What Have They Done to the Rain
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| “What Have They Done to the Rain” | |||||
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| Single by The Searchers | |||||
| B-side | "This Feeling Inside" | ||||
| Released | 1964 | ||||
| Format | 7" single | ||||
| Genre | Pop music | ||||
| Length | 2:33 | ||||
| Label | Pye 7N15739 (UK) Kapp 644 (USA) |
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| Writer(s) | Malvina Reynolds | ||||
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"What Have They Done to the Rain" is a song by Malvina Reynolds.
It was written in 1962 and first entitled "Rain Song". It was written as part of a campaign to stop nuclear testing in the atmosphere, which was producing fall-out.
The song was recorded by The Searchers, reaching number 29 in the U.S. charts in 1965, and number 13 in the UK in 1964. It has been recorded by many other artists including Marianne Faithfull and Joan Baez.
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