Lobos in Bob Swanson’s USA Today weather blog

“Wicked Rain”

While rainfall tallies from Tropical Storm Ernesto were less impressive than expected across the Florida peninsula, the storm will bring some “wicked rain” to the Carolinas tonight and tomorrow, with Mid-Atlantic rainfall continuing into the weekend.

I’ll therefore use this opportunity to feature one of my favorite songs from one of my favorite albums of one of my favorite bands as this week’s “Wednesday weather song.” The tune “Wicked Rain” is the 12th track from Los Lobos’ 1992 album, Kiko. Another weather-titled tune is “Can’t Stop the Rain” from Colossal Head and weather imagery is used throughout “Will the Wolf Survive?,” from the 1984’s How Will the Wolf Survive?, the band’s major label debut album.

Los Lobos fans can look forward to new music, as the band’s new album, The Town and the City, will hit store shelves on Sept. 12.

Any other Los Lobos fans out there? Feel free to post other weather- related tunes I may have missed. Also feel free to make a suggestion for a future “Wednesday weather song” by clicking the comment button below.