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Donovan influenceText · Influence · 4 songs
CategoriesTextInfluenceDonovan influence
Text · Influence

Donovan influence

Folk songwriter Donovan's gentle acoustic, Travis-picking style.

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See alsoInfluence:Music hall influenceInfluence:R&B influenceInfluence:Bob Dylan influenceChord literal:G → Gm → DMotif:MotherChord literal:Gm → DGuitar work:FingerpickingSong family:Written in India
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'Cry Baby Cry' (1968) is the earliest Beatles song to draw on Donovan influence, which goes on to appear on 4 in all.

Cry Baby Cry1968

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The Beatles (The White Album)4

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#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1Cry Baby Cry1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnDonovan is on record stating he directly influenced this song's fairy-tale imagery and chord progression: 'I think the eventual imagery was suggest…
2Mother Nature's Son1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulRishikesh acoustic-folk milieu
3Julia1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnImagery suggestions during Rishikesh
4Dear Prudence1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnFingerpicking style taught in Rishikesh

Cry Baby Cry

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Donovan is on record stating he directly influenced this song's fairy-tale imagery and chord progression: 'I think the eventual imagery was suggest…

Mother Nature's Son

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Rishikesh acoustic-folk milieu

Julia

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Imagery suggestions during Rishikesh

Dear Prudence

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Fingerpicking style taught in Rishikesh

Updated 2026-06-03

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