Just a State of Mind: How The Beatles' "Rain" Made Pop Music Weird - Vinyl Friday #99

Welcome to Vinyl Friday #99. You've probably wondered, for the entirety of your life, what the lasting cultural impact of the Beatles' "Rain" has been, and my friend - it's your lucky day. In this episode: the many faces of Paul McCartney, melismas and gamakas (pr. GA-ma-kas), and a Harry Belafonte jam session with the cat. And no, the irony of the sun playing peek-a-boo throughout this video is not lost on me. Happy Friday, folks! For those of you with a burning desire to generally support what I do, I'm here to help you along in that journey: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/fathommu... (but no pressure, friends☺️) 0:00 hello! 0:40 the background 2:32 a sabbatical recapitulation 4:14 a license to get weird 5:44 the lyrical content 7:37 song structure and harmony 11:56 slowing things down 13:12 Ringo's stellar performance 13:31 Paul's stellar performance 16:03 turning things around 18:34 does the thesis hold up? 22:13 to conclude 22:33 goodbye! Want to look at pictures of what I'm working on?   / fathommusicnz   Interested in what my original music sounds like? Here's a playlist of everything I've ever released: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2kp... Keen to purchase music I've made? https://fathomnz.bandcamp.com Fathom albums "The World to Breathe" and "Modern Reflections, Vol. 1" are available on all streaming platforms. Tweed's album "High Brow Blues" is ALSO available on all streaming platforms! Thanks for your sharing your attention with me. :) #beatles #thebeatles #revolver #vinyl #tomorrowneverknows #vinylcommunity #musicreview