Up-tempo Jamaican precursor to reggae with horn lines and walking bass.
'I Call Your Name' (1964) is one of only 3 Beatles songs with Ska.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Call Your Name | 1964 | Past Masters | John | Genre | Bridge sections shift to a ska-influenced dotted rhythm |
| 2 | I Call Your Name | 1964 | Past Masters | John | Music influence | Researched recurring (2026-08-12) |
| 3 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Genre | Off-beat piano and horn arrangement |
| 4 | Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Music influence | Researched recurring (2026-08-12) |
| 5 | Old Brown Shoe | 1969 | Past Masters | George | Music influence | Multiple secondary sources describe the song's rhythm as 'partly in the ska style' / using 'a ska-like rhythm,' calling it one of the few Beatles s… |
| 6 | You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) | 1970 | Past Masters | John, Paul | Genre | Middle section restored on Anthology 2 |
Bridge sections shift to a ska-influenced dotted rhythm
Researched recurring (2026-08-12)
Off-beat piano and horn arrangement
Researched recurring (2026-08-12)
Multiple secondary sources describe the song's rhythm as 'partly in the ska style' / using 'a ska-like rhythm,' calling it one of the few Beatles s…
Middle section restored on Anthology 2
Updated
Sheet music
Musicnotes – Beatles Piano/Vocal/Guitar
Musicnotes
Book
The Beatles: Complete Scores
Hal Leonard
Book
All the Songs
Margotin & Guesdon
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