Rain (Beatles song) Rain (Beatles song) "Rain" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was first released in May 1966 as the B-side of their "Paperback Writer" single. Both songs were recorded during the sessions for the album "Revolver" although neither appears on that album. The song was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It is noted for its slowed-down rhythm track, an example of the tape-manipulation techniques the band embraced at this time, and backwards vocals over the song's coda. The single's release marked the first time that reversed sounds had appeared in a pop song,
P.S. I Love You (Beatles song) shift to B♭ occurs underneath "P.S. I love "you"" which Ian MacDonald described as "a dark sidestep". Lennon contributes a single note harmony emphasising the beginning of each stanza. Lyrically constructed with their female audience in mind, the Beatles included it as part of their Cavern Club song set. The Beatles admired Buddy Holly and the Crickets, best demonstrated by their cover of "Words of Love" on the "Beatles for Sale" album; writer Jonathan Cott suggested that the "P.S." element of the song was a subtle reference to "Peggy Sue", from the lyric "I love you, Peggy Sue". No original