Music · Vocal work
Shouted vocals
Lead vocal delivered with shouting force rather than sustained singing.
12
songs
It turns up on twelve recordings, from 1967 to 1970, and 1968 has more of them than any other year, with six. Nothing before 'Good Morning Good Morning' has it, and nothing after 'I've Got a Feeling'. Two of them are 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)' ('Bye!', 'Twist it!', 'Band band!' interjections) and 'Magical Mystery Tour'. Three of them share it on 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)'. Neither man reaches for it more than the other, 8% of McCartney's songs and 7% of Lennon's. On 'Helter Skelter' it is Paul's screaming/shouting delivery throughout. On 'Why Don't We Do It in the Road?' it is Screamed Little-Richard-style delivery. Among them, 'Revolution' went through direct injection, which only five of their recordings did.
See alsoVocal work:Vocal harmoniesVocal work:Ooh vocalsVocal work:Two-part harmonyChord literal:E → GMusic genre:Hard rockTrack order:Side 3Chord literal:E → G → DEquipment:Epiphone Casino ES-230TD
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'Good Morning Good Morning' (1967) is the earliest of their records to use shouted vocals.
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-period3 · 25%
Late9 · 75%
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Songs(12)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul
'Bye!', 'Twist it!', 'Band band!' interjections
Good Morning Good Morning
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John
Lennon's aggressive delivery
Magical Mystery Tour
1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul
Carnival-barker intro
Revolution
1968·Past Masters·John
Yer Blues
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
Lennon's strained blues belt
Helter Skelter
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Paul's screaming/shouting delivery throughout
Birthday
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Paul's count-off in drum break
Why Don't We Do It in the Road?
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Screamed Little-Richard-style delivery
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
Oh! Darling
1969·Abbey Road·Paul
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
1970·Past Masters·John
I've Got a Feeling
1970·Let It Be·Paul
Paul's belted lead
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