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5.29pm
9 June 2010
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CAUTION: I MAY SOUND FANGIRLY IN THIS THREAD. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
OK. The night before (sorry!) last, I was listening to my “sleep” playlist. “Nowhere Man ” came up, and for some weird reason, my left earbud fell out, so I basically listened to the vocals isolated. (The guitar solo was in the right channel, too, so I wasn't listening to nothing for 30 seconds.) It was so amazing, I repeated the song, but I listened to the left channel only. Which was also amazing. Finally, I listened to the song with both channels. I have had that song running through my head ever since.
I think that there was another thread (or maybe it was the songs page?) where someone described this song as perfect. I have to agree. I was imagining a Pokemon card (You know, the ones that have bars that indicate strength, speed, etc.) for songs. It would look like this:
Vocals: High
Guitar: High
Rhythm Guitar: High
Drums: Ringo-tastic
Bass: High
Lyrics: High
Seriously. Is it even possible not to like this song?
If I seem to act unkind, it's only me, it's not my mind that is confusing things.
5.55pm
19 September 2010
Offline Nowhere Man is very……. important. It has that feel that something isn’t as it seems. I love it. Then again, 1965 was John’s best year.
As if it matters how a man falls down.'
'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.
6.34pm
9 June 2010
Offline @Mith: I showed that to JoJo and he loved it. He was wondering why Jeremy was sad at the end, but he liked it when Ringo was nice to him.
@Sun king: Yeah. Of course, sometimes I feel like every year was John's best, but…
😀
What a coincidence. “Nowhere Man ” just came up on my iPod.
If I seem to act unkind, it's only me, it's not my mind that is confusing things.
6.46pm
19 September 2010
Offline Nowhere Man is great. Also, what is your ‘sleep playlist?’ It sounds interesting.
As if it matters how a man falls down.'
'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.
7.31pm
1 May 2010
Offline I must admit this is my least played song on Rubber Soul , not least favorite though. I don’t really know why either because I agree with you that all the elements are spectacular, lyrically, musically, Ringo-ally, etc.
But I always feel like something is missing from the song from an emotional standpoint and I don’t know if it’s intentional or not because, after all, John is singing about being a Nowhere Man sitting in his nowhere land. So sometimes the song kind of, gasps, bores me.
It’s a great song but to me it doesn’t sound like a true John song and so I don’t like it that much. But maybe that was the point, to have it devoid of emotion, I don’t know.
I sat on a rug, biding my time, drinking her wine
7.40pm
9 June 2010
Offline mr. Sun king coming together said:
Nowhere Man is great. Also, what is your 'sleep playlist?' It sounds interesting.
It's what I listen to when I'm in bed. (btw, “Flying ” is a great song to listen to at night when you're going to sleep.)
I like your point, GniknuS. I don't think it's devoid of emotion, though. It seems like the prevailing emotion in the song is irony, if that makes sense.
Maybe that's the point, though, to make it feel like something's missing.
If I seem to act unkind, it's only me, it's not my mind that is confusing things.
7.51pm
19 September 2010
Offline MeanMrsMustard said:
mr. Sun king coming together said:
Nowhere Man is great. Also, what is your 'sleep playlist?' It sounds interesting.
It's what I listen to when I'm in bed. (btw, “Flying ” is a great song to listen to at night when you're going to sleep.)
I meant what songs are on the list.
As if it matters how a man falls down.'
'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.
7.53pm
1 May 2010
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I agree with you about the devoid of emotion but as you say that’s the point. I have to admit I think that sometimnes I’m totally bored with my life, and when that happens, you just can’t feel anything. All you wanna do is sleep and do nothing, and the song reflects this beautifully.
Another song that talks about the same issue is U2’s Numb. The Edge just sings the lyrics in a very monotonous, simple way, detached of all feeling. What makes both songs work is the music. (Sorry for comparing both songs)
Here comes the sun….. Scoobie-doobie……
Something in the way she moves…..attracts me like a cauliflower…
Bop. Bop, cat bop. Go, Johnny, Go.
Beware of Darkness…
8.01pm
9 June 2010
Offline Oh OK. XD
Beatles:
“Because ” (both versions)
“You Never Give Me Your Money “
“Golden Slumbers ” (duh)
“I Will “
“Good Night ” (duh)
“You've Got to Hide Your Love Away”
“Yesterday “
“For You Blue “
“Gnik Nus” (Wow, I almost wrote it as “GniknuS”)
“While My Guitar Gently Weeps ” (LOVE)
“Flying “
“I'm Only Sleeping” (duh)
“For No One “
“Nowhere Man “
“In My Life “
“I'm Down” (JUST KIDDING)
Solo:
“Imagine “
“Jealous Guy “
“(Just Like) Starting Over”
“Beautiful Boy”
Simon & Garfunkel:
“The Sound of Silence”
“I Am a Rock”
“Scarborough Fair”
“The 59th Street Bridge Song”
Other:
“Alleluia” (Go to YouTube and type in “Randall Thompson's Alleluia.” It's a choral piece. I sang it two years ago in Concert Choir, so when the MoTabs [Mormon Tabernacle Choir] did it, I put it on my iPod.)
Back on topic…
This morning, I did the stereo thing with JoJo. His expression was something like this:
We listen to it all the time in the car. The breakdown of our vocal parts:
Mom: George
Me: John
JoJo: Paul
If I seem to act unkind, it's only me, it's not my mind that is confusing things.
8.05pm
19 September 2010
Offline The trick for Nowhere Man is that it makes you feel things based on your past. It doesn't convey emotion, it reflects the listeners emotions. It's not unemotional. And MMM, no Bridge Over Troubled Water? Surprised.
As if it matters how a man falls down.'
'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.
9.06pm
9 June 2010
Offline Oh, that’s a good idea, Sun king!
*adds it*
OK, this thread has been semi-derailed. Now all it needs is for Zig to say something and paulsbass to say he likes the song but not its placement.
If I seem to act unkind, it's only me, it's not my mind that is confusing things.
9.15pm
19 September 2010
Offline Well, I apologize for it. I love this song, and I feel that is was the song that saved Lennon.
As if it matters how a man falls down.'
'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.
9.25pm
9 June 2010
Offline It’s OK. I don’t mind derailed threads.
Plus, you made a good point in post 11.
If I seem to act unkind, it's only me, it's not my mind that is confusing things.
11.13pm
4 March 2011
Offline mr. Sun king coming together said:
The trick for Nowhere Man is that it makes you feel things based on your past. It doesn’t convey emotion, it reflects the listeners emotions. It’s not unemotional. And MMM, no Bridge Over Troubled Water? Surprised.
It makes me feel really down, like becuase the person was alone, you know and so that's sad becuase when my great grandpa died then my great grandma got depression becuaeuse she was alone and so it reminds me of her, and thinking of her is sad becuase she is lonely? I still thinkk iits's a really good tsong theough, and one o fthe best off Rubber Soul , too?
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ONE MINUTE YOU'RE DEFENDING THE WHOLE GALAXY, AND SUDDENLY, YOU FIND YOURSELF SUCKING DOWN DARJEELING WITH MARIE ANTOINETTE AND HER LITTLE SISTER.!
1.33am
19 September 2010
Offline I have this strange desire to see this thread permanently at or near the top, I don't know why. Nowhere Man evokes one memory. Just a single memory, and yet it means so much. When I had my law course, I was, shall we say, a tad nervous. And, the song I heard as my dad left at his stop to get off was Nowhere Man , and I was a Nowhere Man . I was going into a group of 20 kids, no one I knew, and yet, this helped. Hearing this, and then Real Love , it was, as they say, “exactly what I needed.” A Hard Day's Night evokes another memory from this week, which I'll share if you want.
As if it matters how a man falls down.'
'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.
4.10am
1 May 2010
Offline Sure thing SunKing, share it 
Here comes the sun….. Scoobie-doobie……
Something in the way she moves…..attracts me like a cauliflower…
Bop. Bop, cat bop. Go, Johnny, Go.
Beware of Darkness…
4.55am
9 June 2010
Offline What mith said. Go ahead! 😀
If it's an uncomfortable, just look around you. All you see are sympathetic eyes.
If I seem to act unkind, it's only me, it's not my mind that is confusing things.
5.16am
23 January 2011
Offline This song makes me think of my dad. It's really an emotional song, and it was one of my first favorites.
"You can manicure a cat but can you caticure a man?"
John Lennon- Skywriting by Word of Mouth
10.30am
19 September 2010
Offline As if it matters how a man falls down.'
'When the fall's all that's left, it matters a great deal.
1.25pm
26 January 2017
Offline Reading through the above posts you can tell how important this song is. It is SO Lennon. The way the lyrics chase each other around with the classic Beatles harmonies sounding as tight as ever.
Knows not where he’s going to
Isn’t he a bit like you and me?
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