From 1967 on (the year of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"), John Lennon and Paul McCartney's lyrics were so consistently strong that it becomes less interesting to describe what makes them so good. I'll conclude my posts on lyrics by The Beatles, then, with "Abbey Road" (1969) – and two songs by their bandmates, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Harrison's "Here Comes The Sun" may be a very simple text, but it vividly develops its conceit from start to finish (and of course the acoustic guitar is gorgeous). The same can be said for Starr's even more vivid "Octopus Garden", a "joy for every girl and boy" – and adults as well. (Andrew Shields, #111Words, 4 July 2024)
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