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Royalty

Kings, queens, crowns, or aristocracy as imagery.

7
songs
From 1967 to 1970, it is in the words of seven songs. It sits thickest on Abbey Road, three of its seventeen tracks. 'Penny Lane' is the earliest, from 1967, and 'Dig It' the last, from 1970. 'A Day in the Life' and 'Cry Baby Cry' (king, queen, duchess, duke) use it too, and five of the seven are Lennon's. On 'Her Majesty' it is Queen Elizabeth II. On 'Penny Lane': 'Portrait of the Queen'. Of those, 'Sun King' carries Lowrey Heritage Deluxe DSO-1 as well, which only two of their recordings do.
See alsoRecurring words:the queenRecurring words:kingChord type:sus2Recurring words:queenPiano:John LennonNarrative:VignetteChord shape:Am → Am → FDuration:Very short
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Beatles songs with 'Vignette' also have 'Royalty' about 8.2x as often as the catalogue average (5 of 19, vs an overall rate of 7 in 217 songs).

Vignette

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 · 29%
Late5 · 71%

By Album

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