What is "rainy day"

n. 1 (&lit rainy day English) 2 (context idiomatic English) A difficult period of need, when things do not go right.

n. a (future) time of financial need; "I am saving for a rainy day"

Rainy Day may refer to:

• Rainy Day (band), a Paisley Underground band from the 1980s
• "Rainy Day", a song by Fool's Garden from their album Go and Ask Peggy for the Principal Thing
• "Rainy Day", a song by Ayumi Hamasaki from her album (Miss)understood
• "Rainy Day", a song by Coldplay from their EP Prospekt's March
• "Rainy Day", a song by The Corrs as a B-side to " Love to Love You"
• "Rainy Day", a song by America from their eponymous debut album
• "Rainy Day", a song by The Rascals, the B-side to the single " A Beautiful Morning"
• "Rainy Day", a song by 10,000 Maniacs from their 1997 album Love Among the Ruins
• Rainy Day (album), a 1965 album by jazz trombonist Kai Winding
• "Rainy Day", an episode of the American children's television program Pee-wee's Playhouse

Rainy Day was an all-star Paisley Underground band composed of members from other Paisley Underground bands, including Dream Syndicate, The Three O'Clock, Rain Parade and The Bangles.

They began collaborating after meeting at a barbecue held by Green On Red. Rainy Day recorded and released their eponymous, lone compilation album in 1984. It pays tribute to the various psychedelic and folksy rock acts that paved the way for the starting point of their own bands by covering songs, including those by Bob Dylan, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield, Big Star, Velvet Underground, The Who and Jimi Hendrix.

Rainy Day is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Kai Winding featuring vocal group, The Prevailing Winds, recorded in late 1964 and early 1965 for the Verve label.