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“In the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.”

RelationshipText · Motif · 102 songs
CategoriesTextMotifRelationship
Text · Motif

Relationship

Romantic partnerships, breakups, or interpersonal bonds as subject.

102
songs
See alsoRecurring words:in love with youLyric shape:in [VERB] with youLyric shape:[NOUN] [VERB] meSolo / Riff:Harmonica soloLyric shape:[NOUN] that youRecurring words:so hardLyric shape:[WORD] i'veRecurring words:hold you
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The Relationship motif is on 25 of the 32 songs the Beatles released in 1963, and 3 of 24 by 1967.

19631967

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early41 · 46%
Mid-period31 · 35%
Late17 · 19%

By Album

Past Masters17
A Hard Day's Night10
Help!10
Rubber Soul9
The Beatles (The White Album)9
With The Beatles8
Beatles For Sale8
Please Please Me5
Revolver5
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band3
Let It Be3
Abbey Road2
Yellow Submarine1
Reunion singles1

Songs(90 of 102)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1P.S. I Love You1962Please Please MePaulLong-distance commitment
2Love Me Do1962Please Please MePaul, JohnSeeking commitment from 'you'
3Please Please Me1963Please Please MeJohn, PaulReciprocity grievance
4Do You Want to Know a Secret1963Please Please MeGeorgeIntimate two-person secret
5Misery1963Please Please MeJohn, PaulLoss and longing for her return
6From Me to You1963Past MastersJohn, Paul–
7Thank You Girl1963Past MastersJohn, PaulThanking partner for steady love
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8I'll Get You1963Past MastersJohn, PaulNarrator persuading the addressee
9She Loves You1963Past MastersPaul, JohnNarrator mediates a couple's quarrel
10Little Child1963With The BeatlesJohn, PaulWooing a reluctant partner
11Not a Second Time1963With The BeatlesJohnRefusing reconciliation after betrayal
12I Wanna Be Your Man1963With The BeatlesRingoSeeks commitment from partner
13It Won't Be Long1963With The BeatlesJohnAnticipating partner's return
14Hold Me Tight1963With The BeatlesPaulHold
15Don't Bother Me1963With The BeatlesGeorgeWithdrawal after breakup
16All I've Got to Do1963With The BeatlesJohnReciprocal commitment between two
17All My Loving1963With The BeatlesPaulLong-distance commitment
18This Boy1963Past MastersJohn, Paul, GeorgeRival, regret, jealousy triangle
19I Want to Hold Your Hand1963Past MastersJohn, PaulHold, touch
20Sie Liebt Dich1964Past MastersJohn, PaulReconciliation after a quarrel
21I Call Your Name1964Past MastersJohnBreakup aftermath, self-blame
22Can't Buy Me Love1964A Hard Day's NightPaulNegotiating what partner truly wants
23You Can't Do That1964A Hard Day's NightJohnJealousy and possessiveness
24I'm Happy Just to Dance with You1964A Hard Day's NightGeorgeKiss, hold, hug
25I Should Have Known Better1964A Hard Day's NightJohnKiss
26If I Fell1964A Hard Day's NightJohn, PaulWeighs new love against old
27Tell Me Why1964A Hard Day's NightJohnConfrontation after betrayal
28Things We Said Today1964A Hard Day's NightPaulLong-distance commitment
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29When I Get Home1964A Hard Day's NightJohnImpatient to reunite with her
30I'll Cry Instead1964A Hard Day's NightJohnLost the only girl he had
31I'll Be Back1964A Hard Day's NightJohnCycle of leaving and returning
32I Feel Fine1964Past MastersJohnSecure mutual love
33She's a Woman1964Past MastersPaulTrust, jealousy denied, loyalty
34I'll Follow the Sun1964Beatles For SalePaulDeparting lover; loss anticipated
35What You're Doing1964Beatles For SalePaulPartner causing distress
36Every Little Thing1964Beatles For SaleJohnSettled, secure attachment
37No Reply1964Beatles For SaleJohnJealousy, betrayal, confrontation
38I'm a Loser1964Beatles For SaleJohnLost love, regret over the one he 'should never have crossed'
39I Don't Want to Spoil the Party1964Beatles For SaleJohnStrained love; partner failed to show
40Baby's in Black1964Beatles For SaleJohn, PaulTriangle: narrator, girl, her dead/lost lover
41Eight Days a Week1964Beatles For SaleJohnHold
42Ticket to Ride1965Help!JohnPartner leaving, dynamic of departure
43Yes It Is1965Past MastersJohn, Paul, GeorgeTorn between new love and old memory
44I'm Down1965Past MastersPaulMocking, contemptuous lover
45Yesterday1965Help!PaulBreakup; she left, he doesn't know why
46The Night Before1965Help!PaulAbandoned the day after intimacy
47You've Got to Hide Your Love Away1965Help!JohnLost partner; cannot go on
48It's Only Love1965Help!JohnStrained dynamic, nightly fighting
49You're Going to Lose That Girl1965Help!JohnLove triangle, warning rival
50Another Girl1965Help!PaulBreakup announcement to former partner
51Tell Me What You See1965Help!John, PaulSeeking trust and commitment
52You Like Me Too Much1965Help!GeorgePartner threatening to leave
53I Need You1965Help!GeorgeLover threatening to leave
54We Can Work It Out1965Past MastersPaul, JohnArgument and attempt to reconcile
55Day Tripper1965Past MastersJohn, PaulNarrator deceived by uncommitted partner
56If I Needed Someone1965Rubber SoulGeorgeDismissive 'if I had time' stance
57Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)1965Rubber SoulJohnPower inversion – she controls the night
58Think for Yourself1965Rubber SoulGeorgeSevering ties with the addressee
59You Won't See Me1965Rubber SoulPaulCommunication breakdown with girlfriend
60What Goes On1965Rubber SoulRingoBetrayal by unfaithful partner
61I'm Looking Through You1965Rubber SoulPaulSense of partner having changed
62Girl1965Rubber SoulJohnPush-pull entanglement, can't leave
63Wait1965Rubber SoulJohn, PaulConditional on her heart's state
64Run for Your Life1965Rubber SoulJohnPossessive jealousy controlling partner
65Here, There and Everywhere1966RevolverPaulShare
66Got to Get You into My Life1966RevolverPaulHold, together
67I Want to Tell You1966RevolverGeorgeWords slip away whenever 'you' are near
68Eleanor Rigby1966RevolverPaul–
69For No One1966RevolverPaulRelationship dying, partner withdrawing
70Within You Without You1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandGeorgeShare, hold
71Getting Better1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaulPartner credited with the change
72Fixing a Hole1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaulBelong
73Happiness Is a Warm Gun1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnTouch, trust, hold
74Revolution 91968The Beatles (The White Album)–Sorry, forgive, hold
75Rocky Raccoon1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulLove triangle, jilted lover
76Don't Pass Me By1968The Beatles (The White Album)RingoFearing partner no longer loves him
77Martha My Dear1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul'You and me were meant to be for each other'
78I Will1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulTogether, apart
79Julia1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnTouch
80Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulCouple
81Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnJohn and Yoko against the paranoid world
82All Together Now1969Yellow SubmarinePaul, JohnTogether
83Don't Let Me Down1969Past MastersJohn, PaulDynamics of trust and reciprocation
84Old Brown Shoe1969Past MastersGeorgeCommitment, shedding the old self
85Oh! Darling1969Abbey RoadPaulFear of being abandoned
86Come Together1969Abbey RoadJohn–
87One After 9091970Let It BeJohn, PaulLover leaving, narrator pleads
88I've Got a Feeling1970Let It BePaul, JohnFear partner may leave
89The Long and Winding Road1970Let It BePaulAbsent lover's return implored
90Free as a Bird1995Reunion singlesJohn, Paul, George'Can we really live without each other'

P.S. I Love You

1962·Please Please Me·Paul

Long-distance commitment

Love Me Do

1962·Please Please Me·Paul

Seeking commitment from 'you'

Please Please Me

1963·Please Please Me·John

Reciprocity grievance

Do You Want to Know a Secret

1963·Please Please Me·George

Intimate two-person secret

Misery

1963·Please Please Me·John

Loss and longing for her return

From Me to You

1963·Past Masters·John

Thank You Girl

1963·Past Masters·John

Thanking partner for steady love

I'll Get You

1963·Past Masters·John

Narrator persuading the addressee

She Loves You

1963·Past Masters·Paul

Narrator mediates a couple's quarrel

Little Child

1963·With The Beatles·John

Wooing a reluctant partner

Not a Second Time

1963·With The Beatles·John

Refusing reconciliation after betrayal

I Wanna Be Your Man

1963·With The Beatles·Ringo

Seeks commitment from partner

It Won't Be Long

1963·With The Beatles·John

Anticipating partner's return

Hold Me Tight

1963·With The Beatles·Paul

Hold

Don't Bother Me

1963·With The Beatles·George

Withdrawal after breakup

All I've Got to Do

1963·With The Beatles·John

Reciprocal commitment between two

All My Loving

1963·With The Beatles·Paul

Long-distance commitment

This Boy

1963·Past Masters·John

Rival, regret, jealousy triangle

I Want to Hold Your Hand

1963·Past Masters·John

Hold, touch

Sie Liebt Dich

1964·Past Masters·John

Reconciliation after a quarrel

I Call Your Name

1964·Past Masters·John

Breakup aftermath, self-blame

Can't Buy Me Love

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

Negotiating what partner truly wants

You Can't Do That

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Jealousy and possessiveness

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

1964·A Hard Day's Night·George

Kiss, hold, hug

I Should Have Known Better

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Kiss

If I Fell

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Weighs new love against old

Tell Me Why

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Confrontation after betrayal

Things We Said Today

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

Long-distance commitment

When I Get Home

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Impatient to reunite with her

I'll Cry Instead

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Lost the only girl he had

I'll Be Back

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Cycle of leaving and returning

I Feel Fine

1964·Past Masters·John

Secure mutual love

She's a Woman

1964·Past Masters·Paul

Trust, jealousy denied, loyalty

I'll Follow the Sun

1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul

Departing lover; loss anticipated

What You're Doing

1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul

Partner causing distress

Every Little Thing

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Settled, secure attachment

No Reply

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Jealousy, betrayal, confrontation

I'm a Loser

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Lost love, regret over the one he 'should never have crossed'

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Strained love; partner failed to show

Baby's in Black

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Triangle: narrator, girl, her dead/lost lover

Eight Days a Week

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Hold

Ticket to Ride

1965·Help!·John

Partner leaving, dynamic of departure

Yes It Is

1965·Past Masters·John

Torn between new love and old memory

I'm Down

1965·Past Masters·Paul

Mocking, contemptuous lover

Yesterday

1965·Help!·Paul

Breakup; she left, he doesn't know why

The Night Before

1965·Help!·Paul

Abandoned the day after intimacy

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

1965·Help!·John

Lost partner; cannot go on

It's Only Love

1965·Help!·John

Strained dynamic, nightly fighting

You're Going to Lose That Girl

1965·Help!·John

Love triangle, warning rival

Another Girl

1965·Help!·Paul

Breakup announcement to former partner

Tell Me What You See

1965·Help!·John

Seeking trust and commitment

You Like Me Too Much

1965·Help!·George

Partner threatening to leave

I Need You

1965·Help!·George

Lover threatening to leave

We Can Work It Out

1965·Past Masters·Paul

Argument and attempt to reconcile

Day Tripper

1965·Past Masters·John

Narrator deceived by uncommitted partner

If I Needed Someone

1965·Rubber Soul·George

Dismissive 'if I had time' stance

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Power inversion – she controls the night

Think for Yourself

1965·Rubber Soul·George

Severing ties with the addressee

You Won't See Me

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

Communication breakdown with girlfriend

What Goes On

1965·Rubber Soul·Ringo

Betrayal by unfaithful partner

I'm Looking Through You

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

Sense of partner having changed

Girl

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Push-pull entanglement, can't leave

Wait

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Conditional on her heart's state

Run for Your Life

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Possessive jealousy controlling partner

Here, There and Everywhere

1966·Revolver·Paul

Share

Got to Get You into My Life

1966·Revolver·Paul

Hold, together

I Want to Tell You

1966·Revolver·George

Words slip away whenever 'you' are near

Eleanor Rigby

1966·Revolver·Paul

For No One

1966·Revolver·Paul

Relationship dying, partner withdrawing

Within You Without You

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

Share, hold

Getting Better

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

Partner credited with the change

Fixing a Hole

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

Belong

Happiness Is a Warm Gun

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Touch, trust, hold

Revolution 9

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)

Sorry, forgive, hold

Rocky Raccoon

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Love triangle, jilted lover

Don't Pass Me By

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo

Fearing partner no longer loves him

Martha My Dear

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

'You and me were meant to be for each other'

I Will

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Together, apart

Julia

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Touch

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Couple

Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

John and Yoko against the paranoid world

All Together Now

1969·Yellow Submarine·Paul

Together

Don't Let Me Down

1969·Past Masters·John

Dynamics of trust and reciprocation

Old Brown Shoe

1969·Past Masters·George

Commitment, shedding the old self

Oh! Darling

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Fear of being abandoned

Come Together

1969·Abbey Road·John

One After 909

1970·Let It Be·John

Lover leaving, narrator pleads

I've Got a Feeling

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Fear partner may leave

The Long and Winding Road

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Absent lover's return implored

Free as a Bird

1995·Reunion singles·John

'Can we really live without each other'

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