Paul McCartney "For No One" Great Version!

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  • Опубликовано: 10 дек 2024

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  • @eddietucker3334
    @eddietucker3334 9 месяцев назад +232

    If anyone ever doubts the genius of Paul McCartney, just listen to this one song. Never mind the extraordinary Beatles catalog, just this one will do. Always a fan, forever will be.

    • @thomasfisher5742
      @thomasfisher5742 9 месяцев назад +4

      So right EDDIE.....not just the lyric...but the WORDS are just so true when you connect them to a relationship BREAKDOWN....STAY WELL

    • @jerrymeadows5059
      @jerrymeadows5059 8 месяцев назад +8

      I've always thought this and John's "In My Life" were their two best songs.

    • @paddymeboy
      @paddymeboy 3 месяца назад +1

      Definitely sounds more American in this performance for some reason.

    • @jeffrey-ye9qv
      @jeffrey-ye9qv 3 месяца назад +2

      his voice is my childhood 57 here

    • @rtflone
      @rtflone 3 месяца назад +3

      Can we please say brilliance instead of genius? Einstein was a genius who saw what no one else could see. Paul was a brilliant singer, songwriter, and musician. Thanks for indulging me...

  • @tedtimothy9074
    @tedtimothy9074 3 года назад +1091

    This song and "Here There and Everywhere" were two underrecognized gems

  • @patrickmcnamara5846
    @patrickmcnamara5846 11 месяцев назад +67

    For anyone whose heart has been crushed in this way, this song really digs deep

  • @celypalac6350
    @celypalac6350 Год назад +201

    I’m 71, and been listening to The Beatles since 1964. This is my fave Beatles song. A masterpiece, timeless…now and then🎸

    • @papabagh
      @papabagh 10 месяцев назад +4

      Me too.

    • @hongjuanwu7539
      @hongjuanwu7539 9 месяцев назад +6

      Cely Palac, you are actually an experienced Beatle fan.

    • @TerezinhaGallo-w4z
      @TerezinhaGallo-w4z 9 месяцев назад +5

      Me too

    • @asheland_numismatics
      @asheland_numismatics 8 месяцев назад +4

      I’m a newer fan, I am very fond of this one as well.

    • @carmonaangel84
      @carmonaangel84 8 месяцев назад +2

      Jealous of your era but it brought harm to us, the future generations. The music is the only good thing that came of it, and civil rights respectfully.

  • @paulylaspiur
    @paulylaspiur 10 лет назад +1126

    Is'nt it amazing how someone can break your heart, and you keep on loving them with all the little pieces?

    • @michelewalburger9729
      @michelewalburger9729 6 лет назад +17

      Great song always has been in any version how could it be otherwise

    • @Grace-xr8bu
      @Grace-xr8bu 6 лет назад +12

      Isn't*

    • @cathystruska1558
      @cathystruska1558 5 лет назад +13

      That's beautiful

    • @charles7866-o1l
      @charles7866-o1l 4 года назад +11

      Well said.

    • @danielbayless616
      @danielbayless616 4 года назад +15

      Not only is that so true, I've lived through it too many times, and only much lonely time can get you to finally let go of all those broken pieces. What you said would be a great lyric of a song chorus for a song to be built around! As a song writter myself, I like it!

  • @tomassopantera7071
    @tomassopantera7071 9 месяцев назад +37

    This is a perfect song to describe a broken heart, a perfect example of sadness of an unloved heart. Greetings from Chihuahua, México 🇲🇽

  • @matheusmello1995
    @matheusmello1995 10 лет назад +2774

    Definitely the most underrated Beatles' song. This is such a masterpiece. For me it is as brilliant as Yesterday, but doesn't have a quarter of its fame.

    • @MrSahansdal
      @MrSahansdal 9 лет назад +78

      His songs all work so well, lyrics fit the music perfectly every time. How does someone do that?

    • @matheusmello1995
      @matheusmello1995 9 лет назад +26

      MrSahansdal I've always wondered that too.

    • @MrSahansdal
      @MrSahansdal 9 лет назад +42

      Matheus Mello
      Well, he said he dreamed up Yesterday. It's a gift.

    • @ChloeCraig0224
      @ChloeCraig0224 9 лет назад +63

      I know! For No One is better than Yesterday, there's no intimacy in Yesterday, just complaining in a beautifully written song (not that I'm dissing Yesterday in any way).

    • @lee-annhellner9622
      @lee-annhellner9622 9 лет назад +39

      Matheus Mello Let's not forget George Martin.

  • @pamelahealy2790
    @pamelahealy2790 4 года назад +1082

    I believe he wrote this during his break up with Jane Asher. “No love behind the tears”.......brilliant line! I have loved the Beatles since I was 12; I am now 68.🥰

    • @philipperegnart4201
      @philipperegnart4201 4 года назад +11

      so do I !!

    • @jakeperl5857
      @jakeperl5857 4 года назад +37

      This came out 2 yrs before Asher dumped him, but I do agree with your sentiment!

    • @pamelahealy2790
      @pamelahealy2790 4 года назад +39

      Jacob Perl Their relationship was tumultuous during those 5 years, I felt he wrote that because of their troubles. He wasn’t faithful.......

    • @jakeperl5857
      @jakeperl5857 4 года назад +21

      @@pamelahealy2790 True, and good point! Jane Asher and Pattie Boyd...the greatest muses in rock history!

    • @pamelahealy2790
      @pamelahealy2790 4 года назад +7

      Jacob Perl Yes, and I hated them both, lol. I was infatuated with George too.

  • @MalcolmO
    @MalcolmO 3 года назад +309

    I tell people that the Beatles' song For No One is one of the very best songs ever written and they always say, "How does that one go again?" Stuns me! It's one of the best songs ever written! And it brilliantly ends unresolved. Wow. What a composition. I might pick this as their TOP song!

    • @duncanmckeown1292
      @duncanmckeown1292 3 года назад +13

      My view exactly. The abrupt ending is a stroke of masterful genius, perfectly matching the lyric reminding us of the premature end of "a love that should have lasted years"!

    • @ralphreinert
      @ralphreinert 3 года назад +8

      I, too, think this might be my personal favorite Beatles song. And I wonder who first proposed using a French horn here. My uneducated guess would be that Paul composed the tune including the harmonies but that George Martin did most of the arranging of the strings and horn.

    • @MalcolmO
      @MalcolmO 3 года назад +9

      @@ralphreinert I'm sure you've got it right. IMO, GM recognized the wonderfulness of the song and wanted to set it ornately. He's a great artist too, I'd say. French horn even sounds like it's set apart. Brilliant!

    • @rwh2559
      @rwh2559 2 года назад +4

      I would not argue that either. Genius

    • @garthvance739
      @garthvance739 2 года назад +5

      They hit a peek during Revolver. All great songs.

  • @andrewnoonan7202
    @andrewnoonan7202 2 года назад +96

    No idea how men so young and without the life experience could have written songs like this. I am 53 and have yet to get my mind around a lot of the intellectual concepts about love these young men were singing. It is why it will be timeless and forever treasured.

    • @christopherlees1134
      @christopherlees1134 Год назад

      They were true poets.

    • @sandebonzi2354
      @sandebonzi2354 9 месяцев назад +4

      I read that Paul wrote this song when Jane Asher dumped him after a 4-yr courtship. He was feeling the pain! 💔

    • @anonymike8280
      @anonymike8280 7 месяцев назад +3

      They had life experience. When they were in their late teens, they were playing in clubs in (then) West Germany. The clubs they played in were located in a crime- and vice- ridden district of Hamburg. Life in Liverpool was no picnic either for the youth of that era. John Lennon was the only Beatle who had an even vaguely middle class upbringing.

  • @stocon12
    @stocon12 11 месяцев назад +78

    If this population lasts another 400 years, these guys will still be big. Up there with Beethoven and Mozart.

    • @tomlewis5542
      @tomlewis5542 8 месяцев назад

      Timeless classic Gems

    • @drblaney22
      @drblaney22 8 месяцев назад +1

      Already is - Paul is a gift that only comes around in a millennial-there will never be another.

    • @1tsbag134
      @1tsbag134 4 месяца назад +2

      No, they will be there along J.S. Bach because Beatles were the same to the pop culture what Bach was to Mozart, Beethoven, Joseph Haydn etc.

  • @Aloeven83
    @Aloeven83 Год назад +25

    I love the tone of Paul’s voice in this version. It reverberates, a little bit, sounding emotional. Great performance! What a sweet voice he has! Real sadness.

    • @TheRealFearlessFreep
      @TheRealFearlessFreep 3 месяца назад

      Yes. Just heard this for first time, right after listening to Revolver version. I've heard him put on an American accent in interviews, and in this vid he sounds a bit more like that in contrast.

  • @mariusb5150
    @mariusb5150 3 года назад +91

    One of the most beautiful McCartney songs. And so melancholic.

  • @dy95dy95
    @dy95dy95 11 лет назад +466

    Dude is ROCKIN" the french horn!

    • @ColtraneTaylor
      @ColtraneTaylor 5 лет назад +3

      And how many times have you heard a French horn outside of this one song?

    • @phantasmagoricmichl4209
      @phantasmagoricmichl4209 5 лет назад +29

      @@ColtraneTaylor no need to be an asshole geez

    • @Sir2Fiable
      @Sir2Fiable 5 лет назад +13

      @@ColtraneTaylor A lot? Thousands of hours. Legendary horn player. And it looks like he shows up late, puts his horn together in the nick of time, and just nails it! LOL

    • @ColtraneTaylor
      @ColtraneTaylor 5 лет назад

      @@Sir2Fiable You mean Don Dixon, the person I replied to?

    • @Sir2Fiable
      @Sir2Fiable 5 лет назад +6

      @@ColtraneTaylor No, your comment read like you disagree with him. The horn player here is amazing.

  • @aleksandrassazonovas8142
    @aleksandrassazonovas8142 Год назад +52

    One of Paul McCartney most mature composition in baroque pop stile. French horn by Alan Civil is mesmerising !🎼

    • @TriGuy51
      @TriGuy51 11 месяцев назад +1

      He must have warmed up at home 😂

    • @chielvooijs2689
      @chielvooijs2689 9 месяцев назад +1

      This is Jeff Bryant, not Alan Civil

    • @sandru2337
      @sandru2337 7 месяцев назад

      @@chielvooijs2689 I suppose it's a horn with a high F, but do you know what make and model it uses? Thank you

    • @drewtruskowski2880
      @drewtruskowski2880 10 дней назад +1

      @@sandru2337Paxman 40

    • @sandru2337
      @sandru2337 10 дней назад

      @@drewtruskowski2880 Thank you

  • @thomasfink2385
    @thomasfink2385 3 года назад +114

    That horn sounds 100% pitch PERFECT! Great stuff!! Paul ist the best.

    • @juliusz1486
      @juliusz1486 2 года назад +6

      Jeffrey Bryant, one of my great tutors

    • @simongravett9555
      @simongravett9555 2 года назад +2

      @@juliusz1486 true and Alan Civil on the original!

    • @28ggeiger
      @28ggeiger 4 месяца назад +3

      Paul started playing even before the French horn player assembled his instrument. No chance to even tune. But yes, he was pitch perfect.

  • @boofhead36
    @boofhead36 7 лет назад +2286

    This guy wrote so many great songs and some of them went unrecognized because of the sheer volume of music the Beatles released.

    • @TheVeek192
      @TheVeek192 5 лет назад +56

      We all do great things that don't get recognized.

    • @garrymcarthur9853
      @garrymcarthur9853 5 лет назад +3

      boofhead36 which guy? Faul Paul,after his death in mid sixties,sorry my iPad won’t print the number! q

    • @donflores5150
      @donflores5150 5 лет назад +13

      The Billy Shear Volume of Music?

    • @Epiousios18
      @Epiousios18 5 лет назад +51

      Paul was incredible at writing music about Love that just "gets it." Don't know how else to put it, but no matter what time or year it is, his songs always seem relevant.

    • @jsuisdetrop
      @jsuisdetrop 5 лет назад +4

      Try listen to Dear Boy or Yvonne the one

  • @pa369
    @pa369 3 года назад +241

    Whenever I hear a Lennon/McCartney composition (whether separate or together), it never ceases to amaze me how extraordinarily gifted these two young fellas from ordinary upbringings in Liverpool turned out to be. How fortuitous it was that they were thrown together... we are truly blessed to have their musical legacy.

    • @KimSenior
      @KimSenior 2 года назад +1

      Synchronicity I believe.

    • @rawreiki
      @rawreiki 2 года назад +6

      I love George's music too. He rarely wrote, but when he did...!

    • @alexgreen5064
      @alexgreen5064 Год назад +1

      Universal forces brought them together....

    • @philadams1702
      @philadams1702 Год назад +1

      @@alexgreen5064 Agree. Universal forces x5, to include George Martin. A once in many lifetimes combination of just the right ingredients...

    • @terg8472
      @terg8472 Год назад +1

      @jonathanbirch2022 for me its a good song and thats all. not even the best on the white album

  • @raymar3163
    @raymar3163 4 года назад +815

    When you realize the Beatles wrote and recorded pretty much their entire musical catalog when they were anywhere from 21 to 29 years old, it is totally mind-blowing!

    • @pablonewell6345
      @pablonewell6345 3 года назад +15

      That,s exactly what i say to young people who doesn,t Know them well. It,s just incredibly !!!

    • @Olivia-tl1le
      @Olivia-tl1le 3 года назад +13

      but they didn't even record all of their songs! i remember hearing john say that their best work was probably the stuff that wasnt recorded

    • @Silvana.L
      @Silvana.L 3 года назад +6

      Increíble. Fue ese tipo de magia creativa que no se repite
      Breves años, súper jóvenes y crearon las mejores canciones de la historia. ❤️

    • @lenoracacavio765
      @lenoracacavio765 3 года назад

      Yep.

    • @mgmtrace1
      @mgmtrace1 3 года назад +9

      Their talent can't be beaten. Can't see the world without them. I love them so much.

  • @fredhoupt4078
    @fredhoupt4078 11 лет назад +1179

    genius does as genius is. The guy has almost no equal. Like a modern day Mozart.

    • @fingerbob74
      @fingerbob74 10 лет назад +6

      Check out Joanna Newsom! Way out there but as important as the beatles IMO You'll either love her or run and hide!

    • @fredhoupt4078
      @fredhoupt4078 10 лет назад +1

      cian loughnane Discovered her several years ago. Am a big fan.

    • @fredhoupt4078
      @fredhoupt4078 10 лет назад +7

      For sheer volume he must be in the top 5. For other categories such as meaningful lyrics Leonard Cohen is far above him. But that is just my personal taste and there are no absolute values.

    • @carollipton4584
      @carollipton4584 7 лет назад +2

      Tied with Prince

    • @ronandlili
      @ronandlili 7 лет назад +2

      he is an amazing talent!

  • @favouritemoon4133
    @favouritemoon4133 11 месяцев назад +2

    I watch this at least once a year and have done for years.

  • @mozfan2436
    @mozfan2436 8 лет назад +75

    "She says that long ago she knew someone but now he's gone, she doesn't need him."
    That line is devastating... tears

  • @Redruth49
    @Redruth49 3 года назад +139

    One of the most beautiful songs ever written. That whole story in just 2 minutes. Some of the young breed with their endless, convoluted lyrics could learn a lot from this. The Beatles and George Martin gave us some classic pieces.

    • @pkoven
      @pkoven 2 года назад +2

      isn't it so? and people say Paul writes weak lyrics. sure, he has some dingers here and there in terms of weak lyrics [but still great melodies.] But when he does it right w/ the lyrics , he's up there in the front row w/ all the other great lyricists. this, and Here, There and Everywhere and may others are fine lyrical songs.

    • @andthebeatlesgoon8668
      @andthebeatlesgoon8668 2 года назад +3

      I’m glad you mentioned George Martin

    • @chrislyons339
      @chrislyons339 2 года назад +3

      Agree with every word. Undiluted genius.

    • @aHardNightsDay
      @aHardNightsDay Год назад +1

      completely agree

    • @wintermacca
      @wintermacca Год назад +2

      ​@@pkoven people who say he writes weak lyrics are idiots and haters. They couldn't come up with a song as brilliant as Paul's even if they tried very hard.

  • @Scipted
    @Scipted Год назад +12

    Those lyrics sum up most relationships that end after a number of years together.
    A lesson to all songwriters. Just write what you feel….

  • @johnnyM809
    @johnnyM809 8 лет назад +335

    Great song from Revolver...McCartney's ear for melody was exquisite

  • @insightwisdom830
    @insightwisdom830 7 лет назад +105

    The pure, absolute, and eternal genius of Paul McCartney.

  • @vincenzostr4488
    @vincenzostr4488 2 года назад +39

    Your day breaks, your mind aches
    You find that all her words of kindness linger on
    When she no longer needs you
    She wakes up, she makes up
    She takes her time and doesn't feel she has to hurry
    She no longer needs you
    And in her eyes, you see nothing
    No sign of love behind the tears
    Cried for no one
    A love that should have lasted years
    You want her, you need her
    And yet you don't believe her
    When she says her love is dead
    You think she needs you
    And in her eyes, you see nothing
    No sign of love behind the tears
    Cried for no one
    A love that should have lasted years
    You stay home, she goes out
    She says that long ago she knew someone
    But now he's gone, she doesn't need him
    Your day breaks, your mind aches
    There will be times when all the things she said will fill your head
    You won't forget her
    And in her eyes, you see nothing
    No sign of love behind the tears
    Cried for no one
    A love that should have lasted years

    • @nicku1
      @nicku1 3 месяца назад

      A gem!

  • @gabrielal1364
    @gabrielal1364 3 года назад +72

    Sadly, Paul didn't have his big range vocal anymore but he gave it all to us for almost 60 years! Sixty years full of wonderful stunning songs as a member of The Beatles, as a member of Wings and as solo artist. He has sung for us too many time and it's so wonderful to know that he's still alive with us. Thanks so much Paul for all your big contributions to the music history, all your legacy is incredible

    • @judithgurian7928
      @judithgurian7928 2 года назад +6

      Just saw him in Los Angeles in July and he performed nearly three hours

  • @juantailor
    @juantailor 4 года назад +261

    The French horn solo was arranging genius.

    • @brian-vz5hz
      @brian-vz5hz 3 года назад +6

      George Martin's idea if I remember

    • @kennethpalmowski-wolfe7923
      @kennethpalmowski-wolfe7923 3 года назад +6

      @@brian-vz5hz It was in response to Brian Wilson’s "God Only Knows" with its French horn solo. That song is quite notably admired by Paul McCartney, who in discussing his favorite songs, said that it is "at the top of my list."

    • @brian-vz5hz
      @brian-vz5hz 3 года назад +9

      What a year in music. 1966. Both bands composed their greatest albums in the same year. "Pet Sounds" & "Revolver". Unreal.

    • @gbwildlifeuk8269
      @gbwildlifeuk8269 3 года назад +10

      juantailor - The French horn solo was by Alan Civil, a British horn player described by recording engineer Geoff Emerick as the "best horn player in London". During the session, McCartney pushed Civil to play a note that was beyond the usual range of the instrument. Civil said that the song was "recorded in rather bad musical style, in that it was 'in the cracks', neither B-flat nor B-major, which posed a certain difficulty in tuning the instrument".

    • @dixonpinfold2582
      @dixonpinfold2582 3 года назад +4

      Never thought I'd say this about a French horn solo, but yeah, it's ravishing. And yet stepping on the end of it with the next refrain is somehow very right. How and why, I don't know. I just know it's in the hands of masters, and so are all of us listening.

  • @RogerPeet
    @RogerPeet 2 года назад +2

    This song is from their best album, Revolver.
    I listened to it when it came out.
    Great memory. I was 10.

  • @juliusruszkai739
    @juliusruszkai739 3 года назад +68

    Imagine writing these kind of lyrics when your only 24 years old "In her eyes you see nothing, no sign of love behind the tears, cried for no one" incredible natural talent!

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo 3 года назад +413

    Beatles a band so amazing they had songs like this as throw aways.

    • @yoshimano
      @yoshimano 3 года назад +79

      I wouldn't exactly call a song that ended on f***ing Revolver a throwaway

    • @nickharrison1604
      @nickharrison1604 3 года назад +28

      If they threw it away we wouldn't know about it. It was on Revolver.

    •  3 года назад +12

      @@nickharrison1604 to be really honest, the Beatles themselves (John chiefly) would often diss some of their songs as throwaways, including some which had made their way onto an album ... and afterwards. While it could be viewed as some sort of hypocrisy, that encourages to think about what makes a throwaway, what songs are, and who's legitimate to say so

    • @brainscott8198
      @brainscott8198 3 года назад +15

      Just because it wasn't a hit, doesn't necessarily mean it was a "throwaway" imo.

    • @calisongbird
      @calisongbird 3 года назад +22

      This was not a "throwaway," it was an album track. Plenty of Beatles fans like me love it.

  • @jelink22
    @jelink22 3 года назад +45

    I truly believe, that when this great-but-unassuming man---a true historical figure in World culture--dies, billions of people everywhere will be stricken with grief, remembering how he triggered in them so many GOOD, WARM and LOVING emotions.

  • @unipalooza.
    @unipalooza. 8 лет назад +633

    So this is one of my dads most favorite songs, and he sings it a lot, he sounds just like Paul and he looks like Paul does in this video, he is the literally the best dad. He has been singing Beatles for me as long as I can remember.

    • @janmarsh
      @janmarsh 8 лет назад +19

      You are very fortunate Jorgan :)

    • @AversaS2
      @AversaS2 7 лет назад +6

      You should upload it. :)

    • @sarahsmith1418
      @sarahsmith1418 7 лет назад +3

      aw!

    • @gardstrm1115
      @gardstrm1115 6 лет назад +2

      Lucky you! :-D

    • @mjcouceiro
      @mjcouceiro 6 лет назад +2

      I'm so happy for you, Jorgan Morgan! : ))

  • @yser65
    @yser65 7 лет назад +120

    As much as I love this song, the mesmeric thing about this video is the belated arrival of the bearded, balding, bespectacled French horn player, his absolutely unhurried extraction of the instrument from its case (as MacCartney sings, 'She takes her time and doesn't feel she has to hurry' - it's as if the horn player is illustrating the lyric), and the fact he's ready and so focused and calm when his solo is due. He then plays it with perfect accuracy and aplomb. It's comical - and delicious.

    • @luismartinetti9798
      @luismartinetti9798 3 года назад +3

      tal cual!

    • @KutWrite
      @KutWrite 3 года назад +9

      That had to be staged. No one would start a recording session 'til all the musicians were there... and warmed up! You don't play those notes on a French (or English) horn without warming up the instrument and those lips!
      Still, as you say, a cool touch.

    • @simongravett9555
      @simongravett9555 2 года назад +5

      Horn player is Jeff Bryant - on the original it's Alan Civil. Both legends, the part is extremely difficult.

  • @StvMcQueen1
    @StvMcQueen1 Год назад +15

    One of Paul's finest tunes. One thing I know. 100 years from now, his music will still be playing. Thank you, Paul, for the many memories. And John, George and Ringo as well.

    • @StvMcQueen1
      @StvMcQueen1 10 месяцев назад

      @JamesPaulMcCartney-ek1uwThanks for your continuous love, care and support towards me.
      Where do you live?
      @JamesPaulMcCartney-ek1uw I grew up in a little town near Cincinnati, Ohio, called Loveland. I saw you and the lads back on Sun. Aug. 21, 1966 at Crosley Field ballpark. You may recall, it poured rain the night before and you had to lay over in Cincy and do the concert about noon the following day. Ah, the good old days! Thank you for your kind reply. I was taken aback! All the best, Paul!

  • @kachmantv6559
    @kachmantv6559 2 года назад +8

    When I was a kid, it was just another Beatle song. It is a heart-breaking song, very powerful. "Your day breaks" could be a double-entendre, as your mind aches the minute you wake up-daybreak- or everytime you see she no longer needs you, your day breaks.

  • @Ducksoup67
    @Ducksoup67 3 года назад +50

    When my wife of 20 years left me - I spent 3 months in a remote rental playing many songs on my ukulele - trying to figure it all out. Thanks you guys...this was a great meditation.

    • @jonathanstill8932
      @jonathanstill8932 3 года назад +1

      Ducksoup67 - She waited for the kids to be grown, the wife , that is, left me too at 20 years.

    • @guyac01
      @guyac01 3 года назад +1

      It's a terribly common story these days... saw it 'happen' to many of my friends over the years, then, surprise, surprise...! How could this happen to me...?

  • @s.ebright7620
    @s.ebright7620 11 месяцев назад +2

    crying again. I forget sometimes how brilliant some of the Beatles compositions are. Just incredible.

  • @MDBellamy
    @MDBellamy 3 года назад +48

    There's an entire monochrome movie of love and loss in this one song. This may be my most favorite Paul song of all. And yet so few people seem to know it.

  • @sallybilzon3507
    @sallybilzon3507 3 года назад +26

    Heartbreaking song. And the horn segment really adds a distinct sense of life going on irrespective of the turmoil the singer feels.

  • @okd521
    @okd521 3 месяца назад +2

    The incredible arrangements on so many different songs makes them unique even to this day!

  • @carmaj156
    @carmaj156 9 лет назад +146

    One of the things that I absolutely love about his talent is his ability to compose instrumental solos, like Hope of Deliverance spanish guitar solo and Somedays french horn solo. Melodically he is a genius. I always wondered how is he able to create so much with so little. Take the simplicity of My Valantine for example... That's one of the things most of bands pursued in the 60s but few were able to accomplish. The only guy I know from that time gifted with the same genius was... John Lennon.

    • @MiggyStyx
      @MiggyStyx 8 лет назад +23

      Don't forget Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys

    • @ms8596
      @ms8596 8 лет назад +7

      ...who inspired both McCartney and Lennon.

    • @AIRGUITARFORTHESTARS
      @AIRGUITARFORTHESTARS 8 лет назад +8

      +ms8596 But only after they'd both done the same for him. Lucky us to have those three inspiring one another.

    • @genolatinoiii
      @genolatinoiii 8 лет назад +6

      +carmaj156 That is the Hallmark of a Genius. But, Carol King is way up there too, considering the way it was back then.

    • @galericulus9736
      @galericulus9736 8 лет назад +3

      +carmaj156 And Ray Davies.

  • @Yoyo-ug7wt
    @Yoyo-ug7wt 3 месяца назад +7

    A masterpiece both of melody and lyrics.

  • @joseluisburgueno3054
    @joseluisburgueno3054 Год назад

    Jesús!, I was twelve by then (I'm 70 by now). Love from Guadalajara, México.

  • @MrsH296
    @MrsH296 2 месяца назад +3

    Still Gives me goose bumps , 60 years later

  • @simonfreeman7618
    @simonfreeman7618 6 лет назад +25

    Alan Civil on the French Horn. One of the finest French Horn players the world knew. RIP

  • @alfonsoolmos8445
    @alfonsoolmos8445 11 месяцев назад +2

    Que divinidad de canción de los queridos fab four con recuerdos de nuestra juventud de esos amores que alguna vez tuvimos si señor!!!

  • @Ben-xk9sh
    @Ben-xk9sh 5 лет назад +32

    One of the few songs that leaves me behind totally quiet, because it is so genius

  • @pdn-vd5om
    @pdn-vd5om 4 года назад +26

    Paul McCartney is great song writer. Really poetic and I love his singing tone, a sad song but genuinely moving,

  • @bieituns
    @bieituns 11 месяцев назад +2

    This is like the sequel to "I'm looking through you", another forgotten McCartney gem.

    • @bieituns
      @bieituns 10 месяцев назад

      @JamesPaulMcCartney-ek1uw Liverpool

    • @bieituns
      @bieituns 10 месяцев назад

      @JamesPaulMcCartney-ek1uw many years. Since my mum was a big fan and grew up with the Beatles.

  • @hongjuanwu7539
    @hongjuanwu7539 9 месяцев назад +4

    Couldn't believe his voice.

  • @matthewharris3898
    @matthewharris3898 4 года назад +47

    Such a beautifully sad song. It's the sad songs that move us so meaningfully, that take us into the world of our depth and vulnerability.
    Thank you Paul for being willing to venture into that world and bring some light into it.

  • @trinkabuszczuk6138
    @trinkabuszczuk6138 Год назад +3

    Simple brilliance by Sir Paul.
    Mixed emotions as I’m crushed with my feeble attempts at even playing guitar 😂

  • @martymcfly6968
    @martymcfly6968 5 лет назад +12

    Crazy how one song can be so universally applicable to the listeners.

  • @canwallace558
    @canwallace558 2 года назад +1

    Breaking up with someone who you thought loved you is hard to take,,this song sums it up

  • @martinsmith1820
    @martinsmith1820 2 года назад +7

    this my friends is the speed at which Beatles songs were put together and recorded. Beautifully.The french horn player is still assembling his instrument until his entry- and he completely nails it- no tuning, warming up or time to prepare himself. One take. Perfection.

  • @NACHOZMusic
    @NACHOZMusic 3 года назад +16

    Only Paul McCartny can put such a powerful emotion in a song so perfectly. Love the strings in this version too!

  • @karenreardon5398
    @karenreardon5398 11 месяцев назад +2

    Incredibly beautiful song. I do agree it was sadly unrecognized. Paul's voice and the orchestra so lovely

  • @naranjasss
    @naranjasss 7 лет назад +66

    A true masterpiece.. changes your life in 2:00 minutes.

  • @Airestotle09
    @Airestotle09 5 лет назад +13

    That french horn solo conveys all sorts of emotions

  • @srg2972
    @srg2972 Год назад

    The unresolved ending, to this particular song, genius

  • @gatabarbieri4978
    @gatabarbieri4978 9 лет назад +30

    Absolutely a magnificent song...
    And thank you Paul for singing it so beautifully

    • @guild612
      @guild612 2 года назад

      Incredible piece. Lyrics and melody mirror each other. Each can stand on their own. Paul’s brilliant 😥. Just arranged this piece on my 12 string. Including french horn

  • @Coronadoman
    @Coronadoman 11 месяцев назад +3

    ...no sign of love behind the tears...

  • @CeeOlleab388
    @CeeOlleab388 11 месяцев назад +2

    Paul McCartney was a Beatle forever. He wrote the BEST songs ever. They will last long after He and all the others of the 60's pass on. 12/18/23 age 74.

  • @fougee1
    @fougee1 3 года назад +11

    You listen to this once and it stays in your head all day.
    Great song from one of the greatest in music history.

  • @louismazza9966
    @louismazza9966 3 года назад +6

    I remember when this song came out, it was great than and it still is 50 plus years later.......

  • @giorgiotronconi4136
    @giorgiotronconi4136 3 года назад +2

    Wow..2 minutes of pure bliss

  • @chrisroberts9516
    @chrisroberts9516 5 лет назад +5

    This is my anthem. Tossed to the curb by my wife of 8 years. Beautiful song, has always been one of my favorites. I would sing it to her when it came up on XM.
    Was it a premonition? She took me for granted, but nothing could prepare me for the hate she dished out at the end. So many songs take on a life of their own during a break-up.

  • @OsmarCaco
    @OsmarCaco 10 лет назад +18

    Everything Paul sings and plays become special. He is the man!

  • @davey8914
    @davey8914 10 месяцев назад

    In my 20's I was still figuring out the basics of life, like making toast... Gobsmacking talent. Beatles, Bob D, Mr Bowie, Mr MacGowan thank you for enriching my life.

  • @cilonvaldezperusato8192
    @cilonvaldezperusato8192 3 года назад +16

    Em minha opinião essa é provavelmente uma das dez mais belas canções da história da música popular..Verdadeiro clássico

  • @mikebarat1950
    @mikebarat1950 3 года назад +87

    The French horn is what makes this song. George Martin was a genius to think of that.

    • @johnzaccardi526
      @johnzaccardi526 3 года назад +12

      Horn played by Alan Civil, the first non-Beatle to be credited playing on a Beatle's song.

    • @kisskari
      @kisskari 3 года назад +4

      @@johnzaccardi526 But not on this '83 recording - it is Jeffrey Bryant (of the Royal Phil. Orch.) playing the horn. Also on Eleanor Rigby with the Gabrielli String Quartet.

    • @CeltCraic
      @CeltCraic 3 года назад +13

      Not to take anything away from George Martin (he really was the 5th Beatle) but in this case, the French horn was Paul's idea. This is Paul demonstrating "For No One" for George Martin for the first time and actually inserting vocalized French horn suggestions into the demo. ruclips.net/video/cbJrXqrLtMw/видео.html

    • @kisskari
      @kisskari 3 года назад +1

      @@CeltCraic I'm sorry to say but it's from the 83 Give my regards to Broad Street feature film, not from '66...

    • @mikebarat1950
      @mikebarat1950 3 года назад

      @@CeltCraic Thanks

  • @fougee1
    @fougee1 3 года назад +2

    My late Mother and I would dance to these Beatles songs.
    She could sing with the best of them and a big fan of good
    music. As soon as a Beatles record was in the stores my
    Mom would take me to buy it. She would always say"Play
    that one again." ...... Love you so much Mom!!

    • @KiffRiffart
      @KiffRiffart 3 года назад +1

      A loving embrace to you and your mom!

    • @fougee1
      @fougee1 Год назад

      @@KiffRiffart Thanks for your kind words sir.

  • @jimtownsend7899
    @jimtownsend7899 4 года назад +146

    Can I tell you something? I've been around long enough to remember when the Beatles came on the scene. British Invasion, Ed Sullivan, and so forth. I've owned their records, yes, records, and I've been a fan these near 60 years. I've listened to every Beatles song countless times, and now I must say - I don't really know the words to this one. Oh sure, the hooks, but I just realized that I get so caught up in the "feel" of the song, the harmonies of the instrumentation, that wonderful French horn, and the melodic hypnotism of it all, I find that I'm listening to the song, and not the words. I don't know if that makes sense to anyone but me...

    • @Revelian1982
      @Revelian1982 4 года назад +2

      It makes perfect sense.

    • @dr.reidsheftalltruthinscie2007
      @dr.reidsheftalltruthinscie2007 4 года назад +2

      It does but the words to this song are as good as the melody, harmonies and feel. Beautiful truth here.

    • @pamelahealy2790
      @pamelahealy2790 4 года назад +1

      Of course it makes sense!! Just their melodies alone are genius!

    • @frankmachin5438
      @frankmachin5438 4 года назад

      Not really - lyrics are crucial to me for a song to be truly great - its like you’re missing part of the song

    • @TonyWhite22351
      @TonyWhite22351 4 года назад

      Only a small percentage of people take the time to actually listen to the words , most just talk over them !
      It’s their loss !

  • @janiquevaillot8554
    @janiquevaillot8554 3 года назад +8

    All my respects for Sir Paul Mc Cartney. One of the greatest writter of melodies . Friendly from France. A true fan of the BEATLES since I was a child and a teenager.

  • @s.ebright7620
    @s.ebright7620 2 месяца назад +2

    sometimes I feel done with the Beatles. Then I hear somethiing like this, and - chills. incredible!

  • @YU-nr7eq
    @YU-nr7eq 11 месяцев назад +3

    John’s most fav song

    • @YU-nr7eq
      @YU-nr7eq 10 месяцев назад +1

      @JamesPaulMcCartney-ek1uw I’m Welsh, British

  • @flyingmerkel6
    @flyingmerkel6 4 года назад +7

    One of my favorite Beatles songs, and the saddest end of relationship song ever. Didn't get it until I lived it.

  • @llroman7823
    @llroman7823 11 месяцев назад

    Even a Beatle, with the world at his feet, experienced unrequited love and lived to sing to the world about it.

  • @cosicave5179
    @cosicave5179 3 года назад +3

    Magnificent.
    Another seemingly casual masterpiece he thought up during the lunch-break…

  • @Jakal-pw8yq
    @Jakal-pw8yq 4 года назад +15

    I absolutely love this song! I read in an interview that McCartney actually whistled the piccolo solo to the person playing it! He truly is a modern-day Bach or Motzart.

    • @johnplink
      @johnplink 3 года назад

      The solo was played on French horn.

    • @paulrchapman1
      @paulrchapman1 2 года назад

      And piccolo trumpet on Penny Lane.
      I met David Mason and also his sister Noreen who played the flute.

  • @DSASpecial
    @DSASpecial 2 месяца назад

    It is a magic experience to see the video of a music molded in my mind since the release many years ago... The cords and horn musicians did a spectacular performance. Many thanks to Condrotum for having displayed this gem on You Tube !

  • @bettechic5052
    @bettechic5052 6 лет назад +12

    Paul sings with so much 💔 emotion on this masterpiece!! A hauntingly beautiful song further elevated by the french horn and violins!! Love this phenomenal song written by a living legendary genius!! 💔

  • @jeffdoyle4703
    @jeffdoyle4703 4 года назад +8

    I'm so glad I was here when the Beatles were taking the universe by storm.

  • @peliche77
    @peliche77 3 года назад +2

    One of the very best songs written by Paul McCartney ever.......And that's a lot to say, you know.
    Glorious melody, brilliant lyrics, sublime instrumental arrangements (that french horn solo)..... An unbeatable masterpiece.

  • @ItsLionzz
    @ItsLionzz 8 лет назад +37

    absolutely beautiful

  • @klappenbergersonpaintingha2933
    @klappenbergersonpaintingha2933 6 лет назад +6

    In this period of his life he was absolutely handcuffed to the flow of maximum creativity. It flowed to him with the ease and beauty in the same manner he sang this song.

  • @RoamFree1866
    @RoamFree1866 2 месяца назад

    What a blessing he enjoyed with such sensitivity and melodic creativity, and how many blessings we have enjoyed through him.

  • @johndoyle4723
    @johndoyle4723 4 года назад +22

    Sent shivers down my spine, literally. The French horn is excellent, and of course Macca in his prime, so good, thanks for uploading.

  • @jeehway
    @jeehway 5 месяцев назад +5

    Listening thousands times after 28th April this year.

  • @dagalfheim7056
    @dagalfheim7056 2 месяца назад

    As a young man, just starting to notice the passing of time, the fleeting of memories, and how each moment and most people are important bricks in the foundation of our short lives

  • @dougpeters1625
    @dougpeters1625 3 года назад +3

    all of us are so fortunate to be alive to witness this musical genius

  • @williardbillmore5713
    @williardbillmore5713 3 года назад +79

    There is a fun story around this song. Peter Noone of Herman's Hermits recorded at Abbey Road studios and he went into the Beatles studio one night when nobody was around and found a tape canister hand labeled what he thought read "FOR NOONE" and he brought it home.
    He then says he brought it back with apologies the next day when the misunderstanding about the tape labeled "For No One" was cleared up.
    True story...

    • @kiethblack3870
      @kiethblack3870 3 года назад +4

      Ha ha! That's funny -- I could understand the mistake. I never heard about this before. Thanks for sharing.

    • @kevintownsend7469
      @kevintownsend7469 3 года назад +7

      @@kiethblack3870 And apparently John Lennon called him Peter No One from that day on, Noone loved it.

    • @ardalla535
      @ardalla535 3 года назад

      Have to wonder what Noone was doing wandering around alone at Abbey Road when no one else was there and went into the Beatles studio (which was none of his business at all). It doesn't sound like something Peter Noone would be doing. But maybe it did happen.

    • @qqw743
      @qqw743 3 года назад +1

      Is there a source for this story? I'm not saying that I'm certain it didn't happen, but I've never heard of it, and it has the feel of an urban legend. Couldn't find any sources in a quick online search.

  • @richardshultis9626
    @richardshultis9626 3 года назад +2

    Havent heard this song in years, sorry to say. It puts me in just the right mood on this hot Summer 2021 day. And that French horn solo!

  • @martinhalling9983
    @martinhalling9983 4 года назад +3

    I’m so proud that i’ve seen him live with my children....h’es a living classic!

  • @alanshepherd4304
    @alanshepherd4304 2 года назад +3

    What a great little song!! So simple yet melodic and with great lyrics!!! 😁😁😁🇬🇧

  • @aseventh
    @aseventh 4 года назад +1

    I have about 170 Beatles songs in my music library and this song is my #1 favorite Beatles song.

  • @marie-roseMorille-ry2ob
    @marie-roseMorille-ry2ob Год назад +4

    Heartbreaking song but so beautiful I admire Such a masterpiece !

  • @jmgalbo1
    @jmgalbo1 4 года назад +50

    I ask you ladies and gentlemen, has there been a more extraordinary and prolific song crafter in the 20th century?
    I wonder if contemporaries of Mozart felt the same way.

    • @petersmith9530
      @petersmith9530 3 года назад +2

      Thats easy.Bob Dylan.I rest my case.

    • @aresbe
      @aresbe 3 года назад

      @@petersmith9530 I answered "Bob Dylan" and looked for you reply. 👍🏼

    • @raindrops21_9
      @raindrops21_9 3 года назад +3

      Dylan is in awe of Macca. I imagine he knows what he's talking about.

    • @georgiarussell8673
      @georgiarussell8673 3 года назад

      Brian Wilson, without a doubt !