Local Storm remembers ten songs with lightning in their titles

When the storm hit the other night, I was lucky enough to have my mp3 player handy. The sound through my headphones was drowned out several times, most notably when a huge tree across the street was struck by lightning.

After calming my nerves, I thought how ironic it would be if a song about lightning appeared on my mp3 player. Even though that tune didn’t play, I thought of ten possibilities.

Excluding three songs called “Lightning Strikes” by Lou Christie, Aerosmith and The Clash, here are the ten titles that contain the word lightning.

Riding the Lightning by Warren Zevon

Amongst a bunch of folk songs that feature the young artist alone on acoustic guitar, the rock characteristics of this track certainly make it stand out on the Wanted Dead Or Alive album.

Thunder and Lightning by Chi Coltrane

His powerful voice helped make this Top 20 hit in 1974.

Lightning Bar Blues by Arlo Guthrie

Many who bought the Hobo’s Lullaby album because of “The City of New Orleans” were pleasantly surprised to hear Woody’s boy in this version of the Hoyt Axton classic.

John Travolta’s Greased Lightning

“You’re the One That I Want” and “Summer Nights” were much bigger hits, but this song could be the highlight of the Grease musical soundtrack that ruled the late ’70s.

White Lightning by George Jones

The dubbed Old Possum admitted to knowing a lot about the subject of this song, which is faster-paced than some of his previous hits like “The Grand Tour” and “The Closing of the Door.”

Lightning Bolt by Tom Verlaine

After his excellent band Television broke up, this leader did several solo works, and this single is quite representative of that production.

Ride the metallica lightning

This example provides one of the few occasions where lightning and metal make a good combination.

The Lightning Girl by Nancy Sinatra

Frank’s girl covered this hit between the two popular records she made with folk singer Lee Hazelwood.

Flogging Molly’s Thunderstorm

Strong accents on old Anglo-Saxon instruments and electric guitars characterize the band’s sound, which is well represented in this tune.

Lightning in the sky by Santana

Black magic and bad habits were already popular topics for the band, so a storm fits perfectly into their vast discography.