Text · Motif
Sex
The song contains overt or coded sexual language, double entendres, or erotic imagery
13
songs
Analysis
By Year
Song count per year
By Songwriter
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
By Era
Early2 · 22%
Mid-period5 · 56%
Late2 · 22%
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Songs(9 of 13)
Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Please Please Me | 1963 | Please Please Me | John, Paul | Double meaning of 'please me' |
| 2 | Hold Me Tight | 1963 | With The Beatles | Paul | 'Making love to only you' |
| 3 | Day Tripper | 1965 | Past Masters | John, Paul | 'Big teaser' (originally 'prick teaser') |
| 4 | Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) | 1965 | Rubber Soul | John | Implied liaison; she sends him to bed |
| 5 | Love You To | 1966 | Revolver | George | 'Make love all day long' |
| 6 | Penny Lane | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | Paul | 'Four of fish and finger pies' slang |
| 7 | Lovely Rita | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul | 'Nearly made it'; sister chaperones |
| 8 | Helter Skelter | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | "do you want me to love you / make you" innuendo, McCartney's coded reading |
| 9 | Why Don't We Do It in the Road? | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Paul | McCartney's confirmed read: copulation in the street |
Please Please Me
1963·Please Please Me·John
Double meaning of 'please me'
Hold Me Tight
1963·With The Beatles·Paul
'Making love to only you'
Day Tripper
1965·Past Masters·John
'Big teaser' (originally 'prick teaser')
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)
1965·Rubber Soul·John
Implied liaison; she sends him to bed
Love You To
1966·Revolver·George
'Make love all day long'
Penny Lane
1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul
'Four of fish and finger pies' slang
Lovely Rita
1967·Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band·Paul
'Nearly made it'; sister chaperones
Helter Skelter
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
"do you want me to love you / make you" innuendo, McCartney's coded reading
Why Don't We Do It in the Road?
1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul
McCartney's confirmed read: copulation in the street
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