ðə sˈɔŋ ɪz nˈoʊɾəbəl fɔːɹ ɪts θˈʌndɚstˌoːɹm ænd ɛnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəl sˈaʊnd ɪfˈɛkts ˈædᵻd baɪ wˈæŋɡbɜːɡ ɪn lˌɑːs ˈændʒəlɪs; hiː hɐdbɪn ɪnvˈaɪɾᵻd baɪ mə kˈɑːɹtni tə mˈɪks ænd sˈiːkwəns ðə ɹˈæm ˈælbəm ɪn ˌɛni wˈeɪ hiː sˈɔː fˈɪt, ænd hiː kˈɑːpɪd ðə θˈʌndɚ fɹʌm ɐ mˈɑːnɔːɹəl fˈɪlm sˈaʊndtɹæk, ðˈɛn fˈæʃənd ɐn ˌɑːɹɾɪfˈɪʃəl stˈɛɹɪˌoʊ vˈɜːʒən ʌv ɪt fɚðə sˈɔŋ.
The song is notable for its thunderstorm and environmental sound effects added by Wangberg in Los Angeles; he had been invited by McCartney to mix and sequence the Ram album in any way he saw fit, and he copied the thunder from a monaural film soundtrack, then fashioned an artificial stereo version of it for the song.