Music · Music genre
Doo-wop
Late-1950s vocal-group style featuring close harmonies over a four-chord progression.
7
songs
Analysis
Every song on this page, across all of them: genre and text influence.
By Year
Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
Early4 · 80%
Mid-period0 · 0%
Late1 · 20%
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Songs(8 of 10)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ask Me Why | 1963 | Please Please Me | John | Genre | Slow-triplet backing vocals |
| 2 | Do You Want to Know a Secret | 1963 | Please Please Me | George | Genre | - |
| 3 | This Boy | 1963 | Past Masters | John | Genre | - |
| 4 | Tell Me Why | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | Genre | Lennon's stated model: 'a black New York girl-group song' |
| 5 | Revolution 1 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Text influence | 'Shoo-be-doo-wah' vocals |
| 6 | Happiness Is a Warm Gun | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Text influence | I-vi-IV-V chorus progression |
| 7 | Oh! Darling | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | Genre | - |
| 8 | Oh! Darling | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | Text influence | 1950s doo-wop pastiche |
Ask Me Why
1963·Please Please Me·John
Slow-triplet backing vocals
Do You Want to Know a Secret
1963·Please Please Me·George
This Boy
1963·Past Masters·John
Tell Me Why
1964·A Hard Day's Night·John
Lennon's stated model: 'a black New York girl-group song'
Revolution 1
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
'Shoo-be-doo-wah' vocals
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
I-vi-IV-V chorus progression
Oh! Darling
1969·Abbey Road·Paul
Oh! Darling
1969·Abbey Road·Paul
1950s doo-wop pastiche
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