In Need of Some Water

Winston-Salem, NC -- Down South here in North Carolina, spreading to Georgia, we are experiencing a major drought. It's so bad that our personal water usage may be monitored by the state government if we don't receive any rain this week. Although, I heard from a planting expert today that it's still ok to plant shrubs and trees in a drought. You just have to water them yourself. (FYI: The fall season is the best time to plant.) As you can see below, we are in a "severe hydrologic drought" and in some dire need of H2O.



Since I haven't done a music blog in awhile, I thought that it would be appropriate to do "water / drought" songs. Here's a list of songs off-hand that will hopefully bring us some rain this weekend. Otherwise, my office may reek of a naturalist's cave next week.

• Meat Puppets - "Backwater" - This song bleeds the 1990's.
• Elton John - "Madman Across The Water" - Not one of EJ's well-known hits.
• Blind Melon - "No Rain" - Probably a top 10 song from the 1990's and a "1-hit wonder."
• Garbage - "Only Happy When It Rains" - Rockin' the 90's in this countdown; another great band from that era.
• U2 - "Summer Rain" - I paid $1 extra at a music shop in Covington, GA to obtain this "hidden" track on the All That You Can't Leave Behind album.
• Dave Mathews Band - "Don't Drink The Water" - I still classify this song as new DMB.
• Eddie Money - "Give Me Some Water" - The title of this song couldn't fit the message more.
• Melissa Ethridge - "Bring Me Some Water" - Ditto on this one.
• TLC - "Waterfalls" - Quite possibly the worst song in 1990's.
• Van Morrison - "And It Stoned Me" - You need to listen to the song to know how it applies to this list.
• Jars of Clay - "Flood" - A very good song that nobody knows about.

Since your suggestions are always better than mine, see if you can add to this list.