Nowhere Man
The Beatles * Track #4 On Rubber Soul
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Nowhere Man by The Beatles
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The BeatlesProduced by
George MartinWrited by
Lennon-McCartney & John LennonAbout
“Nowhere Man” is the fourth track of The Beatles' album Rubber Soul. In a 1971 interview with Rolling Stone, Lennon recalled the background to this song: “I remember I was just going through this paranoia trying to write something and nothing would come out so I just lay down and tried to not write...
Nowhere Man Lyrics
[Verse 1: John Lennon, Paul McCartney & George Harrison]
He's a real nowhere man
Sitting in his nowhere land
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
[Verse 2: John Lennon, Paul McCartney & George Harrison]
Doesn't have a point of view
Knows not where he's going to
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
[Chorus: John Lennon & Paul McCartney]
Nowhere man, please listen
(Aah, la, la, la)
You don't know what you're missing
(Aah, la, la, la)
Nowhere man, the world is at your command
(Aah, la, la, la, la, la)
[Guitar Solo]
[Verse 3: John Lennon, Paul McCartney & George Harrison]
He's as blind as he can be
Just sees what he wants to see
Nowhere man, can you see me at all?
[Chorus: John Lennon & Paul McCartney]
Nowhere man, don't worry
(Aah, la, la, la)
Take your time, don't hurry
(Aah, la, la, la)
Leave it all till somebody else lends you a hand
(Aah, la, la, la, la, la)
[Verse 2: John Lennon, Paul McCartney & George Harrison]
Doesn't have a point of view
Knows not where he's going to
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
[Chorus: John Lennon & Paul McCartney]
Nowhere man, please listen
(Aah, la, la, la)
You don't know what you're missing
(Aah, la, la, la)
Nowhere man, the world is at your command
(Aah, la, la, la, la, la)
[Verse 1: John Lennon, Paul McCartney & George Harrison]
He's a real nowhere man
Sitting in his nowhere land
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
[Outro: John Lennon, Paul McCartney & George Harrison]
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
Nowhere Man Q&A
Who wrote Nowhere Man's ?
Nowhere Man was written by Lennon-McCartney & John Lennon.
Who produced Nowhere Man's ?
Nowhere Man was produced by George Martin.
When did The Beatles release Nowhere Man?
The Beatles released Nowhere Man on Fri Dec 03 1965.
How did John Lennon think of the track?
I was just sitting, trying to think, and I thought of myself sitting there, doing nothing and going nowhere. Once I’d thought of that, it was easy, it all came out. No, I remember now; I’d actually stopped trying to think of something. Nothing would come. I was cheesed off and went for a lie-down...
How did Paul McCartney and John Lennon work together to write the song?
Nobody ever had any notes written down; we just used to sing a tune and it would come out good. Part of the secret collaboration was that we liked each other. We liked singing at each other. He’d sing something and I’d say, ‘Yeah,’ and trade off on that. He’d say, ‘Nowhere land,’ and I’d say, ‘F...
Who, or what, is the subject of "Nowhere Man"?
Paul McCartney’s opinions have changed over the years:
It turned out later that it was about me: “He’s a real nowhere man…”
- Via Beatles Ebooks
In his book Many Years From Now, he then wrote:
He told me later, he didn’t tell me then, he said he’d written it about himself, feeling like he wasn’t...
How did the band feel in the studio?
The band felt experimental, with Paul McCartney saying:
I remember we wanted very treble-y guitars—which they are – they’re among the most treble-y guitars I’ve ever heard on record. The engineer said, ‘Alright, I’ll put full treble on it,’ and we said, ‘That’s not enough,’ and he said, ‘That’s al...