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,
What Goes On (Beatles song) verse before the lead break after Starr sings "tell me why," Lennon can be heard saying "We already told you why!" in reference to the Beatles' "Tell Me Why" from the previous year. During this session the Beatles recorded a long (6:36) instrumental tune called "12-Bar Original" for lack of a better name. "12-Bar Original" was not included on "Rubber Soul", and was not commercially available until 1996 when an edited version of take 2 of this song was included on the "Anthology 2" album. Richie Unterberger, in AllMusic, says the song is an enjoyable, but lightweight, country & western-flavoured