The Beatles For no one ( Why Did It Die )

sound recording administered by: UMGMK The Beatles on itunes For No One is a song written by Paul McCartney (credited to LennonMcCartney) 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 The lyrics end enigmatically with love that should have lasted 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.