Rainclouds
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- Album This song officially appears on the Ebony And Ivory / Rainclouds 7" Single.
- Timeline This song has been written (or started being written) in 1980 (Paul McCartney was 38 years old)
Song facts
“Rainclouds” is a McCartney song released as the B-side of “Ebony And Ivory“, a 1982 single taken from the “Tug Of War” album.
Last updated on April 11, 2020
Lyrics
Rain in the forest
Rain on the trees
Raining down on me
Rainclouds hide the sun
Rainclouds hide the sun
Clouds in the valley
Clouds in the sky
Clouds, please, pass me by
Sail the ocean, sail across the sea (sail across the sea)
Send a card to me (send a card to me)
Wind's gonna blow (wind's gonna blow)
And if you go (oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oh)
Leave the sun for me (me-ee-ee)
Talkin' 'bout sun in the desert (sun in the desert)
Sun in my ears (sun in my ears)
Sun dries up my tears
Rainclouds hide the sun (rainclouds hide the sun)
Rainclouds hide the sun (rainclouds hide the sun)
Rain in the forest (rain in the forest)
Rain on the trees (rain on the trees)
Raining down on me
Rainclouds hide the sun, pretty woman, in the morning,
(rainclouds hide the sun)
Rainclouds hide the sun (rainclouds hide the sun)
Rain in the forest (rainclouds hide the sun)
Rain on the trees (rainclouds hide the sun)
Rainclouds hide the sun
Officially appears on
12" Single • Released in 1982
3:12 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass drum, Spanish guitar, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Mixing assistant engineer, Recording assistant engineer
- Paddy Moloney :
- Uilleann pipes
- Session Recording:
- December 8th-9th, 1980
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 1981 - March 1982
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- March 1981 - March 1982
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
7" Single • Released in 1982
3:12 • Studio version • A
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass drum, Spanish guitar, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Mixing assistant engineer, Recording assistant engineer
- Paddy Moloney :
- Uilleann pipes
- Session Recording:
- December 8th-9th, 1980
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 1981 - March 1982
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- March 1981 - March 1982
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Tug Of War - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2015
3:10 • Studio version • A2015 • 2015 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass drum, Spanish guitar, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Mixing assistant engineer, Recording assistant engineer
- Paddy Moloney :
- Uilleann pipes
- Alex Wharton :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- December 8th-9th, 1980
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 1981 - March 1982
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- March 1981 - March 1982
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
7" Single • Released in 2022
3:12 • Studio version • A2022 • 2022 remaster
- Paul McCartney :
- Backing vocals, Bass drum, Spanish guitar, Vocals
- Linda McCartney :
- Backing vocals
- Denny Laine :
- Backing vocals
- Eric Stewart :
- Backing vocals
- George Martin :
- Producer
- Geoff Emerick :
- Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
- Jon Jacobs :
- Mixing assistant engineer, Recording assistant engineer
- Paddy Moloney :
- Uilleann pipes
- Mark Wharton :
- Remastering
- Session Recording:
- December 8th-9th, 1980
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Overdubs:
- March 1981 - March 1982
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
- Session Mixing:
- March 1981 - March 1982
- Studio :
- AIR Studios, London, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Bootlegs
Unofficial album
Unofficial album
Unofficial album
Unofficial album
Unofficial album
Latest concerts where Rainclouds has been played
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.