Rain King by Sonic Youth
Rain King by Sonic Youth

Rain King

Sonic Youth * Track #10 On Daydream Nation

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Rain King by Sonic Youth

Release Date
Tue Oct 18 1988
Performed by
Sonic Youth
Produced by
Sonic Youth & Nick Sansano
Writed by
Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon & Steve Shelley & Lee Ranaldo
About

It’s not confirmed, but it’s possible that Rain King is based off of “Henderson the Rain King” by Saul Bellow. It’s a story about a rich man who goes to Africa, and after moving a statue, he becomes the Rain King of the village. But when the King of the village dies, the rich man is the heir, but he...

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Rain King Lyrics

[Chorus]
Rain King in chains has nowhere to go
His jet stream daydream cocksure hard luck show
His lips a fountain, his daylight sparks
He's a shotgun schoolyard, street-wise white-hot kid
With a whip-cream phonecall breakdown, Rain King fist
His mind a countdown, his daydream sparks

[Verse 1]
I need three years to clear these thoughts, hey
I'd like to say I knew one true thing
It feels like years and all I've done is fought
And not turned up anything

[Verse 2]
Let the black day glow and roll over my bed
I'm waiting here for some reality crease
There's one big dead end in my head
And not a moment of peace

[Chorus]
Crossfire Rain King with his Cadillac kid
Marries every dictionary from his trainyard bliss
His lips a fountain, his daylight sparks
Scattershot image king fortunate wheel when?
Keeps a steel drum wedding ring Pontiac doorknob tent
His mind a countdown, his daylight sparks

[Verse 3]
Hung up on a speed king nation, caught up on a nail
Hanging tight with time, at least a little while
Your sister is a beauty when she's naked, like my kid
Out here in this whirlpool world, dreaming of a pitchfork kiss

Rain King Q&A

Who wrote Rain King's ?

Rain King was written by Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon & Steve Shelley & Lee Ranaldo.

Who produced Rain King's ?

Rain King was produced by Sonic Youth & Nick Sansano.

When did Sonic Youth release Rain King?

Sonic Youth released Rain King on Tue Oct 18 1988.

What guitar tunings are used for this song?

The tunings originally used on the album are a mystery, but when the band had to relearn the songs in 2007, Thurston used D#D#AAEE, and Lee used EBEEAA.

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