The Beach Boys

Released: October 2, 1978

Songwriter: Al Jardine Mike Love Brian Wilson

Producer: Ron Altbach Al Jardine

[Verse 1]
It looks like rain and it's been coming on for hours
It looks like rain I hear the rumble of thunder showers
Pretty soon the rain will play its sweet refrain
While we listen from inside
And until it stops, we'll hear the drips and drops
From beside the fireside

[Pre-Chorus]
So let it rain (pitter patter, pitter patter of the rain) (going drip
Drop drip drop)
Yeah and we'll be happy when it stops (pitter patter, pitter patter of
The rain) (going drip drop drip drop)
'Cause when it rains (pitter patter, pitter patter of the rain) (going
Drip drop drip drop)
The ways of love rise in my heart (pitter patter, pitter patter of the
Rain) (going drip drop drip drop)
We won't be sad when there is a storm (ooooo)
And we can be glad (ooooo)
'Cause we can keep warm, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
Listen to the rain
Pitter patter, pitter patter of the rain (going drip drop drip drop)
Pitter patter, pitter patter, pitter patter (going drip drop drip drop)
Pitter patter oooo

[Verse 2]
A rain swept plain
Soon after springtime rains blow over
Will sprout new grain
And miles of fresh green fields of clover
Winter and its cold soon will lose its hold
With the changes spring will bring
Sun comes pouring down warming up the ground
Bringing new life with the spring

[Pre-Chorus]
So let it rain (pitter patter, pitter patter of the rain) (going drip
Drop drip drop)
Yeah and we'll be happy when it stops (pitter patter, pitter patter of
The rain) (going drip drop drip drop)
'Cause when it rains (pitter patter, pitter patter of the rain) (going
Drip drop drip drop)
The ways of love rise in my heart (pitter patter, pitter patter of the
Rain) (going drip drop drip drop)
And like the rising tides love is growing stronger (ooooo)
Let's ride out the storm just a little bit longer yeah (ooooo)

[Chorus][x5]

The Beach Boys are one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time and the first American pop band to reach the 50-year milestone. Their vocal harmonies are among the most unmistakable and enduring of the rock and roll era.

Formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California, by Brian Wilson, his two brothers Carl and Dennis, their cousin Mike Love, and classmate Al Jardine, the group’s first single “Surfin'” got them signed to Capitol Records and they quickly became one of the most popular and successful artists of the surf music craze of the 1960s. From 1962 to 1966, The Beach Boys scored over twenty top 40 hits in the US including the chart-toppers “I Get Around”, “Help Me Rhonda” & “Good Vibrations” along with the top 5’s “Surfin USA”, “Fun, Fun, Fun”, “California Girls”, “Barbara Ann” & “Sloop John B”. Several of the band’s singles also found top 40 success in Canada, Australia, Sweden and the UK. In 1965, de facto leader Brian Wilson suffered a mental breakdown due to the stress of writing, producing & touring combined with substance abuse issues, causing him to step down and stop traveling with the band on tour.

Inspired by producer Phil Spector and The Beatles' Rubber Soul, Brian focused on studio work, determined to keep the group relevant as the surf music scene was fading with their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Despite tension between members in the studio about this new direction, lack of faith from the record label, mixed reviews, and comparatively lukewarm reception initially in the US, the album still found massive success in the UK and earned accolades from fellow artists including The Beatles, who acknowledged that the album was their inspiration to further push the boundaries of pop music with their landmark album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Eventually Pet Sounds would be acknowledged as one of the greatest albums ever recorded by several media outlets like The Times, Mojo Magazine, The Guardian, VH1, BBC and Rolling Stone.

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