Numerical sequences, counting, or numbers used as structural or thematic elements
Songs tagged 'Stream of consciousness' carry the 'Counting' tag about 5.6x as often as the catalogue average (5 of 13, vs an overall rate of 15 in 217 songs).
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
Paul's '1-2-3-4' count-in
'Two, three, four, four'
4000 holes
'One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight'
'One, two, three, four / Five, six, seven, eight'
Repeated 'number nine' loop
1-10 in verse 1
'One, two, three, four, five, six, seven'
'Writing fifty times'
'Number three... number two... number four'
Updated
Book
Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald
Book
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Alan Aldridge
Course
Tom Morello – Teaches Electric Guitar
MasterClass · Riffs, rock songwriting, fretboard theory.
affiliate link – supports this wiki