Text · Motif
Light
Sunshine, illumination, or radiance as central imagery.
17
songs
Analysis
By Year
Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
Early2 · 13%
Mid-period5 · 33%
Late8 · 53%
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Songs(15 of 17)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And I Love Her | 1964 | A Hard Day's Night | Paul | Bright, shine |
| 2 | No Reply | 1964 | Beatles For Sale | John | - |
| 3 | It's Only Love | 1965 | Help! | John | 'Nighttime bright', 'very bright' |
| 4 | The Word | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John, Paul | 'Show everybody the light' |
| 5 | Rain | 1966 | Past Masters | John | Shine |
| 6 | Tomorrow Never Knows | 1966 | Revolver | John | Shining |
| 7 | Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | 'Sun in her eyes', 'diamonds' |
| 8 | Blackbird | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | - |
| 9 | Good Night | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Ringo | - |
| 10 | It's All Too Much | 1969 | Yellow Submarine | George | Shining |
| 11 | Here Comes the Sun | 1969 | Abbey Road | George | Sun imagery throughout |
| 12 | Sun King | 1969 | Abbey Road | John | Sun imagery |
| 13 | Across the Universe (Wildlife version) | 1969 | Past Masters | John | 'Images of broken light', 'million suns' |
| 14 | Let It Be | 1970 | Let It Be | Paul | - |
| 15 | Across the Universe | 1970 | Let It Be | John | 'Million suns', 'broken light' |
And I Love Her
1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul
Bright, shine
No Reply
1964·Beatles For Sale·John
It's Only Love
1965·Help!·John
'Nighttime bright', 'very bright'
The Word
1965·Rubber Soul·John
'Show everybody the light'
Rain
1966·Past Masters·John
Shine
Tomorrow Never Knows
1966·Revolver·John
Shining
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John
'Sun in her eyes', 'diamonds'
Blackbird
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Good Night
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo
It's All Too Much
1969·Yellow Submarine·George
Shining
Here Comes the Sun
1969·Abbey Road·George
Sun imagery throughout
Sun King
1969·Abbey Road·John
Sun imagery
Across the Universe (Wildlife version)
1969·Past Masters·John
'Images of broken light', 'million suns'
Let It Be
1970·Let It Be·Paul
Across the Universe
1970·Let It Be·John
'Million suns', 'broken light'
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