Guess the Beatles Song from a Lyric (1)

[B] A Day in the Life | John's newspaper-inspired opening became rock's most famous wake-up call, while that orchestral crescendo literally required an alarm clock to time.

[D] In My Life | Lennon called this his first "real" song—though McCartney swears he wrote the melody on John's Mellotron.

[D] Eleanor Rigby | No guitars allowed: just Eleanor, Father McKenzie, and George Martin's string octet creating pop's bleakest wedding.

[A] Strawberry Fields Forever | The Mellotron flutes you hear? John discovered them by randomly hitting keys, then built an entire psychedelic orphanage around the sound.

[C] Yesterday | McCartney woke up with this melody so fully formed, he spent weeks checking it wasn't actually a Nat King Cole tune he'd forgotten.

[C] Here Comes the Sun | George's acoustic Gibson betrayed him during recording—its neck warped from studio heat, forcing multiple takes of his sunniest composition.

[C] Something | Frank Sinatra's favorite Lennon-McCartney song... except Harrison wrote it during a break from the White Album chaos.

[C] Let It Be | Paul's mother Mary (not the biblical one) visited his dreams with advice that spawned both gospel grandeur and Spector's controversial orchestration.

[C] While My Guitar Gently Weeps | Clapton's uncredited solo happened because George wanted to shame his bandmates into taking his songs seriously.

[B] Blackbird | Those chirping birds in the background? Genuine blackbirds recorded at dawn, though Paul's fingerpicking pattern came from Bach's Bourrée.

[D] Hey Jude | At 7:11, radio stations initially refused to play this "na na na" marathon—until it became their most requested song ever.

[B] Penny Lane | That piccolo trumpet solo? Paul hummed it note-for-note to David Mason after watching him play Bach on BBC2.

[C] Help! | Lennon's genuine cry for help disguised as uptempo pop—he later called it his fat Elvis period's one honest moment.

[D] I Want To Hold Your Hand | The handclaps aren't handclaps—it's John and Paul slapping their thighs because the real claps sounded "too thin."

[A] Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) | George's sitar debut marked Western pop's first genuine Indian instrument usage—not counting the Kinks' feedback experiments.

[A] A Hard Day's Night | That opening chord? Musicians still argue whether it's Fadd9, G7sus4, or just George Martin's piano making everything impossible to decode.

[B] Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds | Julian Lennon's nursery school drawing spawned this definitely-not-about-LSD classic that BBC banned anyway.

[B] I Saw Her Standing There | Paul's bassline came from Chuck Berry's "I'm Talking About You"—theft so blatant, Berry should've gotten royalties.

[D] Paperback Writer | The frantic pace mirrors the Daily Mail that inspired it—Paul spotted an article about aspiring authors while writing.

[A] Come Together | Chuck Berry's publisher sued over this Timothy Leary campaign song turned nonsense masterpiece—and won.

[B] Here, There and Everywhere | McCartney's favorite self-penned tune emerged during a long wait for John to wake up at Kenwood.

[D] Day Tripper | Ringo's cowbell appears exactly once per verse—his mathematical precision earned producer George Martin's only drum compliment.

[B] Ticket To Ride | The first Beatles track Ringo didn't play traditional drums on—that's timpani and tambourine doing the heavy lifting.

[A] And I Love Her | Fourteen takes until George suggested that descending guitar riff—suddenly McCartney's "silly love song" gained gravitas.

[D] She Loves You | "Yeah yeah yeah" was deemed too American by George Martin—until it sold 1.3 million copies in four weeks.

[B] You've Got to Hide Your Love Away | Dylan's influence made John abandon his Scouse accent here—the "Dylanesque" flutes were George's idea though.

[A] Get Back | Originally an anti-immigration satire that morphed into nonsense about Tucson, Arizona—political commentary via geographical confusion.

[A] Revolution | The single version said "count me out"—the album added "in" because John couldn't decide about violent protest.

[A] Dear Prudence | Mia Farrow's sister wouldn't leave her Rishikesh meditation hut—John's solution involved fingerpicking and emotional blackmail.

[C] I Am The Walrus | Lennon deliberately wrote gibberish after learning university students analyzed Beatles lyrics—"Let them work that one out," he laughed.