Dialogue
The song is structured as or includes a direct scripted conversation between characters
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Songs(31 of 33)
Please Please Me
"I know you never even try,..., "Come on (Come on), Come on..., "Why do I never even try, g...
There's a Place
Quoted 'I love only you'
She Loves You
Reports what 'she' said to the narrator
I'll Be Back
"goodbye"
No Reply
Reported speech: 'they said'
Yes It Is
Quoted plea: 'Please don't wear red tonight'
I'm Down
"Keep your hands to yourself"
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
'Love will find a way'
Drive My Car
Direct quoted speech throughout
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
'Isn't it good, Norwegian wood?'
Yellow Submarine
Boatswain/Captain exchange in bridge
She Said She Said
She-said / I-said exchange throughout
Tomorrow Never Knows
"Existence"
She's Leaving Home
Mother's quoted lament to father
I Am the Walrus
“Villain, take my Purse If ..., “I know thee well, a servic..., “What, is he dead?”
Hello, Goodbye
Quoted 'You say...' / 'I say...' speech
Blue Jay Way
'We'll be over soon, they said'
Revolution
Narrator answers an imagined activist
Rocky Raccoon
"I'm gonna get that boy", "Danny boy, this is a showd..., "Rocky, you met your match"
Revolution 9
Alistair Taylor & George Martin EMI intro snippet
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
“Girl, I like your face”
Revolution 1
Lennon responds to 'you' throughout
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
Mum's spoken interjection
Hey Bulldog
"Woof!"
The Ballad of John and Yoko
Quoted speech from man in mac, Peter Brown, press
Here Comes the Sun
"It's alright"
Maxwell's Silver Hammer
'Can I take you out to the pictures'; 'We caught a dirty one'
Come Together
"I know you, you know me", "One and one and one is three"
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
Lennon-as-MC introduces 'Denis'
Dig It
"Can You Dig It", "Hark the Angels Come"
One After 909
Quoted speech with baby and railman
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