The late-1970s arrival of Eddie Van Halen quickly eclipsed Schon's bravado, giving rise to a new era of the technically facile rock guitar virtuoso. Nonetheless, Schon has secured a place as a respected and influential blues rock guitarist.
Besides numerous albums with Journey, his work also includes a pair of albums with keyboardist Jan Hammer, short-term collaborations with Sammy Hagar (HSAS and Planet Us) and Paul Rodgers, stints with Bad English (which also featured Journey’s Jonathan Cain and Deen Castronovo and Jonathan Cain's former Babys bandmates John Waite and Ricky Phillips) and Hardline (which also featured Deen Castronovo). Even as Journey’s latest lineup plays to a still-faithful body of fans, Schon is immersed in side projects such as Piranha Blues (1999) and "Black Soup Cracker" a funk outfit that features former Prince associates Rosie Gaines and Michael Bland, and most recently Soul SirkUS with Jeff Scott Soto.
Neal Schon can be heard on three tracks on Michael Bolton's The Hunger, with the Schon sound most recognizable on "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay". Schon's style can best be characterized as aggressively soulful, taking obvious inspiration from 1960s-era soul singers such as Aretha Franklin and Gladys Knight, and blending them with blindingly fast bluesy runs similar to Johnny Winter and Alvin Lee.
Schon currently endorses Gibson guitars, and has a signature Les Paul model, but also uses Paul Reed Smith guitars. In the late 1980s, Schon manufactured and played his own line of guitars.
Rain's Comin' Down
Neal Schon Lyrics
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Let me take you, take you there
When the rain starts to fall
So here, lost in your eyes I can't see
Feelin' your body, talk to me
We lay, flow like a river move as one
In the heat of a summer night
When the rain's comin' down, I wanna make love
When the rain's comin' down, gonna make you feel good now
Wait all of your lifetime for someone and baby it's you
I'm afraid I can't let you walk away
Something's so right this time
When the rain's comin' down, that's when I want to make love
(I wanna make love) When the rain's comin' down
(When the rain's comin' down) Don't it make you feel good baby
(When the rain's comin' down, I want to make love
When the rain's comin' down, that rain's comin' down
I want rain, I want to make love)
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The song "Rain's Comin' Down" by Neal Schon is a romantic ballad that talks about the desire to be with someone during a rainy night. The lyrics are suggestive and passionate, as the singer expresses his longing for his lover's company. The first two lines of the song indicate that a brief moment is all they need to be together. The singer then invites his partner to join him and experience the magic of making love while the rain is falling.
The song's chorus is the most memorable part since it repeats the phrase "When the rain's comin' down, I wanna make love" several times. This line conveys that the singer finds the rain as enchanting as being with his partner, and that the two combined create a powerful sense of intimacy. The lyrics convey desire, yearning, and passion, ultimately resulting in a feeling of urgency to express his deep affection.
The verses further emphasize the romantic connection between the two, with lines such as "We lay, flow like a river move as one," creating a beautiful image of two lovers moving together. In summary, "Rain's Comin' Down" is a magical romantic song about the power of the rain and the desire to express true love during it.
Line by Line Meaning
Girl, just a moment is all we need
I don't need forever, just a moment with you would be enough
Let me take you, take you there
Let me show you the way to the place where we can be together
When the rain starts to fall
When the circumstances aren't perfect, that's when I want to be with you
So here, lost in your eyes I can't see
I am so captivated by you that I can't think clearly
Feelin' your body, talk to me
I feel your physical presence and it communicates with me
We lay, flow like a river move as one
We are completely immersed in each other and move together like a flowing river
In the heat of a summer night
In the passionate intensity of this moment
Stay, let me whisper no one else could ever love me
Stay with me and let me express that no one could ever love me the way you do
When the rain's comin' down, I wanna make love
I am most passionate and craving for you when the circumstances are less than perfect
When the rain's comin' down, gonna make you feel good now
When everything else is bad, I will make you feel good
Wait all of your lifetime for someone and baby it's you
I have been waiting for someone like you my whole life
I'm afraid I can't let you walk away
I'm afraid to let you leave, I don't want to lose you
Something's so right this time
This feels like the right thing, the timing is perfect
(When the rain's comin' down, I want to make love
I am most passionate and craving for you when the circumstances are less than perfect
Don't it make you feel good baby
Doesn't it feel good to be with me?
(When the rain's comin' down, I want to make love
I am most passionate and craving for you when the circumstances are less than perfect
(When the rain's comin' down) I want rain, I want to make love)
I want the rain to come down so we can be together, because that's when I want to make love
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