Nowhere Man
Lennon/McCartney

Lyrics:
He's a real nowhere man
Sitting in his nowhere land
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody

Doesn't have a point of view
knows not where he's going to
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
Nowhere man please listen
You don't know what you're missing
Nowhere man, The world is at your command

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
Ah, la, la, la, la

Doesn't have a point of view
knows not where he's going to
Isn't he a bit like you and me?
Nowhere man please listen
You don't know what you're missing
Nowhere man, The world is at your command
Ah, la, la, la, la

He's a real nowhere man
Sitting in his nowhere land
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
Making all his nowhere plans for nobody
Availability:
1962-1966 (Red Album) (CD)
Rubber Soul (CD)
Yellow Submarine (1999 Reissue) (CD)
Rubber Soul (UK)
Nowhere Man (UK EP)
"Yesterday"...And Today (US)
Nowhere Man (US 45)

Lead Singer: John

Recording: 10/21/65, 10/22/65
Mixing: 10/25/65, 10/26/65
Length: 2:30
Take: 4

What Goes On? Anomalies

0:19 (CD Version)
The reverb and effects on the CD mixes are often re-created. Here the reverb drops off completely through the words "point of view, knows not where he's ..."
1:04-1:07
"He's as blind as he can be" after guitar solo is very phased on LP. CD version obscures this
1:49-1:51 * NEW *
Paul loses the bassline a little, under Ringo's fill (this is what he'd play at the very end, where they repeat the "nowhere plans for nobody"!!), and then plays what sounds like an open string, very buzzy.
1:51
Aaah--la-la-la - one incorrect note in harmony, makes a very strange chord ...
2:35
After last "Nobody" there is a clipped "yea"

US Versions of Rubber Soul seem to have a guitar note in the opening vocal harmony.
Note: I did not write or compile these anomalies. Please don't email me with new anomalies and please read the WGO Info page.

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