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Casual languageText · Vocabulary · 161 songs
CategoriesTextVocabularyCasual language
Text · Vocabulary

Casual language

Lyric draws heavily on colloquial English, slang, or conversational fillers.

161
songs
See alsoVocabulary:Positive toneVocabulary:Negative toneVocabulary:Limited vocabularyDrums:Ringo StarrBass guitar:Paul McCartneyComposition:Verse in IMusic genre:RockSong form:Verse-chorus
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The Beatles' commonest vocabulary trait is Casual language, on 161 songs, ahead of Positive tone on 119.

Positive toneVocabulary

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early38 · 28%
Mid-period52 · 38%
Late47 · 34%

By Album

Past Masters21
The Beatles (The White Album)20
A Hard Day's Night11
Help!10
Revolver10
Rubber Soul9
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band9
Magical Mystery Tour9
Abbey Road9
Please Please Me7
With The Beatles7
Let It Be7
Beatles For Sale5
Yellow Submarine5
Reunion singles3

Songs(139 of 161)

Year
Album
Writer
Lead vocal(s)
#TitleYearAlbumLead Vocal(s)Notes
1Love Me Do1962Please Please MePaul, John'Woah', 'Hey', 'Yeah'
2P.S. I Love You1962Please Please MePaul–
3Ask Me Why1963Please Please MeJohn'cause, you're, I've
4Please Please Me1963Please Please MeJohn, Paul'Come on', 'woah yeah'
5There's a Place1963Please Please MeJohn, Paul'Don't you know', contractions
6I Saw Her Standing There1963Please Please MePaul–
7Do You Want to Know a Secret1963Please Please MeGeorge'Whoa', 'ooh'
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8From Me to You1963Past MastersJohn, Paul'oh so true', 'ooh'
9I'll Get You1963Past MastersJohn, Paul'Oh yeah'; 'my friend'
10She Loves You1963Past MastersPaul, John'Yeah'; 'ooh'; 'can't be bad'
11It Won't Be Long1963With The BeatlesJohn'Yeah', 'ooh'
12All I've Got to Do1963With The BeatlesJohn'I got to do', 'kissin'', 'runnin''
13Don't Bother Me1963With The BeatlesGeorge'Go away', 'don't come near'
14All My Loving1963With The BeatlesPaul'Lovin'' contraction
15Little Child1963With The BeatlesJohn, Paul'Baby', 'come on', 'woo'
16I Wanna Be Your Man1963With The BeatlesRingo–
17Not a Second Time1963With The BeatlesJohn'oh', 'yeah', 'no, no, no'
18I Want to Hold Your Hand1963Past MastersJohn, Paul'wanna', 'yeah', 'oh'
19Sie Liebt Dich1964Past MastersJohn, Paul'yeah, yeah, yeah'; 'woo'
20I Call Your Name1964Past MastersJohn'Oh', 'woo', contractions throughout
21Can't Buy Me Love1964A Hard Day's NightPaul'my friend', 'Ow!', 'no-no'
22You Can't Do That1964A Hard Day's NightJohn'Well', 'oh', ''Cause'
23Any Time at All1964A Hard Day's NightJohn'Gotta', direct address
24I'm Happy Just to Dance with You1964A Hard Day's NightGeorge'Cause', 'gonna'-style contractions
25When I Get Home1964A Hard Day's NightJohn–
26I'll Be Back1964A Hard Day's NightJohn''Cause', 'oh-oh-oh', 'goodbye'
27A Hard Day's Night1964A Hard Day's NightJohn, Paul'Gonna', ''Cause', 'okay'
28I Should Have Known Better1964A Hard Day's NightJohn'Gonna', 'hey, hey, hey'
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29If I Fell1964A Hard Day's NightJohn, Paul'Oh, please', 'like her'
30I'll Cry Instead1964A Hard Day's NightJohn'Gonna', 'wanna', 'cause'
31Tell Me Why1964A Hard Day's NightJohn'Well', 'oh, so bad', ''Cause'
32I Feel Fine1964Past MastersJohn'You know', 'mmm'
33She's a Woman1964Past MastersPaul'don't give', 'fooling'
34Every Little Thing1964Beatles For SaleJohn'yeah', 'ooh', 'lucky guy'
35Eight Days a Week1964Beatles For SaleJohn'babe', 'girl', 'ain't'
36Baby's in Black1964Beatles For SaleJohn, Paul'Oh, dear', 'baby', 'tell me'
37I Don't Want to Spoil the Party1964Beatles For SaleJohn'I don't care', 'a drink or two', 'I'll take a walk'
38What You're Doing1964Beatles For SalePaul–
39Ticket to Ride1965Help!John'Gonna', 'don't care', 'do right by me'
40I'm Down1965Past MastersPaul'baby', 'yeah', 'ow'
41Help!1965Help!John'feeling down', 'being 'round'
42I Need You1965Help!George'lovin'', 'thing or two'
43The Night Before1965Help!Paul'Wanna cry', 'yeah'
44You've Got to Hide Your Love Away1965Help!John'Hey'; ''round'; 'clowns'
45Another Girl1965Help!Paul'I ain't no fool', 'quite a few'
46Yesterday1965Help!Paul'Oh', conversational phrasing
47Tell Me What You See1965Help!John, PaulPlain, direct phrasing
48I've Just Seen a Face1965Help!Paul'fallin'', 'callin''
49You Like Me Too Much1965Help!George'Cause', conversational tone
50Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)1965Rubber SoulJohn'crawled off', 'bird'
51Run for Your Life1965Rubber SoulJohn'Well', 'you better', 'wicked guy'
52Wait1965Rubber SoulJohn, Paul–
53Drive My Car1965Rubber SoulPaul, John'Baby', 'yeah', contractions
54Nowhere Man1965Rubber SoulJohn–
55Think for Yourself1965Rubber SoulGeorge'Gonna,' ''cause'
56You Won't See Me1965Rubber SoulPaul'Act your age', 'I can't get through'
57What Goes On1965Rubber SoulRingo'Tearin'', 'so unkind'
58Girl1965Rubber SoulJohn'Ah', conversational phrasing
59We Can Work It Out1965Past MastersPaul, John'My friend', 'say good night'
60Day Tripper1965Past MastersJohn, Paul'Got a good reason', 'half the way there'
61Rain1966Past MastersJohn'Might as well be dead', 'slip into the shade'
62Paperback Writer1966Past MastersPaul'Give or take a few', 'a man named Lear'
63Love You To1966RevolverGeorge'screw you in the ground'
64I Want to Tell You1966RevolverGeorgePlainspoken, conversational
65Good Day Sunshine1966RevolverPaul'I feel good', 'she do', 'good day'
66Doctor Robert1966RevolverJohn'Ring my friend', 'pick you up'
67And Your Bird Can Sing1966RevolverJohn'You don't get me' colloquial register
68She Said She Said1966RevolverJohnConversational 'I said' / 'she said'
69Got to Get You into My Life1966RevolverPaul'Ooh', contractions throughout
70Taxman1966RevolverGeorge''Cause' contraction; conversational opening
71For No One1966RevolverPaulPlain everyday diction
72Yellow Submarine1966RevolverRingo'Aye-aye, sir', 'ha-ha'
73Penny Lane1967Magical Mystery TourPaul'Mac', 'four of fish'
74Strawberry Fields Forever1967Magical Mystery TourJohn'er–yes', 'you know'
75Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaul'Sit back', 'yeah'
76With a Little Help from My Friends1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandRingo'Mm', 'Oh', conversational fillers
77Getting Better1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaul'Me used to be', 'Man, I was mean'
78Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaul, John, George'It's time to go', 'thank you once again'
79When I'm Sixty-Four1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaul'Doing the garden', 'scrimp and save'
80Lovely Rita1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaul'Nearly made it', 'wink'
81Good Morning Good Morning1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandJohn'How's your boy been', 'it's okay'
82Fixing a Hole1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandPaul'Ooh-ooh-ooh', 'Hey, hey'
83A Day in the Life1967Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club BandJohn, Paul'Oh boy', 'fell out of bed'
84Baby, You're a Rich Man1967Magical Mystery TourJohn'Baby', 'Wow!'
85I Am the Walrus1967Magical Mystery TourJohn'stupid bloody'; 'naughty boy'
86Hello, Goodbye1967Magical Mystery TourPaul–
87Blue Jay Way1967Magical Mystery TourGeorge'Well, it only goes to show'
88Your Mother Should Know1967Magical Mystery TourPaul'Let's all get up and dance'
89The Fool on the Hill1967Magical Mystery TourPaulPlain everyday phrasing throughout
90Magical Mystery Tour1967Magical Mystery TourPaul'Roll up'
91Revolution1968Past MastersJohn'well, you know', 'gonna', 'ain't', 'brother'
92Hey Jude1968Past MastersPaul'Hey', 'don't', 'gonna' phrasing
93Martha My Dear1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul'Silly girl', 'a bit of what is all around you'
94Honey Pie1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul'Ooh-ah'; 'tee-tee-tee'
95Cry Baby Cry1968The Beatles (The White Album)John'For a lark', 'tea'
96Piggies1968The Beatles (The White Album)George'Damn good whacking'
97Why Don't We Do It in the Road?1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul'why don't we', 'd-do it'
98Don't Pass Me By1968The Beatles (The White Album)Ringo'a'ticking', 'darling', 'that's alright'
99I Will1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulSimple direct register
100Yer Blues1968The Beatles (The White Album)John"Ain't dead already", "woo"
101Birthday1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul, John'goin'', 'gonna', 'yeah'
102Helter Skelter1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul"do you, don't you", "ain't no", "come on"
103Sexy Sadie1968The Beatles (The White Album)John'You'll get yours yet'
104Glass Onion1968The Beatles (The White Album)John'Yeah', 'man', 'you all'
105Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul'Brah', 'yeah'
106Revolution 11968The Beatles (The White Album)John'Well, you know', 'gonna', 'ain't', 'brother'
107The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill1968The Beatles (The White Album)John'mum', 'Eyup'
108I'm So Tired1968The Beatles (The White Album)John'Stupid git', 'on the blink'
109Revolution 91968The Beatles (The White Album)–British colloquialisms: 'cheeky bitch', 'any road', 'bloody navy'
110Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey1968The Beatles (The White Album)John'Come on', 'yeah', 'woo'
111Rocky Raccoon1968The Beatles (The White Album)PaulColloquial cowboy idiom
112Back in the U.S.S.R.1968The Beatles (The White Album)Paul'Gee', 'honey', 'man'
113Hey Bulldog1969Yellow SubmarineJohn'Boy', 'man', 'woof', 'okay'
114Only a Northern Song1969Yellow SubmarineGeorge–
115It's All Too Much1969Yellow SubmarineGeorge'home for tea'
116All Together Now1969Yellow SubmarinePaul, John–
117Get Back1969Let It BePaul'Jo Jo', 'okay', 'ooh', 'yeah'
118Don't Let Me Down1969Past MastersJohn, Paul'done me good', 'Can you dig it?'
119Old Brown Shoe1969Past MastersGeorge'Hey', 'yeah yeah yeah', 'doo-dah'
120The Ballad of John and Yoko1969Past MastersJohn'ain't', 'gonna', 'okay'
121You Never Give Me Your Money1969Abbey RoadPaul'Got the sack', 'jobber', 'lorry'
122Polythene Pam1969Abbey RoadJohn'Well', 'yeah', 'ah-ah'
123She Came in Through the Bathroom Window1969Abbey RoadPaul'Oh, yeah'; 'heh, heh'
124Mean Mr. Mustard1969Abbey RoadJohn'go-getter', 'ten-bob note'
125Octopus's Garden1969Abbey RoadRingo–
126Her Majesty1969Abbey RoadPaul'wanna', 'gonna', 'belly full of wine'
127Oh! Darling1969Abbey RoadPaul'Never do you no harm' double negative
128I Want You (She's So Heavy)1969Abbey RoadJohn–
129Come Together1969Abbey RoadJohn'He one', 'he just do what he please'
130You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)1970Past MastersJohn, Paul'Ha-hey', 'Prrr', 'Huh huh'
131Dig It1970Let It BeJohn–
132One After 9091970Let It BeJohn, Paul'honey', 'baby', 'fooling round'
133I've Got a Feeling1970Let It BePaul, John'Yeah', 'oh no', 'woo-hoo'
134For You Blue1970Let It BeGeorge'Them ol'', 'got nothing on this'
135Two of Us1970Let It BePaul, John–
136Dig a Pony1970Let It BeJohn'Well, you can…', 'Oh, now'
137Free as a Bird1995Reunion singlesJohn, Paul, George–
138Real Love1996Reunion singlesJohn–
139Now and Then2023Reunion singlesJohnPlain conversational diction

Love Me Do

1962·Please Please Me·Paul

'Woah', 'Hey', 'Yeah'

P.S. I Love You

1962·Please Please Me·Paul

Ask Me Why

1963·Please Please Me·John

'cause, you're, I've

Please Please Me

1963·Please Please Me·John

'Come on', 'woah yeah'

There's a Place

1963·Please Please Me·John

'Don't you know', contractions

I Saw Her Standing There

1963·Please Please Me·Paul

Do You Want to Know a Secret

1963·Please Please Me·George

'Whoa', 'ooh'

From Me to You

1963·Past Masters·John

'oh so true', 'ooh'

I'll Get You

1963·Past Masters·John

'Oh yeah'; 'my friend'

She Loves You

1963·Past Masters·Paul

'Yeah'; 'ooh'; 'can't be bad'

It Won't Be Long

1963·With The Beatles·John

'Yeah', 'ooh'

All I've Got to Do

1963·With The Beatles·John

'I got to do', 'kissin'', 'runnin''

Don't Bother Me

1963·With The Beatles·George

'Go away', 'don't come near'

All My Loving

1963·With The Beatles·Paul

'Lovin'' contraction

Little Child

1963·With The Beatles·John

'Baby', 'come on', 'woo'

I Wanna Be Your Man

1963·With The Beatles·Ringo

Not a Second Time

1963·With The Beatles·John

'oh', 'yeah', 'no, no, no'

I Want to Hold Your Hand

1963·Past Masters·John

'wanna', 'yeah', 'oh'

Sie Liebt Dich

1964·Past Masters·John

'yeah, yeah, yeah'; 'woo'

I Call Your Name

1964·Past Masters·John

'Oh', 'woo', contractions throughout

Can't Buy Me Love

1964·A Hard Day's Night·Paul

'my friend', 'Ow!', 'no-no'

You Can't Do That

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

'Well', 'oh', ''Cause'

Any Time at All

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

'Gotta', direct address

I'm Happy Just to Dance with You

1964·A Hard Day's Night·George

'Cause', 'gonna'-style contractions

When I Get Home

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

I'll Be Back

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

''Cause', 'oh-oh-oh', 'goodbye'

A Hard Day's Night

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

'Gonna', ''Cause', 'okay'

I Should Have Known Better

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

'Gonna', 'hey, hey, hey'

If I Fell

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

'Oh, please', 'like her'

I'll Cry Instead

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

'Gonna', 'wanna', 'cause'

Tell Me Why

1964·A Hard Day's Night·John

'Well', 'oh, so bad', ''Cause'

I Feel Fine

1964·Past Masters·John

'You know', 'mmm'

She's a Woman

1964·Past Masters·Paul

'don't give', 'fooling'

Every Little Thing

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

'yeah', 'ooh', 'lucky guy'

Eight Days a Week

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

'babe', 'girl', 'ain't'

Baby's in Black

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

'Oh, dear', 'baby', 'tell me'

I Don't Want to Spoil the Party

1964·Beatles For Sale·John

'I don't care', 'a drink or two', 'I'll take a walk'

What You're Doing

1964·Beatles For Sale·Paul

Ticket to Ride

1965·Help!·John

'Gonna', 'don't care', 'do right by me'

I'm Down

1965·Past Masters·Paul

'baby', 'yeah', 'ow'

Help!

1965·Help!·John

'feeling down', 'being 'round'

I Need You

1965·Help!·George

'lovin'', 'thing or two'

The Night Before

1965·Help!·Paul

'Wanna cry', 'yeah'

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away

1965·Help!·John

'Hey'; ''round'; 'clowns'

Another Girl

1965·Help!·Paul

'I ain't no fool', 'quite a few'

Yesterday

1965·Help!·Paul

'Oh', conversational phrasing

Tell Me What You See

1965·Help!·John

Plain, direct phrasing

I've Just Seen a Face

1965·Help!·Paul

'fallin'', 'callin''

You Like Me Too Much

1965·Help!·George

'Cause', conversational tone

Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)

1965·Rubber Soul·John

'crawled off', 'bird'

Run for Your Life

1965·Rubber Soul·John

'Well', 'you better', 'wicked guy'

Wait

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Drive My Car

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

'Baby', 'yeah', contractions

Nowhere Man

1965·Rubber Soul·John

Think for Yourself

1965·Rubber Soul·George

'Gonna,' ''cause'

You Won't See Me

1965·Rubber Soul·Paul

'Act your age', 'I can't get through'

What Goes On

1965·Rubber Soul·Ringo

'Tearin'', 'so unkind'

Girl

1965·Rubber Soul·John

'Ah', conversational phrasing

We Can Work It Out

1965·Past Masters·Paul

'My friend', 'say good night'

Day Tripper

1965·Past Masters·John

'Got a good reason', 'half the way there'

Rain

1966·Past Masters·John

'Might as well be dead', 'slip into the shade'

Paperback Writer

1966·Past Masters·Paul

'Give or take a few', 'a man named Lear'

Love You To

1966·Revolver·George

'screw you in the ground'

I Want to Tell You

1966·Revolver·George

Plainspoken, conversational

Good Day Sunshine

1966·Revolver·Paul

'I feel good', 'she do', 'good day'

Doctor Robert

1966·Revolver·John

'Ring my friend', 'pick you up'

And Your Bird Can Sing

1966·Revolver·John

'You don't get me' colloquial register

She Said She Said

1966·Revolver·John

Conversational 'I said' / 'she said'

Got to Get You into My Life

1966·Revolver·Paul

'Ooh', contractions throughout

Taxman

1966·Revolver·George

''Cause' contraction; conversational opening

For No One

1966·Revolver·Paul

Plain everyday diction

Yellow Submarine

1966·Revolver·Ringo

'Aye-aye, sir', 'ha-ha'

Penny Lane

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

'Mac', 'four of fish'

Strawberry Fields Forever

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

'er–yes', 'you know'

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

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

'Sit back', 'yeah'

With a Little Help from My Friends

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

'Mm', 'Oh', conversational fillers

Getting Better

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

'Me used to be', 'Man, I was mean'

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Reprise)

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

'It's time to go', 'thank you once again'

When I'm Sixty-Four

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

'Doing the garden', 'scrimp and save'

Lovely Rita

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

'Nearly made it', 'wink'

Good Morning Good Morning

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

'How's your boy been', 'it's okay'

Fixing a Hole

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

'Ooh-ooh-ooh', 'Hey, hey'

A Day in the Life

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

'Oh boy', 'fell out of bed'

Baby, You're a Rich Man

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

'Baby', 'Wow!'

I Am the Walrus

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·John

'stupid bloody'; 'naughty boy'

Hello, Goodbye

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Blue Jay Way

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·George

'Well, it only goes to show'

Your Mother Should Know

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

'Let's all get up and dance'

The Fool on the Hill

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

Plain everyday phrasing throughout

Magical Mystery Tour

1967·Magical Mystery Tour·Paul

'Roll up'

Revolution

1968·Past Masters·John

'well, you know', 'gonna', 'ain't', 'brother'

Hey Jude

1968·Past Masters·Paul

'Hey', 'don't', 'gonna' phrasing

Martha My Dear

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

'Silly girl', 'a bit of what is all around you'

Honey Pie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

'Ooh-ah'; 'tee-tee-tee'

Cry Baby Cry

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

'For a lark', 'tea'

Piggies

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·George

'Damn good whacking'

Why Don't We Do It in the Road?

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

'why don't we', 'd-do it'

Don't Pass Me By

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Ringo

'a'ticking', 'darling', 'that's alright'

I Will

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Simple direct register

Yer Blues

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

"Ain't dead already", "woo"

Birthday

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

'goin'', 'gonna', 'yeah'

Helter Skelter

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

"do you, don't you", "ain't no", "come on"

Sexy Sadie

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

'You'll get yours yet'

Glass Onion

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

'Yeah', 'man', 'you all'

Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

'Brah', 'yeah'

Revolution 1

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

'Well, you know', 'gonna', 'ain't', 'brother'

The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

'mum', 'Eyup'

I'm So Tired

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

'Stupid git', 'on the blink'

Revolution 9

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)

British colloquialisms: 'cheeky bitch', 'any road', 'bloody navy'

Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·John

'Come on', 'yeah', 'woo'

Rocky Raccoon

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

Colloquial cowboy idiom

Back in the U.S.S.R.

1968·The Beatles (The White Album)·Paul

'Gee', 'honey', 'man'

Hey Bulldog

1969·Yellow Submarine·John

'Boy', 'man', 'woof', 'okay'

Only a Northern Song

1969·Yellow Submarine·George

It's All Too Much

1969·Yellow Submarine·George

'home for tea'

All Together Now

1969·Yellow Submarine·Paul

Get Back

1969·Let It Be·Paul

'Jo Jo', 'okay', 'ooh', 'yeah'

Don't Let Me Down

1969·Past Masters·John

'done me good', 'Can you dig it?'

Old Brown Shoe

1969·Past Masters·George

'Hey', 'yeah yeah yeah', 'doo-dah'

The Ballad of John and Yoko

1969·Past Masters·John

'ain't', 'gonna', 'okay'

You Never Give Me Your Money

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

'Got the sack', 'jobber', 'lorry'

Polythene Pam

1969·Abbey Road·John

'Well', 'yeah', 'ah-ah'

She Came in Through the Bathroom Window

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

'Oh, yeah'; 'heh, heh'

Mean Mr. Mustard

1969·Abbey Road·John

'go-getter', 'ten-bob note'

Octopus's Garden

1969·Abbey Road·Ringo

Her Majesty

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

'wanna', 'gonna', 'belly full of wine'

Oh! Darling

1969·Abbey Road·Paul

'Never do you no harm' double negative

I Want You (She's So Heavy)

1969·Abbey Road·John

Come Together

1969·Abbey Road·John

'He one', 'he just do what he please'

You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)

1970·Past Masters·John

'Ha-hey', 'Prrr', 'Huh huh'

Dig It

1970·Let It Be·John

One After 909

1970·Let It Be·John

'honey', 'baby', 'fooling round'

I've Got a Feeling

1970·Let It Be·Paul

'Yeah', 'oh no', 'woo-hoo'

For You Blue

1970·Let It Be·George

'Them ol'', 'got nothing on this'

Two of Us

1970·Let It Be·Paul

Dig a Pony

1970·Let It Be·John

'Well, you can…', 'Oh, now'

Free as a Bird

1995·Reunion singles·John

Real Love

1996·Reunion singles·John

Now and Then

2023·Reunion singles·John

Plain conversational diction

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