Sound effects
Non-musical recorded sounds used as part of the arrangement.
Sound effects use rose from 0% (0 of 102) of songs in the early years (1962-65) to 22% (25 of 112) from Revolver onward (1966-70).
Analysis
Every song on this page, across all of them: others, george, john, ringo and paul.
By Year
Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
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Songs(25)
I'm Only Sleeping
McCartney's audible yawn between chorus 3 and bridge 2
Yellow Submarine
Marching band; Clinking party atmosphere
Penny Lane
Handbell evoking fire engine
A Day in the Life
Alarm clock at bridge
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!
Good Morning Good Morning
Animal SFX in intro and outro
Lovely Rita
Lennon vocal percussion in outro; Comb-and-tissue-paper kazoos in chorus
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Audience cheering and laughter
I Am the Walrus
Live AM radio fed into mono mix
Flying
Loop coda - backwards organ, chimes, Mellotron
Magical Mystery Tour
Coach/bus engine pan effects in the outro
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Jet engine sounds throughout
Blackbird
Blackbird call from EMI tape library
Honey Pie
78 RPM surface noise on bridge
Long, Long, Long
Wine bottle vibrating on Leslie cabinet, coda
Piggies
Pig grunts from EMI tape library
Revolution 9
Crowds, gunfire, traffic, choirs, orchestras
Hey Bulldog
Only a Northern Song
Trumpet/glockenspiel collage
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Moog white-noise wind
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
Anvil percussion
Octopus's Garden
Bubble effects through straw in liquid
You Never Give Me Your Money
Cricket and nature loops for medley transition
Across the Universe (Wildlife version)
Birdsong intro and outro
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
Spade in gravel, assorted noises
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