Irony

It is in the words of eleven songs, for nearly the whole run, 1963 to 1969. It first turns up on 'Money (That's What I Want)', cut 18 July 1963, and was last heard on 'Only a Northern Song'. Two of them are 'Act Naturally' (boasts of stardom while admitting he plays a fool) and 'Doctor Robert'. Seven of the eleven come from 1966 and 1967, and only two from everything after, the peak closing with 'The Fool on the Hill'. The lead vocal is John's on five of the eleven, against three for George, with Paul on two and Ringo on one. On 'And Your Bird Can Sing': mock-congratulatory cataloguing of the addressee's boasts. On 'Good Morning Good Morning': cheerful greeting over bleak content. Among them, 'Taxman' went through feedback, which only three of their recordings did.