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The Baker's Dozen
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13 Beatles songs that are about/can be interpreted as being about drugs
1. Fixing A Hole
2. Got To Get You Into My Life
3. Doctor Robert
4. Tomorrow Never Knows
5. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
6. Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite
7. A Day In The Life
8. She Said She Said
9. Happiness Is A Warm Gun
10. Come Together
11. Day Tripper

12. Magical Mystery Tour  

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13 Beatles songs that are about/can be interpreted as being about drugs
1. Fixing A Hole
2. Got To Get You Into My Life
3. Doctor Robert
4. Tomorrow Never Knows
5. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
6. Being For The Benefit of Mr. Kite
7. A Day In The Life
8. She Said She Said
9. Happiness Is A Warm Gun
10. Come Together
11. Day Tripper

12. Magical Mystery Tour 

13. I Want To Hold Your Hand (at least one very important person thought it was about drugs, anyway…)

 

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13 Beatles and Solo Songs that Refer to Actual People

1. Taxman (Mr. Wilson, Mr. Heath)

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13 Beatles and Solo Songs that Refer to Actual People

1. Taxman (Mr. Wilson, Mr. Heath)

2. Boys (George Harrison )

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13 Beatles and Solo Songs that Refer to Actual People

1. Taxman (Mr. Wilson, Mr. Heath)

2. Boys (George Harrison)

3. All Those Years Ago (John Lennon

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13 Beatles and Solo Songs that Refer to Actual People

1. Taxman (Mr. Wilson, Mr. Heath)

2. Boys (George Harrison)

3. All Those Years Ago (John Lennon

4. Her Majesty (Her Majesty is the proper title for the queen, is it not?)

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13 Beatles and Solo Songs that Refer to Actual People

1. Taxman (Mr. Wilson, Mr. Heath)

2. Boys (George Harrison)

3. All Those Years Ago (John Lennon

4. Her Majesty (Her Majesty is the proper title for the queen, specifically in this case Queen Elizabeth II)

5. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (A technicality but nonetheless the Lucy in the song is Lucy O’Donnell (https://www.beatlesbible.com/s…..-diamonds/))

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13 Beatles and Solo Songs that Refer to Actual People

1. Taxman (Mr. Wilson, Mr. Heath)

2. Boys (George Harrison)

3. All Those Years Ago (John Lennon

4. Her Majesty (Her Majesty is the proper title for the queen, specifically in this case Queen Elizabeth II)

5. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (A technicality but nonetheless the Lucy in the song is Lucy O’Donnell (https://www.beatlesbible.com/s…..-diamonds/))  

6. Roll Over Beethoven  

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1. Taxman (Mr. Wilson, Mr. Heath)
2. Boys (George Harrison )
3. All Those Years Ago (John Lennon )
4. Her Majesty (Her Majesty is the proper title for the queen, specifically in this case Queen Elizabeth II)
5. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (A technicality but nonetheless the Lucy in the song is Lucy O’Donnell (https://www.beatlesbible.com/s…..-diamonds/))
6. Roll Over Beethoven

7. Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite

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1. Taxman (Mr. Wilson, Mr. Heath)
2. Boys (George Harrison)
3. All Those Years Ago (John Lennon)
4. Her Majesty (Her Majesty is the proper title for the queen, specifically in this case Queen Elizabeth II)
5. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (A technicality but nonetheless the Lucy in the song is Lucy O’Donnell (https://www.beatlesbible.com/s…..-diamonds/))
6. Roll Over Beethoven

7. Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite

8. Revolution 9 (Geoff Emmerick)

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1. Taxman (Mr. Wilson, Mr. Heath)
2. Boys (George Harrison)
3. All Those Years Ago (John Lennon)
4. Her Majesty (Her Majesty is the proper title for the queen, specifically in this case Queen Elizabeth II)
5. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (A technicality but nonetheless the Lucy in the song is Lucy O’Donnell (https://www.beatlesbible.com/s…..-diamonds/))
6. Roll Over Beethoven

7. Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite

8. Revolution 9 (Geoff Emmerick)

9. I Am The Walrus (Edgar Allan Poe) 

"Some kind of happiness is measured out in miles... " 

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13 Beatles and Solo Songs that Refer to Actual People:

1. Taxman (Mr. Wilson, Mr. Heath)
2. Boys (George Harrison)
3. All Those Years Ago (John Lennon)
4. Her Majesty (Her Majesty is the proper title for the queen, specifically in this case Queen Elizabeth II)
5. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (A technicality but nonetheless the Lucy in the song is Lucy O’Donnell (https://www.beatlesbible.com/s…..-diamonds/))
6. Roll Over Beethoven

7. Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite

8. Revolution 9 (Geoff Emmerick)

9. I Am The Walrus (Edgar Allan Poe) 

10. John Sinclair

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1. Taxman (Mr. Wilson, Mr. Heath)
2. Boys (George Harrison)
3. All Those Years Ago (John Lennon)
4. Her Majesty (Her Majesty is the proper title for the queen, specifically in this case Queen Elizabeth II)
5. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (A technicality but nonetheless the Lucy in the song is Lucy O’Donnell (https://www.beatlesbible.com/s…..-diamonds/))
6. Roll Over Beethoven

7. Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite

8. Revolution 9 (Geoff Emmerick)

9. I Am The Walrus (Edgar Allan Poe) 

10.John Sinclair

11. The Ballad Of John And Yoko (Peter Brown)

Not once does the diversity seem forced -- the genius of the record is how the vaudevillian "When I'm 64" seems like a logical extension of "Within You Without You" and how it provides a gateway to the chiming guitars of "Lovely Rita. - Stephen T. Erlewine on Sgt Pepper's

15 March 2017
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13 Beatles and Solo Songs that Refer to Actual People:

1. Taxman (Mr. Wilson, Mr. Heath)

2. Boys (George Harrison )

3. All Those Years Ago (John Lennon )

4. Her Majesty (Her Majesty is the proper title for the queen, specifically in this case Queen Elizabeth II)

5. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (A technicality but nonetheless the Lucy in the song is Lucy O’Donnell (https://www.beatlesbible.com/s…..-diamonds/))

6. Roll Over Beethoven

7. Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite

8. Revolution 9 (Geoff Emmerick)

9. I Am The Walrus (Edgar Allan Poe) 

10. John Sinclair

11. The Ballad Of John And Yoko (Peter Brown)

12. Revolution 1 &2 (Chairman Mao)

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15 March 2017
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13 Beatles and Solo Songs that Refer to Actual People:

1. Taxman (Mr. Wilson, Mr. Heath)

2. Boys (George Harrison)

3. All Those Years Ago (John Lennon)

4. Her Majesty (Her Majesty is the proper title for the queen, specifically in this case Queen Elizabeth II)

5. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds (A technicality but nonetheless the Lucy in the song is Lucy O’Donnell (https://www.beatlesbible.com/s…..-diamonds/))

6. Roll Over Beethoven

7. Being For The Benefit Of Mr Kite

8. Revolution 9 (Geoff Emmerick)

9. I Am The Walrus (Edgar Allan Poe) 

10. John Sinclair

11. The Ballad Of John And Yoko (Peter Brown)

12. Revolution 1&2 (Chairman Mao)

13. Honey Don’t (George Harrison )

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13 Beatles songs with at least 3 guitar parts:

1. Nowhere Man (on the backing track there’s 2 acoustic guitars, one by John (Gibson J-160E) and the other by George, then there’s John and George’s guitar duet which was recorded on matching 1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocasters, George’s 5 note Fender Stratocaster riff at the end of each verse, and the Strat B chord strumming at the end of each chorus)

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13 Beatles songs with at least 3 guitar parts:

1. Nowhere Man (on the backing track there’s 2 acoustic guitars, one by John (Gibson J-160E) and the other by George, then there’s John and George’s guitar duet which was recorded on matching 1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocasters, George’s 5 note Fender Stratocaster riff at the end of each verse, and the Strat B chord strumming at the end of each chorus)

2. And You Bird Can Sing (2 leads, 1 rhythm)

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13 Beatles songs with at least 3 guitar parts:

1. Nowhere Man (on the backing track there’s 2 acoustic guitars, one by John (Gibson J-160E) and the other by George, then there’s John and George’s guitar duet which was recorded on matching 1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocasters, George’s 5 note Fender Stratocaster riff at the end of each verse, and the Strat B chord strumming at the end of each chorus)

2. And You Bird Can Sing (2 leads, 1 rhythm)

3. Revolution (John’s rhythm guitar on his Epiphone Casino, George’s lead guitar on his Fender Stratocaster, and John’s overdubbed guitar solo on his Casino)

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13 Beatles songs with at least 3 guitar parts:

1. Nowhere Man (on the backing track there’s 2 acoustic guitars, one by John (Gibson J-160E) and the other by George, then there’s John and George’s guitar duet which was recorded on matching 1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocasters, George’s 5 note Fender Stratocaster riff at the end of each verse, and the Strat B chord strumming at the end of each chorus)

2. And You Bird Can Sing (2 leads, 1 rhythm)

3. Revolution (John’s rhythm guitar on his Epiphone Casino, George’s lead guitar on his Fender Stratocaster, and John’s overdubbed guitar solo on his Casino)  

4. I Want You (She’s So Heavy)

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13 Beatles songs with at least 3 guitar parts:

1. Nowhere Man (on the backing track there’s 2 acoustic guitars, one by John (Gibson J-160E) and the other by George, then there’s John and George’s guitar duet which was recorded on matching 1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocasters, George’s 5 note Fender Stratocaster riff at the end of each verse, and the Strat B chord strumming at the end of each chorus)

2. And You Bird Can Sing (2 leads, 1 rhythm)

3. Revolution (John’s rhythm guitar on his Epiphone Casino, George’s lead guitar on his Fender Stratocaster, and John’s overdubbed guitar solo on his Casino)  

4. I Want You (She’s So Heavy)

5. The End

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13 Beatles songs with at least 3 guitar parts:

1. Nowhere Man (on the backing track there’s 2 acoustic guitars, one by John (Gibson J-160E) and the other by George, then there’s John and George’s guitar duet which was recorded on matching 1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocasters, George’s 5 note Fender Stratocaster riff at the end of each verse, and the Strat B chord strumming at the end of each chorus)

2. And You Bird Can Sing (2 leads, 1 rhythm)

3. Revolution (John’s rhythm guitar on his Epiphone Casino, George’s lead guitar on his Fender Stratocaster, and John’s overdubbed guitar solo on his Casino)  

4. I Want You (She’s So Heavy)

5. The End

6. Two Of Us

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13 Beatles songs with at least 3 guitar parts:
1. Nowhere Man (on the backing track there’s 2 acoustic guitars, one by John (Gibson J-160E) and the other by George, then there’s John and George’s guitar duet which was recorded on matching 1961 Sonic Blue Fender Stratocasters, George’s 5 note Fender Stratocaster riff at the end of each verse, and the Strat B chord strumming at the end of each chorus)
2. And You Bird Can Sing (2 leads, 1 rhythm)
3. Revolution (John’s rhythm guitar on his Epiphone Casino, George’s lead guitar on his Fender Stratocaster, and John’s overdubbed guitar solo on his Casino)
4. I Want You (She’s So Heavy)
5. The End
6. Two Of Us
7. Michelle

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