Childhood

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

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The Childhood motif is on 14 of the 33 songs the Beatles released in 1965, and 1 of 16 by 1966.

1965 1966

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

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, Paul, George	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
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8	I'll Cry Instead	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	Girl, hide
9	I Feel Fine	1964	Past Masters	John	Girl
10	Eight Days a Week	1964	Beatles For Sale	John	Girl
11	What You're Doing	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	Girl
12	Ticket to Ride	1965	Help!	John	Girl
13	You've Got to Hide Your Love Away	1965	Help!	John	Hide
14	You're Going to Lose That Girl	1965	Help!	John	Girl
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	Drive My Car	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul, John	Girl
20	You Won't See Me	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	Hide, 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	A Day in the Life	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John, Paul	Boy
28	Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	Girl
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29	Getting Better	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	School, young
30	I Am the Walrus	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	Boy, girl, seek
31	Lady Madonna	1968	Past Masters	Paul	Children, child, playing
32	Birthday	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul, John	Birthday
33	Dear Prudence	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	'Like a little child'; 'come out to play'
34	Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Girl, children
35	The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Children
36	Rocky Raccoon	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Young, boy, girl
37	Cry Baby Cry	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Children of the king, séance 'put on by the children'
38	Back in the U.S.S.R.	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Boy
39	Martha My Dear	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Girl
40	Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Hide
41	Honey Pie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Girl, play
42	Piggies	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	Play
43	Yer Blues	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Girl
44	Mother Nature's Son	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Young, boy, lullaby
45	Hey Bulldog	1969	Yellow Submarine	John	Boy, children
46	Only a Northern Song	1969	Yellow Submarine	George	Play
47	Her Majesty	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Girl
48	Carry That Weight	1969	Abbey Road	Paul, John, George, Ringo	–
49	Maxwell's Silver Hammer	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	School, boy
50	Octopus's Garden	1969	Abbey Road	Ringo	Girl, boy
51	Golden Slumbers	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Lullaby
52	You Never Give Me Your Money	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Children
53	For You Blue	1970	Let It Be	George	Girl
54	I've Got a Feeling	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	Hide
55	I Me Mine	1970	Let It Be	George	Playing
56	Real Love	1996	Reunion singles	John	Playing, toys