It’s been raining so much here you would think I’m living in Seattle, not “sunny” Los Angeles. This is a live version of the Beatles song from Chapterhouse‘s show at The Whiskey A Go-Go in this very rainy city in 1991. Hopefully they paid Michael Jackson his fair share of royalties for the song, if not, it sounds like he could use the $50.
[audio: http://thesoundofindie.com/archive/2006/20060329/Chapterhouse-Rain.mp3|titles=Rain (Live)|artists=Chapterhouse]
Download: Chapterhouse – Rain (Beatles Cover Live)
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