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The Beatles Lyrics, album "Nowhere Man"
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JOHN 1980: 'I'd spent five hours that morning trying to write a song that was meaningful and good, and I finally gave up and lay down. Then 'Nowhere Man' came, words and music… the whole damn thing, as I lay down. So letting it go is what the whole game is. You put your finger on it, it slips away, right? You know, you turn the lights on and the cockroaches run away. You can never grasp them.'PAUL 1984: 'That was John after a night out, with dawn coming up. I think at that point in his life, he was a bit wondering where he was going.'PAUL 1988: '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.' He said, 'But that's all I've got.' And we replied, 'Well, put that through another lot of faders and put full treble up on that. And if that's not enough we'll go through another lot of faders.' They said, 'We don't do that,' and we would say, 'Just try it… if it sounds crappy we'll lose it, but it might just sound good.' You'd then find, 'Oh it worked,' and they were secretly glad because they had been the engineer who put three times the allowed value of treble on a song. I think they were quietly proud of those things.' He's a real nowhere man Sitting in his nowhere land Making all his nowhere plans for nobodyDoesn'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 commandHe'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 handDoesn'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 commandHe'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 GEORGE 1977: 'If Paul had written a song, he'd learn all the parts and then come in the studio and say 'Do this.' He'd never give you the opportunity to come out with something. But on 'Drive My Car' I just played the line, which is really like a lick off 'Respect,' you know, the Otis Redding version. And I played the line on the guitar and Paul laid that with me on the bass. We laid that track down like that. We played the lead part later on top of it.'JOHN 1980: 'His (Paul's) song, with contributions from me.'PAUL circa-1994: 'This is one of the songs where John and I came nearest to having a dry session. The lyrics I brought in were something to do with golden rings, which are always fatal (to songwriting). 'Rings' is fatal anyway, 'rings' always rhymes with things and I knew it was a bad idea. I came in and I said, 'These aren't good lyrics but it's a good tune.' Well, we tried, and John couldn't think of anything, and we tried, and eventually it was, 'Oh let's leave it, let's get off this one.' 'No, no. We can do it, we can do it.' So we had a break… then we came back to it, and somehow it became 'drive-my-car' instead of 'gol-den-rings,' and then it was wonderful – because this nice tongue-in-cheek idea came.' Asked a girl what she wanted to be She said baby, "Can't you see I wanna be famous, a star of the screen But you can do something in between"Baby you can drive my car Yes I'm gonna be a star Baby you can drive my car And maybe I'll love youI told the girl that my prospects were good She said baby, "It's understood Working for peanuts is all very fine But I can show you a better time"Baby you can drive my car Yes I'm gonna be a star Baby you can drive my car And maybe I'll love you Beep beep mm, beep beep yeahBaby you can drive my car Yes I'm gonna be a star Baby you can drive my car And maybe I'll love youI told that girl I can start right away And she said, "Listen baby I've got something to say I got no car and it's breaking my heart But I've found a driver and that's a start"Baby you can drive my car Yes I'm gonna be a star Baby you can drive my car And maybe I'll love you Beep beep mm beep beep yeah Beep beep mm beep beep yeah Beep beep mm beep beep yeah Beep beep mm beep beep yeah (fade out) JOHN 1972: 'Both of us. I wrote the middle with him.'PAUL 1977: ''Michelle' was like a joke French tune for when you go to a party or something. That's all it was. And then after a while you say, 'Well, that's quite a good tune. Let's put some real words to it.''JOHN 1980: 'He and I were staying somewhere and he walked in and hummed the first few bars, with the words, and he says, 'Where do I go from here?' I had been listening to (blues singer) Nina Simone. I think it was 'I Put A Spell On You.' There was a line in it that went, 'I love you, I love you.' That's what made me think of the middle-eight for 'Michelle.' So, my contributions to Paul's songs was always to add a little bluesy edge to them. Otherwise, 'Michelle' is a straight ballad, right? He provided a lightness, an optimism, while I would always go for the sadness, the discords, the bluesy notes.'PAUL 1988: 'I'll never forget putting the bass line in 'Michelle' because it was a kind of Bizet thing. It really turned the song around. You could do that with bass. It was very exciting.' Michelle, ma belle These are words that go together well My MichelleMichelle, ma belle Sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble Très bien ensembleI love you, I love you, I love you That's all I want to say Until I find a way I will say the only words I know that You'll understandMichelle, ma belle Sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble Très bien ensembleI need to, I need to, I need to I need to make you see Oh, what you mean to me Until I do I'm hoping you will Know what I meanI love youI want you, I want you, I want you I think you know by now I'll get to you somehow Until I do I'm telling you so You'll understandMichelle, ma belle Sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble Très bien ensembleAnd I will say the only words I know That you'll understand, my Michelle When I call you up Your line's engaged I have had enough So act your age We have lost the time That was so hard to find And I will lose my mind If you won't see me (You won't see me) You won't see me (You won't see me)I don't know why you Should want to hide But I can't get through My hands are tied I won't want to stay I don't have much to say But I can turn away And you won't see me (You won't see me) You won't see me (You won't see me)Time after time You refuse to even listen I wouldn't mind If I knew what I was missingThough the days are few They're filled with tears And since I lost you It feels like years Yes, it seems so long Girl, since you've been gone And I just can't go on If you won't see me (You won't see me) You won't see me (You won't see me)Time after time You refuse to even listen I wouldn't mind If I knew what I was missingThough the days are few They're filled with tears And since I lost you It feels like years Yes, it seems so long Girl, since you've been gone And I just can't go on If you won't see me (You won't see me) You won't see me (You won't see me) |
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