Text · Narrative

Conversational

Written in a casual, spoken tone - as if talking to a friend

162
songs

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

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Songs(142 of 162)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)

P.S. I Love You

1962·Please Please Me·Paul

Addressed to absent lover

Love Me Do

1962·Please Please Me·Paul

Direct address to 'you'

Ask Me Why

1963·Please Please Me·John

Direct address to 'you'

Please Please Me

1963·Please Please Me·John

Addresses 'girl' directly

There's a Place

1963·Please Please Me·John

'Don't you know that it's so?' addresses 'you'

Do You Want to Know a Secret

1963·Please Please Me·George

Direct address to 'you'

From Me to You

1963·Past Masters·John

Direct address to 'you'

Thank You Girl

1963·Past Masters·John

Direct address to 'you'/'girl'

I'll Get You

1963·Past Masters·John

Direct address to 'you'

She Loves You

1963·Past Masters·Paul

Direct address to friend

All I've Got to Do

1963·With The Beatles·John

Direct address to 'you'

Don't Bother Me

1963·With The Beatles·George

Addresses an intruder directly

All My Loving

1963·With The Beatles·Paul

Addressed directly to 'you'

Not a Second Time

1963·With The Beatles·John

Direct address to ex-lover

I Wanna Be Your Man

1963·With The Beatles·Ringo

Direct address to 'you'

Little Child

1963·With The Beatles·John

Direct address to 'little child'

It Won't Be Long

1963·With The Beatles·John

Addresses 'you' throughout

Hold Me Tight

1963·With The Beatles·Paul

Direct address to 'you'

This Boy

1963·Past Masters·John

Addresses 'you' directly

I Want to Hold Your Hand

1963·Past Masters·John

Direct address to 'you'

Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand

1964·Past Masters·John

Direct address to 'du'

Sie Liebt Dich

1964·Past Masters·John

I Call Your Name

1964·Past Masters·John

Addresses absent 'you'

Can't Buy Me Love

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

Direct address: 'my friend', 'I'll buy you'

You Can't Do That

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Direct address to 'you'

Things We Said Today

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

Direct address to partner

I'll Cry Instead

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Addresses 'you' (the lost girl)

Tell Me Why

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Direct address to 'you'

Any Time at All

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Narrator addresses 'you'

I'll Be Back

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Direct address to 'you'

A Hard Day's Night

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Narrator addresses 'you'

I Should Have Known Better

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Direct address to 'you'

If I Fell

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Direct address to 'you'

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

1964·A Hard Day's Night·George

Direct address to 'you' throughout

When I Get Home

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Addresses bystanders in his way

I Feel Fine

1964·Past Masters·John

Addresses 'you know' throughout

Eight Days a Week

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Directly addresses 'babe'/'girl'

I'll Follow the Sun

1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul

Addresses departing partner

Baby's in Black

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Addresses 'baby' / listener directly

No Reply

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Direct address to unfaithful lover

What You're Doing

1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul

Direct address to 'you'

Yes It Is

1965·Past Masters·John

Addresses 'you' directly

I'm Down

1965·Past Masters·Paul

Addressed to the laughing lover

Help!

1965·Help!·John

Direct address to 'you'

I Need You

1965·Help!·George

Direct address to 'you'

The Night Before

1965·Help!·Paul

Direct address to former lover

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

1965·Help!·John

10 first + 6 second person

It's Only Love

1965·Help!·John

Direct address to 'you'

You're Going to Lose That Girl

1965·Help!·John

Addresses rival directly

Another Girl

1965·Help!·Paul

Addressed to ex: 'you'd better stop'

Tell Me What You See

1965·Help!·John

Direct address to 'you'

You Like Me Too Much

1965·Help!·George

Direct address to 'you'

Run for Your Life

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Direct address to 'little girl'

Wait

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Direct address to partner

In My Life

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Final bridge addresses 'you' directly

If I Needed Someone

1965·Rubber Soul·George

Direct address to 'you'

Drive My Car

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

Quoted exchange with the girl

Nowhere Man

1965·Rubber Soul·John

'Isn't he a bit like you and me?'

Think for Yourself

1965·Rubber Soul·George

You Won't See Me

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

Direct address to 'you'

What Goes On

1965·Rubber Soul·Ringo

Addresses unfaithful 'you' throughout

I'm Looking Through You

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

Directly addresses 'you' throughout

Girl

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Addresses listener directly

The Word

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Addresses 'you' throughout

Michelle

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

Addresses Michelle directly

We Can Work It Out

1965·Past Masters·Paul

Direct address to estranged partner

Rain

1966·Past Masters·John

Direct 'Can you hear me?' to listener

Paperback Writer

1966·Past Masters·Paul

Addresses 'Sir or Madam' directly

Doctor Robert

1966·Revolver·John

Directly addresses 'you' throughout

Taxman

1966·Revolver·George

7 first + 6 second person

Love You To

1966·Revolver·George

Direct address to lover

I Want to Tell You

1966·Revolver·George

Direct address to 'you'

Good Day Sunshine

1966·Revolver·Paul

Direct address to the day/sunshine

And Your Bird Can Sing

1966·Revolver·John

Spoken at a 'you' throughout

She Said She Said

1966·Revolver·John

Direct exchange with 'she'

Got to Get You into My Life

1966·Revolver·Paul

Direct address to 'you'

Strawberry Fields Forever

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

'Let me take you down'

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

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

Direct address to audience

When I'm Sixty-Four

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

Addresses partner directly

With a Little Help from My Friends

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

Direct address to 'you' throughout

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)

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

Direct address to audience

Getting Better

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

Addresses 'you' as partner

Within You Without You

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

Frames verses as recalled conversation

Baby, You're a Rich Man

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

Direct address to 'you'

Hello, Goodbye

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

I Am the Walrus

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

15 first + 13 second person

Magical Mystery Tour

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Direct pitch to audience

Your Mother Should Know

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Music-hall MC tone

Blue Jay Way

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·George

7 first + 6 second person

The Inner Light

1968·Past Masters·George

4 first + 4 second person

Revolution

1968·Past Masters·John

Direct address to 'you' throughout

Hey Jude

1968·Past Masters·Paul

Speaker counsels the addressee

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Addresses 'you' in bridges

Honey Pie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Addresses Honey Pie directly

Cry Baby Cry

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

10 first + 14 second person

Good Night

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo

Speaker addresses listener directly

Piggies

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

'Have you seen...' addresses listener

Why Don't We Do It in the Road?

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Direct proposal to the addressee

Don't Pass Me By

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo

Direct address to 'you'

I Will

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Direct address to 'you'

Yer Blues

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

14 first + 6 second person

Savoy Truffle

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Julia

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Addressing Julia throughout

Birthday

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Direct address to 'you'

Helter Skelter

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

31 first + 21 second person

Wild Honey Pie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Direct address to the 'honey pie' addressee

Sexy Sadie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Glass Onion

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

'I told you...', 'here's another clue for you all'

Dear Prudence

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Revolution 1

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Addresses 'you' throughout

I'm So Tired

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Addresses 'you' throughout chorus

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

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

'Come on' direct address

Long, Long, Long

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Direct address to 'you' throughout

Blackbird

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Back in the U.S.S.R.

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

16 first + 13 second person

Martha My Dear

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Speaker pleads with the addressee

Hey Bulldog

1969·Yellow Submarine·John

Only a Northern Song

1969·Yellow Submarine·George

Addresses the listener directly

All Together Now

1969·Yellow Submarine·Paul

Direct address; questions to listener

It's All Too Much

1969·Yellow Submarine·George

Addresses 'you' throughout

Old Brown Shoe

1969·Past Masters·George

Addresses 'you' / 'baby'

The Ballad of John and Yoko

1969·Past Masters·John

11 first + 21 second person

I Want You (She's So Heavy)

1969·Abbey Road·John

You Never Give Me Your Money

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Addresses 'you' (manager/business)

Polythene Pam

1969·Abbey Road·John

Here Comes the Sun

1969·Abbey Road·George

Addresses 'little darling'

Carry That Weight

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

5 first + 2 second person

Oh! Darling

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Directly addresses 'darling'

Something

1969·Abbey Road·George

Bridge addresses 'you'

Octopus's Garden

1969·Abbey Road·Ringo

'Knowing they're happy and they're safe'

The End

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Direct address to 'you'

Golden Slumbers

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Addresses 'pretty darling'

You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)

1970·Past Masters·John

34 first + 53 second person

Dig a Pony

1970·Let It Be·John

Addresses 'you' throughout

I've Got a Feeling

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Paul addresses 'you' directly

For You Blue

1970·Let It Be·George

Direct address to 'girl'

Two of Us

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Direct address: 'You and me'

The Long and Winding Road

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Direct address to 'you'

One After 909

1970·Let It Be·John

Addresses baby directly: 'Move over, honey'

Free as a Bird

1995·Reunion singles·John

'Can we really live without each other'

Real Love

1996·Reunion singles·John

Addresses 'you' directly

Now and Then

2023·Reunion singles·John

Direct address to 'you'

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