Categories Text MotifChildhood

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Childhood

Themes of childhood memory, lost innocence, growing up, or looking back at youth

songs

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)

By Era

Early11 · 20%

Mid-period19 · 35%

Late25 · 45%

By Album

The Beatles (The White Album)13

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band4

Magical Mystery Tour3

Book

Revolution in the Head

Ian MacDonald

Book

The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics

Alan Aldridge

Course

St. Vincent – Teaches Creativity and Songwriting

MasterClass · Process, guitar tones/tunings, home recording.

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Songs(56 of 66)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Please Please Me	1963	Please Please Me	John, Paul	Girl
2	Thank You Girl	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	Girl
3	Little Child	1963	With The Beatles	John, Paul	Child, hide
4	Don't Bother Me	1963	With The Beatles	George	Girl
5	This Boy	1963	Past Masters	John	Boy
6	I Want to Hold Your Hand	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	Hide
7	Things We Said Today	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	Girl

8	I'll Cry Instead	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	Girl, hide
9	I Feel Fine	1964	Past Masters	John	Girl
10	What You're Doing	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	Girl
11	Eight Days a Week	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	Girl
12	Ticket to Ride	1965	Help!	John	Girl
13	You're Going to Lose That Girl	1965	Help!	John	Girl
14	You've Got to Hide Your Love Away	1965	Help!	John	Hide
15	Another Girl	1965	Help!	Paul	Girl
16	Yesterday	1965	Help!	Paul	Play, hide
17	I've Just Seen a Face	1965	Help!	Paul	Girl
18	Run for Your Life	1965	Rubber Soul	John	Girl, hide
19	You Won't See Me	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	Hide, girl
20	Drive My Car	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul, John	Girl
21	What Goes On	1965	Rubber Soul	Ringo	Girl
22	Girl	1965	Rubber Soul	John	Girl, young
23	She Said She Said	1966	Revolver	John	'When I was a boy, everything was right'
24	Penny Lane	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	Bus terminus, schoolboy haunts
25	Strawberry Fields Forever	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	-
26	Good Morning Good Morning	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	Boy, school
27	Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	Girl
28	Getting Better	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	School, young

29	A Day in the Life	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John, Paul	Boy
30	I Am the Walrus	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	Boy, girl, seek
31	Lady Madonna	1968	Past Masters	Paul	Children, child, playing
32	Mother Nature's Son	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Young, boy, lullaby
33	Birthday	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul, John	Birthday
34	Dear Prudence	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	'Like a little child'; 'come out to play'
35	Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Girl, children
36	Cry Baby Cry	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Children of the king, séance 'put on by the children'
37	The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Children
38	Rocky Raccoon	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Young, boy, girl
39	Back in the U.S.S.R.	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Boy
40	Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Hide
41	Martha My Dear	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Girl
42	Honey Pie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Girl, play
43	Piggies	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	Play
44	Yer Blues	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Girl
45	Hey Bulldog	1969	Yellow Submarine	John	Boy, children
46	Only a Northern Song	1969	Yellow Submarine	George	Play
47	Octopus's Garden	1969	Abbey Road	Ringo	Girl, boy
48	Her Majesty	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Girl
49	Carry That Weight	1969	Abbey Road	Paul, John, George, Ringo	-
50	Golden Slumbers	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Lullaby
51	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	School, boy
52	You Never Give Me Your Money	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Children
53	I Me Mine	1970	Let It Be	George	Playing
54	For You Blue	1970	Let It Be	George	Girl
55	I've Got a Feeling	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	Hide
56	Real Love	1996	Reunion singles	John	Playing, toys