American place names, slang, or cultural references – often consciously affected.
Songs tagged 'Persona' carry the 'Americanism' tag about 4.4x as often as the catalogue average (4 of 18, vs an overall rate of 11 in 217 songs).
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lovely Rita | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | 'Meter maid' is US slang |
| 2 | Rocky Raccoon | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | American West setting |
| 3 | Back in the U.S.S.R. | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Inverts Chuck Berry's homecoming-to-USA trope |
| 4 | The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | 'All American, bullet-headed Saxon mother's son' |
| 5 | Get Back | 1969 | Let It Be | Paul | Tucson, California, 'grass' |
| 6 | Come Together | 1969 | Abbey Road | John | 'Coca-Cola', 'roller-coaster', 'mojo filter' |
'Meter maid' is US slang
American West setting
Inverts Chuck Berry's homecoming-to-USA trope
'All American, bullet-headed Saxon mother's son'
Tucson, California, 'grass'
'Coca-Cola', 'roller-coaster', 'mojo filter'
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