The Raven (song)

"The Raven" is a 1976 song by the Alan Parsons Project from their album Tales of Mystery and Imagination. The song is based on the Edgar Allan Poe poem of the same name. It is well-known as being one of the first rock songs to use a vocoder, developed by EMI, to distort vocals. It is also one of the few songs by the band featuring the vocals of Alan Parsons. The 1987 reissued version of the song contains a guitar solo near the end, before the "nevermore, nevermore, never" refrain and a few licks between the lyrics. Actor Leonard Whiting performs the lead vocals.

In 2004 the choral band Gregorian made a cover of the song for their "The Dark Side" album.