Robert Plant / Saving Grace - The Rain Song Live at Lucca Summer Festival, Italy, July 13, 2025. “The Rain Song” is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It uses an alternative guitar tuning - DGCGCD, a variation of DADGAD. It was released in March 1973 as the second track on their fifth album, Houses of the Holy. Page wrote “The Rain Song” in response to George Harrison complaining to Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham that the group were unable to write ballads. #robertplant #therainsong