Autobiography
The lyric draws on the songwriter's own life events or relationships.
15 of the 23 Beatle-written songs carrying the 'Autobiography' motif are John Lennon's, more than any other Beatle (Paul McCartney has 6).
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Songs(23)
I'm a Loser
Lennon: 'Part of me suspects I'm a loser'
No Reply
Inspired by 'Silhouettes' by The Rays
Help!
Lennon's 'fat Elvis period' isolation
Nowhere Man
Written about himself at 5am, Kenwood
In My Life
Lennon's first explicitly autobiographical lyric
I'm Looking Through You
Written after Jane Asher argument
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
Lennon's coded account of an affair
She Said She Said
Specific LSD trip event
Got to Get You into My Life
McCartney's first cannabis experiences
Strawberry Fields Forever
Salvation Army orphanage near Mimi's house
Getting Better
Lennon admits past abuse of women
Good Morning Good Morning
Lennon's Weybridge suburban malaise
Blue Jay Way
Harrison waiting for Derek Taylor in LA fog, 1 Aug 1967
Sexy Sadie
Lennon's disillusionment at Rishikesh
I'm So Tired
Insomnia during India retreat
Julia
Mother who died when Lennon was 17
Don't Let Me Down
John on his love for Yoko
The Ballad of John and Yoko
John & Yoko's wedding and bed-in
Here Comes the Sun
Written in Clapton's garden, escaping Apple stress
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
Lennon's documented Yoko obsession
You Never Give Me Your Money
Apple business dispute with Klein
Let It Be
Paul's dream during Beatles tensions
Two of Us
Paul and Linda's countryside drives
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