The Beatles: Revolver

Released in 1966, Revolver by The Beatles is a groundbreaking album that defied musical conventions, showcasing their innovative songwriting, experimental sound, and undeniable artistic genius. This list features vocabulary from some of the most popular songs on the album.

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  1. advice
    a proposal for an appropriate course of action
    Now my advice for those who die
    Declare the pennies on your eyes
    Cos I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman
    – Taxman
  2. declare
    state emphatically and authoritatively
    Now my advice for those who die
    Declare the pennies on your eyes
    Cos I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman
    – Taxman
  3. sermon
    an address of a religious nature
    Father McKenzie writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear
    – Eleanor Rigby
  4. spoil
    make a mess of, destroy or ruin
    Please, don't spoil my day, I'm miles away
    And after all I'm only sleeping
    – I’m Only Sleeping
  5. deny
    declare untrue; contradict
    Here, making each day of the year
    Changing my life with the wave of her hand
    Nobody can deny that there's something there
    – Here, There And Everywhere
  6. submarine
    a submersible warship usually armed with torpedoes
    In the town where I was born
    Lived a man who sailed to sea
    And he told us of his life
    In the land of submarines

    So we sailed on to the sun
    Till we found the sea of green
    And we lived beneath the waves
    In our yellow submarine
    – Yellow Submarine
  7. boatswain
    a petty officer on a merchant ship
    Full steam ahead, Mister Boatswain, full steam ahead
    Full steam ahead it is, Sergeant
    Cut the cable! Drop the cable!
    Aye-aye, sir, aye-aye
    Captain! Captain!
    – Yellow Submarine
  8. possession
    anything owned
    When your prized possessions start to weigh you down
    Look in my direction, I'll be 'round, I'll be 'round
    – And Your Bird Can Sing
  9. weigh
    be oppressive or burdensome
    When your prized possessions start to weigh you down
    Look in my direction, I'll be 'round, I'll be 'round
    – And Your Bird Can Sing
  10. linger
    remain present although waning or gradually dying
    Your day breaks, your mind aches
    You find that all her words of kindness linger on
    When she no longer needs you
    – For No One
  11. confuse
    mistake one thing for another
    But if I seem to act unkind
    It's only me, it's not my mind
    That is confusing things
    – I Want To Tell You
  12. surrender
    relinquish possession or control over
    Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void
    It is shining, it is shining
    – Tomorrow Never Knows
  13. void
    the state of nonexistence
    Lay down all thoughts, surrender to the void
    It is shining, it is shining
    – Tomorrow Never Knows
Created on Mon Apr 24 20:35:47 EDT 2023 (updated Tue May 23 09:09:27 EDT 2023)

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