Text · Motif

Softness

Tenderness, gentleness, or yielding surfaces as imagery.

songs

For nearly the whole run, 1963 to 1970, nineteen songs use it. More of the Let It Be album has it than any other album, three of its twelve tracks. It starts with 'Do You Want to Know a Secret' and ends with 'Two of Us'. More of them come from 1967 on than from the first four years, twelve against six. Paul takes the lead on nine of the nineteen, against four for John, with George on four and Ringo on one. On 'Yesterday': gentle, restrained imagery throughout. On 'Here, There and Everywhere': tender, intimate language throughout.

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Beatles songs with 'Softness' also have 'F major' about 4.4x as often as the catalogue average (5 of 19, vs an overall rate of 13 in 217 songs).

F major

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early4 · 21%

Mid-period3 · 16%

Late12 · 63%

By Album

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Songs(19)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	Do You Want to Know a Secret	1963	Please Please Me	George	Whispered, tender tone throughout
2	I'm Happy Just to Dance with You	1964	A Hard Day's Night	George	Gentle, restrained romantic tone
3	And I Love Her	1964	A Hard Day's Night	Paul	Tender imagery, gentle tone
4	I'll Follow the Sun	1964	Beatles For Sale	Paul	Gentle farewell tone
5	Yesterday	1965	Help!	Paul	Gentle, restrained imagery throughout
6	Michelle	1965	Rubber Soul	Paul	Gentle, intimate address throughout
7	Here, There and Everywhere	1966	Revolver	Paul	Tender, intimate language throughout

8	Long, Long, Long	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	Hushed, tender lyrical texture
9	Good Night	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Ringo	Tender lullaby imagery
10	I Will	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Tender, gentle lyrical texture
11	Mother Nature's Son	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Gentle pastoral imagery throughout
12	Julia	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Tender imagery throughout
13	Dear Prudence	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	Tender lullaby-like address
14	Golden Slumbers	1969	Abbey Road	Paul	Tender lullaby imagery throughout
15	Here Comes the Sun	1969	Abbey Road	George	Gentle, tender imagery and address
16	Across the Universe (Wildlife version)	1969	Past Masters	John	Tender, drifting imagery
17	Let It Be	1970	Let It Be	Paul	Gentle, hymn-like delivery
18	Across the Universe	1970	Let It Be	John	Gentle imagery, caressing tone
19	Two of Us	1970	Let It Be	Paul, John	Tender acoustic-pastoral imagery