S$# 013 Beatles | Nowhere Man
I love Nowhere Man. In a catalogue of songs so brilliant and breathtaking, it's hard to pick a favourite. But Nowhere Man is always in my top 2 of Beatles songs. It just strikes all the right chords with me.
It really boils down to three things, though the song is much more than the sum of its parts: the guitar work, the vocals and the lyrics. The guitars (George and John apparently both playing Fender Stratocasters, as well as John on acoustic) soar and jangle. John's excellent lead vocal, combined with the harmonizing of John, Paul and George, is superb. The lyrics show John at his Dylanest folkiest:
Nowhere Man is on Rubber Soul, which I wrote about yesterday, and on the 1962-1966 collection, as well as the Yellow Submarine Songtrack album.
It really boils down to three things, though the song is much more than the sum of its parts: the guitar work, the vocals and the lyrics. The guitars (George and John apparently both playing Fender Stratocasters, as well as John on acoustic) soar and jangle. John's excellent lead vocal, combined with the harmonizing of John, Paul and George, is superb. The lyrics show John at his Dylanest folkiest:
He's as blind as he can be
Just sees what he wants to see
Nowhere man, can you see me at all
Nowhere man don't worry
Take your time, don't hurry
Leave it all till somebody else
Lends you a hand
Nowhere Man is on Rubber Soul, which I wrote about yesterday, and on the 1962-1966 collection, as well as the Yellow Submarine Songtrack album.
posted by droppingpin at 10:31 PM
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