Toughness, hardship, or unyielding surfaces as imagery.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Don't Bother Me | 1963 | With The Beatles | George | Pushes others away |
| 2 | You Can't Do That | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | John | Threats: 'let you down and leave you flat' |
| 3 | I'm Down | 1965 | Past Masters | Paul | Full-throated scream vocal |
| 4 | Run for Your Life | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | Aggressive threatening tone |
| 5 | Piggies | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | George | 'Damn good whacking' |
| 6 | Happiness Is a Warm Gun | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Gun, trigger, shoot imagery |
| 7 | The Ballad of John and Yoko | 1969 | Past Masters | John | 'They're gonna crucify me' – defiant edge |
| 8 | Oh! Darling | 1969 | Abbey Road | Paul | Anguished, rough vocal delivery |
| 9 | I Want You (She's So Heavy) | 1969 | Abbey Road | John | Oppressive, weighted imagery |
Pushes others away
Threats: 'let you down and leave you flat'
Full-throated scream vocal
Aggressive threatening tone
'Damn good whacking'
Gun, trigger, shoot imagery
'They're gonna crucify me' – defiant edge
Anguished, rough vocal delivery
Oppressive, weighted imagery
Updated
Book
Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald
Book
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Alan Aldridge
Album
Revolver
Vinyl
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