Music · Vocal work
Ooh vocals
The group 'oooh!' exclamation - a signature gesture of the early Merseybeat sound
54
songs
It turns up on 54 recordings, over the whole nine years. 'P.S. I Love You' is the earliest, from 1962, and 'I've Got a Feeling' the last, from 1970, with Abbey Road leaning on it hardest, seven of its seventeen tracks. The lead vocals go Paul on twenty, John on seventeen, George on three and Ringo on two. Three of them share it on 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)'. More of McCartney's songs have it than Lennon's, 32% against 22%, among them 'Hello, Goodbye' and 'Get Back'. On 'What Goes On': ooh answer hooks throughout verses. On 'She Loves You', falsetto 'ooh' at refrain ends.
See alsoVocal work:Vocal harmoniesVocal work:Two-part harmonyVocal work:Three-part harmonyRecurring words:oohLyric shape:a [NOUN] [WORD]Lyric shape:me [ADJ]Recurring words:you oohSection links:Solo on outro
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The vocal techniques the Beatles reach for most are Vocal harmonies on 146 songs, Ooh vocals on 54 songs, and Two-part harmony on 38 songs.
Analysis
By Year
Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
Early13 · 28%
Mid-period13 · 28%
Late20 · 43%
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Songs(48 of 54)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
P.S. I Love You
1962·Please Please Me·Paul
Misery
1963·Please Please Me·John
Do You Want to Know a Secret
1963·Please Please Me·George
Thank You Girl
1963·Past Masters·John
I'll Get You
1963·Past Masters·John
She Loves You
1963·Past Masters·Paul
Falsetto 'ooh' at refrain ends
All My Loving
1963·With The Beatles·Paul
Ooh answers under chorus
Little Child
1963·With The Beatles·John
Hold Me Tight
1963·With The Beatles·Paul
I Call Your Name
1964·Past Masters·John
I'll Be Back
1964·A Hard Day's Night·John
I'm Happy Just to Dance with You
1964·A Hard Day's Night·George
I'll Follow the Sun
1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul
Yes It Is
1965·Past Masters·John
You Won't See Me
1965·Rubber Soul·Paul
What Goes On
1965·Rubber Soul·Ringo
Ooh answer hooks throughout verses
Michelle
1965·Rubber Soul·Paul
Ooh-ooh throughout verses
In My Life
1965·Rubber Soul·John
I'm Only Sleeping
1966·Revolver·John
Fixing a Hole
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul
Lovely Rita
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul
Getting Better
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul
All You Need Is Love
1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John
Hello, Goodbye
1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul
The Fool on the Hill
1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul
Honey Pie
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Mother Nature's Son
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Helter Skelter
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Birthday
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Sexy Sadie
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
Glass Onion
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George
Revolution 9
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)
Rocky Raccoon
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Back in the U.S.S.R.
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Get Back
1969·Let It Be·Paul
Sun King
1969·Abbey Road·John
You Never Give Me Your Money
1969·Abbey Road·Paul
Polythene Pam
1969·Abbey Road·John
She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
1969·Abbey Road·Paul
Oh! Darling
1969·Abbey Road·Paul
Octopus's Garden
1969·Abbey Road·Ringo
Come Together
1969·Abbey Road·John
Dig a Pony
1970·Let It Be·John
I've Got a Feeling
1970·Let It Be·Paul
Free as a Bird
1995·Reunion singles·John
Now and Then
2023·Reunion singles·John
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