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“Rain” is a song by the British rock band The Beatles, credited to Lennon/McCartney. It was first released in June 1966 as the B-side of the “Paperback Writer” single. Both songs were recorded during the sessions for Revolver but neither appears on that album.

Written primarily by John Lennon, “Rain” has been called The Beatles’ finest B-side, especially notable for its heavy sonic presence and backwards vocals, both of which were a hint of things to come on Revolver, released two months later.

A promotional film was made for the song “Rain”, starring the Beatles. This video, along with other Beatles videos at the time, sparked George Harrison to say during the Beatles Anthology, “So I suppose, in a way, we invented MTV.”
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  • Past Masters, Vol. 2
    The Beatles Play
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  • Hey Jude
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  • Past Masters, Volume 2
    The Beatles Play
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  • Rarities
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  • GrillMachine

    The first ever drum and bass track.

    Friday evening
  • d3dy21

    My 666th The Beatles song. Cool!

    last month
  • takoinche

    My favorite bass line ever. EVER.

    last month
  • themartialarts

    The Dappy comment below may be the most retarded thing I've ever read on the intenet

    last month
  • P1nkF1oyd

    Awesome.

    February 2012
  • rewixas

    one of favorite beatles songs for sure.

    January 2012
  • pier007

    great drumming by Ringo, and Macca's Bass, of course..

    January 2012
  • fitzerelli

    who or what is Dappy? !! This song is just incredible...it just blows me away everytime

    December 2011
  • IamFlood

    Can you hearrrrrr meeeeee

    December 2011
  • Plaumtothashizz

    dat bassline dat everything [3]

    November 2011
  • Nakkinak

    You have this as a B-side. Meanwhile, Dappy has a Number One single. [2]

    November 2011
  • Nakkinak

    it's just a state of mind

    October 2011
  • Alejo_Valdez

    świetne!

    October 2011
  • crawlpalmetto

    You have this as a B-side. Meanwhile, Dappy has a Number One single.

    October 2011
  • crawlpalmetto

    Ringo's drumming is top notch on this song, and Paul's bass playing is like nothing I've ever heard before. What a man.

    October 2011
  • awaizy

    Some of the best drumming and bass on a Beatles record. Paul effectively made the bass a lead instrument on this (as he often does) and it sounds amazing.Brilliant effects with the backwards vocals and on those ethereal guitars by Lennon and Harrison.

    September 2011
  • pauljinks

    This + Paperback Writer = bass heaven

    August 2011
  • DarkEpitaph

    favorite Beatles song atm

    July 2011
  • mgpixlab

    Insane bass playing by Sir Paul McCartney.

    July 2011
  • norwegianwood25

    Best Beatles song, really underrated

    July 2011
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