Storm • Shelter • Sun

Phones down. Volume up.

The Nor’easter rolls in. The wind picks up.
But inside, there’s warmth — the kind that isn’t powered by a furnace.
This isn’t just weather.
It’s a reminder: storms test everything that isn’t anchored in love.
 

So tonight, let the music hold steady.
Let the thunder outside make the quiet between you feel even deeper.
Because every storm ends the same way —
with light breaking through, and two people who never stopped holding on.
 

​​▶️Listen on TIDAL in lossless quality, other platforms coming soon YouTube links below

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1️⃣ Creedence Clearwater Revival — Who’ll Stop the Rain (1970) ▶️ Play on YouTube

• Lyric: “Clouds of mystery pourin’, confusion on the ground.” Full Lyrics & Guitar Chords

• Question: What’s been raining on us lately — and what part of it do we actually have the power to stop?

• Why in this list: The recognition phase — accepting the chaos before fighting it.

• Tidbit: Fogerty wrote it after Woodstock, seeing thousands huddled in mud as a metaphor for America’s confusion.

• Moment to Listen: At 1:08, the drum shuffle locks in; acceptance turns to quiet endurance.

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2️⃣ The Rolling Stones — Gimme Shelter (1969) ▶️ Play on YouTube

• Lyric: “War, children, it’s just a shot away.” Full Lyrics & Guitar Chords

• Question: When life gets loud, what does shelter actually look like for you — time, touch, words, or space?

• Why in this list: The impact — danger and desire colliding in one breath.

• Tidbit: Recorded while London flooded; Merry Clayton’s cracked scream became the sound of human survival.

• Moment to Listen: 2:48 — her voice breaks; the storm hits full force.

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3️⃣ Crowded House — Don’t Dream It’s Over (1986) ▶️ Play on YouTube

• Lyric: “They come to build a wall between us — we know they won’t win.” Full Lyrics & Guitar Chords

• Question: What tried to wedge between us this year — and how did we keep the door open?

• Why in this list: The eye of the storm — calm and connection amid chaos.

• Tidbit: Neil Finn wrote it during economic turmoil; it became an anthem for quiet resilience.

• Moment to Listen: 2:25 — organ swell before the final chorus, light through clouds.

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4️⃣ James Taylor — Fire and Rain (1970) ▶️ Play on YouTube

• Lyric: “I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain.” Full Lyrics & Guitar Chords

• Question: Which moments tested us most — and what lesson still burns quietly underneath it?

• Why in this list: The reflection — what we carry after the weather passes.

• Tidbit: Written after loss and rehab; it became an anthem for emotional recovery.

• Moment to Listen: 2:44 — bridge resolves into acceptance, like sunlight on wet ground.

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5️⃣ The Beatles — Here Comes the Sun (1969) ▶️ Play on YouTube

• Lyric: “Little darling, it’s been a long, cold, lonely winter.” Full Lyrics & Guitar Chords

• Question: After the storm, what simple routine brings the sunshine back fastest for you?

• Why in this list: The release — hope returns not as a miracle, but a habit.

• Tidbit: Harrison wrote it while skipping a Beatles meeting to sit in Eric Clapton’s garden — real sunlight, real relief.

• Moment to Listen: 1:54 — handclaps and Moog sparkle as the room turns warm again.
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How to Listen

Set aside at least an hour — phones away, lights low.

Play in order for the emotional arc to land.

Let the questions open the door, but don’t rush the answers.
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Sequencing Rationale

🌧️ Who’ll Stop the Rain → Recognition — the storm arrives.
⚡ Gimme Shelter → Impact — passion and pressure collide.
💞 Don’t Dream It’s Over → Connection — holding each other through it.
🔥 Fire and Rain → Reflection — what we learned in the wreckage.
☀️ Here Comes the Sun → Renewal — light returns, soft and earned.

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This playlist tells a story.

It starts with a question: Who’ll Stop the Rain?
The storm builds through Gimme Shelter, then finds stillness in Don’t Dream It’s Over.
Fire and Rain turns loss into understanding, and finally, Here Comes the Sun brings you home to warmth.

This isn’t just a weather playlist. It’s a mirror. A map of every storm you’ve already survived together.
 

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Phones Down. Volume Up.

Storms pass. Love stays.​