Sunshine, illumination, or radiance as central imagery.
Songs tagged 'Light' carry the 'add9' tag about 5.8x as often as the catalogue average (5 of 17, vs an overall rate of 11 in 217 songs).
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | 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 | Light |
| 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 | Light |
| 9 | Good Night | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Ringo | Light, shine |
| 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 | Light, shine |
| 15 | Across the Universe | 1970 | Let It Be | John | 'Million suns', 'broken light' |
Bright, shine
Light
'Nighttime bright', 'very bright'
'Show everybody the light'
Shine
Shining
'Sun in her eyes', 'diamonds'
Light
Light, shine
Shining
Sun imagery throughout
Sun imagery
'Images of broken light', 'million suns'
Light, shine
'Million suns', 'broken light'
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Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald
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The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Alan Aldridge
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Beatles For Sale
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