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No verse-chorus

The song avoids the conventional verse-chorus organization entirely

50
songs
50 recordings have no verse-chorus, for nearly the whole run, 1963 to 1970. 'There's a Place' is the earliest, from 1963, and 'I've Got a Feeling' the last, from 1970, with Abbey Road leaning on it hardest, ten of its seventeen tracks. More of them come from 1967 on than from the first four years, 34 against fourteen. The lead vocals go John on eighteen, Paul on ten, George on ten and Ringo on one. All four of them take the lead on 'Carry That Weight'. Three of them share it on 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)' and 'Because'. 40% of Harrison's songs have it, such as 'Something' and 'For You Blue', against 21% of Lennon's.
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George Harrison uses the No verse-chorus song-form on 36% of his sole-written songs (8 of 22) - roughly 2.8× the rate at which the other Beatles do (13% average): 'Blue Jay Way', 'For You Blue', and 'Long, Long, Long'.

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% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

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Songs(41 of 50)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)

Do You Want to Know a Secret

1963·Please Please Me·George

There's a Place

1963·Please Please Me·John

This Boy

1963·Past Masters·John

And I Love Her

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

No Reply

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

It's Only Love

1965·Help!·John

Taxman

1966·Revolver·George

Tomorrow Never Knows

1966·Revolver·John

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

Within You Without You

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·George

A Day in the Life

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John

Blue Jay Way

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·George

Flying

1967·Magical Mystery Tour

The Inner Light

1968·Past Masters·George

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Dear Prudence

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Birthday

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Revolution 9

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)

Wild Honey Pie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Julia

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Glass Onion

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Why Don't We Do It in the Road?

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

I Will

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Yer Blues

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Piggies

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Long, Long, Long

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Her Majesty

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

The End

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Because

1969·Abbey Road·John

Mean Mr. Mustard

1969·Abbey Road·John

Polythene Pam

1969·Abbey Road·John

Carry That Weight

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Sun King

1969·Abbey Road·John

Something

1969·Abbey Road·George

Golden Slumbers

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

You Never Give Me Your Money

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Dig It

1970·Let It Be·John

I've Got a Feeling

1970·Let It Be·Paul

For You Blue

1970·Let It Be·George

The Long and Winding Road

1970·Let It Be·Paul

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