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First Song With NO Rhymes in the lyrics
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:59 am
by mikestop
Quick trivia question. The winner wins!
What was the first song the boys recorded that has no rhymes in the lyrics at all?
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:04 pm
by lyle_from_minneapolis
Tomorrow Never Knows?
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:00 pm
by leesh
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.
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:05 am
by tennis_nick
I'm also thinking Tomorow never knows, just because I don't wanna go through all the songs and check the lyrics.
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:54 pm
by SixtyFour
>>>Flying<<< ???
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 5:57 pm
by servant
Revolution 9 (?)
Unless you say that Number Nine rhymes with Number Nine...
Posted: Sat Sep 01, 2007 7:03 pm
by jamie
Till There Was you?
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 5:12 am
by tennis_nick
Nice guess! I never even thought of that one!
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:16 am
by brammy
"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.
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 6:37 am
by jingle_jangle
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
Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 7:21 am
by lyle_from_minneapolis
"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?
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 6:34 am
by wj350
When I read the thread title, "Tomorrow Never Knows" immediately came to mind...but I'm thinking there must have been some earlier.
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:27 am
by wolfgang
I'll be back?
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:57 am
by servant
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.
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:01 am
by brammy
yup, and very intentional on John and Paul's part, I'm sure. Jeeez, how come I cant write songs like that?