There aren’t many miserable Beatles songs, but the few in the group’s catalog dealt with lost romance or overall sorrow. Here are 15 of the most miserable Beatles songs with either sad lyrics or dejected vibes.
The Beatles | Hulton Deutsch/Getty Images 15. ‘Misery’
“Misery” is obviously one of the most miserable Beatles breakup songs. It’s literally in the title. The tune is straight rock ‘n’ roll blues with simple lyrics. The speaker has lost their love and is now miserable, wishing their ex would return to them. Even on their earliest albums, The Beatles knew how to write about heartbreak.
14. ‘Don’t Bother Me’
“Don’t Bother Me” is miserable because the speaker doesn’t want to talk to or be near anyone since they lost their love. However, George Harrison wrote it while he was sick during a tour circuit in Bournemouth. That’s where the “don’t bother me” came from.
The Beatles | Hulton Deutsch/Getty Images 15. ‘Misery’
“Misery” is obviously one of the most miserable Beatles breakup songs. It’s literally in the title. The tune is straight rock ‘n’ roll blues with simple lyrics. The speaker has lost their love and is now miserable, wishing their ex would return to them. Even on their earliest albums, The Beatles knew how to write about heartbreak.
14. ‘Don’t Bother Me’
“Don’t Bother Me” is miserable because the speaker doesn’t want to talk to or be near anyone since they lost their love. However, George Harrison wrote it while he was sick during a tour circuit in Bournemouth. That’s where the “don’t bother me” came from.
- 3/25/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
There are a couple of Beatles songs with questionable lyrics. It’s a wonder The Beatles recorded them at all; some of them are so controversial.
The Beatles | Hulton Deutsch/Getty Images 5. ‘Run for Your Life’
“Run for Your Life” is one of the most controversial Beatles songs and one with some extremely questionable, violent, and disturbing lyrics. Thankfully, it’s also one of the most often-forgotten. John Lennon said it was a throw-away that didn’t matter, but for the fans who remember it, “Run for Your Life” is unnerving, to say the least.
John told Rolling Stone (per Beatles Bible), “I never liked ‘Run For Your Life,’ because it was a song I just knocked off. It was inspired from – this is a very vague connection – from ‘Baby, Let’s Play House.’ There was a line on it – I used to like specific lines from songs – ‘I’d rather see you dead,...
The Beatles | Hulton Deutsch/Getty Images 5. ‘Run for Your Life’
“Run for Your Life” is one of the most controversial Beatles songs and one with some extremely questionable, violent, and disturbing lyrics. Thankfully, it’s also one of the most often-forgotten. John Lennon said it was a throw-away that didn’t matter, but for the fans who remember it, “Run for Your Life” is unnerving, to say the least.
John told Rolling Stone (per Beatles Bible), “I never liked ‘Run For Your Life,’ because it was a song I just knocked off. It was inspired from – this is a very vague connection – from ‘Baby, Let’s Play House.’ There was a line on it – I used to like specific lines from songs – ‘I’d rather see you dead,...
- 3/5/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It’s hard to choose five of George Harrison‘s most religious songs because the former Beatle incorporated his spirituality into almost every tune he wrote. When George sang a love song, he wasn’t just singing about his devotion to a woman; he was singing to God too.
George’s songs always had a deeper meaning, whether he meant for to happen or not. Sometimes, he started a song with one specific inspiration, but by the time he finished it, the tune had a completely different meaning. Either way, here are five of George’s most religious songs.
George Harrison and members of the Hare Krishna Temple | Hulton Deutsch/Getty Images “The Inner Light”
George wouldn’t have written “The Inner Light” without Juan Mascaró, the Sanskrit teacher at Cambridge University. After seeing George on The Frost Programme, the professor wrote to the Beatle about his appreciation of “Within You Without You.
George’s songs always had a deeper meaning, whether he meant for to happen or not. Sometimes, he started a song with one specific inspiration, but by the time he finished it, the tune had a completely different meaning. Either way, here are five of George’s most religious songs.
George Harrison and members of the Hare Krishna Temple | Hulton Deutsch/Getty Images “The Inner Light”
George wouldn’t have written “The Inner Light” without Juan Mascaró, the Sanskrit teacher at Cambridge University. After seeing George on The Frost Programme, the professor wrote to the Beatle about his appreciation of “Within You Without You.
- 2/22/2023
- by Hannah Wigandt
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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