Text · Motif
Political
Lyrics engaging directly with political power, protest, war, or social ideology
8
songs
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-period2 · 25%
Late6 · 75%
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Songs(8)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Think for Yourself | 1965 | Rubber Soul | George | Harrison said the song was probably about the government |
| 2 | Taxman | 1966 | Revolver | George | Harrison's first overtly political song, naming Harold Wilson and Edward Heath |
| 3 | Revolution | 1968 | Past Masters | John | Response to 1968 revolutionary movements |
| 4 | Blackbird | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Inspired by US civil rights movement |
| 5 | Revolution 9 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | - | Companion piece to the Revolution songs; revolutionary collage |
| 6 | Revolution 1 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | 1968 New Left, May '68 context |
| 7 | The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Anti-hunting / anti-imperialist subtext |
| 8 | Back in the U.S.S.R. | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | Cold War inversion: praising Soviet life |
Think for Yourself
1965·Rubber Soul·George
Harrison said the song was probably about the government
Taxman
1966·Revolver·George
Harrison's first overtly political song, naming Harold Wilson and Edward Heath
Revolution
1968·Past Masters·John
Response to 1968 revolutionary movements
Blackbird
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Inspired by US civil rights movement
Revolution 9
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)
Companion piece to the Revolution songs; revolutionary collage
Revolution 1
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
1968 New Left, May '68 context
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John
Anti-hunting / anti-imperialist subtext
Back in the U.S.S.R.
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
Cold War inversion: praising Soviet life
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