“Paperback Writer” is certainly a good Beatles song, but it’s not particularly groundbreaking. It’s a fun folk rock song about an interesting character. “Rain,” on the other hand, makes revolutionary ...

Even though it’s received reverent reviews from music critics, Ringo Starr criticized The Beatles’ “Rain.” He compared it to other songs that feature his drumming. While “Rain” was a hit in the United ...

In The Number Ones, I'm reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart's beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. There are a few ...

“Rain” is the name of a lesser-known Beatles’ song, the B-side to the 1966 hit single, “Paperback Writer.” RAIN — with all capital letters — is the name of a popular tribute act paying homage to the ...

In the annals of Beatles singles, we have what we might think of as a game-starter in “Please Please Me,” a game-ender in something like “Let It Be,” and a host of game-changers, the most important of ...