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John Lennon’s “Norwegian Wood” and the lyrical breakthroughs of “Rubber Soul”, by The Beatles (1965)

The stronger lyrics on “Help!” (1964), the fifth album by The Beatles

“Beatles for Sale” (1964): A step forward in Lennon and McCartney’s lyrics

The somewhat better lyrics of the Lennon-McCartney songs on The Beatles’ third album, “A Hard Day’s Night” (1964)

The weak lyrics of the Lennon-McCartney songs on “Please Please Me” and “With the Beatles” in 1963

Why does a teen idol like Taylor Swift interest even oldies like me?