Jayhawks – Save It For A Rainy Day

This band is another “Big Star” but just in a later decade. I wrote this on my last Jayhawks post. I love this band…it seems I have a fondness for bands that released good to great music but never could get over that hump to mass audiences. Maybe if they would have cleared that obstacle their music would have changed…but who knows… maybe it’s a part of their appeal. Who knows what would have happened if they would have made it..but I wish they would have had the chance.

The Jayhawks are an American alternative country and country rock band that emerged from the Minneapolis–Saint Paul music scene in the mid 80s. Minneapolis had a strong scene for bands in the 80s. The Replacements, Husker Du, Soul Asylum, and of course the big one…Prince. They have a little of The Flying Burrito Brothers and Big Star in them.

I first found out about this group in 2000 with the song I’m Gonna Make You Love Me. On our local alt channel it was played over and over but wasn’t a hit on the Billboard 100 charts. When I heard it I knew I had to find out more about this band. The Jayhawks formed in Minneapolis–Saint Paul in 1985 and played alternative country-rock. They have released 10 studio albums and are worth checking out.

As if I needed another reason to like them. They have a Kinks tie… They recently backed Ray Davies on his albums Americana and Our Country – Americana Act II. Their 2016 album Paging Mr. Proust was produced by Peter Buck of REM.

Save It For A Rainy Day peaked at #10 on the Alternative Charts in 2003. The song was on the album Rainy Day Music that peaked at #51 on the Billboard Album Charts and #70 in the UK.

Save It For A Rainy Day

Pretty little hairdo
Don’t do what it used to
Can’t disguise the livin’
All the miles that you’ve been through

Lookin’ like a train wreck
Wearin’ too much makeup
Burden that you carry
More than one soul could ever bear

(So sad) Don’t look so sad, Marina
(There’s another part) There’s another part to play
(So sad) Don’t look so sad, Marina
(Ooh) Save it for a rainy day
Save it for a rainy day
Save it for a rainy day

You never make your mind up
Like drivin’ with your eyes shut
Rough around the edges
Won’t someone come and take you home

Waitin’ for a breakthrough
What will you set your mind to?
We stood outside the Chinese restaurant
In the rain

(So sad) Don’t look so sad, Marina
(There’s another part) There’s another part to play
(So sad) Don’t look so sad, Marina
(Ooh) Save it for a rainy day
Save it for a rainy day
Save it for a rainy day

(So sad) Don’t look so sad, Marina
(There’s another part) There’s another part to play
(So sad) Don’t look so sad, Marina
(Ooh) Save it for a rainy day
Save it for a rainy day
Save it for a rainy day
Save it for a rainy day
Save it for a rainy day

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Author: Badfinger (Max)

Power Pop fan, Baseball, Beatles, Alternative music, old movies, and tv show fan. Also anything to do with pop culture in the 60s and 70s... I'm also a songwriter, bass and guitar player. Not the slightest bit interested in politics at all.

23 thoughts on “Jayhawks – Save It For A Rainy Day”

  6. I like what I’ve heard from them, you’re right they should be more known but I guess that alt country/country-rock sound doesn’t have widespread appeal to the masses. I wish it did have more and Beyonce pretending to be ‘country’ had less.

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    1. They rode the line between Big Star and some country. I think it’s becasue they were not country enough or pop enough…but they are Americana…but that doesn’t cut it with mass appeal.

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      2. I’m glad you liked that one…they have some good songs like “Blue”…. that alt country jangle…

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