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MoneyText · Motif · 20 songs
CategoriesTextMotifMoney
Text · Motif

Money

Currency, wealth, or financial transactions as subject.

20
songs
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The Money motif first appears in the Beatles catalogue on 'P.S. I Love You' (1962).

P.S. I Love You1962

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early4 · 22%
Mid-period7 · 39%
Late7 · 39%

By Album

Past Masters5
A Hard Day's Night2
Revolver2
Magical Mystery Tour2
The Beatles (The White Album)2
Abbey Road2
Please Please Me1
Rubber Soul1
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1

Songs(18 of 20)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1P.S. I Love You1962Please Please MePaulTreasure
2Can't Buy Me Love1964A Hard Day's NightPaul'I don't care too much for money'
3A Hard Day's Night1964A Hard Day's NightJohn, Paul'Get you money to buy you things'
4I Feel Fine1964Past MastersJohn'Diamond rings', 'buys her things'
5Drive My Car1965Rubber SoulPaul, John'Working for peanuts'
6Paperback Writer1966Past MastersPaul'It could make a million for you'
7Doctor Robert1966RevolverJohn'You'll pay money just to see yourself'
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8Taxman1966RevolverGeorge'There's one for you, nineteen for me' – 19/20ths = 95% supertax
9Penny Lane1967Magical Mystery TourPaulPenny
10She's Leaving Home1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaul, John'Everything money could buy'
11Baby, You're a Rich Man1967Magical Mystery TourJohn'Big brown bag' of money
12Lady Madonna1968Past MastersPaul'Who finds the money when you pay the rent?'
13Revolution1968Past MastersJohn'Money for people with minds that hate'
14Revolution 11968The Beatles (The White Album)John'Money for people with minds that hate'
15Revolution 91968The Beatles (The White Album)–Fortune, price
16The Ballad of John and Yoko1969Past MastersJohnMoney, poor
17Mean Mr. Mustard1969Abbey RoadJohn'Saving up to buy some clothes'
18You Never Give Me Your Money1969Abbey RoadPaul'You never give me your money'

P.S. I Love You

1962·Please Please Me·Paul

Treasure

Can't Buy Me Love

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

'I don't care too much for money'

A Hard Day's Night

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

'Get you money to buy you things'

I Feel Fine

1964·Past Masters·John

'Diamond rings', 'buys her things'

Drive My Car

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

'Working for peanuts'

Paperback Writer

1966·Past Masters·Paul

'It could make a million for you'

Doctor Robert

1966·Revolver·John

'You'll pay money just to see yourself'

Taxman

1966·Revolver·George

'There's one for you, nineteen for me' – 19/20ths = 95% supertax

Penny Lane

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Penny

She's Leaving Home

1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul

'Everything money could buy'

Baby, You're a Rich Man

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

'Big brown bag' of money

Lady Madonna

1968·Past Masters·Paul

'Who finds the money when you pay the rent?'

Revolution

1968·Past Masters·John

'Money for people with minds that hate'

Revolution 1

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

'Money for people with minds that hate'

Revolution 9

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)

Fortune, price

The Ballad of John and Yoko

1969·Past Masters·John

Money, poor

Mean Mr. Mustard

1969·Abbey Road·John

'Saving up to buy some clothes'

You Never Give Me Your Money

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

'You never give me your money'

Updated 2026-09-02

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