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"This Boy" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon [3] [4] (credited to Lennon–McCartney). It was released in November 1963 as the B-side of the band's Parlophone single " I Want to Hold Your Hand ".
"Baby's in Black" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, co-written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It appears on the United Kingdom album Beatles for Sale [ 4 ] and on the United States album Beatles '65 , both released in 1964.
John Lennon had felt during his youth that "love had been the answer", and had written "The Word" as his "first expression" of the concept. He had felt that love was an "underlying theme of the universe", and that love was fundamental in many things, which had inspired the lyric "In the good and bad books that I have read". [3]
The frequent use of added sixth chords in the song accentuate its dreamlike feel. [7] The song also has an example of major 9th harmony in the Cmaj 9 chord on "Here comes the Sun King"; here, above the tonic C major triad, both B (seventh) and D (ninth) combine in the vocals "to form a suitably lush fanfare for the monarch himself." [8]
"Be Here Now" is a song by English rock musician George Harrison from his 1973 album Living in the Material World. The recording features a sparse musical arrangement and recalls Harrison's work with the Beatles during 1966–1968, through its Indian-inspired mood and use of sitar drone.
"Cry Baby Cry" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1968 double album The Beatles (also known as the "White Album"). It was written by John Lennon [ 1 ] and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership.
Mean Mr. Mustard" and the unreleased song "Madman" were also recorded during this session, although the Beatles ultimately abandoned them after a few run-throughs. [3] [4] The song features Paul McCartney on lead guitar because George Harrison had temporarily left the group at this stage of the sessions. [5] The song has a two chord riff. [6]
"Mean Mr. Mustard" is a song by English rock band the Beatles, released on their 1969 studio album Abbey Road. Written by John Lennon [ 1 ] and credited to Lennon–McCartney , it is the third track of the album's medley .