Lyric template recurring across Beatles songs.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Can't Buy Me Love | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Paul | As 'much for' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4 |
| 2 | Paperback Writer | 1966 | Past Masters | Paul | As 'million for' in verse 4 |
| 3 | When I'm Sixty-Four | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'go for' in verse 2 |
| 4 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | As 'known for' in verse 1 |
| 5 | Helter Skelter | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | As 'go for' in intro; bridge |
| 6 | Cry Baby Cry | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'pictures for' in verse 2 |
| 7 | Revolution 9×5 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | – | As 'claret for', 'colors for', 'dogs for', 'cats for', 'birds for' in intro; verse 8; interlude 1 |
| 8 | Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | As 'except for' in choruses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 9 | It's All Too Much | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | George | As 'much for' in choruses 1, 2 & 3 |
| 10 | The Ballad of John and Yoko | 1969 | Past Masters | John | As 'beds for' in verse 3 |
As 'much for' in verses 1, 2, 3 & 4
As 'million for' in verse 4
As 'go for' in verse 2
As 'known for' in verse 1
As 'go for' in intro; bridge
As 'pictures for' in verse 2
As 'claret for', 'colors for', 'dogs for', 'cats for', 'birds for' in intro; verse 8; interlude 1
As 'except for' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'much for' in choruses 1, 2 & 3
As 'beds for' in verse 3
Updated
Book
Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald
Book
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Alan Aldridge
Album
Beatles For Sale
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