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No No Song

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1788: 29: 294:." This is presumably due to a copyright claim by the publishers of the latter song, although details are lacking. There are some similarities between parts of "Skokiaan" and the instrumental break between the second and third verses of Starr's version of the "No No Song," but without documentation this is no more than a supposition. 900: 674: 1225: 1204: 897: 671: 946: 1832: 1211: 1260: 418:". In this version, the protagonist refuses money, a marriage proposal and a political office in order to preserve his peace of mind. Another French version, " 1095: 1862: 449:" ("Don't Want to Ride on the Wrong Way Anymore"), adapting the drugs mentioned in the lyrics to the Brazilian culture (respectively, Colombian marijuana, 1197: 1292: 1313: 1306: 1046: 1469: 1402: 432:. This time, the protagonist refuses various women's advances but changes his mind in the end when he finds his wife kissing his best friend. 1667: 1518: 1232: 1179: 1022: 1827: 1218: 878: 1857: 1677: 1592: 1546: 923: 844: 656: 1441: 1253: 1817: 1267: 369:
expressed concern that the drug references might limit airplay, even though the lyrics have the singer rejecting drug use.
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described it as a "friendly, tongue-in-cheek temperance tune," saying that "Ringo delivers it like he really means it!!"
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Some reissues and later pressings of the Ringo Starr version credit the song as "No No Song/
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In 1975, the song's writer, Hoyt Axton, released his own version of the song, featuring
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King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents Ringo & His New All-Starr Band
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and David Jackson, it appeared on Starr's 1974 album,
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spray). This version was included on his 1988 album
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Index


Single
Ringo Starr
Goodnight Vienna
B-side
Snookeroo
Genre
Pop
novelty
Label
Apple Records
Songwriter(s)
Hoyt Axton
Producer(s)
Richard Perry
Ringo Starr
Only You (And You Alone)
Snookeroo
Ringo Starr
Hoyt Axton
Goodnight Vienna
US
Snookeroo
Billboard charts
Cash Box charts
Colombia
marijuana
Mallorca
Spain
cocaine

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