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CONTRADICTION

The interpretation of this song contradicts itself. IT IS ABOUT LENNON and claims not to be just before it says so. Needs fixing.

It also contradicts the Handbridge article. Pimdip 10:46, 20 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Who is the real "Nowhere Man"?

I always believed that the song was about U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson. Is there any truth in this? mal7798 20:30, 01 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Of course it's about Lyndon B. Johnson. It's pretty obvious that a British band would create a song about a president who had only been in office for 2 years.

7FlushSetzer 16:09, 21 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Adding this to the discussion page only because I have no written proof. There is a professor at SMU (Dallas, TX) by the name of Dr. Jeremy Adams (note similarity). He was a professor of mine, and was a big fan of the Beatles - not only was there a rumor that he had known them personally, there was a rumor that he was the original Nowhere Man. One day in class, I asked him (not having heard the song - had I realized that it might have been construed as offensive, I'd have asked privately or dropped it, as I quite liked and respected Dr. Adams.). He confirmed that he was, in fact, the Nowhere Man. There are other similarities in addition to the name - the Nowhere Man "speaks Middle English", and Dr. Adams teaches medieval literature. The cartoon representation resembles a caricature of Dr. Adams. Although Dr. Adams is taller, better looking, and less blue, it's still a visible resemblance. I would suggest that Lennon claimed himself to be the original Nowhere Man because the lyrics aren't very flattering to Dr. Adams. ~~ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.59.93.204 (talk) 07:29, 23 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

It's not about anybody in particular, and the lyric makes this abundantly clear: "Isn't he a bit like you and me?" In other words, we are all prone, and the song is merely warning against this propensity that we all share. TheScotch (talk)

Trivia

"In recent Years this song has been used to describe a character in the anime Fullmetal Alchemist." What does that mean and why is it noteworthy? NighTrekr 23:01, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I know what that means and it is trivial. Removed. Just64helpin 23:12, 7 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Worse and worse

This article is just getting worse and worse. Without citations, the claims and speculations are useless and should be deleted. Anyone got an opposing opinion about it? — John Cardinal 03:31, 20 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Other Recordings

Under the section Other Recordings, I know of another band that put Nowhere Man on an album. Mortal put their cover of "Nowhere Man" as track 13 on their 1994 album "Wake" http://homepage.mac.com/justified_type/discogs/mortalfz/discog.txt I don't know if that is considered significant, but I have the album, and it's just a cover, no changes. The naked prophet 05:04, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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George Plays the Solo alone

Have added a ref about George playing the solo alone. Plenty of videos of live performances confirming this.NimbusWeb (talk) 00:10, 25 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Needs more history

Nowhere Man was not on the original U.S. release of Rubber Soul. This history is worth mentioning. I would also like to see which album Americans of the 60's found the song, since it wasn't on their Rubber Soul edition. Obviously, it's on the soundtrack of Yellow Submarine, but did Americans need to wait until 1968, when the movie came out, to hear the song?

Song Writing Credit

The article states it was written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon-McCartney, but cites no reference for the claim it was written solely by Lennon. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.221.217.208 (talk) 13:01, 3 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The preceding statement is credited only to user 121.221.217.208, but I happen to know it was actually written by the team of user 121.221.217.208 and McCartney. The attribution cites no reference for the claim it was written solely by user 121.221.217.208. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.51.145.131 (talk) 15:57, 25 January 2022 (UTC)[reply]