For several years I've thought about the interrelationship between water and music and a couple of years ago I did a column about water and music. As I stated then, I love water and I love music and there are hundreds of songs about water.

Both music and water can be cathartic and, perhaps if you combine them, the effect is synergistic. Restating what I said in the earlier column, who wouldn't be able to relax while sitting in an easy chair listening to the sound of water on a table top fountain while at the same time, listening to your favorite music? Of course, a glass of your favorite wine and the presence of your favorite person or pet wouldn't hurt.

The songs that follow, for the most part, didn't make it into print during the column in 2012. Those that did then were classical, easy listening, and new age. This time we'll try pop/rock and country/western.

Help me out, there have to be many more in these two categories. If you think of some I've missed, my email address is rengberg@verizon.net.

Happy holidays everyone.

Pop/Rock:
Purple Rain Prince
Black Water Doobie Brothers
Smoke on the Water Deep Purple
Who'll Stop the Rain Creedence Clearwater Revival
Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay Otis Redding
Raindrops Keep Falling…. B. J. Thomas (Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – great movie)
Rain on the Roof Lovin' Spoonful
Rain Beatles
Wind on the Water Crosby and Nash
Tears in Heaven Eric Clapton
Crying Song Pink Floyd
Tears of a Clown Smokey Robinson
Surfin' USA Beach Boys
Surfer Girl Beach Boys (One of their best)
Catch a Wave Beach Boys
Surfin' Safari Beach Boys
Sloop John B Beach Boys

Country/Western:
Big River Johnny Cash (The greatest!)
Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain Willie Nelson (Also the greatest!)
Cryin' Roy Orbison
Georgia Rain Trisha Yearwood
Let it Rain David Nail
Smoky Mountain Rain Ronnie Milsap
Raining on Sunday Keith Urban
I'm No Stranger to Rain Keith Whitley
The Thunder Rolls Garth Brooks (Scary song – may be Garth's best)
Ocean Front Property George Strait
Cool Water Sons of the Pioneers (Now that's a classic!)