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The first track from the Beatles fourth studio album (UK), the fourth album they released in a span of 18 months.
The song is first of four songs written by John Lennon, all dealing with spurned, jilted lover.
It is usually ranked in the top 100 Beatles songs, and is considered to be one of the so...
[Verse 1: John Lennon with Paul McCartney]
This happened once before when I came to your door, no reply
They said it wasn't you, but I saw you peep through your window
I saw the light, I saw the light
I know that you saw me 'cause I looked up to see your face
[Verse 2: John Lennon with Paul McCartney]
I tried to telephone, they said you were not home. that's a lie
'Cause I know where you've been, I saw you walk in your door
I nearly died, I nearly died
'Cause you walked hand in hand with another man in my place
[Bridge: John Lennon & Paul McCartney]
If I were you, I'd realise that I
Love you more than any other guy
And I'll forgive the lies that I
Heard before, when you gave me no reply
[Verse 3: John Lennon with Paul McCartney]
I tried to telephone, they said you were not home, that's a lie
'Cause I know where you've been, I saw you walk in your door
I nearly died, I nearly died
'Cause you walked hand in hand with another man in my place
[Outro: John Lennon & Paul McCartney]
No reply, no reply
No Reply was written by Lennon-McCartney & John Lennon & Paul McCartney.
No Reply was produced by George Martin.
The Beatles released No Reply on Fri Dec 04 1964.
John Lennon, quoted here from All We Are Saying by David Sheff:
That’s my song. Dick James, the publisher, said, ‘That’s the first complete song you’ve written where it resolves itself’. You know, with a complete story. It was my version of Silhouettes: I had that image of walking down the street a...
We wrote No Reply together but from a strong original idea of his. I think he pretty much had that one, but as usual, if he didn’t have the third verse and the middle eight, then he’d play it to me pretty much formed, then we would shove a bit in the middle or I’d throw in an idea.
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