Music · Song form
Through-composed
No section repeats - each part has different music. Every section is new material. The opposite of strophic form.
8
songs
Analysis
By Year
Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
Early0 · 0%
Mid-period1 · 13%
Late7 · 88%
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Songs(8)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Day in the Life | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John, Paul | Verse and bridge use unrelated lyric forms |
| 2 | Happiness Is a Warm Gun | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Three stitched fragments with distinct forms |
| 3 | Martha My Dear | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Verse, chorus and post-chorus each use distinct phrase structures |
| 4 | Revolution 9 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | - | Each section uses different fragments, no repeating structure |
| 5 | You Never Give Me Your Money | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | Suite of distinct sections, no chorus return |
| 6 | The End | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | - |
| 7 | You Know My Name (Look Up the Number) | 1970 | Past Masters | John, Paul | Each section a different style sketch |
| 8 | I've Got a Feeling | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul, John | Two welded songs, distinct sections |
A Day in the Life
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John
Verse and bridge use unrelated lyric forms
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
Three stitched fragments with distinct forms
Martha My Dear
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Verse, chorus and post-chorus each use distinct phrase structures
Revolution 9
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)
Each section uses different fragments, no repeating structure
You Never Give Me Your Money
1969·Abbey Road·Paul
Suite of distinct sections, no chorus return
The End
1969·Abbey Road·Paul
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
1970·Past Masters·John
Each section a different style sketch
I've Got a Feeling
1970·Let It Be·Paul
Two welded songs, distinct sections
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