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“Save it for a Rainy Day” by The Jayhawks
From the album Rainy Day Music (2003)
“Save it for a Rainy Day” by The Jayhawks appears on 14 radio countdowns from 6 stations between 2009 and 2026. It was first released in 2003 on the album Rainy Day Music. Its best result is #82 on the WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #993 indie & aaa song of all time and #296 of the '00s.
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"Save It for a Rainy Day" is a Gary Louris song from Rainy Day Music, the Jayhawks' seventh album, released in April 2003. By then the band had narrowed to Louris and longtime hands Marc Perlman and Tim O'Reagan, with Stephen McCarthy newly in on guitar in place of Kraig Johnson.
Ethan Johns produced and engineered, and the credits read like a porch full of acoustic guitars: Louris, O'Reagan and Johns all strumming, Louris adding electric guitar and harmonica, Perlman on bass, Richard Causon on piano and O'Reagan on drums and congas. Louris, O'Reagan and McCarthy share the vocals, fitting for a record that critics praised for its harmonies and tied back to Poco and the Burrito Brothers.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 186 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Songs That Matter from the Last Decade | 913 |
| 2009 | 374 | WYEP | WYEP 913 Essential Songs | 913 |
| 2013 | 308 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Greatest Songs of the New Millennium (2013) | 885 |
| 2018 | 82 | WTMD | WTMD Listeners' Top 897 Songs, 2003-2018 | 896 |
| 2019 | 728 | WYEP | WYEP Big Spring Countdown 2019 | 1017 |
| 2019 | 728 | WYEP | WYEP Labor Day Weekend Countdown 2019 | 1099 |
| 2022 | 270 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 2000s | 907 |
| 2023 | 783 | WYEP | WYEP Countdown to Fall 2023 | 1229 |
| 2024 | 496 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the Past 50 Years | 1049 |
| 2024 | 722 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2024 | 441 | WXPN | WXPN The 885 Greatest Songs of the 21st Century (2024) | 885 |
| 2025 | 554 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the 21st Century | 909 |
| 2025 | 226 | WYEP | WYEP Best Songs of the 21st Century (So Far) | 714 |
| 2026 | 834 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
Also listed as: Save It For A Rainy Day; Save It for a Rainy Day.
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