Probably the first record containing backwards vocals, this was the B-side of "Paperback Writer." It came from a concert tour stop in Melbourne, Australia where it was pouring down rain. John said he got home from a recording session around 5 AM (stoned out of his gourd) and accidentally loaded an early tape of this on his reel-to-reel deck backwards...and liked it. Ringo said this was his favorite drum work out of anything he ever did with the Beatles. His part is pretty strong, as is Paul's bass track. Today's clip is a "promotional film" (kind of a primitive music video) they made for the Ed Sullivan show. This was 15 years before MTV.
Beatles - Rain
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