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:''This is for the [[Weezer]] song. For the earlier [[Rivers Cuomo]] demo of the same name, see [[Here Comes the Rain (a)]].''
"'''Here Comes the Rain'''" (possibly formerly titled "'''Reddit'''") is the eleventh track on ''[[OK Human]]''.
"'''Here Comes the Rain'''" (possibly formerly titled "'''Reddit'''") is the eleventh track on ''[[OK Human]]''.
===Appearances===
===Appearances===
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[[Rivers Cuomo]] is alleged to have first mentioned the song's title via [[Riverchat]] in August [[2020]]. The song was added to the list of known songs in [[Riverpedia_archive_-_09/06/2020#Song_Titles|the Riverpedia entry for ''OK Human'']], and was thereafter presumed confirmed due to all edits being approved by Cuomo. The song's existence was further confirmed when demos of the song were [[List_of_files_listed_on_riverscuomo.com|listed]] on the [[riverscuomo.com]] [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]].
[[Rivers Cuomo]] is alleged to have first mentioned the song's title via [[Riverchat]] in August [[2020]]. The song was added to the list of known songs in [[Riverpedia_archive_-_09/06/2020#Song_Titles|the Riverpedia entry for ''OK Human'']], and was thereafter presumed confirmed due to all edits being approved by Cuomo. The song's existence was further confirmed when demos of the song were [[List_of_files_listed_on_riverscuomo.com|listed]] on the [[riverscuomo.com]] [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]].


During an interview with ''The Los Angeles Times''<ref>Wood, Mikael. "It’s not ‘Pinkerton.’ But Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo gets pretty emo on ‘OK Human’ "  ''Los Angeles Times'', 26 January 2021, https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-01-26/weezer-rivers-cuomo-ok-human</ref>, Rivers revealed that the song was originally written for his friend, controversial author, philosopher, and podcast host [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Harris Sam Harris].
Rivers Cuomo originally wrote the song for his friend, controversial author, philosopher, and podcast host [[Wikipedia:Sam_Harris|Sam Harris]].<ref>Wood, Mikael. "It’s not ‘Pinkerton.’ But Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo gets pretty emo on ‘OK Human’ "  ''Los Angeles Times'', 26 January 2021, https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-01-26/weezer-rivers-cuomo-ok-human</ref> "I felt like I have more experience dealing with the internet and trolls because all that arose right when we were making our most controversial records," Cuomo told ''Los Angeles Times'', "I wanted to explain to Sam how to not get sucked into it." Cuomo also revealed the chorus originally featured the line: ''"Don't go on Reddit"''. A song with the title "Reddit" from [[2018]] was previously [[List of files listed on riverscuomo.com|listed as dummy data]] on the [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com]] in [[2020]].
<blockquote>
''"I felt like I have more experience dealing with the internet and trolls because all that arose right when we were making our most controversial records.''<br>
''I wanted to explain to Sam how to not get sucked into it."''
</blockquote>
Cuomo also revealed the chorus originally featured the line: ''"Don't go on Reddit"''. A song with the title "Reddit" from [[2018]] was previously [[List of files listed on riverscuomo.com|listed as dummy data]] on the [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com]] in [[2020]].
 
==Known recordings==
==Known recordings==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em; font-size:.8em;
{{Known recordings header}}
!Performer(s)
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]||@116_2015_2_16_12_49_50.mp3|[[February 16]], [[2015]]||1:24|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|"Here Comes the Rain" vocal bridge melody}}
!Title
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Feet on the Ground|feet on the ground.mp3|?||0:42|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|"Here Comes the Rain" chorus melody}}
!Filename
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Feet on the Ground|feet_on_the_ground-1.mp3|?||9:32|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|"Here Comes the Rain" chorus melody}}
!Date of recording
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Reddit|Reddit_126_2018_4_24_15_9_51.mp3|[[April 24]], [[2018]]||||}}
!Recording location
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Here Comes the Rain|here_comes_the_rain_full @ 122 _2018_5_7_12_35_23.mp3|[[May 7]], [[2018]]||||}}
!Length
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Here Comes the Rain||[[2019]]/[[2020]]|
!Appeared on
!Notes
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>@116_2015_2_16_12_49_50.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[February 16]], [[2015]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|1:24
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|"Here Comes the Rain" vocal bridge melody
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Feet on the Ground
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>feet on the ground.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|?
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|0:42
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|"Here Comes the Rain" chorus melody
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Feet on the Ground
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>feet_on_the_ground-1.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|?
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|9:32
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|"Here Comes the Rain" chorus melody
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Here Comes the Rain
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2019]]/[[2020]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
*Gloria Sound, Van Nuys, CA
*Gloria Sound, Van Nuys, CA
*Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
*Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
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*The Village Studios, Los Angeles, CA
*The Village Studios, Los Angeles, CA
*Big Bad Sound, Los Angeles, CA
*Big Bad Sound, Los Angeles, CA
*4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, CA
*4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, CA|2:27|''[[OK Human]]''|}}
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:27
{{Known recordings footer}}
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[OK Human]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
|}
 
==Audio==
==Audio==
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