The Beatles
The Beatles lives in gentleness. 13 of 25 songs are safe — this is music that holds you.
7
Avg Intensity
25
Songs Decoded
2
Fan Stories
The songs that hit hardest
Twist and Shout
intense
harsh texture · frequent changes · DR 10
· 1963
Tomorrow Never Knows
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1966
A Day in the Life
intense
complex texture · extreme changes · DR 9
· 1967
I Am the Walrus
intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 8
· 1967
Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 9
· 1967
Helter Skelter
intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 8
· 1968
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
intense
complex texture · moderate changes · DR 9
· 1968
The controlled burn
A Hard Day's Night
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 1964
Eleanor Rigby
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 8
· 1966
Penny Lane
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 8
· 1967
Strawberry Fields Forever
moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7
· 1967
Come Together
moderate
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 8
· 1969
The quiet ones
In My Life
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5
· 1965
Norwegian Wood
safe
layered texture · none changes · DR 5
· 1965
Yesterday
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5
· 1965
Good Day Sunshine
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 6
· 1966
All You Need Is Love
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 6
· 1967
Blackbird
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 5
· 1968
Hey Jude
safe
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1968
Golden Slumbers
safe
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5
· 1969
Here Comes the Sun
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 7
· 1969
Something
safe
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1969
Across the Universe
safe
layered texture · none changes · DR 5
· 1970
Let It Be
safe
smooth texture · none changes · DR 6
· 1970
The Long and Winding Road
safe
layered texture · none changes · DR 7
· 1970
The Wall — Fan Stories
Share your story"Little darling it is been a long cold lonely winter"
My mum hummed this every morning making tea. She has dementia now. She does not know my name most days. But if I hum this song she smiles. The melody is still in there somewhere.
George — Liverpool
"When I find myself in times of trouble"
My mother died when I was 12. When I heard the line about Mother Mary I decided that was my mom talking to me through Paul McCartney. Irrational. Do not care. She was speaking to me.
Carol — New York
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