Wordplay

From 1963 to 1970, which is most of their years together, 21 songs use it. It sits thickest on the Magical Mystery Tour album, three of its eleven tracks. 'Please Please Me' came first, on the Please Please Me album, and 'Dig a Pony' last, on the Let It Be album. More of them come from 1967 on than from the first four years, fourteen against seven. The lead vocal is John's on ten of the 21, against four for George, with Paul on two and Ringo on one. Three of them share it on 'Because'. On 'Roll Over Beethoven', the classical composers told to roll over for rock. On 'Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey': inside/outside, deeper/higher inversions.