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So... what's a SUNSHOWER?

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:53 pm
by ProgRocker53
....and why is that word making me uncomfortable?

I mean, come on, "sunshower" was mentioned in an REO Speedwagon song.... how fruity can this new song be? :lol:

(Disclaimer: Aforementioned REO song is one of my all-time favorites. :wink: )

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:54 pm
by stevew2
Sounds gay to me, what do you think ?

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:55 pm
by The Sushi Hunter
I'm about scared to find out.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 2:55 pm
by Rockindeano
stevew2 wrote:Sounds gay to me, what do you think ?


No worse than Butterfly. THAT is more gay.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:00 pm
by ProgRocker53
Rockindeano wrote:
stevew2 wrote:Sounds gay to me, what do you think ?


No worse than Butterfly. THAT is more gay.


I like that song, actually, but I will admit that the "Butterfly" thrown into the title and lyrics pump up the gayness a good bit... would've worked better as just "She Flies Alone"

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:01 pm
by stevew2
Rockindeano wrote:
stevew2 wrote:Sounds gay to me, what do you think ?


No worse than Butterfly. THAT is more gay.
I like the song ,the words were gay, should have sang about something else, Shitterfly or anything, vocals were good considering

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:17 pm
by Since 78
Just had to, it was really bugging me:From Wikipedia,

A sunshower is an unusual meteorological phenomenon in which rain falls while the sun is shining [1]. These conditions often lead to the appearance of a rainbow,

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:21 pm
by stevew2
Thats cool Ive seen that 2 times last year,which was rare.I remember where i was everytime I saw one,I didnt know it had a name

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:35 pm
by Since 78
stevew2 wrote:Thats cool Ive seen that 2 times last year,which was rare.I remember where i was everytime I saw one,I didnt know it had a name


Yeah I actually saw one the other day, still kind of a weird name for a Journey song though.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:37 pm
by stevew2
Since 78 wrote:
stevew2 wrote:Thats cool Ive seen that 2 times last year,which was rare.I remember where i was everytime I saw one,I didnt know it had a name


Yeah I actually saw one the other day, still kind of a weird name for a Journey song though.
It could have been Friga having a moment

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:43 pm
by Since 78
stevew2 wrote:
Since 78 wrote:
stevew2 wrote:Thats cool Ive seen that 2 times last year,which was rare.I remember where i was everytime I saw one,I didnt know it had a name


Yeah I actually saw one the other day, still kind of a weird name for a Journey song though.
It could have been Friga having a moment


I was thinkin the same thing :lol:

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:47 pm
by stevew2
Since 78 wrote:
stevew2 wrote:
Since 78 wrote:
stevew2 wrote:Thats cool Ive seen that 2 times last year,which was rare.I remember where i was everytime I saw one,I didnt know it had a name


Yeah I actually saw one the other day, still kind of a weird name for a Journey song though.
It could have been Friga having a moment


I was thinkin the same thing :lol:
See the flowers in his hair, imagine a rainbow above his crown. I feel warm inside

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:50 pm
by cyndy!
stevew2 wrote:See the flowers in his hair, imagine a rainbow above his crown. I feel warm inside

wow, that's like a beautiful haiku

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 3:52 pm
by stevew2
what is that?

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 4:24 pm
by Sarah
I find it interesting that Audioslave's last album was called Revelations AND Chris Cornell has a song called Sunshower.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:35 pm
by Gin and Tonic Sky
Since 78 wrote:Just had to, it was really bugging me:From Wikipedia,

A sunshower is an unusual meteorological phenomenon in which rain falls while the sun is shining [1]. These conditions often lead to the appearance of a rainbow,


Ah but you missed the rest of the definition, which could really be twisted into something sinister!!! A sunstorm apparently is all about the marraige of animals or the DEVIL- It could be a pretty dark song!!

The rest of the defiition:

A sunshower is an unusual meteorological phenomenon in which rain falls while the sun is shining [1]. These conditions often lead to the appearance of a rainbow, if the sun is at a low enough angle [1]. The term "sunshower" is used in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and parts of Britain, but is rarely found in dictionaries [2]. Additionally, the phenomenon has a wide range of sometimes remarkably similar folkloric names in cultures around the world [3]. A common theme is that of trickster animals, or the devil, getting married, although many variations of parts of this theme exist

In South African English, it is referred to as a "monkey’s wedding," a loan translation of the Zulu umshado wezinkawu, a wedding for monkeys [2]. In Afrikaans, it is referred to as jakkalstrou [2], jackals wedding, or also As jakkals trou met wolf se vrou, meaning "when the jackal marries the Wolf's wife."
In Hindi and Bengali, it is also called “the jackal’s wedding.” [2]
In Arabic, the term is “the rats are getting married” [2].
Bulgarians speak of bears marrying [2].
In Korea, tigers are getting married.
In various African languages, leopards are getting married.
One animal, the fox, crops up all over the world[citation needed], from Kerala to Japan (Japan also refers to it as 'Kitsune (the fox) takes a bride,') to Armenia; there’s even an English dialect term, “the foxes’ wedding,” known from the south west of England. In Calabria, it is said that “when it rains with sun, the foxes are getting married.”
In Polish, the saying is that “when the sun is shining and the rain is raining, the witch is making butter." For Filipinos, "elves are getting married", or "tikbalang" (half-horse, half-men) and a "kapre" are getting married, while in Spain it is witches, and in Greece it is the poor.
In Lithuanian, the phenomenon is described as "orphans' tears," where the sun is the grandmother drying those tears. In Russian, it's "mushroom rain," as such conditions are considered favorable to growing mushrooms.[4]
In the United States, particularly the South, a sunshower is said to show that "the devil is beating his wife." In German, the variation is "Wenn's regnet und die Sonne scheint, so schlägt der Teufel seine Großmutter: er lacht und sie weint," or "When its raining and the sun shines, the devil is beating his grandmother: he laughs and she cries." Similar phrases occur in Hungary and Holland. A regional variant from Tennessee is "the devil is kissing his wife."[

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:46 pm
by epresley
Nevermind, I thought it said, "golden shower"............ :lol:

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:55 pm
by ScarabGator
In the south sunshowers are very common. However, in this case Neal needs to check to make sure he didnt leave his balls at the ex-wifes house when he went to the Man Club.

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 11:58 pm
by NealIsGod
ScarabGator wrote:In the south sunshowers are very common. However, in this case Neal needs to check to make sure he didnt leave his balls at the ex-wifes house when he went to the Man Club.


Huh?

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:20 am
by ScarabGator
NealIsGod wrote:
ScarabGator wrote:In the south sunshowers are very common. However, in this case Neal needs to check to make sure he didnt leave his balls at the ex-wifes house when he went to the Man Club.


Huh?


song title sounds pussy in other words

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:40 am
by nikki
Sunshower...sounds like the name of the newest doll in the Rainbow Brite line.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 12:44 am
by hoagiepete
epresley wrote:Nevermind, I thought it said, "golden shower"............ :lol:


REO did have a song "Golden Country". I digress.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:21 am
by MCC620
Stand in a sun shower
After all, it's only rain
And let it wash away the pain



from The Time - Red 13

i guess it's a phrase that they like

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:23 am
by stevew2
MCC620 wrote:
Stand in a sun shower
After all, it's only rain
And let it wash away the pain



from The Time - Red 13

i guess it's a phrase that they like
Yeh they reuse alot of there lyrics and music.

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 1:34 am
by Gin and Tonic Sky
Sunshower is also a popular brand of spray on fake sun tan . Perhaps this is a song preaching against girls with fake tans and boobs.

Its also a brand of necatarine juice.

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Perhaps its speaking out against people with fake tans who drink nectarine juice. Hell , thats a massive demographic. I hope they dont piss that crowd off. :) there goes the much anticipated comeback :!:

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:39 am
by ProgRocker53
I don't know what's more hilarious about this all....

The fact that Journey are releasing a song called "Like a Sunshower," or the fact that stevew2 accidentally wrote a cool haiku while making fun of Friga. :lol:

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 2:41 am
by Moon Beam
As words go, I do like this one. :D

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:27 am
by MCC620
ProgRocker53 wrote:I don't know what's more hilarious about this all....

The fact that Journey are releasing a song called "Like a Sunshower," or the fact that stevew2 accidentally wrote a cool haiku while making fun of Friga. :lol:



finally the hidden talent comes out! :wink:

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:51 am
by jrnyman28
Sounds like the name of a feminine hygiene product...


Prog, you are right that She Flies Alone would have been a better title.


Is sunshower going to be the new "state of grace"?

PostPosted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 3:57 am
by Scarab Pilot
GHEY. In fact several titles on the new album sound Ghey. Go ahead Frgia...ghey it up. Next thing you know the Scarab with have frilly lace on the edges of the wings. No Mo Metro....