It's All Too Much
“All the world is birthday cake”
Harrison composition for Yellow Submarine, with Harrison on lead vocal. A drone-based, one-chord psychedelic track in G with overdubbed trumpet quartet.
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This song is the only Beatles song with the ABABABC song form.
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Recurring words
birthdaycakedifferenceeverywherefloatinginsidemakesoncesailshiningshowsilverstreamsunteaa silverall getand yourbut notdo it'sfor teaget meget toohome fori lookinto yourit's alllife withlook intolove that'sme onme thatnot tooof blueof timeshow methe lessthe lovethere isto seeto taketo yourtoo muchwhere iwhere youwith youryou areyour eyesyour loveall around youall the worldknow that i'mlike to bethe love that'sthe world isthere for metoo much forwhere you arei know that i'm
Lyric shape
[NOUN] is[NOUN] where[WORD] but[WORD] it'saround [ADV]for [NOUN]i'm [ADJ]i'm [ADV]is [NOUN]of [ADJ]that's [VERB]you'd [VERB][ADV] for [NOUN][ADV] for me[NOUN] of [ADJ][NOUN] of [NOUN][NOUN] to [NOUN][NOUN] with me[VERB] it's [WORD][VERB] me on[VERB] me that[VERB] that's [VERB][VERB] too [WORD][WORD] around you[WORD] i [WORD][WORD] i do[WORD] too [WORD]a [NOUN] [NOUN]a [WORD] butand your [NOUN]i [VERB] thei [WORD] [WORD]into your [NOUN]is [NOUN] [NOUN]is to [VERB]me to [VERB]that i'm [ADV]the [NOUN] isthe [NOUN] ofthe [WORD] [ADV]to [NOUN] withto [VERB] it'sto your [WORD]too [WORD] forwhere i [VERB]your [NOUN] is[WORD] the [NOUN] isfrom [NOUN] to [NOUN]i [VERB] the [WORD]the [NOUN] of [NOUN]the [NOUN] that's [VERB]your [VERB] [WORD] [NOUN]i [VERB] that i'm [ADJ]
Cover-shared shape
[ADV] for[ADV] is[ADV] it's[NOUN] and[NOUN] of[NOUN] to[NOUN] with[VERB] a[VERB] down[VERB] into[VERB] is[VERB] it's[VERB] me[VERB] no[VERB] that[VERB] that's[VERB] the[VERB] to[VERB] too[WORD] around[WORD] for[WORD] i[WORD] thea [NOUN]a [WORD]and [VERB]and [WORD]i [VERB]i [WORD]is [ADV]it's [WORD]me [ADV]no [NOUN]of [NOUN]so [VERB]the [NOUN]the [WORD]to [NOUN]to [VERB]too [WORD]we [WORD]you [VERB]your [NOUN]your [VERB]your [WORD][VERB] [WORD] around[VERB] a [WORD][VERB] is [ADV][VERB] me [ADV][VERB] no [NOUN][VERB] that i'm[VERB] the [WORD][VERB] to be[WORD] [NOUN] and[WORD] for me[WORD] i [VERB][WORD] the [NOUN]and [VERB] meand [WORD] iand the [WORD]down the [NOUN]i [VERB] thaton a [NOUN]we [WORD] [NOUN]what you [VERB]when i [VERB]your [VERB] [WORD][VERB] [WORD] [NOUN] and
Distinctive word
blondemuch-amuffpiece
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Tags on this page are original analysis, transcribed and cross-checked against the fine work of others: Alan W. Pollack's “Notes on…” series, the Beatles Complete Scores (Hal Leonard), Mark Lewisohn's session histories, Ian MacDonald's Revolution in the Head, Dave Rybaczewski's Beatles Music History and Andy Babiuk's Beatles Gear for the instruments and studio equipment, and others besides – then verified by ear against the recordings. Full bibliography: Sources & thanks.
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