Rain
“It's just a state of mind”
Lennon's meditation on weather as a state of mind, set to a sluggish, narcotic groove. The Beatles' first use of backward vocals – discovered by Lennon at home – opened the door to the studio experimentation that defined Revolver and Sgt. Pepper.
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Songs tagged 'Stream of consciousness' carry the 'Rain' tag about 4.8x as often as the catalogue average (4 of 13, vs an overall rate of 14 in 217 songs).
Songwriter(s)LennonCredited as Lennon–McCartney
RecordedApril 14 & 16, 1966
ReleasedMay 30, 1966 (Single)March 7, 1988 (Past Masters)
Song familyTwin songsTwin of Paperback Writer: same 1966 sessions, shared chords and sound.
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Tags on this page are original analysis, transcribed and cross-checked against the fine work of others: Alan W. Pollack's “Notes on…” series, the Beatles Complete Scores (Hal Leonard), Mark Lewisohn's session histories, Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head, Dave Rybaczewski's Beatles Music History and Andy Babiuk's Beatles Gear for the instruments and studio equipment, and others besides – then verified by ear against the recordings. Full bibliography: Sources & thanks.
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