Text · Motif
Media
Newspapers, films, TV, or broadcasting referenced in the lyric.
10
songs
It is in the words of ten songs, from 1963 to 1970, which is most of their years together. More of the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album has it than any other album, three of its twelve tracks. 'Roll Over Beethoven' is the earliest, from 1963, and 'Dig It' the last, from 1970. Two of them are 'Bad Boy' (book, magazine) and 'Paperback Writer', and John sings seven of the ten. More of them come from 1967 on than from the first four years, seven against two. On 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds': picture, newspaper. On 'Good Morning Good Morning': 'Meet the Wife' BBC sitcom. Of those, 'A Day in the Life' carries tuba as well, which only two of their recordings do.
See alsoRecurring words:newsRecurring words:the newsLyric shape:a [NOUN] byLyric shape:the [WORD] [WORD]Recurring words:bookRecurring words:readRecurring words:rockingRecurring words:write
Analysis
By Year
Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
Early0 · 0%
Mid-period4 · 50%
Late4 · 50%
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Songs(8 of 10)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paperback Writer | 1966 | Past Masters | Paul | Publishing, novels, Daily Mail |
| 2 | Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | Picture, newspaper |
| 3 | A Day in the Life | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John, Paul | 'I read the news', 'I saw a film' |
| 4 | Good Morning Good Morning | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John | 'Meet the Wife' BBC sitcom |
| 5 | Savoy Truffle | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | George | News |
| 6 | The Ballad of John and Yoko | 1969 | Past Masters | John | 'The news people said', 'newspaper said', 'men from the press' |
| 7 | Polythene Pam | 1969 | Abbey Road | John | 'News of the World' |
| 8 | Dig It | 1970 | Let It Be | John | BBC, FBI, CIA |
Paperback Writer
1966·Past Masters·Paul
Publishing, novels, Daily Mail
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John
Picture, newspaper
A Day in the Life
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John
'I read the news', 'I saw a film'
Good Morning Good Morning
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·John
'Meet the Wife' BBC sitcom
Savoy Truffle
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George
News
The Ballad of John and Yoko
1969·Past Masters·John
'The news people said', 'newspaper said', 'men from the press'
Polythene Pam
1969·Abbey Road·John
'News of the World'
Dig It
1970·Let It Be·John
BBC, FBI, CIA
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