▁an ▁interview , ▁that ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁demo ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁recording , ▁making ▁the ▁song ▁" Im possible ▁to ▁mix ". ▁ ▁" Don ' t ▁Try ▁So ▁Hard " ▁ ▁" Don ' t ▁Try ▁So ▁Hard " ▁came ▁from ▁Mercur y . ▁The ▁intro ▁" rain " ▁is ▁actually ▁the ▁pre - set ▁sound ▁of ▁the ▁K org ▁M 1 , ▁which ▁appears ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁switched ▁on ▁(" 0 0 : ▁Un iverse "). ▁Mercur y ▁s ings ▁a ▁large ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁in ▁fal set to , ▁but ▁s ings ▁up ▁to ▁a ▁D 5 ▁in ▁full ▁voice ▁in ▁the ▁ch orus . ▁ ▁" R ide ▁the ▁Wild ▁Wind " ▁ ▁" R ide ▁the ▁Wild ▁Wind " ▁was ▁composed ▁by ▁Taylor , ▁who ▁recorded ▁a ▁demo ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁vocals . ▁The ▁definit ive ▁version ▁is ▁s ung ▁by ▁Mercur y ▁with ▁Taylor ▁on ▁backing ▁vocals . ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁sequ el ▁of ▁Taylor ' s ▁A ▁Night ▁at ▁the ▁Opera ▁composition , ▁" I ' m ▁in ▁Love ▁with ▁My ▁Car ", ▁which ▁focused ▁on ▁Taylor ' s ▁passion ▁for ▁cars ▁and ▁racing . ▁This ▁time , ▁the ▁song ▁involved ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁other ▁members , ▁that ▁gave ▁life ▁to ▁a ▁fast ▁song ▁with ▁be ating ▁drums ▁and ▁rh yth mic ▁bass ▁line , ▁eer ily ▁note - for - note ▁similar ▁to ▁The ▁Smith s ' ▁" Sh akespe are ' s ▁Sister ", ▁which ▁create ▁the ▁sens ation