Freedom

Liberation, escape, or unbounded movement as theme.

songs

Analysis

Song count per year

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

Early3 · 20%

Mid-period5 · 33%

Late7 · 47%

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	I'll Cry Instead	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	Break
2	I'll Be Back	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	Break
3	I'll Follow the Sun	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	Leaving to pursue happiness
4	Ticket to Ride	1965	Help!	John	'She would never be free when I was around'
5	Tell Me What You See	1965	Help!	John, Paul	Open
6	The Word	1965	Rubber Soul	John, Paul	'Say the word and you'll be free'
7	She's Leaving Home	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul, John	'Stepping outside, she is free'
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8	I Am the Walrus	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	Fly
9	Blackbird	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Wings, fly, free
10	Helter Skelter	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Break
11	Dear Prudence	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Open, chain
12	Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Fly
13	Octopus's Garden	1969	Abbey Road	Ringo	Escape from rules underwater
14	You Never Give Me Your Money	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Escape fantasy from financial trap
15	Come Together	1969	Abbey Road	John	'You got to be free'
16	Free as a Bird	1995	Reunion singles	John, Paul, George	Bird as freedom symbol