Rain (The Beatles Song) - Covers, Samples, and Media References

Covers, Samples, and Media References

"Rain" cover versions include Petula Clark, Ibex, Bongwater, Humble Pie, The Jam, Shonen Knife, The Punkles, Galaxie 500, Hard Meat, Gregg Allman and Wang Chung. The Grateful Dead performed the song throughout the 1990s, often as an encore. U2 has played the song in whole or in part throughout many of their tours, usually during outdoor concerts when it has started to rain. Pearl Jam improvised the song into their song Jeremy during their 1992 Pinkpop Festival show. Kula Shaker covered the song live at Reading Festival in 1996 as did Fairport Convention, featuring Dan Ar Braz, at the Cropredy Festival in 1997. Todd Rundgren has also covered the song, as has the late Dan Fogelberg, who reprised it as part of his own cover of "Rhythm of the Rain".