{"id":7749,"date":"2026-10-16T09:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/?p=7749"},"modified":"2026-10-07T14:57:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T18:57:49","slug":"parsons-playlists-rainy-night-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2026\/10\/parsons-playlists-rainy-night-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Parsons Playlists:  Rainy Night"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Welcome back to <a href=\"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/category\/playlists\/\" target=\"_blank\">Parsons Playlists<\/a>! Today\u2019s playlist is curated by student assistant Hudson (class of 2030) and features songs to enjoy on a rainy evening.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rainy Night Playlist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/rainy-night.jpg?resize=452%2C678&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"rainy night\" width=\"452\" height=\"678\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/rainy-night.jpg?w=452&amp;ssl=1 452w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/10\/rainy-night.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With this playlist, I wanted to reflect the feeling of listening to the rain late at night. I decided to start it off with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/T.S.O.L.\" target=\"_blank\">T.S.O.L.<\/a>\u2019s \u201cWash Away\u201d, an exciting and upbeat song that I feel simulates the feeling and sound of an initial downpour during a storm. The playlist smoothes out from there as the rain becomes lighter. I chose to portray this with a selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_wave_music\" target=\"_blank\">80\u2019s New Wave<\/a> tracks (because who doesn\u2019t like 80\u2019s New Wave?).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/EnVL0fVfWHI\" target=\"_blank\">T.S.O.L. &#8211; &#8220;Wash Away&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/pohZ0dqaP64\" target=\"_blank\">Eurythmics \u2013 \u201cHere Comes the Rain Again\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-Q6nKP10j4s\" target=\"_blank\">The Church \u2013 \u201cUnder the Milky Way\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Ka6Ytku0rkk\" target=\"_blank\">The Psychedelic Furs \u2013 \u201cHeaven\u201d<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/G_GxaoOJFTY\" target=\"_blank\">Billy Idol \u2013 \u201cEyes Without A Face\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/eroNADQ_mL8\" target=\"_blank\">Tears For Fears \u2013 \u201cThe Working Hour\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/w0wTIwfRJtI\" target=\"_blank\">Siouxsie and the Banshees &#8211;  \u201cHong Kong Garden\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fR0jgT9UX0Q\" target=\"_blank\">Talking Heads \u2013 \u201cOnce In a Lifetime\u201d <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/5BIElTtN6Fs\" target=\"_blank\">Joy Division \u2013 \u201cDisorder\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/PQyqrlFOe5s\" target=\"_blank\">The Smiths \u2013 \u201cHeaven Knows I\u2019m Miserable Now\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/iWcQqWW3QCI\" target=\"_blank\">The Smiths \u2013 \u201cThe Night Has Opened My Eyes\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/nLV7IZz8YB4\" target=\"_blank\">Depeche Mode \u2013 \u201cPeople Are People\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/qlG16vQw0tc\" target=\"_blank\">INXS \u2013 \u201cNever Tear Us Apart\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DxKcEurO5jA\" target=\"_blank\">H\u00fcsker Du \u2013 \u201cDon\u2019t Wanna Know If You Are Lonely\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/HvldypUz9w8\" target=\"_blank\">Pixies \u2013 \u201cDebaser\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/O1XGmYFPv_s\" target=\"_blank\">Skinny Puppy \u2013 \u201cAssimilate\u201d<\/a>      <\/p>\n<p>Here is a <a href=\"https:\/\/youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLNeC8jdTv9N4&amp;amp\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a> to the whole playlist on YouTube:<br \/>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent&#038;listType=playlist&#038;list=PLNeC8jdTv9N4\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to Parsons Playlists! Today\u2019s playlist is curated by student assistant Hudson (class of 2030) and features songs to enjoy on a rainy evening. Rainy Night Playlist With this playlist, I wanted to reflect the feeling of listening to &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/2026\/10\/parsons-playlists-rainy-night-2\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[232374,15242],"tags":[232619,232623,232625,232418,232618,232627,232626,232624,206772,120772,232516,231022,162396,162536,232622,231248,232617,38113,232628,162508,231173,232621,76104,232629],"class_list":["post-7749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-playlists","category-promotional","tag-80s-new-wave","tag-billy-idol","tag-depeche-mode","tag-eurythmics","tag-hudson","tag-husker-du","tag-inxs","tag-joy-division","tag-new-wave","tag-parsons-playlists","tag-parsons-playlists-26-27","tag-pixies","tag-playlist","tag-playlists","tag-psychedelic-furs","tag-rain","tag-rainy-night","tag-siouxsie-and-the-banshees","tag-skinny-puppy","tag-talking-heads","tag-tears-for-fears","tag-the-church","tag-the-smiths","tag-tsol-true-sons-of-liberty"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7bb9Y-20Z","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7749"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7756,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7749\/revisions\/7756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/create.richmond.edu\/parsons\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}