We are just one tick away to glorious #100 of my youtube countdown. Until then, you’ll have to make due with part 99 which is of course the Beatles with “Nowhere Man” from 1965’s Rubber Soul. Nowhere Man was the first Beatle song that exclusively had no references to love, girls, or romance. Stepping out of his lyrical comfort zone, John Lennon decided that if he was going to take a commercial leap of faith with his music, he should make it one of the greatest songs of all times, you know, just to be safe. Of course he succeeds. The song features a deceptively simple folk rock melody, gorgeous psychedelic harmonies, a chiming diamond of a guitar solo by George, and pulsating revolutionary bass by Paul. This song, like many Beatles songs, is absolutely timeless because it still sounds cool to this day. It’s like the guys had this knack for transcending time and space by writing music that would always sound cutting edge, a fact that became more clear as time went by. On a personal note, this was the song that made me an absolute Beatle maniac and changed my life forever. I always loved the Beatles as a little boy, but my interest naturally waned because it was something I didn’t understand or appreciate fully. When I was 12 years old and my school had an assembly about God knows what, and the song was blasted in surround sound in my school’s large theater room, just swallowing me whole. I ran home, dug out all my sister’s Beatle records, and my obsession began. The video is an ultra rare LIVE performance of the song in Munich, Germany in 1966. This song was one of the reasons the Beatles had to stop playing live as their arrangements and ideas grew so complex, that they couldn’t be replicated live. While they are a bit shaky in sections, they do an admirable job in pulling this one off, and it’s extremely unique in giving you a small glimpse into what the Beatles might have sounded like had they carried on live during their psychedelic era. So, that’s that. Just one more to go folks! See you soon!