Nonsense words
Invented syllables or meaningless words used for rhythm or texture - ob-la-di, na-na-na, goo goo g'joob
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Songs(24 of 26)
From Me to You
Da da
I've Just Seen a Face
'Mmm-mmm', 'La-di-di', 'Da-da-n'da'
Run for Your Life
Na na
Lovely Rita
'Tchic', 'da da', 'ah ah'
I Am the Walrus
'goo goo g'joob', 'crabalocker', 'umpa'
Hello, Goodbye
Hela, heba, helloa
Your Mother Should Know
Da da
Flying
Vocable 'Ahh' - no semantic content
Lady Madonna
'Pa-pa-pa-pa' scat vocals
I Will
Outro vocables: Mm-mm, Da-da
Revolution 9
'Umpteen', 'humpty-dumpty jewel finders', 'whimming'
Savoy Truffle
Ob-la-di
Mother Nature's Son
'Do-do-do', 'Mmm', 'Ooh', 'Yeah-yeah-yeah'
Sexy Sadie
'Waw-waw-waw' backing vocals
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Ob-la-di
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
'Do do do do do do'
Hey Bulldog
Free-associated images ('wigwam', 'jackknife')
All Together Now
'Bompa bom'
Old Brown Shoe
'Doo-dah, doo-doo-doo' outro
Sun King
'Chicka ferdy', 'paparazzi' as gibberish
Here Comes the Sun
'Doo-d-doo-doo'
Come Together
'Ju-ju', 'toe-jam', 'gumboot', 'mojo filter'
You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)
'Ba ba ba', scat, gibberish
Dig a Pony
'Moon dog', 'stoney', 'road hog' as coinages
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