The lyrics quote or nod to a song by another artist.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | 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' |
Opening line lifted from Elvis 'Baby Let's Play House'
'Frère Jacques' counter-melody in verses 3-4
Lewis Carroll's 'The Walrus and the Carpenter'
Dylan's "Ballad of a Thin Man" (Mr. Jones)
Chuck Berry 'Back in the U.S.A.'; 'Georgia on My Mind'
The Merseys' 'Sorrow' (1966)
'Go Johnny go' from Chuck Berry's 'Johnny B. Goode'
Dylan's 'Like a Rolling Stone'
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