How The Beatles Made "No Reply" | The Beatles for Sale Sessions

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  • Everything you need to know about The Beatles' "No Reply." |
    In May 1964, John and his wife, Cynthia, traveled to Tahiti for a month-long holiday with George and his new girlfriend, Pattie Boyd. John used this time-off from their hectic Beatles schedule to write a few new songs, like "Any Time at All," "When I Get Home," and "No Reply."
    đŸ—Łïž "That’s my song," John said. "Dick James, the publisher, said, ‘That’s the first complete song you’ve written where it resolves itself’. It was my version of ‘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."
    Chosen as a downbeat opener for the album, "No Reply" is one of John's most affecting songs of this period, its lyric matching the sad succinctness of its melody. Almost nothing is said, the story is complete, and the sighing added ninth of the final C major is accepting of the bad news: there's no reply and never will be.
    #thebeatles #johnlennon #beatlesforsale #paulmccartney #georgeharrison #ringostarr #music
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  • @joeybonin7691
    @joeybonin7691 Pƙed 10 dny +67

    No Reply is top ten Beatles for me. I've always loved it.

    • @Talisman09
      @Talisman09 Pƙed 10 dny +3

      They have just got so many great songs that there's barely any need to make a top 10. Top 50 maybe, and then the top 10 would all be fighting for 1st place lol. John hits that same beatiful power in songs that are sometimes maybe overlooked. Baby it's you, this boy, Help (I always overlook their most commercial, singles), It's only love (briefly but beatiful song), I'm so tired, I'm so tired, Don't let me down. I will refrain from naming another 20 😂

    • @ray_ray_7112
      @ray_ray_7112 Pƙed 9 dny +4

      I can't put a number on the song but it's definitely way up there as one of my favorites. Beatles songs to me are like sub-atomic particles. They pop in and out of existence as my favorites, although, No Reply is one of the more stable particles. The hook in the song always grabs me.

    • @julian65886
      @julian65886 Pƙed 9 dny +2

      I adore "No Reply". It is the classic Beatle sound. Ringo does that anticipatory crash cymbal at the end which is a touch of genius. George plays gorgeous 6th chords and Ringo does a great Bossanova imitation. And that subtle piano while singing No Reply is pure magic. A Beatle classic. The piano then goes strong in the middle and then gets subtle again.

  • @TelegraphRoadWhittier
    @TelegraphRoadWhittier Pƙed 10 dny +57

    The chorus with the clapping ,the beat of the piano....the vocal harmonies...omg, unforgettable.a zillion times better than anything made today

  • @BenPikeTheActor
    @BenPikeTheActor Pƙed 9 dny +8

    No Reply going into I'm a loser is a great way to start an album

  • @johnfrei9057
    @johnfrei9057 Pƙed 10 dny +22

    No Reply is a real gem and Ringo’s drumming on it is brilliant.

    • @invoxicated
      @invoxicated Pƙed 6 dny +1

      It is great and 1 of my top 5 fave. I love the smothered cymbal crashes. The clap track and the driving piano thats the center of the bridge.It's such a mellow dramatic song with so much heartache implied. I actually lived this song back in 1969. The events that happed to me were identical to this song. It haunts me today as my girlfriend at the time later tried to get back with me but was killed 20 years later in a car crash.

    • @shuroom57
      @shuroom57 Pƙed 4 dny

      ​@@invoxicatedOy. Sorry.

  • @shuroom57
    @shuroom57 Pƙed 4 dny +5

    People ask, "What is your favorite Beatles song?" For me it is "No Reply". No doubt. John's voice comes out of the gate like no other. Every part of this track is golden Beatle goodness.

  • @franraya4697
    @franraya4697 Pƙed 9 dny +15

    I was fourteen when this was released. When I heard 'No Reply' - well - I nearly died! It was so friggin' good. Still is.❀

    • @thomasfisher5742
      @thomasfisher5742 Pƙed 3 dny +1

      One year older than u.....but just as FLOORED by the track...and STILL am...stay well

  • @dennismason3740
    @dennismason3740 Pƙed 10 dny +14

    In 1965 my brother bought Beatles '65 (...For Sale) and to this day No Reply haunts me.

  • @jamesmanon3000
    @jamesmanon3000 Pƙed 8 dny +9

    John's vocals always stand out He sounded very british on No Reply.

  • @sobaydrummer666
    @sobaydrummer666 Pƙed 9 dny +10

    the ascending and descending simultaneous harmonies are pure magic., and the fact it only happens once makes you wanna listen again as soon as its over. one of my favorite Beatles songs ever

  • @Dwightpower88
    @Dwightpower88 Pƙed 10 dny +17

    The anthology outtakes are hilarious

  • @ge1saman
    @ge1saman Pƙed 6 dny +6

    I love the song NO REPLY. Love their harmonies

  • @kingdicelille
    @kingdicelille Pƙed 9 dny +7

    A great song. Beatles' magic.

  • @wisdomhunter3797
    @wisdomhunter3797 Pƙed 10 dny +12

    I don’t know how you do it! Some of the details you present are just fantastic! I learn something new about the band from every video.
    Stellar work!

  • @lostinthought4354
    @lostinthought4354 Pƙed 10 dny +6

    Probably my favorite, No Reply. Loved the Beatles 65 album. Also Rubber Soul. After that, most their stuff just didn't grab me, but for their last,Abby Road, thanks to George's contribution.

  • @andrewmcinnis1123
    @andrewmcinnis1123 Pƙed 10 dny +7

    I love Beatles for sale album! British release! Solid album! â€đŸ˜Š

  • @emmettmckenna4565
    @emmettmckenna4565 Pƙed dnem +1

    This is one of my favorite Beatles’ song! It is tragically overlooked in their oeuvre.

  • @jamescpotter
    @jamescpotter Pƙed 5 dny +1

    The best bridge by this band!

  • @asmukler
    @asmukler Pƙed 9 dny +3

    Hard Day's night is a fantastic album. My second favorite Beatles album, after Abbey road.

  • @emmettmckenna4565
    @emmettmckenna4565 Pƙed dnem

    One of John’s best vocal performances. John had the ability to make the listener believes he had actually gone through the feelings the songs depicted.
    Gene Clark of The Byrds also possessed this quality.

  • @tomx.y.1954
    @tomx.y.1954 Pƙed 10 dny +5

    Man i just wanna cryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.

  • @sunshinecoolwater9528
    @sunshinecoolwater9528 Pƙed 10 dny +12

    Beatles For Sale was one of the weaker albums, but "No Reply" was a standout track.

    • @dbking13
      @dbking13 Pƙed 10 dny +7

      Respectfully disagree lol

    • @duffbaker9554
      @duffbaker9554 Pƙed 6 dny

      I'll take it over Please, Please Me and With The Beatles.

  • @chriscampanozzi6516
    @chriscampanozzi6516 Pƙed 10 dny +8

    Great information as always. Thank you. Fantastic Beatles music.

  • @theobrouwer6661
    @theobrouwer6661 Pƙed 8 dny +1

    THIS CHANNEL IS FANTASTIC! Thank you so much.

  • @51512601
    @51512601 Pƙed 10 dny +4

    To me, "Beatles For Sale" was a combination of them growing as artists and the physical and mental toll of Beatlemania . It's not Sgt Pepper or Abbey Road but still stands well on its own.

    • @ACDZ123
      @ACDZ123 Pƙed 7 dny

      Sgt pepper bores me to tears ..Abbey rd was better

  • @doctorstreamspunk9996
    @doctorstreamspunk9996 Pƙed 7 hodinami

    This song was the first Beatles song that felt like a real experience to me. Still one of their very best despite what John thought.

  • @xtheunknown4662
    @xtheunknown4662 Pƙed 6 dny +1

    I consider No reply one of my most played Beatles tracks.
    Over the years. This guy is pissed. & that's true to life.

  • @gwynnielsen5081
    @gwynnielsen5081 Pƙed 3 dny

    I love looking at these old, black and white photos of the Beatles.

  • @strathman7501
    @strathman7501 Pƙed 9 dny +1

    This a stunningly good track in every way. Five-star.

  • @Drew-zo9ur
    @Drew-zo9ur Pƙed 10 dny +2

    Loving these đŸ‘đŸ»

  • @woodrowmagnus2535
    @woodrowmagnus2535 Pƙed 3 dny

    "No Reply", my favorite Beatles song. Great lyrics and harmonies.

  • @user-iv5gy3rc2b
    @user-iv5gy3rc2b Pƙed 6 dny

    Beatles For Sale remains one of my favorites.

  • @AegonCallery-ty6vy
    @AegonCallery-ty6vy Pƙed 8 dny +1

    The first Beatles song i heared. 'I saw the light' became an actual experience for me.

  • @GabrielMartins-gs6rr
    @GabrielMartins-gs6rr Pƙed 10 dny +1

    love this vids so much❀

  • @paulinewhite3273
    @paulinewhite3273 Pƙed 5 dny

    I was waiting for the track to be played.

  • @octavianorogesmusic
    @octavianorogesmusic Pƙed 8 dny

    "There is no reply, and there never will be" excellent way to sum up that final chord.

  • @RogerPeet
    @RogerPeet Pƙed 6 dny +1

    I sung 'No Reply' at a midnight karaoke in the early 90s. I doubt anyone knew the song.
    I did a decent job. Beatles4Ever (free food at midnight)

  • @steveconn
    @steveconn Pƙed 10 dny +1

    A reporter mentioned that quote about the Beatles never having any time off to Mick on Top of the Pops and he replied, grinningly, "That's not what I heard."

  • @pcnorthumberland
    @pcnorthumberland Pƙed 3 dny +1

    A great band playing as a band, under heavy time pressure but having a great time. There are better songs on other albums but the vibe of this whole album is wonderful

  • @robulele
    @robulele Pƙed 8 dny +4

    A great travesty this was not a single. One of the greatest lines and delivery ever 'I tried to telephone, they said you were not home, well that's a lie'. Lennon at his greatest

  • @candidodemanchuria6
    @candidodemanchuria6 Pƙed 4 dny

    Now I know where that Rutles "McQuickly" idea came from

  • @michaelburke9153
    @michaelburke9153 Pƙed hodinou

    Wow. Had no idea.

  • @ronsbeerreviewstools4361
    @ronsbeerreviewstools4361 Pƙed 7 hodinami

    Beatelmania, a great time.

  • @gostrum1
    @gostrum1 Pƙed 10 dny +1

    Thanks 🙏
    Do you have anything about:
    ‘I Call Your Name’ ?

  • @EGULL97
    @EGULL97 Pƙed 10 dny +9

    Always treated Beatles for sale like a black sheep. I knew how to play love potion number 9, and recognized the C Am D7, looked up the bridge, and played it through then and there, first time hearing it, and it is one of my favorite arrangements ever.

  • @liptonjohn9387
    @liptonjohn9387 Pƙed 10 dny +1

    Listen to the Anthology No Reply work in progress final version and you hear Lennon say seriously "Now we know what to do; it's good". So they cared about NR as a musical piece, but not so much as a deep instrospective soul searching undertaking. Witness Lennon's witty and irreverent word substitutions through the rehearsals - "in your face" instead of "in your place". This is just a brilliant Beatle piece which does not need your pretentious and meaningless post to assert itself as a true gem in their catalogue.

  • @keithwatson8055
    @keithwatson8055 Pƙed 3 dny

    One of my fav Beatle records ,pity it did't last for one more verse ,it was to short,but still a classic.

  • @lennon1252
    @lennon1252 Pƙed 10 dny

    According to Ian MacDonald, Ringo played drums on No Reply.

  • @chrisclarke4665
    @chrisclarke4665 Pƙed 9 dny

    You should make a patreon to back up all your videos that got taken down or removed.

  • @alholdway2003
    @alholdway2003 Pƙed dnem

    The song sounds like old songs from Naples Italy.

  • @JB19504
    @JB19504 Pƙed 7 dny +1

    The bridge with Paul's high harmonies is some Pro singing.

    • @shuroom57
      @shuroom57 Pƙed 4 dny

      Among his other secret weapons, yes! Seek on CZcams the isolated vocals on the bridge of George's "Something". You'll get the chills; Paul just makes it gleam out loud.

  • @phillipanderson7398
    @phillipanderson7398 Pƙed 8 dny

    I don't know exactly, but it happened once before.

  • @francishubertovasquez2139

    No re-fly or no replay ?

  • @s4burf
    @s4burf Pƙed 10 dny

    It happened once before

  • @rocktober1327
    @rocktober1327 Pƙed 10 dny +1

    Cause I know where you been and I saw you walk in, No Reply, better known as the stalker song.

  • @debbiemcnamara7059
    @debbiemcnamara7059 Pƙed 9 dny

    Elvis Presley also.

  • @danielbouju1688
    @danielbouju1688 Pƙed 9 dny

    No replay.

  • @central162
    @central162 Pƙed 40 minutami

    èȘ°ăŒèš€ăŁăŸă‹ă€ă€Œæ‰æĄƒè…ș」。

  • @gdholmfirth
    @gdholmfirth Pƙed 7 dny

    Who is the narrator?

    • @BeatlesBible1
      @BeatlesBible1  Pƙed 7 dny +1

      @@gdholmfirth My name is Gus đŸ‘đŸ»

  • @martinmchugh001
    @martinmchugh001 Pƙed 9 dny +3

    There is no such thing as "British albums". There are Beatles albums, and then there are foreign releases.

    • @DoctorInsomnia-qw7us
      @DoctorInsomnia-qw7us Pƙed 9 dny

      Since the Beatles are British, that makes their American albums foreign releases, according to that logic....

    • @ACDZ123
      @ACDZ123 Pƙed 7 dny

      America always changed albums around . It's like an ego thing

  • @OuryLN
    @OuryLN Pƙed 10 dny

    No Replay/I’m a Loser

  • @1p6t1gms
    @1p6t1gms Pƙed dnem

    test

  • @astephens1963
    @astephens1963 Pƙed 10 dny +9

    Poor John.According to Paul he never could finish any song alone.

    • @mickmac2223
      @mickmac2223 Pƙed 10 dny +7

      I don’t think John wrote anything - all songs written by Paul :-)

    • @piotrq7150
      @piotrq7150 Pƙed 10 dny +9

      Paul is just about to finish rewriting history :)

    • @Byzantinian
      @Byzantinian Pƙed 10 dny +7

      Paul said that John wrote the majority of the song but that he probably helped with the middle or last verse. This was a time when they typically wrote together. Lennon has made many similar claims about "probably helping" Paul but I doubt you reserve any animus towards that.

    • @Byzantinian
      @Byzantinian Pƙed 10 dny +4

      ​@@piotrq7150 The term "rewriting history" implies objective knowledge of the history in question, which no one actually has. The only reason it was "history" in the first place is because Paul didn't answer Beatle questions in the 70s. Then John died, which means Paul should never stray from the Gospel According to John for the last 50 years of his life? Seems reasonable.

    • @piotrq7150
      @piotrq7150 Pƙed 10 dny +1

      @@Byzantinian was he silent because he was afraid of the response and exposure? If someone after 40 or 60 years (!!!) reminds things, you always have to keep your distance

  • @anthonymcnamee6297
    @anthonymcnamee6297 Pƙed 10 dny

    Not there best

  • @andrews527
    @andrews527 Pƙed 10 dny

    I they could have broken the habit of no singles on an LP, here's a better BFS:
    1
    I Feel Fine
    She’s a Woman
    What You’re Doing
    Everybody’s Trying to be My Baby
    I Don’t Want to Spoil the Party
    I’ll Follow the Sun
    Words of Love
    2
    Eight Days a Week
    No Reply
    I’m a Loser
    Rock n Roll Music
    Honey, Don't
    Mr Moonlight
    Kansas City/Hey Hey Hey
    Baby's in Black is throwback shite, and Every Little Thing needs more Spector in the production, if It's going to go up against the Walker Brothers' singles.