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Recurring verseText · Repetition · 103 songs
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Text · Repetition

Recurring verse

103
songs
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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).

John LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge HarrisonRecurring lineConsecutive lineConsecutive versesRepetition

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early40 · 45%
Mid-period31 · 35%
Late18 · 20%

By Album

Past Masters14
A Hard Day's Night10
Help!10
The Beatles (The White Album)9
Please Please Me8
Rubber Soul8
With The Beatles7
Beatles For Sale6
Revolver6
Let It Be5
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band3
Magical Mystery Tour2
Abbey Road2
Reunion singles1

Songs(90 of 103)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1P.S. I Love You1962Please Please MePaulVerse 1 as 3
2Love Me Do1962Please Please MePaul, JohnVerses 1, 2, 3 share identical lyrics
3Ask Me Why1963Please Please MeJohnVerse 1 repeats as verse 3
4Please Please Me1963Please Please MeJohn, PaulVerse 3 echoes verse 1
5I Saw Her Standing There1963Please Please MePaulVerse 3 repeats after solo
6There's a Place1963Please Please MeJohn, PaulVerse 1 repeats as verse 3
7Do You Want to Know a Secret1963Please Please MeGeorgeVerse 2 lyric repeats as verse 3
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8Misery1963Please Please MeJohn, PaulVerse 3 lyrics repeat as verse 4
9From Me to You1963Past MastersJohn, PaulVerse 1 returns as verses 3 & 5
10Thank You Girl1963Past MastersJohn, PaulVerse 1 repeats as verse 3
11I'll Get You1963Past MastersJohn, PaulVerse 1 repeats as verse 3
12She Loves You1963Past MastersPaul, JohnSame form across all verses
13I Wanna Be Your Man1963With The BeatlesRingoVerse 1 returns as verse 3
14Little Child1963With The BeatlesJohn, PaulVerse 1 lyrics return as verses 2, 3 & 4
15Not a Second Time1963With The BeatlesJohnVerses 1 & 3 and 2 & 4 identical
16Hold Me Tight1963With The BeatlesPaulVerses 1 & 3 identical; verses 2 & 4 identical
17All I've Got to Do1963With The BeatlesJohnVerse 3 reuses verse 1's 'call you on the phone' couplet
18Don't Bother Me1963With The BeatlesGeorgeVerse 3 repeats as verse 4
19All My Loving1963With The BeatlesPaulVerse 1 lyric returns as Verse 3
20I Want to Hold Your Hand1963Past MastersJohn, PaulVerses 3 & 4 share opening phrasing
21Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand1964Past MastersJohn, PaulVerses 1 & 2 return verbatim
22I Call Your Name1964Past MastersJohnVerse 3 repeats as verse 4
23Can't Buy Me Love1964A Hard Day's NightPaulVerse 3 returns after solo
24You Can't Do That1964A Hard Day's NightJohnVerse 4 repeats verse 3 lyrics
25And I Love Her1964A Hard Day's NightPaulVerse 3 repeats as final verse after solo
26A Hard Day's Night1964A Hard Day's NightJohn, PaulVerse 1 returns as verses 4 & 6
27I Should Have Known Better1964A Hard Day's NightJohnVerse 2 returns after solo; bridge repeats verbatim
28If I Fell1964A Hard Day's NightJohn, PaulVerse 3 repeats after second bridge
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29I'm Happy Just to Dance with You1964A Hard Day's NightGeorgeVerse 3 returns as final section
30Things We Said Today1964A Hard Day's NightPaulVerse 3 lyrics repeat as verse 4
31I'll Cry Instead1964A Hard Day's NightJohnVerse 3 returns as verse 4
32I'll Be Back1964A Hard Day's NightJohnVerse 2 lyrics repeat after second bridge
33I Feel Fine1964Past MastersJohnVerses 2 & 3 repeat after solo
34She's a Woman1964Past MastersPaulVerse 1 repeats as verses 3 & 4
35I Don't Want to Spoil the Party1964Beatles For SaleJohnVerse 1 returns as verse 3; verse 2 returns as verse 4
36I'll Follow the Sun1964Beatles For SalePaulVerse 3 repeats as verse 4
37What You're Doing1964Beatles For SalePaulVerse 3 repeats as verse 4
38No Reply1964Beatles For SaleJohnVerse 2 repeats as verse 3
39Baby's in Black1964Beatles For SaleJohn, PaulVerse 1 returns as verse 3
40Eight Days a Week1964Beatles For SaleJohnVerses 1 & 2 each repeat later
41Ticket to Ride1965Help!JohnVerses 1 & 2 return as verses 3 & 4
42Yes It Is1965Past MastersJohn, Paul, GeorgeVerse 3 repeats as verse 4
43Help!1965Help!JohnVerse 3 lyric repeats Verse 1
44I Need You1965Help!GeorgeVerse 3 repeats as verse 4
45The Night Before1965Help!PaulVerse 1 returns as verse 3
46You're Going to Lose That Girl1965Help!JohnVerse 1 repeats as verse 3
47Another Girl1965Help!PaulVerse 3 lyric repeats as verse 4
48Yesterday1965Help!PaulVerse 3 as 4
49I've Just Seen a Face1965Help!PaulVerse 1 returns as verse 4
50Tell Me What You See1965Help!John, PaulVerse 3 repeats as verse 4
51You Like Me Too Much1965Help!GeorgeVerse 3 repeats as verse 4
52Michelle1965Rubber SoulPaulVerse 2 (French) repeats three times
53We Can Work It Out1965Past MastersPaul, JohnVerse 3 lyrics return as final verse
54Run for Your Life1965Rubber SoulJohnVerse 1 returns as verse 4
55Wait1965Rubber SoulJohn, PaulVerse 1 returns as outro
56If I Needed Someone1965Rubber SoulGeorgeVerses 2 & 3 repeat as verses 4 & 5
57Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)1965Rubber SoulJohnVerse 3 echoes verse 1's 'Isn't it good, Norwegian wood?'
58Nowhere Man1965Rubber SoulJohnVerse 2 & Verse 1 repeat as later verses
59You Won't See Me1965Rubber SoulPaulVerse 3 repeats as verse 4
60I'm Looking Through You1965Rubber SoulPaulChorus 1 returns as final chorus
61Love You To1966RevolverGeorgeThree verses share same form
62Doctor Robert1966RevolverJohnVerse 1 opening returns in outro
63I'm Only Sleeping1966RevolverJohnVerse 4 returns to verse 1 lyrics
64I Want to Tell You1966RevolverGeorgeVerse 3 lyrics return as verse 4
65She Said She Said1966RevolverJohnVerse 3 as 4
66Got to Get You into My Life1966RevolverPaulVerse 1 returns as outro material
67Fixing a Hole1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaulVerse 1 returns as outro
68Within You Without You1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandGeorgeThree verses share form
69A Day in the Life1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandJohn, PaulVerse 4 reopens 'I read the news today oh boy'
70Hello, Goodbye1967Magical Mystery TourPaulVerse 3 reopens with verse 1's yes/no/stop/go
71Your Mother Should Know1967Magical Mystery TourPaulVerses 1 & 2 share identical lyrics
72Lady Madonna1968Past MastersPaulVerse 4 repeats verse 1
73Hey Jude1968Past MastersPaulVerse 4 reprises verse 1 lyrics
74Birthday1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul, JohnChorus 1 returns as final
75Blackbird1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulVerse 1 as 3
76Good Night1968The Beatles (The White Album)RingoVerse 1 lines return in verse 3
77Helter Skelter1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul–
78While My Guitar Gently Weeps1968The Beatles (The White Album)GeorgeVerse 3 reprises Verse 1 opening lines
79Dear Prudence1968The Beatles (The White Album)JohnVerse 1 returns as verse 4
80Why Don't We Do It in the Road?1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulVerses 1–3 share the same couplet
81Savoy Truffle1968The Beatles (The White Album)GeorgeVerse 1 repeats as verse 3
82Honey Pie1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulVerse 4 reprises verse 1 lyric
83I Want You (She's So Heavy)1969Abbey RoadJohnVerse 1 as 3
84Golden Slumbers1969Abbey RoadPaulVerse 1 returns as verse 2
85For You Blue1970Let It BeGeorgeVerse 1 returns as verse 4
86Two of Us1970Let It BePaul, JohnVerse 3 repeats as verse 4
87The Long and Winding Road1970Let It BePaulVerse 4 nearly repeats verse 3
88One After 9091970Let It BeJohn, PaulVerse 4 lyrics return to Verse 1/3 content
89I Me Mine1970Let It BeGeorgeVerse 2 repeats as verse 3
90Free as a Bird1995Reunion singlesJohn, Paul, GeorgeVerse 1 as 5

P.S. I Love You

1962·Please Please Me·Paul

Verse 1 as 3

Love Me Do

1962·Please Please Me·Paul

Verses 1, 2, 3 share identical lyrics

Ask Me Why

1963·Please Please Me·John

Verse 1 repeats as verse 3

Please Please Me

1963·Please Please Me·John

Verse 3 echoes verse 1

I Saw Her Standing There

1963·Please Please Me·Paul

Verse 3 repeats after solo

There's a Place

1963·Please Please Me·John

Verse 1 repeats as verse 3

Do You Want to Know a Secret

1963·Please Please Me·George

Verse 2 lyric repeats as verse 3

Misery

1963·Please Please Me·John

Verse 3 lyrics repeat as verse 4

From Me to You

1963·Past Masters·John

Verse 1 returns as verses 3 & 5

Thank You Girl

1963·Past Masters·John

Verse 1 repeats as verse 3

I'll Get You

1963·Past Masters·John

Verse 1 repeats as verse 3

She Loves You

1963·Past Masters·Paul

Same form across all verses

I Wanna Be Your Man

1963·With The Beatles·Ringo

Verse 1 returns as verse 3

Little Child

1963·With The Beatles·John

Verse 1 lyrics return as verses 2, 3 & 4

Not a Second Time

1963·With The Beatles·John

Verses 1 & 3 and 2 & 4 identical

Hold Me Tight

1963·With The Beatles·Paul

Verses 1 & 3 identical; verses 2 & 4 identical

All I've Got to Do

1963·With The Beatles·John

Verse 3 reuses verse 1's 'call you on the phone' couplet

Don't Bother Me

1963·With The Beatles·George

Verse 3 repeats as verse 4

All My Loving

1963·With The Beatles·Paul

Verse 1 lyric returns as Verse 3

I Want to Hold Your Hand

1963·Past Masters·John

Verses 3 & 4 share opening phrasing

Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand

1964·Past Masters·John

Verses 1 & 2 return verbatim

I Call Your Name

1964·Past Masters·John

Verse 3 repeats as verse 4

Can't Buy Me Love

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

Verse 3 returns after solo

You Can't Do That

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Verse 4 repeats verse 3 lyrics

And I Love Her

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

Verse 3 repeats as final verse after solo

A Hard Day's Night

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Verse 1 returns as verses 4 & 6

I Should Have Known Better

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Verse 2 returns after solo; bridge repeats verbatim

If I Fell

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Verse 3 repeats after second bridge

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

1964·A Hard Day's Night·George

Verse 3 returns as final section

Things We Said Today

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

Verse 3 lyrics repeat as verse 4

I'll Cry Instead

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Verse 3 returns as verse 4

I'll Be Back

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

Verse 2 lyrics repeat after second bridge

I Feel Fine

1964·Past Masters·John

Verses 2 & 3 repeat after solo

She's a Woman

1964·Past Masters·Paul

Verse 1 repeats as verses 3 & 4

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Verse 1 returns as verse 3; verse 2 returns as verse 4

I'll Follow the Sun

1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul

Verse 3 repeats as verse 4

What You're Doing

1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul

Verse 3 repeats as verse 4

No Reply

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Verse 2 repeats as verse 3

Baby's in Black

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Verse 1 returns as verse 3

Eight Days a Week

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

Verses 1 & 2 each repeat later

Ticket to Ride

1965·Help!·John

Verses 1 & 2 return as verses 3 & 4

Yes It Is

1965·Past Masters·John

Verse 3 repeats as verse 4

Help!

1965·Help!·John

Verse 3 lyric repeats Verse 1

I Need You

1965·Help!·George

Verse 3 repeats as verse 4

The Night Before

1965·Help!·Paul

Verse 1 returns as verse 3

You're Going to Lose That Girl

1965·Help!·John

Verse 1 repeats as verse 3

Another Girl

1965·Help!·Paul

Verse 3 lyric repeats as verse 4

Yesterday

1965·Help!·Paul

Verse 3 as 4

I've Just Seen a Face

1965·Help!·Paul

Verse 1 returns as verse 4

Tell Me What You See

1965·Help!·John

Verse 3 repeats as verse 4

You Like Me Too Much

1965·Help!·George

Verse 3 repeats as verse 4

Michelle

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

Verse 2 (French) repeats three times

We Can Work It Out

1965·Past Masters·Paul

Verse 3 lyrics return as final verse

Run for Your Life

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Verse 1 returns as verse 4

Wait

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Verse 1 returns as outro

If I Needed Someone

1965·Rubber Soul·George

Verses 2 & 3 repeat as verses 4 & 5

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Verse 3 echoes verse 1's 'Isn't it good, Norwegian wood?'

Nowhere Man

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Verse 2 & Verse 1 repeat as later verses

You Won't See Me

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

Verse 3 repeats as verse 4

I'm Looking Through You

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

Chorus 1 returns as final chorus

Love You To

1966·Revolver·George

Three verses share same form

Doctor Robert

1966·Revolver·John

Verse 1 opening returns in outro

I'm Only Sleeping

1966·Revolver·John

Verse 4 returns to verse 1 lyrics

I Want to Tell You

1966·Revolver·George

Verse 3 lyrics return as verse 4

She Said She Said

1966·Revolver·John

Verse 3 as 4

Got to Get You into My Life

1966·Revolver·Paul

Verse 1 returns as outro material

Fixing a Hole

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

Verse 1 returns as outro

Within You Without You

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

Three verses share form

A Day in the Life

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

Verse 4 reopens 'I read the news today oh boy'

Hello, Goodbye

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Verse 3 reopens with verse 1's yes/no/stop/go

Your Mother Should Know

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Verses 1 & 2 share identical lyrics

Lady Madonna

1968·Past Masters·Paul

Verse 4 repeats verse 1

Hey Jude

1968·Past Masters·Paul

Verse 4 reprises verse 1 lyrics

Birthday

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Chorus 1 returns as final

Blackbird

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Verse 1 as 3

Good Night

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo

Verse 1 lines return in verse 3

Helter Skelter

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

While My Guitar Gently Weeps

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Verse 3 reprises Verse 1 opening lines

Dear Prudence

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

Verse 1 returns as verse 4

Why Don't We Do It in the Road?

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Verses 1–3 share the same couplet

Savoy Truffle

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

Verse 1 repeats as verse 3

Honey Pie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Verse 4 reprises verse 1 lyric

I Want You (She's So Heavy)

1969·Abbey Road·John

Verse 1 as 3

Golden Slumbers

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

Verse 1 returns as verse 2

For You Blue

1970·Let It Be·George

Verse 1 returns as verse 4

Two of Us

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Verse 3 repeats as verse 4

The Long and Winding Road

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Verse 4 nearly repeats verse 3

One After 909

1970·Let It Be·John

Verse 4 lyrics return to Verse 1/3 content

I Me Mine

1970·Let It Be·George

Verse 2 repeats as verse 3

Free as a Bird

1995·Reunion singles·John

Verse 1 as 5

Updated 2026-09-02

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