Text · Lyrical device
Non-Beatles reference
The lyrics quote or nod to a song by another artist.
10
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-period3 · 33%
Late6 · 67%
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Songs(9 of 10)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Run for Your Life | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | Opening line lifted from Elvis 'Baby Let's Play House' |
| 2 | Paperback Writer | 1966 | Past Masters | Paul | 'Frère Jacques' counter-melody in verses 3-4 |
| 3 | I Am the Walrus | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | Lewis Carroll's 'The Walrus and the Carpenter' |
| 4 | Yer Blues | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Dylan's "Ballad of a Thin Man" (Mr. Jones) |
| 5 | Back in the U.S.S.R. | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Chuck Berry 'Back in the U.S.A.'; 'Georgia on My Mind' |
| 6 | It's All Too Much | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | George | The Merseys' 'Sorrow' (1966) |
| 7 | Come Together | 1969 | Abbey Road | John | - |
| 8 | For You Blue | 1970 | Let It Be | George | 'Go Johnny go' from Chuck Berry's 'Johnny B. Goode' |
| 9 | Dig It | 1970 | Let It Be | John | Dylan's 'Like a Rolling Stone' |
Run for Your Life
1965·Rubber Soul·John
Opening line lifted from Elvis 'Baby Let's Play House'
Paperback Writer
1966·Past Masters·Paul
'Frère Jacques' counter-melody in verses 3-4
I Am the Walrus
1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John
Lewis Carroll's 'The Walrus and the Carpenter'
Yer Blues
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
Dylan's "Ballad of a Thin Man" (Mr. Jones)
Back in the U.S.S.R.
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Chuck Berry 'Back in the U.S.A.'; 'Georgia on My Mind'
It's All Too Much
1969·Yellow Submarine·George
The Merseys' 'Sorrow' (1966)
Come Together
1969·Abbey Road·John
For You Blue
1970·Let It Be·George
'Go Johnny go' from Chuck Berry's 'Johnny B. Goode'
Dig It
1970·Let It Be·John
Dylan's 'Like a Rolling Stone'
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