35-624: Nowhere Man may refer to: Music [ edit ] "Nowhere Man" (song) , a 1965 song by The Beatles Nowhere Man (EP) , a 1966 EP by The Beatles featuring the song "Nowhere Man" "Nowhere Man", a song by Anti-Nowhere League from We Are...The League "The Nowhere Man", a song by The Veils from The Runaway Found Film and television [ edit ] Nowhere Man (Taiwanese TV series) , 2019 crime thriller drama series by Netflix Nowhere Man (American TV series) , 1995 drama series Nowhere Man ( Heroes ) , webseries based on
70-435: A chapter of the manga Peace Maker Novels [ edit ] The Nowhere Man (Hurwitz novel) , a 2017 novel by Gregg Hurwitz Nowhere Man , a 2010 novel by John M. Green Nowhere Man (Hemon novel) , a 2002 novel by Aleksandar Hemon The Nowhere Man (Kamala Markandaya novel) , a 1972 novel by Kamala Markandaya The Nowhere Man , a 1998 novel by Ruth Glick (writing as Rebecca York) Nowhere Man ,
105-614: A British director (Sam Taylor-Wood). The film also won the Audience Choice Award for Best Feature at the San Diego Film Festival in 2010. The soundtrack features several of the songs played by The Quarrymen at the time depicted in the film. New recordings were made featuring performances by Johnson and the Nowhere Boys. Sangster was able to play the guitar before landing his role, but, as he
140-513: A G ♯ minor/A major (iii–IV) sequence before falling back on an F ♯ minor and leading back to the verse on a B , as is typical of "Tin-pan alley" standard B sections. A ukulele version of "Nowhere Man" by Tiny Tim was Harrison's contribution to the Beatles' 1968 Christmas record . Distributed to members of the Beatles' fan club, the record differed from the band's previous Christmas records by including separate contributions from
175-545: A fellow afraid to be himself." The song as a whole is a 32-bar form , following the standard model of the Tin Pan Alley chorus, with a repeating 8-bar primary statement outlining the E-major chord, a third phrase (bars 17–24) forming a musical question (concluding on the dominant B), and a fourth phrase recapitulating the initial statement in E major. The primary statement begins with the chord of E (I tonic) on "He's
210-701: A novel by Sheila Quigley Nowhere Man , a 2009 novel by David Gerrold Nonfiction [ edit ] Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon , a 2000 biography by Robert Rosen Other uses [ edit ] Nowhere Man , a 2004 dance/theatre work produced by Kage Physical Theatre Nowhere Man, a hacker who released the Virus Creation Laboratory in 1992 See also [ edit ] Nowhere Boy , 2009 British-Canadian film about John Lennon Nowheremen , social reality game and web video series Nowhere Men , comic series by Eric Stephenson Topics referred to by
245-450: A real" and then involves a 5–4–3–2–1 pitch descent between the B (V dominant) chord on "nowhere man" and A (IV subdominant) chord on "sitting in"; a twist comes where Am (iv minor) replaces A in the final line ("nowhere plans") and the simultaneous G ♯ note melody creates a dissonant Am . The bridge (a standard third-phrase "B" in the AABA form), which appears three times, seesaws on
280-830: A rock 'n' roll band, Mimi buys him a guitar. John forms a band named the Quarrymen . At their first gig at a village fête , John meets Paul McCartney . Paul auditions and joins the band. Paul and John soon begin composing songs together . As the Quarrymen gain popularity, John meets Paul's friend, George Harrison , who becomes the band's lead guitarist. Julia throws for John at a birthday party, and he confronts her about his absent father, Alf Lennon . He wants to know why Julia gave him up. He also confronts Mimi, who says Julia cheated on Alf and did not want to stay with him. Alf had asked 5-year-old John to choose whom he wanted to live with. John initially chose his father, though he then wanted to stay with his mother. Without either parent having
315-409: A song that was meaningful and good, and I finally gave up and lay down. Then 'Nowhere Man' came, words and music, the whole damn thing as I lay down. McCartney said of the song: That was John after a night out, with dawn coming up. I think at that point, he was a bit...wondering where he was going. Reviewing the U.S. single release, Record World called it a "meaningful song about what happens to
350-474: Is a 2009 British biographical drama film , directed by Sam Taylor-Wood in her directorial debut. Written by Matt Greenhalgh , it is based on Julia Baird 's biography of her half-brother, the musician John Lennon . Nowhere Boy is about the teenage years of Lennon ( Aaron Johnson ), his relationships with his aunt Mimi Smith ( Kristin Scott Thomas ) and his mother Julia Lennon ( Anne-Marie Duff ),
385-659: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nowhere Man (song) " Nowhere Man " is a song by the English rock band the Beatles . It was released in December 1965 on their album Rubber Soul , except in the United States and Canada, where it was first issued as a single A-side in February 1966 before appearing on the album Yesterday and Today . The song
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#1732798772265420-425: Is right-handed, learned how to play left-handed, à la McCartney. Producers negotiated with Yoko Ono for the rights to use Lennon's song " Mother " in the film, which Yoko gave after having watched a private screening of the movie. In addition to the featured songs, British electronica duo Goldfrapp provide the film's instrumental score. The soundtrack was released digitally on 11 December 2009 and in stores as
455-925: The London Film Festival . The film was screened at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival on 27 January. It screened again at the Maui Film Festival in Wailea , Hawaii , on 18 June 2010, the Traverse City Film Festival in Traverse City, Michigan on 27 July 2010, and at The Fest For Beatles Fans convention in Chicago on 14 August 2010. The film has received mostly positive reviews from film critics. Based on 135 reviews, it holds an 80% rating on review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes . The site's critical consensus of
490-510: The soundtrack 2001 film I Am Sam transforming the song into a "regretful lullaby". He also recognises former Ramones drummer Marky Ramone as the singer who made a "balls-to-the-wall version", pointing out that in Ramone's 1999 version, Ramone "spits and sprays Lennon's lyrics while guitars slash and grind". According to Ian MacDonald : Shipments figures based on certification alone. Nowhere Boy Nowhere Boy
525-576: The "Nowhere Man", a fictional character from the 1968 Beatles film Yellow Submarine Literature [ edit ] Comics [ edit ] Nowhere Man (comics) , a title from Virgin Comics Nowhere Man , manga by Yoshiharu Tsuge published in English as The Man Without Talent Nowhere Man, a minor DC Comics character Nowhere Man, a fictional character in the Malibu Comics series Protectors "Nowhere Man",
560-588: The 70th anniversary of Lennon's birth. HanWay Films represented worldwide sales. Distributor Icon Entertainment International took the rights for the United Kingdom and Australia. Mars Distribution acquired the rights for France. The Weinstein Company distributed the film in the United States, Germany and Latin America . The film had its world premiere on 29 October 2009 at the closing night of
595-498: The Philippines . Towards the end of the production for Rubber Soul , John Lennon had difficulties in coming up with a new song. He spent over five hours trying to come up with another song, and eventually decided to "lay down". During his idling, Lennon suddenly thought of himself as being a "Nowhere Man—sitting in his nowhere land". Lennon then shared the lyrics he had written with McCartney. McCartney said that Lennon wrote
630-491: The TV series Heroes "Nowhere Man" ( Law & Order ) , 2004 episode of Law & Order Nowhere Man (film) , 1991 Japanese film directed by and starring Naoto Takenaka "Nowhere Man", episode of TV series Haven Nowhere Man , 1961 Soviet film starring Anatoli Papanov Nowhere Man , 2005 film written and directed by Tim McCann The Nowhere Man , 2005 film starring Lorenzo Lamas Jeremy Hillary Boob or
665-767: The caption, "John phoned Mimi as soon as he arrived in Hamburg...and every week thereafter for the rest of his life." The film was the directorial debut of conceptual artist/photographer Sam Taylor-Johnson . The screenplay was written by Matt Greenhalgh , who also wrote the Joy Division film Control . It was shot on location in Liverpool , the last house on the right at the end of Sussex Road in Ickenham, Middlesex and at Ealing Studios in West London. Some of
700-518: The creation of his first band, the Quarrymen , and its evolution into the Beatles . Following its premiere at the London Film Festival on 29 October 2009, Nowhere Boy opened in British theatres on 26 December 2009. Nearly a year later, in October 2010, the film received its US release, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of Lennon's birth. Nowhere Boy received positive reviews from critics and
735-440: The film is: "Don't expect any musical insights, but this look at John Lennon's early life benefits from its restrained, low-key approach and some fine acting from Aaron Johnson." In The New York Times , reviewer Manohla Dargis concluded, "It's a pleasant-enough creation story to revisit, one weighted down by melodrama and lifted up by some rocking tunes." In his 2013 book Tune In , Beatles historian Mark Lewisohn criticised
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#1732798772265770-403: The four bandmates, reflecting the disharmony within the group at the time. Beatles historian John Winn describes Tim's version as the "highlight of the disc" and a "timeless" interpretation. The song has attracted many other performers. There is a recording in the synth-pop style by Gershon Kingsley , a glam metal recording by Dokken and an easy-listening recording by Yanni . In his book on
805-581: The historical accuracy of the scene in which Lennon is forced to choose between Alfred and Julia, writing "John's 'choice' was not between his mother and father, it was between his mostly absent dad's friend's parents—in whose lives he had no place—and home and school back in Liverpool. There was no choice at all." Nowhere Boy was nominated for four British Academy Film Awards : Outstanding British Film, Best Supporting Actress (one each for Anne-Marie Duff and Kristin Scott Thomas ), and Outstanding Debut by
840-562: The interior school scenes were filmed at Sacred Heart Catholic College in Crosby . Following the announcement of the film, initial media accounts indicated that it would be based on the book Imagine This: Growing Up with My Brother John Lennon by Lennon's half sister Julia Baird . However, the credits for the completed film do not reference either the book or Baird, with sole writing credit accorded to screenwriter Matt Greenhalgh . The director consulted both Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono about
875-511: The legacy of Rubber Soul , John Kruth expresses disappointment in the Carpenters ' version, which was recorded in 1968 and released in 2001, following singer Karen Carpenter 's death (she died in 1983), with a "ludicrous" overdubbed string arrangement. He highlights a "down-home take" by Randy Travis for the 1995 Come Together Beatles tribute album for its "sweet cascading pedal steel riff". The Paul Westerberg 's acoustic rendering in
910-546: The role. The film received a National Lottery funding of £ 1.2 million from the UK Film Council Premier Fund, with an additional £35,500 from its Development Fund to create the script. The film also received a grant from Film4 (the film division of Channel 4 ). The film premiered in the UK on 26 December 2009. Its US release was on 8 October 2010, coinciding with that weekend's celebrations of
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980-425: The script, with both firmly correcting the depiction of Mimi to be less strict and more loving of John. Before landing on Johnson, Taylor-Johnson wanted singer Miles Kane to play the lead, after seeing him in an interview with bandmate Alex Turner , and being struck by their Beatlesque appearance. Taylor-Johnson went backstage to a Last Shadow Puppets show and brought Kane the script, with him ultimately passing on
1015-415: The singles chart. Recorded on 21 and 22 October 1965, "Nowhere Man" describes a man with no direction in his life and with no genuine worldview . It is one of the first Beatles songs to be entirely unrelated to romance or love, and marks a notable example of Lennon's philosophically oriented songwriting. Lennon, Paul McCartney and George Harrison sing the song in three-part harmony. The lead guitar solo
1050-464: The song for himself, personally interpreting it to be about his marriage and described it as an "anti-John song". Lennon had written the song in the third-person, deciding to end the song with the lyric "Isn't he a bit like you and me?" The song is generally credited as being among the first Beatles' songs not pertaining to themes of romance or love. Lennon reflected in a 1980 Playboy interview that: I'd spent five hours that morning trying to write
1085-452: The time or money to legally determine custody, Mimi became John's custodian . John is upset by this revelation, and leaves in a drunken anger. John moves out to live on his own. Over time, he, Julia, and Mimi become friendly. When Julia is fatally hit by a car, John is consumed by anger. Two years later, he goes to travel to Hamburg with his newly formed band, the Beatles . Mimi asks John to call her as soon as he arrives. The film ends with
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1120-462: Was a moderate hit at the box office, earning £ 4.3 million on a £1.2 million budget. The drama tells the story of John Lennon 's teenage years from 1955 to 1960. John was separated from his mother, Julia Lennon , when he was five. His aunt and uncle, Mimi and George Smith , raised him like a son. John is close to his Uncle George, who dies suddenly when John is 14. John becomes curious about his mother, who has since had three daughters, one of whom
1155-456: Was performed in unison by Harrison and Lennon. The pair played identical "sonic blue"-coloured Fender Stratocasters on the track. The song appears in the film Yellow Submarine , where the Beatles sing it about the character Jeremy Hillary Boob after meeting him in the "nowhere land". The song was also played throughout the Beatles' 1966 US tour and their 1966 tour of Germany, Japan and
1190-501: Was placed for adoption. He becomes obsessed with rock and roll music during a visit to Blackpool with Julia. When John is suspended from school, Julia allows him to stay at her house during the day to keep Mimi from finding out. Julia teaches John how to play the banjo. Mimi discovers their arrangement, but John refuses to go home with her and stays at Julia's. A week later, John overhears Julia and her common-law husband arguing about him, so he returns to Mimi's. When John wants to start
1225-692: Was written by John Lennon and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. In the U.S., the single peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 on the chart compiled by Record World magazine, as it did the RPM 100 chart in Canada and in Australia. The song was also released as a single in some countries where it had been included on Rubber Soul , including Australia, where it topped
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