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Literary influence
Drawing on canonical literary works, mythology, poetry, or the Western literary tradition
12
songs
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-period6 · 50%
Late6 · 50%
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Songs(12)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In My Life | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | - |
| 2 | Paperback Writer | 1966 | Past Masters | Paul | - |
| 3 | Tomorrow Never Knows | 1966 | Revolver | John | Leary, Metzner & Alpert |
| 4 | Eleanor Rigby | 1966 | Revolver | Paul | Character-sketch in Dickensian/Victorian mode |
| 5 | She's Leaving Home | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul, John | Cinematic-novelistic third-person framing |
| 6 | I Am the Walrus | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | King Lear excerpt mixed into outro |
| 7 | The Inner Light | 1968 | Past Masters | George | Tao Te Ching |
| 8 | Julia | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Kahlil Gibran 'Sand and Foam' |
| 9 | Piggies | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | George | Orwell's Animal Farm allegory |
| 10 | Blackbird | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | - |
| 11 | Maxwell's Silver Hammer | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | Pataphysics (Alfred Jarry) |
| 12 | Golden Slumbers | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | Dekker's 'Patient Grissel' lullaby |
In My Life
1965·Rubber Soul·John
Paperback Writer
1966·Past Masters·Paul
Tomorrow Never Knows
1966·Revolver·John
Leary, Metzner & Alpert
Eleanor Rigby
1966·Revolver·Paul
Character-sketch in Dickensian/Victorian mode
She's Leaving Home
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul
Cinematic-novelistic third-person framing
I Am the Walrus
1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John
King Lear excerpt mixed into outro
The Inner Light
1968·Past Masters·George
Tao Te Ching
Julia
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
Kahlil Gibran 'Sand and Foam'
Piggies
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George
Orwell's Animal Farm allegory
Blackbird
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
1969·Abbey Road·Paul
Pataphysics (Alfred Jarry)
Golden Slumbers
1969·Abbey Road·Paul
Dekker's 'Patient Grissel' lullaby
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