Beatles songs, No Reply
No Reply
(John Lennon and Paul McCartney)Albums in which the song is present
1964 - Beatles '651964 - Beatles For Sale
1965 - Beatles for Sale
1995 - Anthology 1
JOHN 1972: 'I remember (Beatles music publisher) Dick James coming up to me after we did this one and saying, 'You're getting better now – that was a complete story.' Apparently, before that, he thought my songs wandered off.'JOHN 1980: 'That's my song.
That's the one where Dick James the publisher said, 'That's the first complete song you've written that resloves itself,' you know, with a complete story.
It was sort of my version of 'Silhouettes.' (sings) 'Silhouettes, silhouettes, silhouettes…' I had that image of walking down the street and seeing her silhouetted in the window and not answering the phone, although I never called a girl on the phone in my life.
Because phones weren't part of the English child's life.'PAUL circa-1994: '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 a third verse and the middle-eight, then he'd play it to me pretty much formed.
Then we'd shove a bit in the middle or I'd throw in an idea.'
That's the one where Dick James the publisher said, 'That's the first complete song you've written that resloves itself,' you know, with a complete story.
It was sort of my version of 'Silhouettes.' (sings) 'Silhouettes, silhouettes, silhouettes…' I had that image of walking down the street and seeing her silhouetted in the window and not answering the phone, although I never called a girl on the phone in my life.
Because phones weren't part of the English child's life.'PAUL circa-1994: '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 a third verse and the middle-eight, then he'd play it to me pretty much formed.
Then we'd shove a bit in the middle or I'd throw in an idea.'
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 windowI saw the light, I saw the light
I know that you saw me
As I looked up to see your faceI 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 doorI nearly died, I nearly died
'Cause you walked hand in hand
With another man in my placeIf I were you I'd realize that I
Love you more than any other guy
And I'll forgive the lies that I
Heard before when you gave me no replyI've 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 doorI nearly died, I nearly died
'Cause you walked hand in hand
With another man in my placeNo reply, no reply
When I came to your door
No reply
They said it wasn't you
But I saw you peep through your windowI saw the light, I saw the light
I know that you saw me
As I looked up to see your faceI 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 doorI nearly died, I nearly died
'Cause you walked hand in hand
With another man in my placeIf I were you I'd realize that I
Love you more than any other guy
And I'll forgive the lies that I
Heard before when you gave me no replyI've 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 doorI nearly died, I nearly died
'Cause you walked hand in hand
With another man in my placeNo reply, no reply