Conversational
Written in a casual, spoken tone - as if talking to a friend
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Songs(142 of 162)
P.S. I Love You
Addressed to absent lover
Love Me Do
Direct address to 'you'
Ask Me Why
Direct address to 'you'
Please Please Me
Addresses 'girl' directly
There's a Place
'Don't you know that it's so?' addresses 'you'
Do You Want to Know a Secret
Direct address to 'you'
From Me to You
Direct address to 'you'
Thank You Girl
Direct address to 'you'/'girl'
I'll Get You
Direct address to 'you'
She Loves You
Direct address to friend
All I've Got to Do
Direct address to 'you'
Don't Bother Me
Addresses an intruder directly
All My Loving
Addressed directly to 'you'
Not a Second Time
Direct address to ex-lover
I Wanna Be Your Man
Direct address to 'you'
Little Child
Direct address to 'little child'
It Won't Be Long
Addresses 'you' throughout
Hold Me Tight
Direct address to 'you'
This Boy
Addresses 'you' directly
I Want to Hold Your Hand
Direct address to 'you'
Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand
Direct address to 'du'
Sie Liebt Dich
I Call Your Name
Addresses absent 'you'
Can't Buy Me Love
Direct address: 'my friend', 'I'll buy you'
You Can't Do That
Direct address to 'you'
Things We Said Today
Direct address to partner
I'll Cry Instead
Addresses 'you' (the lost girl)
Tell Me Why
Direct address to 'you'
Any Time at All
Narrator addresses 'you'
I'll Be Back
Direct address to 'you'
A Hard Day's Night
Narrator addresses 'you'
I Should Have Known Better
Direct address to 'you'
If I Fell
Direct address to 'you'
I'm Happy Just to Dance with You
Direct address to 'you' throughout
When I Get Home
Addresses bystanders in his way
I Feel Fine
Addresses 'you know' throughout
Eight Days a Week
Directly addresses 'babe'/'girl'
I'll Follow the Sun
Addresses departing partner
Baby's in Black
Addresses 'baby' / listener directly
No Reply
Direct address to unfaithful lover
What You're Doing
Direct address to 'you'
Yes It Is
Addresses 'you' directly
I'm Down
Addressed to the laughing lover
Help!
Direct address to 'you'
I Need You
Direct address to 'you'
The Night Before
Direct address to former lover
You've Got to Hide Your Love Away
10 first + 6 second person
It's Only Love
Direct address to 'you'
You're Going to Lose That Girl
Addresses rival directly
Another Girl
Addressed to ex: 'you'd better stop'
Tell Me What You See
Direct address to 'you'
You Like Me Too Much
Direct address to 'you'
Run for Your Life
Direct address to 'little girl'
Wait
Direct address to partner
In My Life
Final bridge addresses 'you' directly
If I Needed Someone
Direct address to 'you'
Drive My Car
Quoted exchange with the girl
Nowhere Man
'Isn't he a bit like you and me?'
Think for Yourself
You Won't See Me
Direct address to 'you'
What Goes On
Addresses unfaithful 'you' throughout
I'm Looking Through You
Directly addresses 'you' throughout
Girl
Addresses listener directly
The Word
Addresses 'you' throughout
Michelle
Addresses Michelle directly
We Can Work It Out
Direct address to estranged partner
Rain
Direct 'Can you hear me?' to listener
Paperback Writer
Addresses 'Sir or Madam' directly
Doctor Robert
Directly addresses 'you' throughout
Taxman
7 first + 6 second person
Love You To
Direct address to lover
I Want to Tell You
Direct address to 'you'
Good Day Sunshine
Direct address to the day/sunshine
And Your Bird Can Sing
Spoken at a 'you' throughout
She Said She Said
Direct exchange with 'she'
Got to Get You into My Life
Direct address to 'you'
Strawberry Fields Forever
'Let me take you down'
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Direct address to audience
When I'm Sixty-Four
Addresses partner directly
With a Little Help from My Friends
Direct address to 'you' throughout
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)
Direct address to audience
Getting Better
Addresses 'you' as partner
Within You Without You
Frames verses as recalled conversation
Baby, You're a Rich Man
Direct address to 'you'
Hello, Goodbye
I Am the Walrus
15 first + 13 second person
Magical Mystery Tour
Direct pitch to audience
Your Mother Should Know
Music-hall MC tone
Blue Jay Way
7 first + 6 second person
The Inner Light
4 first + 4 second person
Revolution
Direct address to 'you' throughout
Hey Jude
Speaker counsels the addressee
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Addresses 'you' in bridges
Honey Pie
Addresses Honey Pie directly
Cry Baby Cry
10 first + 14 second person
Good Night
Speaker addresses listener directly
Piggies
'Have you seen...' addresses listener
Why Don't We Do It in the Road?
Direct proposal to the addressee
Don't Pass Me By
Direct address to 'you'
I Will
Direct address to 'you'
Yer Blues
14 first + 6 second person
Savoy Truffle
Julia
Addressing Julia throughout
Birthday
Direct address to 'you'
Helter Skelter
31 first + 21 second person
Wild Honey Pie
Direct address to the 'honey pie' addressee
Sexy Sadie
Glass Onion
'I told you...', 'here's another clue for you all'
Dear Prudence
Revolution 1
Addresses 'you' throughout
I'm So Tired
Addresses 'you' throughout chorus
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
'Come on' direct address
Long, Long, Long
Direct address to 'you' throughout
Blackbird
Back in the U.S.S.R.
16 first + 13 second person
Martha My Dear
Speaker pleads with the addressee
Hey Bulldog
Only a Northern Song
Addresses the listener directly
All Together Now
Direct address; questions to listener
It's All Too Much
Addresses 'you' throughout
Old Brown Shoe
Addresses 'you' / 'baby'
The Ballad of John and Yoko
11 first + 21 second person
I Want You (She's So Heavy)
You Never Give Me Your Money
Addresses 'you' (manager/business)
Polythene Pam
Here Comes the Sun
Addresses 'little darling'
Carry That Weight
5 first + 2 second person
Oh! Darling
Directly addresses 'darling'
Something
Bridge addresses 'you'
Octopus's Garden
'Knowing they're happy and they're safe'
The End
Direct address to 'you'
Golden Slumbers
Addresses 'pretty darling'
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
34 first + 53 second person
Dig a Pony
Addresses 'you' throughout
I've Got a Feeling
Paul addresses 'you' directly
For You Blue
Direct address to 'girl'
Two of Us
Direct address: 'You and me'
The Long and Winding Road
Direct address to 'you'
One After 909
Addresses baby directly: 'Move over, honey'
Free as a Bird
'Can we really live without each other'
Real Love
Addresses 'you' directly
Now and Then
Direct address to 'you'
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