First Song With NO Rhymes in the lyrics

mikestop · Post by **mikestop** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:59 am

Quick trivia question. The winner wins!
What was the first song the boys recorded that has no rhymes in the lyrics at all?

lyle_from_minneapolis · Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:04 pm

Tomorrow Never Knows?

leesh · Post by **leesh** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:00 pm

Cayenne? It doesn't have any words at all.....don't know if that is eligible

(Or Cry for a Shadow).

The tracks Appear on Anthology 1, but were obviously recorded much much earlier.

tennis_nick · Post by **tennis_nick** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:05 am

I'm also thinking Tomorow never knows, just because I don't wanna go through all the songs and check the lyrics.

SixtyFour · Post by **SixtyFour** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:54 pm

>>>Flying<<< ???

servant · Post by **servant** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 5:57 pm

Revolution 9 (?)

Unless you say that Number Nine rhymes with Number Nine...

jamie · Post by **jamie** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 7:03 pm

Till There Was you?

tennis_nick · Post by **tennis_nick** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:12 am

Nice guess! I never even thought of that one!

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:16 am

"Till There Was You" was written by Meredith Willson for the 1957 play 'The Music Man' ... and it's got rhymes.

How about 'Love Me Do'... unless you get overly picky and insist that "do", "you", "true", and "new" all rhyme.

jingle_jangle · Post by **jingle_jangle** » Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:37 am

There are no rhymes in TTWY, unless you count the end words in different verses:

There were bells on a hill
But I never heard them ringing
No I never heard them at all
Till there was you

There were birds in the sky
But I never saw them winging
No I never saw them at all
Till there was you

Then there was music and wonderful roses
They tell me in sweet fragrant meadows of dawn and dew

There was love all around
But I never heard it singing
No I never heard it at all
Till there was you

Then there was music and wonderful roses
They tell me in sweet fragrant meadows of dawn and dew

There was love all around
But I never heard it singing
No I never heard it at all
Till there was you

lyle_from_minneapolis · Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:21 am

"What was the first song the boys recorded that has no rhymes in the lyrics at all?"

Technically, Wilson was still intentionally rhyming...winging singing ringing...

Okay, Mike, what's the answer, or haven't we hit upon it yet?

wj350 · Post by **wj350** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:34 am

When I read the thread title, "Tomorrow Never Knows" immediately came to mind...but I'm thinking there must have been some earlier.

wolfgang · Post by **wolfgang** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:27 am

I'll be back?

servant · Post by **servant** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:57 am

Hmm...

> You know
> if you break my heart I'll go

> 'cause I
> told you once before goodbye

> You
> could find better things to do

> this time
> I will try to show that I'm

>> I thought that you would realize
> that if I ran away from you
> that you would want me too
>> but I've got a big surprise

> You
> could find better things to do

> this time
> I will try to show that I'm

Unusual rhyme placement, indeed, but rhymes none the less.

brammy · Post by **brammy** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:01 am

yup, and very intentional on John and Paul's part, I'm sure. Jeeez, how come I cant write songs like that?