The Cure: Prayers for Rain
No they didn't - at the time, were commercial musical wallies from B'ham cashing in on new wave, with a following of screaming females and some non-discerning nerds.
If you're looking at songs featuring the word "rain", then I give you
"The rain falls down on a humdrum town, this town has dragged you down.....
Can we expand this theme a little?
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Is that because you want some Katrina & The Waves Edna?