Nonsense words

Invented syllables or meaningless words used for rhythm or texture – ob-la-di, na-na-na, goo goo g'joob

songs

Analysis

By Year

Song count per year

By Songwriter

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

By Era

Early1 · 4%

Mid-period7 · 29%

Late16 · 67%

By Album

The Beatles (The White Album)7

Magical Mystery Tour4

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band1

Let It Be1

Songs(24 of 26)

Year

Album

Writer

Lead vocal(s)

#	Title	Year	Album	Lead Vocal(s)	Notes
1	From Me to You	1963	Past Masters	John, Paul	Da da
2	I've Just Seen a Face	1965	Help!	Paul	'Mmm-mmm', 'La-di-di', 'Da-da-n'da'
3	Run for Your Life	1965	Rubber Soul	John	Na na
4	Lovely Rita	1967	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band	Paul	'Tchic', 'da da', 'ah ah'
5	Hello, Goodbye	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	Hela, heba, helloa
6	I Am the Walrus	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	John	'goo goo g'joob', 'crabalocker', 'umpa'
7	Your Mother Should Know	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	Paul	Da da
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8	Flying	1967	Magical Mystery Tour	–	Vocable 'Ahh' – no semantic content
9	Lady Madonna	1968	Past Masters	Paul	'Pa-pa-pa-pa' scat vocals
10	Happiness Is a Warm Gun	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	'Do do do do do do'
11	I Will	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Outro vocables: Mm-mm, Da-da
12	Savoy Truffle	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	George	Ob-la-di
13	Mother Nature's Son	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	'Do-do-do', 'Mmm', 'Ooh', 'Yeah-yeah-yeah'
14	Sexy Sadie	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	John	'Waw-waw-waw' backing vocals
15	Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	Paul	Ob-la-di
16	Revolution 9	1968	The Beatles (The White Album)	–	'Umpteen', 'humpty-dumpty jewel finders', 'whimming'
17	All Together Now	1969	Yellow Submarine	Paul, John	'Bompa bom'
18	Hey Bulldog	1969	Yellow Submarine	John	Free-associated images ('wigwam', 'jackknife')
19	Old Brown Shoe	1969	Past Masters	George	'Doo-dah, doo-doo-doo' outro
20	Here Comes the Sun	1969	Abbey Road	George	'Doo-d-doo-doo'
21	Sun King	1969	Abbey Road	John	'Chicka ferdy', 'paparazzi' as gibberish
22	Come Together	1969	Abbey Road	John	'Ju-ju', 'toe-jam', 'gumboot', 'mojo filter'
23	You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)	1970	Past Masters	John, Paul	'Ba ba ba', scat, gibberish
24	Dig a Pony	1970	Let It Be	John	'Moon dog', 'stoney', 'road hog' as coinages