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Recurring phrase across Beatles lyrics.

8

songs

4% of catalog

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Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early3 · 38%

Mid-period4 · 50%

Late1 · 13%

By Album

A Hard Day's Night3

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1

Songs(8 of 10)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	I'll Be Back	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	Verses 2 & 3
2	I'll Cry Instead	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	Verse 2
3	Any Time at All	1964	A Hard Day's Night	John	Verse 2
4	Tell Me What You See	1965	Help!	John, Paul	Verses 3 & 4
5	We Can Work It Out	1965	Past Masters	Paul, John	Verses 1, 3 & 4
6	Taxman	1966	Revolver	George	Bridge
7	Within You Without You	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	George	Chorus 1
8	Old Brown Shoe	1969	Past Masters	George	Verse 2

I'll Be Back

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Verses 2 & 3

I'll Cry Instead

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Verse 2

Any Time at All

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Verse 2

Tell Me What You See

1965·Help!·John

Verses 3 & 4

We Can Work It Out

1965·Past Masters·Paul

Verses 1, 3 & 4

Taxman

1966·Revolver·George

Bridge

Within You Without You

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

Chorus 1

Old Brown Shoe

1969·Past Masters·George

Verse 2

Updated 2026-08-20