Text · Motif

Family

Parents, children, siblings – family relationships as subject.

songs

Paul McCartney carries the Family motif harder than the others: 10% of his songs touch it, vs 9% Lennon / 10% McCartney / 0% Harrison.

Analysis

Song count per year

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

Early0 · 0%

Mid-period6 · 33%

Late12 · 67%

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Paperback Writer	1966	Past Masters	Paul	Wife and son in the book's plot
2	Eleanor Rigby	1966	Revolver	Paul	–
3	When I'm Sixty-Four	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	Grandchildren on knee
4	She's Leaving Home	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul, John	Generational conflict
5	Good Morning Good Morning	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	John	Wife
6	Your Mother Should Know	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	Mother addressed throughout
7	Lady Madonna	1968	Past Masters	Paul	Children at her feet, baby at breast
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8	Happiness Is a Warm Gun	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Wife, mother
9	Cry Baby Cry	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Mother addressed in refrain
10	Good Night	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Ringo	Written for Lennon's son Julian
11	Revolution 9	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	–	Son, wife, brother
12	Yer Blues	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Mother, father
13	Mother Nature's Son	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Mother, son
14	Julia	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	–
15	Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	'A couple of kids running in the yard'
16	The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Mother accompanies son hunting
17	Mean Mr. Mustard	1969	Abbey Road	John	'His sister Pam'
18	Let It Be	1970	Let It Be	Paul	Late mother Mary McCartney