Off her wildly overhyped and scattershot album Erotica, Rain is generally forgotten when reciting the traditional Madonna canon. It's an almost trancelike number showing a lot of restraint in both Madonna's vocals, production and songwriting. It's sparse, but still manages to flow over the listener like, well, rain. But not any cold harsh, winters rain, but that good, warm, oozy summers rain we all remember from our childhood and wish to run around in again. And that, friends, is very cool.
Also, this is one of my all time favourite music videos, directed by Mark Romanek, who went on to direct the wonderful One Hour Photo with Robin Williams, another over the top performer giving a staid, restrained, yet mesmerizing performance.
