What’s the perfect music to listen to as you kick back and watch the clouds drift by? These tracks were suggestions by our members. If you’ve got a suggestion for music to watch clouds by – or you’ve created some yourself – let us know and we’ll post it here.
Namer of Clouds by Kitty MacFarlane
Jill Willder, Member 35,562, reminded us of the wonderful Kitty MacFarlane’s song ‘Namer of Clouds’ and we’re delighted to share it with you. It’s also a coincidental that Kitty interviewed Gavin Pretor-Pinney, Member 001, about clouds for BBC Radio 4’s “Open Country” programme in December 2020.
Mr Blue Sky – But every lyric is an AI generated image
Mary Williamson, Member 54,343, found this video where the lyrics to Mr Blue Sky have been turned into AI cloud art. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.
Cloud Appreciation Society
Samual Wagner (AKA The Reverend Sam), was taking a cross-country train trip through the USA in the summer of 2019. He told us “One day in the dining car I met the nicest old lady. We shared pictures of clouds, and she introduced me to the Cloud Appreciation Society. The clouds were so beautiful and she […]
Clouds II by Sean McGowan
Sean McGowan recently sent through some music he created that was inspired by different cloud forms and intended for cloud watching. We hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Listen here: https://seanmcgowanadl.bandcamp.com/album/clouds-ii
Big Cloud by Radiator Hospital
Kristen-Rose DiMartino (member 47,377) proposed "Big Cloud" by Radiator Hospital for the Music to Watch Clouds By section of our website
“Somewhere Over the Rainbow” performed by Israel “IZ” Kamakawiwoʻole
Mary Williamson, member 54,343 sent us this beautiful choice for our Music to Watch Clouds by section
“Get off My Cloud” by The Rolling Stones
Ola Måspers, member 38,703, suggested "Get off My Cloud" by the Rolling Stones for the "Music to Watch Clouds" by section of our website.
“Chase the Clouds Away” by Chuck Mangione
Ellen Ryan of Philadelphia, PA, heard about the Cloud Appreciation Society on the NY Times' The Daily Podcast recently. The piece reminded her of this composition that she hadn't thought about in decades.
“GND Lift” by Sam Handwich
The Sam Handwich Band heard about us on the New York Times "The Daily" podcast. They told us they were amazed that something like our Society exists and wanted to share their music video with us, because it's full of wonderful cloud images!
