The Sun & The Rainfall
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10. The Sun & The Rainfall List of A Broken Frame songs |
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The Sun & The Rainfall
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| Song | The Sun & The Rainfall |
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| By | Depeche Mode |
| Songwriter | Martin L. Gore |
| Produced by | Daniel Miller Depeche Mode |
| Recorded at | Blackwing Studios (London) |
| Length (mm:ss) | 5:02 |
| Tempo | 118 BPM |
| Time signature | 4 4 |
| Key | G Major |
| Engineered by | John Fryer Eric Radcliffe |
| Photography | Brian Griffin |
| Calligraphy | Ching Ching Lee |
| Recorded | December 1981 - July 1982 |
| Originally released | 27 September 1982 |
| Live performances as Depeche Mode | 47 times * |
| Total live performances | 47 times * |
"The Sun & The Rainfall" is a song from the 1982 album A Broken Frame by Depeche Mode.
Notes
Andrew Fletcher can be heard singing backing vocals during the end of this song, the lines "All that I'm saying, a game's not worth playing, over and over again". Audio from the rear channels of the 5.1 multichannel version of the song where Fletcher's vocals are clearly heard is below. Other than Interlude No. 2 - Crucified, this is the only Depeche Mode song where Fletcher's vocals can be clearly heard. During live performances of this song, Alan Wilder sings this line, as seen in the pro-shot video of 1982-10-25 Hammersmith Odeon, London, England, UK starting at at timestamp 53:43.
- Fletch's ending backing vocals:
For comparison purposes, here are the other vocalists' lines:
- Dave's chorus vocals:
- Martin's chorus backing vocals:
- Martin's very quiet backing vocals at end of the song, from the front stereo channels of the 5.1 version:
Lyrics
The Sun And The Rainfall
Someone will call
Something will fall
And smash on the floor
Without reading the text
Know what comes next
Seen it before
And it's painful
Things must change
We must rearrange them
Or we'll have to estrange them
All that I'm saying
A game's not worth playing
Over and over again
You're the one I like best
You retain my interest
You're the only one
If it wasn't for you
Don't know what I'd do
Unpredictable like the sun
And the rainfall
Songwriter: Martin L. Gore
Publishing Information: ©1982 Grabbing Hands Music Ltd/EMI Music Publishing Ltd. All rights reserved.
Live performances
- Main article: Available recordings of "The Sun & The Rainfall"
- Main article: List of dates where "The Sun & The Rainfall" was played
