For No One
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{{Album infobox
| Name = Revolver
| Type = LP
| Artist = The Beatles
| Cover = Revolver.jpg
| Background = Orange
| Released = August 5 1966
| Recorded = Abbey Road Studios
April 6 – June 21, 1966
| Genre = Rock
| Length = 34:59
| Label = Parlophone, Capitol, EMI
| Producer = George Martin
| Reviews =
- All Music Guide Image:5of5.png link
- Ink Blot ("stands at the summit of western pop music") link
- PopMatters ("the height of genius") 29/03/04
| Last album = Rubber Soul
(1965, UK)
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Yesterday . . . and Today
(1966, US)
| This album = Revolver
(1966)
| Next album = A Collection of Beatles' Oldies
(1966, UK)
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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
(1967, US)
|}}
"For No One" is a song written by Paul McCartney (though it is attributed to Lennon/McCartney) that originally appeared on The Beatles seventh album, Revolver. It was inspired by McCartney's failing relationship with Jane Asher. The song ends abruptly, just like the relationship it describes. The original title of the song was "Why Did It Die?", obviously referring to the relationship with Asher.
Writing and Recording the song
Paul McCartney remembers writing "For No One" in the bathroom of a ski resort in the Swiss Alps. The song was recorded over three days; on May 9, 16 and 19, 1966. Only two Beatles recorded the song, those being Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr. Paul sang, played the keyboard and played the bass, while Ringo played percussion. The French horn solo was by Alan Civil, a British horn player.
When Alan Civil was invited into the studio, he thought he was playing for a classical album. This is because Civil saw the recording write-up sheet had written on it "For No One". Civil misread it as "For No. One", as an abbreviation for "Symphony Number One".
Alternate Versions
Country singer Emmylou Harris included the song on her debut album in 1975. Furthermore, Maureen McGovern recorded this and "Things We Said Today" as a 2-song medley for her 1992 album Baby I'm Yours.
Paul McCartney also released a different version on the soundtrack for his 1984 movie Give My Regards to Broad Street.
External links
| The Beatles |
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| John Lennon | Paul McCartney | George Harrison | Ringo Starr Pete Best | Stuart Sutcliffe |
| Management |
| Brian Epstein | Allen Klein | Apple Records |
| Production |
| George Martin | Geoff Emerick | Norman Smith | Abbey Road Studios |
| Official Studio Albums |
| Please Please Me (1963) | With the Beatles (1963) | A Hard Day's Night (1964) | Beatles for Sale (1964) | Help! (1965) | Rubber Soul (1965) Revolver (1966) | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) | Magical Mystery Tour (1967) | The Beatles (1968) | Yellow Submarine (1969) | Abbey Road (1969) | Let It Be (1970) |
| Films |
| A Hard Day's Night (1964) | Help! (1965) | Magical Mystery Tour (1967) | Yellow Submarine (1968) | Let it Be (1970) |
| Related Articles |
| History | Discography | Bootlegs | Long-term influence | Beatlemania | Beatlesque | Fifth Beatle | Paul Is Dead | British Invasion | Yoko Ono | 1960s | Apple Corps |