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Title is a person

The title is the name of a real or fictional person

14
songs
Fourteen songs use it, across almost the whole of the band's recording life, 1963 to 1969. It begins on 'Roll Over Beethoven' and finishes on 'Polythene Pam'. More of them come from 1967 on than from the first four years, eight against four. The lead vocal is John's on seven of the fourteen, against six for Paul, with George on one. Neither man reaches for it more than the other, 7% of McCartney's songs and 6% of Lennon's. On 'Lovely Rita', rita named in title. Among them, 'Michelle' is in F minor, and only two of their recordings are.
See alsoTitle:Pronoun in titleTitle:Person in titleTitle:Title in chorusRecurring words:she's theMotif:ReligionSong family:Character songInfluence:Music hall influenceMotif:Character
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14 of the 217 Beatles songs are titled simply with a person's name (6% of the catalogue).

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early0 · 0%
Mid-period5 · 42%
Late7 · 58%

By Album

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