Deliberate exaggeration for emphasis or comic effect.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eight Days a Week | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John | Impossible time-span 'eight days a week' as device |
| 2 | Run for Your Life | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | Death threat as proof of devotion |
| 3 | Taxman | 1966 | Revolver | George | Taxing seats, streets, and pennies on a corpse's eyes |
| 4 | And Your Bird Can Sing | 1966 | Revolver | John | 'Seven wonders'; 'heard every sound there is' |
| 5 | Yer Blues | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Eagle picks eye, worm licks bones |
| 6 | It's All Too Much | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | George | 'All the world is birthday cake' |
| 7 | The Ballad of John and Yoko | 1969 | Past Masters | John | 'They're gonna crucify me' |
| 8 | Oh! Darling | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | 'Nearly fell down and died' |
| 9 | I Want You (She's So Heavy) | 1969 | Abbey Road | John | 'Driving me mad' |
Impossible time-span 'eight days a week' as device
Death threat as proof of devotion
Taxing seats, streets, and pennies on a corpse's eyes
'Seven wonders'; 'heard every sound there is'
Eagle picks eye, worm licks bones
'All the world is birthday cake'
'They're gonna crucify me'
'Nearly fell down and died'
'Driving me mad'
Updated
Book
Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald
Book
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Alan Aldridge
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Ableton Live
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