🎶Where John Lennon wrote “Rain” in Edinburgh 🎶. 15 Ormidale Terrace in Edinburgh was the home of John Lennon’s Aunt Mater and Uncle Burt Sutherland, where he spent many happy childhood summer holidays with his cousin Stan Parkes. Lennon visited the house regularly until he was about 17 and later expressed a desire to purchase it himself. 🎶 It is widely claimed that Lennon wrote the B-side to “Paperback Writer”, the song “Rain”, in the cupboard under the stairs, where the family telephone was

ON THIS DATE (59 YEARS AGO) May 20, 1966 - The Beatles complete filming four song promo films for "Paperback Writer" and three song promo films for "Rain". On May 19 and 20 The Beatles film / videotape four song promo films for Paperback Writer and three song promo films for Rain. Two of the Paperback Writer promos are in color, the other two in black and white. Two Rain promos are in color and one in black and white. The color promos are for the US market, where color television broadcasting is