Nowhere Man - The Beatles (John’s Vocal & Guitar Only) (REDO)

[@brianwhite1189]

For this boomer, getting treats like this, sixty years later, almost brings me to tears.

[@tiffanyroseangeles34]

Me as well. I’m 63 though)

[@speed2live]

I sang this acapella once for an audition. The song lends itself well to no accompaniment.

[@voicetube]

60's flower child here - yes!

[@rafaelcardenas5225]

Good times

[@JKLeScH777]

Why? John can’t sing at all

[@michaelharrington75]

John's voice is one of the main things that made the Beatles sound unique. Especially in the early period.

[@pamelalapier9633]

It's funny to me that he never liked his voice. We loved it!

[@Alextropik]

Yes, John’s voice is absolutely inimitable!

[@joshgoldstein3991]

Just John and his guitar, it's actually much better than I expected. Goes to show that 'Nowhere Man' remains a great song through and through.

[@blap9467]

A lot of their demos are like this and still very good without all the production

[@stanleyhoward1893]

Too bad it only made it to no3 on the chart's 1966.

[@ArvisTatom]

That's really cool. Is there a fav demo collection of theirs you recommend?@@blap9467

[@Neptunestef]

And what a rhythm player.

[@gretchennelson7056]

Of course it’s a great song. Look who wrote it.

[@elforeigner3260]

John always had a beautiful voice, sometimes deep and raspy, sometimes sweet and smooth

[@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec]

And sometimes flat and tone deaf

[@bingohhhhhhhhhhhh]

@@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ecNo that would be you, but with an added "imbecile" to flesh you out completely.

[@letisia1908]

​@@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ecGo clean your ears !!!

[@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec]

@sabbracadabra8367 ya gotta tin ear

[@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec]

@sabbracadabra8367 I never did harmonies. I was a guitar player. But I know a flat when I hear one . And he is singing flat here. Apparently it was on purpose, for the harmony. Doesn’t change the fact it’s flat. And even if it wasn’t, his voice is also a thin voice. He never had a powerful voice like the best lead singers in popular music, like ray charles did, or even early Robert plant and Chris Cornell.

[@3DBlastDotCom]

Do we all realize how lucky we are to be hearing these tracks in 2024? We are so spoiled; we simply press play…and there they are, come to life!

[@christiansather8438]

We’ve objectified everything

[@pamelalapier9633]

I'm just thrilled that new generations are still seeing how brilliant they are, both as The Beatles and individually.

[@alonkatz4633]

Convenient technology is conveniently convenient.

[@SoarSeeMusic]

So much character in John’s voice. Glad we lived in the same time as The Beatles

[@pamelalapier9633]

Me too.

[@The_momur]

One of the deepest song in the Beatles catalog. He sings with pain from the heart.

[@manny4552]

He was such a spectacular talent....a genius in his profession

[@chicolofi]

What a great singer John was.

[@tiffanyroseangeles34]

YES AND FOREVER💔🕊️🕊️

[@stormhawk3319]

The voice of a generation

[@wilmathewisp8252]

His voice actually sounds like an everyday voice and at the same time absolutely unique. No one ever sounded or ever will sound like John again.

[@andrewwilson888]

Nice work. It is like hearing John do a demo for this song. Just John's voice and acoustic guitar drives the song along quite nicely.

[@paulcharlo9346]

Pretty sure he’s playing electric guitar

[@goomic]

@@paulcharlo9346it Sounds like an acoustic Guitar 100%

[@Dooguk]

@@paulcharlo9346 He's playing a Gibson J160e which is an electro-acoustic. i.e. an acoustic with a pickup.

[@MrBobby1323]

I feel like some of the character of Johns singing is actually masked when the full track is playing. There's a real authenticity/ honesty about John's voice. I think he was the only one who could pull off the Solo artist that they all ended up trying to do, definetly up there with likes Bob Dylan. The other members were more suited to a band format.... Its a shame we didn't get to hear what other music he could have made, even now.

[@leon327]

He said he wrote this song out of frustration from having temporary writers block. He'd been trying all day to write a song but was getting nowhere, and that in turn inspired the song.

[@rjb7569]

What is better than a solo artist and single instrument to control the soul of a song? This song has it. Well done by John.

[@bau3ring4]

Every time I hear stuff like this I’m reminded how underrated John was as a rhythm guitarist

[@greggrowley5199]

This song is the reason why John was such a great songwriter. As a kid in the 80s I loved it, as an adult now you realise how deep it is and how it works on so many levels. He seemed to be able to write simple songs that appealed to so many.

[@joshs4594]

This is probably what it would've sounded like if John was performing solo with just his guitar. Well done.

[@NellyGandhella]

Well I mean it is literally him and his guitar so there is no 'probably' about it. It is literally him and a guitar

[@joshs4594]

@@NellyGandhella I said "performing solo," as in a concert.

[@yutopia7]

It sounds like a demo version, much like Strawberry Fields Forever from Anthology 2. It’s very magical listening to these songs this way.

[@tomoshiro87]

Cool 😎 It’s like John at home before he brought the song to the studio.

[@christianna49]

Ohhhh myyyy gooooddd whhhattt😭❤️‍🩹

[@お食事処みっこ]

ジョンレノンだけのワントラックのNOWHERE MAN ビートルズを聞きまくっていた４０年前に 聞きたいと思ってました。 夢が叶いました。 有り難うございました! 改めて、ジョンレノンの声と、ギターに深く感動、涙がでてきました！ 最高です。

[@bczzar1]

It's so fun to sing along harmony parts on this

[@ACDZ123]

As much as paul had a good singing voice ,it was johns voice who made the Beatles sound like the Beatles

[@lancep4164]

It wouldn’t be the Beatles without any of the voices. That’s what made them so great.

[@JohnBallantyne-x7h]

They made these years a little easier to live though, thanks Winston.

[@denniswinters3096]

After all the larking about and pulling funny faces, when John got down to business he could really deliver the goods. Because he sometimes had a rather casual, even dismissive, attitude towards his own talent and towards The Beatles' collective talent, people can sometimes forget that he was one of the great originals of the 20th Century.

[@clearlyanartistanimations6915]

This sings to me. I'm a nowhere man.

[@cactaceous]

The only ones who forget are the fans so far up McCartney’s corny, cheesy, schmaltzy ass that they can’t even think straight.

[@teeteebee]

Spot on. You see that in the Get Back film. They all seem so normal and casual...and then they play...and you're hearing some of the greatest artists of all time. Talent, soul and timing.

[@wadestevens5659]

Well said, my man!

[@christiansather8438]

@@clearlyanartistanimations6915now here?

[@Canaltrapatudo]

I really love john's sweet voice ❤

[@ПешехонцевВасилий]

Какой же приятный, чарующий голос! Чудо!!!

[@keithbohon1399]

After nearly SIXTY years! My favourite ever Beatles song! Like catching up to a long lost friend, and appreciating them more than ever.

[@JUANWINSTON-w5e]

It brings me to tears, even after nearly 50 years of being a truly Beatles fan. Thank you.

[@juancarlosrufastoaguilar5279]

*It gives me goosebumps. John came back to relay his message, AGAIN.*

[@infrequentvlogs4433]

When I was a child, in 1970s London UK, this and "Ticket to Ride" were my favorite songs

[@mickc2339]

I think it was ticket to ryde, Isle of Wight

[@imisskatelyn9517]

Brings tears to my eyes...

[@nickdryad]

Who else sang George’s solo in their head, complete with harmonic?

[@danielfisch389]

I have always thought it was only George playing the solo. Several books about the Beatles recordings say that it was performed in unison by Harrison and Lennon. The pair played identical "sonic blue"-coloured Fender Stratocasters on the track. The harmonic was George alone.

[@nickdryad]

@@danielfisch389 That’s an interesting piece of information, also quoted in Andy Babuiuk’s book, Beatles gear. George is supposed to have said that too, but I don’t know why they would have done that when George had the 12 string Rickenbacker. If I was putting money on it I’ say it was the 12 string. But there you go.

[@alejandroc1965]

In the new mix of The Red album you got the answer.

[@nickdryad]

What do you think. I definitely hear a classic Rickenbacker chimey guitar in the track?

[@karenreardon5398]

Oh my! All these years I thought it was Paul doing the harmony at the end.

[@lecapitaineisonyoutoob]

I already related to the song so much I didn't think it could hit me any harder, then boom, cue this. Just a man in pain, alone with his guitar, singing out his sorrows to nobody in the room.

[@Krypt24]

GREAT to hear the song like this. What a remarkable talent John was (is).

[@petezah2686]

Was. He's dead now

[@mjjames2442]

The Kinks Ray Davies also wrote this type of songs and did so very well.

[@harold3165]

Nowhere near as good as the fab four though.

[@thomasriley5830]

@@harold3165 nahhh man, you can’t compare Lennon/McCartney and Davies, two different styles. Ray did write a lot of insightful, intelligent and entertaining songs and he didn’t have help or a partner. He was and is a genius

[@speedfreakjive8843]

Davies is sorely underlooked as a songwriter

[@barbaramonaco105]

​@@thomasriley5830It's easy for me to love them both. ❤

[@harveycan5820]

​@@harold3165In some instances even better! L and M, Dylan, Ray Davies, Bowie, Jagger/Richard, Townshend, Stevie Wonder, Smokey, Joni, Neil, Carol King... To me that's the royal songwriting family.. Sure I left off a few. But wrong to say Davies is not as good, not for me at least.

[@solonmanoelcosta2075]

Que voz maravilhosa

[@gretchennelson7056]

Ohhhhhhh Johnny. I miss you so much.

[@StarlynChacon]

😢

[@pc7339]

This is beautiful. One man, one guitar.

[@ChicagoJ351]

This is what made the Beatles the Beatles. John has a very unique but normal voice. They didn’t sound like pro singers, but it was a unique Beatles sound.

[@fourthtunz]

They sound like pro singers to me, meaning professional? Maybe you’ve never heard John sing Mr. Moonlight ? The Beatles were great singers, very professional.

[@Baci302]

John’s rhythm guitar playing is always so interesting and tasteful.

[@victorhugobarcelos1523]

This is why John will always be my favorite beatle.

[@KatrissaBallet]

In a sea of AI content taking over, tailored pieces of art like this are like a delightfully crafted dessert. Bravo! Bravo!

[@thegoodsgone1965]

My favourite voice ever.

[@marianaguizar3229]

I love you John❤

[@daudder]

that voice, only in his twenties, but with the wisdom of a full life lived.

[@michaelcornish929]

One of his finest songs. Great to hear it pared back. Then, hear the finished work, with the beautiful guitar work and McCartney’s exquisite harmonies. So lucky to have grown up with their music. Timeless.

[@Mandrake591]

Top shelf, uncanny, bewildering, delicate, yet bold.

[@SpookyFox1000]

So lucky to be alive during the magic of the Beatles !

[@ricobonifacio1095]

Very unique voice, which makes it good.

[@davidmathews2599]

One of john's best

[@rheailiarome2287]

Love you John always 🙏 May God bless you. Thank you for the joy the Beatles brought to my life. Beautiful song and a thing of beauty is a joy forever ♾️

[@kathleenkeene5864]

What a joy to sing the harmony with this! ❤

[@rbstems]

Great stuff!

[@Isotrax]

Thanks, You aswell!

[@RPaulfield]

More Accoustic and unplugged sounding Beatles please. Yall both are amazing

[@westfield90]

Absolutely brilliant

[@pocopico7409]

Excellent! John‘s voice was so different. I always wondered exactly how he developed it and “found“ it. Really haven’t heard anyone else with a voice similar to it.

[@karenreardon5398]

What a treat to hear John's fabulous voice doing one of their very best songs. Chills abound.❤❤❤. So sorely missed.😢😢❤❤

[@alfrancisnh]

Haunting. Beautiful.

[@babylonian.captivity]

Omg, this is gorgeous. I could just weep. Dear John.

[@donnie450]

Thank you

[@beatlefancraig67]

Pure pure John!🎶🙏Absolutely brilliant.👏 👌👍

[@kevanbrown7620]

Love John's vocals. John's songs for Rubber Soul, Norwegian Wood, Nowhere Man, Girl, In My Life were incredible

[@drlarsson3585]

What a great genious John was. Even this demo version, with only guitarr and song is good enough for a record.

[@Dooguk]

It's not a demo version. John's voice and guitar have been isolated from the others. The name of the channel gives you a clue.

[@laurencaulton103]

This is like being in a room with John.

[@rusty_562]

This is a lot of help for covering this song, thank you!

[@MercedesCruz-qe1nj]

I've been loving you since 1964 ❤❤❤

[@jojoglemond]

What a voice!

[@brucebingham4396]

The Beatles song 🎵 called nowhere man was a great beatle song 🎵 😊❤

[@Mhtthw]

It's hard to listen to this edit and think that Lennon didn't write this song with a personal background, I don't care what any article or Lennon himself says in person. This "version" sounds like a sad, lonely man with his guitar, singing about sadness and the feeling that nothing really makes sense in lines like "Making all his nowhere plans for nobody" while at the same time he gives himself words of encouragement and tries to cheer up with lines like "You don't know what you're missing/Nowhere man/The world is at your command". It's moving to think about it this way and I really thank this edit for giving me this new perspective and loving this song even more than I already do.

[@sharonramone9178]

Ah, John!

[@gchristopherklug]

It’s almost too much, hearing that voice so clear so young.

[@PedroCampos-qo3nm]

Es como sí fuera algo Irreal estar Escuchando en 2024 a The Beatles y todo en tús Manos.

[@BabyBoomerChannel]

Such an intimate version - you can feel that he’s singing to himself.

[@Fernando-qk2hp]

I don’t consider myself the biggest beatle fan but something I loved about this guy. He was real. Not perfect I can’t really describe it.

[@leonarriola3754]

This is one of the best gifts of the year, thanks a lot!

[@paulkellar6222]

Beautiful, God bless the multiple vibrations/particles that constitute being. Music is a powerful way of feeling unity with the cosmos of existence.❤❤❤❤

[@humbertoluismendes7123]

master piece, man. wonderful job! sounds like the first time I'm listening to this great song. thanks a lot!

[@Wheresthelove7]

Absolutely beautiful singing

[@kentinspacetime5378]

Just another song he knocked out. Required several hours. Lennon wrote hundreds of these - all brilliant. A genius makes it look easy.

[@fredsalter1915]

John progressively got squeezed out by Paul's domineering lovey-dovey ditties

[@keithbohon1399]

Yes, but he rebounded strongly on the White Album and still remained the Beatles most prolific songwriter.

[@gordonmitchell729]

Inspirational! I started my first band because of the Beatles and many other greats. I miss what might have been 🎶🎶🎶❤️

[@JoeBYoung]

John stated that “Nowhere Man” was heavily influenced by Bob Dylan’s unique and introspective lyrics. Remarkable work!

[@dirtydawg448]

The lyrics are so overlooked and yet they are the most significant part of this truly great yet overlooked song❤️

[@justsomeguy1074]

Nothing about it is "overlooked"!

[@dirtydawg448]

Ask Beatle fans to list their top 10/20/30/40/50 Beatle tracks and this one probably won’t be include by most and yet it is fantastic and that is why it is over looked @@justsomeguy1074

[@dirtydawg448]

@@justsomeguy1074 by you

[@jonncockrell3606]

Overlooked by who? This has always been a favorite of mine and many others! There was a time when this song was played on radio stations every day. If it's overlooked, it's by young people who don't know anything about the Beatles.

[@justsomeguy1074]

@@dirtydawg448 Me and the rest of the world!

[@sum7353]

What a great voice&guitar John was!❤♪♪🌈

[@candorablecando8093]

I feel like he’s singing just to me. ❤️

[@JohnDoe-tw8es]

Good old John. Miss those guys

[@krisscanlon4051]

Pure like a bell that vocal vibrato is amazing

[@Rob-vk3ss]

I’m crying like women I miss Lennon

[@rtermini]

That guy could freaking sing...and WRITE

[@crustybobcobb2431]

Eye opener for sure

[@shaunfurlong-cultivatingsp4793]

This is John singing about himself.

[@pablosantarcieri1637]

Más allá del exelente canto de Lennon , las armonías beatles eran celestiales ,

[@labangs65]

His voice.... Thanks for this

[@sylviaelizabethclarecholic2073]

My favourite picture of John Lennon ❤️🙋

[@joepermenter7228]

Pretty sure it's everybody's. His band finally made it, he knew it, and he had the world by the balls at 25.

[@gustavoricci3642]

Fantastic, amazing, beautiful!!!

[@thud9797]

Unbelievably good, please more! 😀

[@marykayd2781]

Beautiful man, beautiful voice ❤

[@nicolewatterson8044]

Beautiful ❤

[@edwardmclaughlin7935]

A gem.

[@FredysantiagoFernandez]

Esa vestimenta está súper el jean y el cabello lo Máximo...nunca pasaran de moda..👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 👍vivan los Beatles🎸🎸🎸🥁

[@magneto7930]

Awesome job! I don't think we're going to want to hear it any other way now!