotsman I would just like to apologize for Travis, Yes we know they suck but they escaped before we could have them locked away
where they could do no harm.
As a fellow Scot, I second your apology.
AhhtheMusic wrote:
Thank you for your analysis, Mr. Spock.
I enjoy the music. Very nice. But the lyrics. I don't think I need to say that they are repetitive. Why does it always rain on me, why does it always rain on me, etc. I think you all get the idea. Guy needs to pull himself up, obtain counseling, and/or find the right medication to help with this rain that seems to not stop. I may be wrong, but no one is in the rain continuously. This, coming from a person who has been drenched in the last few years.
Thank you for your analysis, Mr. Spock.
I enjoy the music. Very nice. But the lyrics. I don't think I need to say that they are repetitive. Why does it always rain on me, why does it always rain on me, etc. I think you all get the idea. Guy needs to pull himself up, obtain counseling, and/or find the right medication to help with this rain that seems to not stop. I may be wrong, but no one is in the rain continuously. This, coming from a person who has been drenched in the last few years.
if The Monkeys had been an 80s new wave band, I think this is what it would sound like.
As a Scotsman I would just like to apologize for Travis, Yes we know they suck but they escaped before we could have them locked away
where they could do no harm.
Please play more Travis... this is a great song. Actually this whole album (The Man Who) is wonderful. And, while you\'re adding stuff, if you can find Travis\' great cover of \"Baby, one more time\"...
love me some Travis! 
MORE Tavis please MORE MORE MORE!!!
I love this song!
To play this after \"Pissing in the Wind\" = pure genius!
...because you live in England, that\'s why.