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,
Etcetera (Beatles song) Etcetera (Beatles song) "Etcetera" is an unreleased song recorded as a demo by Paul McCartney on 20 August 1968, during a session for "The Beatles" (also known as "the White Album"). Paul McCartney recalls in his authorised biography, "", that he had written the song, intending to give it to Marianne Faithfull to record, but she passed on recording it, as did the Beatles. The song was recorded as a demo during the same session that produced other "White Album" songs "Mother Nature's Son" and "Wild Honey Pie". McCartney recorded one take of the song while waiting for session musicians