Twin songs
Two Beatles songs that mirror or answer each other, in theme, chords, title or the part they play on a record.
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Songs(21)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask Me Why | 1963 | Please Please Me | John | Twin of Tell Me Why: mirrored titles. |
| 2 | She Loves You | 1963 | Past Masters | Paul, John | Twin of I Want to Hold Your Hand: early hits with similar chords. |
| 3 | I Want to Hold Your Hand | 1963 | Past Masters | John, Paul | Twin of She Loves You: early hits with similar chords. |
| 4 | This Boy | 1963 | Past Masters | John | Twin of Yes It Is: 6/8 acoustic ballads with heavy three-part harmony. |
| 5 | Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand | 1964 | Past Masters | John, Paul | Twin of Sie Liebt Dich: German versions of I Want to Hold Your Hand / She Loves You. |
| 6 | Sie Liebt Dich | 1964 | Past Masters | John, Paul | Twin of Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand: German versions of I Want to Hold Your Hand / She Loves You. |
| 7 | Can't Buy Me Love | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Paul | Twin of A Hard Day's Night: competing 1964 rockers. |
| 8 | A Hard Day's Night | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John, Paul | Twin of Can't Buy Me Love: competing 1964 rockers. |
| 9 | Tell Me Why | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | Twin of Ask Me Why: mirrored titles. |
| 10 | Things We Said Today | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Paul | Twin of No Reply: shared chorus feel. |
| 11 | No Reply | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John | Twin of Things We Said Today: shared chorus feel. |
| 12 | Yes It Is | 1965 | Past Masters | John | Twin of This Boy: 6/8 acoustic ballads with heavy three-part harmony. |
| 13 | Rain | 1966 | Past Masters | John | Twin of Paperback Writer: same 1966 sessions, shared chords and sound. |
| 14 | Paperback Writer | 1966 | Past Masters | Paul | Twin of Rain: same 1966 sessions, shared chords and sound. |
| 15 | Eleanor Rigby | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | Twin of Tomorrow Never Knows: death-themed, serious and experimental. |
| 16 | Tomorrow Never Knows | 1966 | Revolver | John | Twin of Eleanor Rigby: death-themed, serious and experimental. |
| 17 | Strawberry Fields Forever | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | Twin of Penny Lane: childhood-memory companion single (1967). |
| 18 | Penny Lane | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | Twin of Strawberry Fields Forever: childhood-memory companion single (1967). |
| 19 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | Twin of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise): the same song opening and closing the album, faster and shorter the second time. |
| 20 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise) | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul, John, George | Twin of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: the same song opening and closing the album, faster and shorter the second time. |
| 21 | Mother Nature's Son | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Twin of the discarded 'Child of Nature' (India, 1968), later reworked as Lennon's 'Jealous Guy'. |
Ask Me Why
Twin of Tell Me Why: mirrored titles.
She Loves You
Twin of I Want to Hold Your Hand: early hits with similar chords.
I Want to Hold Your Hand
Twin of She Loves You: early hits with similar chords.
This Boy
Twin of Yes It Is: 6/8 acoustic ballads with heavy three-part harmony.
Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand
Twin of Sie Liebt Dich: German versions of I Want to Hold Your Hand / She Loves You.
Sie Liebt Dich
Twin of Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand: German versions of I Want to Hold Your Hand / She Loves You.
Can't Buy Me Love
Twin of A Hard Day's Night: competing 1964 rockers.
A Hard Day's Night
Twin of Can't Buy Me Love: competing 1964 rockers.
Tell Me Why
Twin of Ask Me Why: mirrored titles.
Things We Said Today
Twin of No Reply: shared chorus feel.
No Reply
Twin of Things We Said Today: shared chorus feel.
Yes It Is
Twin of This Boy: 6/8 acoustic ballads with heavy three-part harmony.
Rain
Twin of Paperback Writer: same 1966 sessions, shared chords and sound.
Paperback Writer
Twin of Rain: same 1966 sessions, shared chords and sound.
Eleanor Rigby
Twin of Tomorrow Never Knows: death-themed, serious and experimental.
Tomorrow Never Knows
Twin of Eleanor Rigby: death-themed, serious and experimental.
Strawberry Fields Forever
Twin of Penny Lane: childhood-memory companion single (1967).
Penny Lane
Twin of Strawberry Fields Forever: childhood-memory companion single (1967).
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Twin of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise): the same song opening and closing the album, faster and shorter the second time.
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
Twin of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band: the same song opening and closing the album, faster and shorter the second time.
Mother Nature's Son
Twin of the discarded 'Child of Nature' (India, 1968), later reworked as Lennon's 'Jealous Guy'.
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