Songwriter
Chuck Berry
2 songs covered by the Beatles
The father of rock and roll. Berry's Roll Over Beethoven and Rock and Roll Music were staples of the Beatles' early live set.
WikipediaAnalysis
Every song on this page, across all of them: text influence and writer.
By Year
Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
Early4 · 36%
Mid-period1 · 9%
Late6 · 55%
Songs(11)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Role | Notes | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Saw Her Standing There | 1963 | Please Please Me | Paul | Text influence | Teenage romance, dance setting | 434 |
| 2 | Roll Over Beethovencover | 1963 | With The Beatles | George | Writer | - | 484 |
| 3 | Little Child | 1963 | With The Beatles | John, Paul | Text influence | Rock-and-roll dance invitation trope | 362 |
| 4 | Rock and Roll Musiccover | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John | Writer | - | 424 |
| 5 | Drive My Car | 1965 | Rubber Soul | Paul, John | Text influence | Storytelling about cars and ambition | 446 |
| 6 | Revolution | 1968 | Past Masters | John | Text influence | Rock-and-roll riff vocabulary | 506 |
| 7 | Back in the U.S.S.R. | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Text influence | Parodies 'Back in the U.S.A.' homecoming | 580 |
| 8 | Get Back | 1969 | Let It Be | Paul | Text influence | - | 380 |
| 9 | Come Together | 1969 | Abbey Road | John | Text influence | Opening line lifts from 'You Can't Catch Me' | 402 |
| 10 | For You Blue | 1970 | Let It Be | George | Text influence | 'Go Johnny go' lifts from Johnny B. Goode | 340 |
| 11 | One After 909 | 1970 | Let It Be | John, Paul | Text influence | Train-narrative rock-and-roll style | 346 |
I Saw Her Standing There
1963·Please Please Me·Paul
Teenage romance, dance setting
Roll Over Beethovencover
1963·With The Beatles·George
Little Child
1963·With The Beatles·John
Rock-and-roll dance invitation trope
Rock and Roll Musiccover
1964·Beatles For Sale·John
Drive My Car
1965·Rubber Soul·Paul
Storytelling about cars and ambition
Revolution
1968·Past Masters·John
Rock-and-roll riff vocabulary
Back in the U.S.S.R.
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Parodies 'Back in the U.S.A.' homecoming
Get Back
1969·Let It Be·Paul
Come Together
1969·Abbey Road·John
Opening line lifts from 'You Can't Catch Me'
For You Blue
1970·Let It Be·George
'Go Johnny go' lifts from Johnny B. Goode
One After 909
1970·Let It Be·John
Train-narrative rock-and-roll style