"Rain, Rain, Go Away" is a short children's rhyme: :Come again some other day.
There are several longer versions, the most common of which is: :Come again another day. :Come again some other day. :In the meadow by the hay. :Never show your face again. :But not a drop on our town. :and rain on the tree, :but not on me. :Come again on washing day. :And remain there permanently. :Come on Martha's wedding day.
Additional Verses: :Come again another day, :Rain, rain go away. :Come again some other day, :Come again some other day. :Come again some other day, :I'll pull down your underwear!
As with many nursery rhymes the origin and meaning of this one is open for debate, but one theory is it dates to the time of Spanish Armada, and its failure due, in part, to bad weather.
The folk group Peter, Paul & Mary recorded a version of "It's Raining" on their first LP in 1962.
The industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails used the short rhyme in their song "Down in It."
The rock band Breaking Benjamin used some lines in their song "Rain".
The rock band Counting Crows used the rhyme in their song "I'm not sleeping".
"Rain" is a song by the British rock band The Beatles, credited to Lennon/McCartney. It was first released in the late spring of 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. Sheff (2000), p197. Lewisohn (1988), p74. MacDonald (2005), p196.
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, "So I suppose in a way we invented MTV". ”The Beatles Anthology” DVD 2003 (Episode 5 “Rain” - 0:53:19) Harrison talking about inventing MTV.
"Rain" is a song by British synth pop duo Erasure. It appears on their eighth studio album Cowboy. The song was released in the UK by Mute Records as the album's third single, although with multiple remixes, bonus material and an extended playing time, the "Rain" release could be considered an EP. The release is titled as "Rain Plus" and was ineligible for the UK singles chart at the time due to its track count and length.
"Rain Plus" was not released in the United States and did not chart in Germany.
"Rain" is the second song released by Australian Idol series two runner up Anthony Callea, and features on his self-titled debut album Anthony Callea (2005). It was released as a double A-side set features the song plus his recording of Simon & Garfunkel's song "Bridge over Troubled Water", which he performed on Australian Idol.
The CD single for the song was released as a three-track standard version with the B-side "Don't Tell Me". It was also available for a short time as a limited edition collectors 2CD tri-gatefold set with a second B-side, 'Wanna Be the One'.
The song was later covered by Ola Svensson, Idol 2005 finalists, on his debut album Given To Fly (album) .
Rain is a song by The Cult from their Love album. It was briefly known as "Sad Rain" during it's recording, and the lyrics were reportedly inspired by a Hopi Indiana rain dance. Ultimately it was the second single released from that album following She Sells Sanctuary. It peaked at #17 on the UK singles chart, and has always been a live favourite, being performed at almost every gig since its release. Despite the songs popularity, after performing it live in November 1989 at Wembley, singer Ian Astbury said "So you like that one?" and after the audience cheered, Astbury responded by saying "Personally I don't". This can be heard on bootleg live audio and video recordings of the concert. There is one alternate version to the song, a remix titled "(Here Comes The) Rain". The remix version of this song was used during a party sequence in the film Demoni 2, and the original version plays during the end credits to the film.
"The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" is a pop rap song written by Don Bryant, Missy Elliott, Bernard Miller, Ann Peebles, and producer Timbaland. Released as the first single from Missy Elliott's debut album Supa Dupa Fly in 1997 (see 1997 in music), it reached the top twenty in the UK and New Zealand. The song contains a sample from Ann Peebles' 1974 "I Can't Stand the Rain", and serves as the chorus.
