Top repetition devices by writer – Lennon: Recurring line (67), Consecutive line (50), Consecutive verses (35); McCartney: Recurring line (65), Consecutive verses (38), Consecutive line (35); Harrison: Recurring line (18), Consecutive verses (13), Recurring verse (11).
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% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
Verse 1 as 3
Verses 1, 2, 3 share identical lyrics
Verse 1 repeats as verse 3
Verse 3 echoes verse 1
Verse 3 repeats after solo
Verse 1 repeats as verse 3
Verse 2 lyric repeats as verse 3
Verse 3 lyrics repeat as verse 4
Verse 1 returns as verses 3 & 5
Verse 1 repeats as verse 3
Verse 1 repeats as verse 3
Same form across all verses
Verse 1 returns as verse 3
Verse 1 lyrics return as verses 2, 3 & 4
Verses 1 & 3 and 2 & 4 identical
Verses 1 & 3 identical; verses 2 & 4 identical
Verse 3 reuses verse 1's 'call you on the phone' couplet
Verse 3 repeats as verse 4
Verse 1 lyric returns as Verse 3
Verses 3 & 4 share opening phrasing
Verses 1 & 2 return verbatim
Verse 3 repeats as verse 4
Verse 3 returns after solo
Verse 4 repeats verse 3 lyrics
Verse 3 repeats as final verse after solo
Verse 1 returns as verses 4 & 6
Verse 2 returns after solo; bridge repeats verbatim
Verse 3 repeats after second bridge
Verse 3 returns as final section
Verse 3 lyrics repeat as verse 4
Verse 3 returns as verse 4
Verse 2 lyrics repeat after second bridge
Verses 2 & 3 repeat after solo
Verse 1 repeats as verses 3 & 4
Verse 1 returns as verse 3; verse 2 returns as verse 4
Verse 3 repeats as verse 4
Verse 3 repeats as verse 4
Verse 2 repeats as verse 3
Verse 1 returns as verse 3
Verses 1 & 2 each repeat later
Verses 1 & 2 return as verses 3 & 4
Verse 3 repeats as verse 4
Verse 3 lyric repeats Verse 1
Verse 3 repeats as verse 4
Verse 1 returns as verse 3
Verse 1 repeats as verse 3
Verse 3 lyric repeats as verse 4
Verse 3 as 4
Verse 1 returns as verse 4
Verse 3 repeats as verse 4
Verse 3 repeats as verse 4
Verse 2 (French) repeats three times
Verse 3 lyrics return as final verse
Verse 1 returns as verse 4
Verse 1 returns as outro
Verses 2 & 3 repeat as verses 4 & 5
Verse 3 echoes verse 1's 'Isn't it good, Norwegian wood?'
Verse 2 & Verse 1 repeat as later verses
Verse 3 repeats as verse 4
Chorus 1 returns as final chorus
Three verses share same form
Verse 1 opening returns in outro
Verse 4 returns to verse 1 lyrics
Verse 3 lyrics return as verse 4
Verse 3 as 4
Verse 1 returns as outro material
Verse 1 returns as outro
Three verses share form
Verse 4 reopens 'I read the news today oh boy'
Verse 3 reopens with verse 1's yes/no/stop/go
Verses 1 & 2 share identical lyrics
Verse 4 repeats verse 1
Verse 4 reprises verse 1 lyrics
Chorus 1 returns as final
Verse 1 as 3
Verse 1 lines return in verse 3
Verse 3 reprises Verse 1 opening lines
Verse 1 returns as verse 4
Verses 1–3 share the same couplet
Verse 1 repeats as verse 3
Verse 4 reprises verse 1 lyric
Verse 1 as 3
Verse 1 returns as verse 2
Verse 1 returns as verse 4
Verse 3 repeats as verse 4
Verse 4 nearly repeats verse 3
Verse 4 lyrics return to Verse 1/3 content
Verse 2 repeats as verse 3
Verse 1 as 5
Updated
Book
Revolution in the Head
Ian MacDonald
Book
The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics
Alan Aldridge
Album
A Hard Days Night
CD
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