“We come from the land of the ice and snow from the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.” ~Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
Before my wife and I moved to Misawa, Japan, we were told that it “snows a lot”. Misawa is located in northern Japan near the tip of the main island of Honshu, just below the island of Hokkaido. It is hard to visualize how “snows a lot” actually looks or feels. I was not prepared! We have already received over three feet of snow in 2019 and about a foot of that snow fell in a span of 24 hours! The total snowfall for this winter so far is a little over ten feet. News flash: More snow is coming! So, in celebration of all that snow, if I don’t celebrate I’ll go “snowblind”, I give you my list of ten songs of snow. Granted, most of them use snow as a metaphor for something else, but give them a listen next time you are snowed in!
- “Snowblind” Black Sabbath
- “Snow Blind” Ace Frehley
- “Snow (Hey Oh)” Red Hot Chili Peppers
- “Snowblind” Styx
- “Rider in the Snow” The Cult
- “Snowblind Friend” Steppenwolf
- “Snow in His Hair” Johnny Cash
- “White as Snow” U2
- “Little Bit of Snow” Howard Jones
- “Amid the Falling Snow” Enya
Bonus Must Listen Snow Song (Okay, snow is not in the title, but the first line!)
“Immigrant Song” Led Zeppelin
The morning after over a foot of snow fell in the span of 24 hours. Misawa, Japan. Feb. 2019. Photo by Greg Vessar
I measured this icicle by my front door. It measured six feet one inch! Misawa, Japan. Feb. 2019. Photo by Greg Vessar
Also, there is an interesting hip/hop album titled “Snow” by 12 Inches of Snow. The song “Informer” caught my attention.
© 2019 Gregory Vessar
A Thousand Miles from Kansas 
That’s a serious icicle!
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You’re from northeast Kansas and you weren’t prepared for the snow. That scares me. Lol
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We are talking a lot of snow!
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Spot on list. Had to go back and listen to a few of them. I would move johnny up higher but just personal preference. You need to be out digging snow forts and tunnels!
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It is snowing so much, the minute I dig a fort or tunnel it fills in with snow!
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Yep, J R Cash needs to be way higher on the list. This is not just your personal preference Brian…it is the preference of people who know what good music sounds like.
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Cash could go higher…I thought about placing the Cash song between Styx and the RHCP.
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That’s a whole lot of ‘blind’, a whole lot of snow and a whole lot of wonderful murder weapons!
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Concur. And I would like to add – By-Tor and the Snow Dog by Rush!
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I can’t believe I forgot“By-Tor and the Snow Dog”! Thanks for reminding me about that 8 minute RUSH masterpiece!
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