Guess the Beatles Song from a Lyric (2)

[C] All My Loving | Written entirely in Paul's head during a Jane Asher theatre tour—no instrument touched until Abbey Road recording.

[A] We Can Work It Out | Lennon's waltz-time middle eight crashed into McCartney's optimistic verses—their entire relationship in 2:15.

[C] Twist And Shout | One take. John's shredded vocal cords. George Martin knew they had 10 minutes before Lennon lost his voice completely.

[D] Back In The U.S.S.R. | Beach Boys parody so obvious that Mike Love claims he suggested the "Georgia" reference during Maharishi meditation.

[D] Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | Paul's alter-ego concept lasted exactly two songs before everyone forgot they were supposed to be a fictional Edwardian band.

[A] With A Little Help From My Friends | Ringo's vocal limitations shaped every note—they literally wrote around his five-note range.

[A] Can't Buy Me Love | Recorded at Pathé Marconi Studios, Paris—George's 12-string Rickenbacker solo used only two strings because eight were broken.

[A] All You Need Is Love | Broadcast to 400 million people, featuring "La Marseillaise," Bach, and "Greensleeves"—plus Mick Jagger's backing vocals

[B] Across The Universe | John donated this to a

[C] Eight Days A Week | Title courtesy of Ringo's chauffeur, who complained about working "eight days a week"—accidental genius from exhaustion.

[D] Got To Get You Into My Life | McCartney's secret marijuana love song disguised as Motown—those Stax horns weren't fooling anyone.

[B] For No One | Alan Civil's French horn solo was written so high, he warned Paul it might crack his instrument.

[D] Tomorrow Never Knows | Backward guitars, tape loops, and Ringo's thunderous single drum pattern—The Tibetan Book of the Dead meets Tomorrow Never Stops.

[C] Helter Skelter | Paul's attempt to out-heavy The Who resulted in Ringo screaming about blisters and inventing metal by accident.

[C] Golden Slumbers | McCartney couldn't read Thomas Dekker's 1603 sheet music at his father's house, so he invented his own melody.

[B] I'm Only Sleeping | Backwards guitar solo took six hours to learn forwards, then play in reverse—George's temporal gymnastics for John's lazy anthem.

[B] Drive My Car | Originally about a girl wanting gold rings until Paul realized "baby you can drive my car" sounded infinitely dirtier.

[A] Magical Mystery Tour | Six-hour Traffic jam inspired this disaster-film-turned-song after Paul's LSD-fueled bus adventure went nowhere slowly.

[B] I'm Looking Through You | Jane Asher's betrayal got the full Rubber Soul treatment—Paul's relationship autopsy with a jangling 12-string.

[A] I've Just Seen A Face | Country-bluegrass at breakneck speed—Paul's acoustic guitar nearly caught fire from the strumming velocity required.

[C] You Never Give Me Your Money | Allen Klein's contracts inspired this Abbey Road meditation on how business managers destroy rock bands.

[A] Happiness Is A Warm Gun | Four songs Frankenstein-ed together after John saw the gun magazine headline and thought, "That's obscene."

[A] I'll Follow The Sun | Teenage Paul wrote this at 16, then waited five years for the perfect album moment to dust it off.

[B] The Long And Winding Road | Phil Spector's orchestral bombardment made Paul so angry he cited it in the Beatles' breakup lawsuit.

[D] Taxman | George's anti-Harold Wilson rant where he rhymed "taxman" with "Batman"—political satire via superhero reference.

[C] Carry That Weight | The entire band singing together one last time—except John refused to add bass, leaving resentment audibly missing.

[B] The End | Paul's philosophical mic drop featuring rock's only Ringo drum solo—he agreed to exactly 13 bars, no more.

[D] Getting Better | John's dark "can't get no worse" undercut Paul's optimism while admitting he used to beat Cynthia.

[B] Lady Madonna | McCartney channeled Fats Domino so accurately that Fats himself covered it thinking it was written for him.

[D] The Night Before | Electric piano debut for The Beatles—Paul discovered the Hohner Pianet and immediately wrote around its tinny charm.