The Beatles - For no one (Why Did It Die?)

sound recording administered by: UMG_MK The Beatles on itunes - “For No One“ is a song written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney) that originally appeared on the Beatles’ seventh album, Revolver. A baroque pop song. McCartney recalls writing “For No One“ in the bathroom of a ski resort in the Swiss Alps while on holiday with his then girlfriend Jane Asher. He said, “I suspect it was about another argument.“ The lyrics end enigmatically with “...a love that should have lasted years...“ The song’s working title was “Why Did It Die?“ It is built upon a descending scale progression with a refrain that modulates to the supertonic minor.