The song was written by stevie nicks at a turbulent time for the band George from vancouver, canada thunder only happens when it rains I always believed that until i had thunder & lightning during snow a few years ago John anderton from dallas the duality of the 1st and 2nd verse always struck me. Stevie nicks wrote this song in 1976 in about 10 minutes The rest of the band didn't like it when she first played it to them with christine mcvie describing the song as having just three chords and one note in the left hand and boring
They changed their mind after lindsey buckingham fashioned three sections out of identical chords, making each section sound completely different, but. Now here you go again, you say you want your freedom well, who am i to keep you down It's only right that you should… Rumours (1977) now here you go again you say you want your freedom well who am i to keep you down it's only right that you should play the way you feel it but listen carefully to the sound of your loneliness like a heartbeat, drives you mad in the stillness of remembering what you had, and what you lost Ooh, what you lost thunder only happens when it's raining players only love you when they're playing women, they will come and they will go when the rain washes you clean, you'll know oh, thunder only happens when it's raining
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