| Origin | Song |
| Written for John's son, Julian, after John's divorce | |
| Written by Paul after having a dream about his mother | |
| About John's honeymoon with Yoko | |
| Written after Paul read a review of The Who's 'I Can See for Miles' | |
| Based on a french song heard at a party | |
| About a traffic circle in Liverpool | |
| According to George, 'It's the ego problem' | |
| Music based on Beethoven's 'Moonlight Sonata' | |
| | Origin | Song |
| Written after John listened to his wife 'going on and on and on' | |
| About a situation involving Maharishi Mahesh | |
| George says he wrote it for Ray Charles | |
| About the sister of Mia Farrow | |
| Written when John found out schools were analyzing Beatles Lyrics | |
| Mccartney came up with the melody in a dream | |
| Title credited to Paul's chauffeur (or Ringo) | |
| Partially based on an affair that John had | |
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