The Beatles: The White Album

Released in 1968, The White Album by The Beatles is a sprawling and eclectic double album that showcases the band's musical diversity and individual creative contributions, offering a rich tapestry of genres and styles that continues to captivate listeners. This list features vocabulary from some of the most popular songs on the album.

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  1. comrade
    a friend who is frequently in the company of another
    Let me hear your balalaikas ringing out
    Come and keep your comrade warm
    – Back In The USSR
  2. trolley
    a vehicle that runs on rails and is often propelled by electricity
    Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweler's stores
    Buys a twenty carat golden ring (Golden ring?)
    – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
  3. carat
    a unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy
    Desmond takes a trolley to the jeweler's stores
    Buys a twenty carat golden ring (Golden ring?)
    – Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
  4. bungalow
    a small house with a single story
    Hey, Bungalow Bill
    What did you kill, Bungalow Bill?
    – Bungalow Bill
  5. weep
    shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
    I look at you all
    See the love there that's sleeping
    While my guitar gently weeps
    I look at the floor
    And I see it needs sweeping
    Still my guitar gently weeps
    – While My Guitar Gently Weeps
  6. inverted
    being in an upside-down position
    I don't know how you were diverted
    You were perverted too
    I don't know how you were inverted
    No one alerted you
    – While My Guitar Gently Weeps
  7. inspiration
    arousal of the mind to unusual activity or creativity
    Martha my dear you have always been my inspiration
    – Martha My Dear
  8. arise
    move upward
    Blackbird singing in the dead of night
    Take these broken wings and learn to fly
    All your life
    You were only waiting for this moment to arise
    – Blackbird
  9. starch
    stiffen textile fabrics in laundering
    Have you seen the bigger piggies
    In their starched white shirts?
    You will find the bigger piggies
    Stirring up the dirt,
    Always have clean shirts to play around in
    – Piggies
  10. revival
    bringing again into activity and prominence
    And now Rocky Raccoon, he fell back in his room
    Only to find Gideon's Bible
    Gideon checked out and he left it no doubt
    To help with good Rocky's revival, oh, ooh, yeah, yeah
    – Rocky Raccoon
  11. endear
    make attractive or lovable
    And when at last I find you
    Your song will fill the air
    Sing it loud so I can hear you
    Make it easy to be near you
    For the things you do endear you to me
    You know I will
    I will
    – I Will
  12. evolution
    a process in which something passes to a different stage
    You say you want a revolution
    Well, you know
    We all want to change the world
    You tell me that it's evolution
    Well, you know
    We all want to change the world
    – Revolution 1
  13. contribution
    a voluntary gift made to some worthwhile cause
    You say you got a real solution
    Well, you know
    We'd all love to see the plan
    You ask me for a contribution
    Well, you know
    We're all doing what we can
    – Revolution 1
Created on Mon Apr 24 20:33:56 EDT 2023 (updated Tue May 23 09:09:57 EDT 2023)

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