Celebrating Sir Paul Top Ten: For No One (#1)
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (87321)
United States
June 30, 2026 11:15am CST
Yeah, yeah, it’s no surprise. I’ve mentioned a few million times before that this is my favorite Beatles song, and nothing has changed. So, to close out this monthlong celebration of Sir Paul McCartney’s 84th birthday, here’s my favorite song that he did.
#1: For No One (Beatles)
Alan Civil was a respected French horn player with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in the 50s and 60s. Everyone in the rock and roll world knows him for his solo on this song. 
Meanwhile, hillbilly here was a terrible French horn player with the junior high school band in the 70s. That’s my connection to this song, or so I claim.
It’s also an incredibly beautiful song. That solo, be it on a French horn or any other instrument, is amazing. There’s a video of Paul rehearsing the song in the studio, and he even sings the French horn part. As silly and simplistic as that is, it still sounds great. Paul had this entire thing in his mind, and the transfer to vinyl and recorded history was spectacular.
Thanks for reading.
For No One
Written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney)
From Revolver (Beatles), 1966
Long ago she knew someone:
Meanwhile, hillbilly here was a terrible French horn player with the junior high school band in the 70s. That’s my connection to this song, or so I claim.
It’s also an incredibly beautiful song. That solo, be it on a French horn or any other instrument, is amazing. There’s a video of Paul rehearsing the song in the studio, and he even sings the French horn part. As silly and simplistic as that is, it still sounds great. Paul had this entire thing in his mind, and the transfer to vinyl and recorded history was spectacular.
Thanks for reading.
For No One
Written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney)
From Revolver (Beatles), 1966
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@teamfreak16 (43917)
• Denver, Colorado
8h
Their best album, as far as I'm concerned!
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@FourWalls (87321)
• United States
8h
I totally concur. It frustrates me that garbage like “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” is ranked above this album.
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@teamfreak16 (43917)
• Denver, Colorado
8h
@FourWalls - Of course, it's not Paul, but "Tomorrow Never Knows" is my favorite Beatles song. At least a couple really good covers of that available, from The Mission and from Chameleons. The Mission even did it when I last saw them, which was a treat. I've never seen them do it before.
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@FourWalls (87321)
• United States
6h
@teamfreak16 — as opposed to Emmylou covering this. 
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@RasmaSandra (98617)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3h
Yup, another good one by good ole Paul.
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@FourWalls (87321)
• United States
3h
@RasmaSandra — Bubba’s gonna shoot the jukebox.
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@RasmaSandra (98617)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3h
@FourWalls BTW what happens in July I forgot,
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@TheHorse (238614)
• Walnut Creek, California
6h
@FourWalls A bit before my time. But I remember the Beatles. 
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@MarieCoyle (59878)
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5h
I love this song. It does have a very sad leaning, but it's true. ''A love that should have lasted years.''
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@FourWalls (87321)
• United States
3h
And Paul wasn’t in a sad point in his life. This took some empathy.
