Counterpoint
Two or more independent vocal lines sung at once, vocal polyphony, and it covers a countermelody sung rather than played.
Analysis
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Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
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Songs(12)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do You Want to Know a Secret | 1963 | Please Please Me | George | Lead and backing 'Do-da-do' simultaneous |
| 2 | It Won't Be Long | 1963 | With The Beatles | John | Backing vocals answer beneath the lead |
| 3 | You Won't See Me | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul | Sustained backing vocals run beneath the lead |
| 4 | Rain | 1966 | Past Masters | John | Backing 'When the sun shines down' under lead |
| 5 | Paperback Writer | 1966 | Past Masters | Paul | A 'Frere Jacques' counter-line runs under the lead in the later verses |
| 6 | Eleanor Rigby | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | 'All the lonely people' set against 'Ah, look at all the lonely people' in the coda |
| 7 | Getting Better | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | 'Better' vs 'It can't get no worse' |
| 8 | She's Leaving Home | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul, John | Answering backing vocal against the lead in the chorus |
| 9 | I Am the Walrus | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | King Lear vs 'Everybody's got one' simultaneously |
| 10 | Hello, Goodbye | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | Chorus 2 lead over 'hello, goodbye' overlay |
| 11 | Magical Mystery Tour | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | 'Roll up' traded against 'It's got everything you need' |
| 12 | I've Got a Feeling | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul, John | Lennon's 'Everybody had a hard year' against McCartney's 'I've got a feeling' |
Do You Want to Know a Secret
Lead and backing 'Do-da-do' simultaneous
It Won't Be Long
Backing vocals answer beneath the lead
You Won't See Me
Sustained backing vocals run beneath the lead
Rain
Backing 'When the sun shines down' under lead
Paperback Writer
A 'Frere Jacques' counter-line runs under the lead in the later verses
Eleanor Rigby
'All the lonely people' set against 'Ah, look at all the lonely people' in the coda
Getting Better
'Better' vs 'It can't get no worse'
She's Leaving Home
Answering backing vocal against the lead in the chorus
I Am the Walrus
King Lear vs 'Everybody's got one' simultaneously
Hello, Goodbye
Chorus 2 lead over 'hello, goodbye' overlay
Magical Mystery Tour
'Roll up' traded against 'It's got everything you need'
I've Got a Feeling
Lennon's 'Everybody had a hard year' against McCartney's 'I've got a feeling'
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