She's Leaving Home

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"She's Leaving Home" is a poignant Beatles ballad, written primarily by Paul McCartney with contributions from John Lennon, that tells the story of a young woman running away from her parents.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ballad
song
album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
surface form: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
arranger Mike Leander
artist The Beatles
coLeadVocalist John Lennon
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception widely praised for emotional depth and orchestral arrangement
era 1960s popular music
featuresInstrument harp
string ensemble
genre baroque pop
orchestral pop
hasNotableCover Bee Gees and Broadway cast version for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band film soundtrack
Celine Dion live performances
Phil Collins version
includedIn many Beatles compilation albums
inspiration newspaper story about a teenage girl who ran away from home
key E major
label Capitol Records
Parlophone
language English
leadVocalist Paul McCartney
length 3:35
lyricalTone poignant
narrativePerspective third person
originalMedium vinyl LP
partOf The Beatles discography
primaryComposer Paul McCartney
producer George Martin
publisher Northern Songs
recordingDate 1967-03-17
1967-03-20
releaseDate 1967-06-01
side Side two of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
structure verses alternating between daughter and parents viewpoints
subject a young woman leaving her parents home without telling them
tempo slow
theme family relationships
generation gap
runaway youth
timeSignature 3/4
trackNumber 6 on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
vocalArrangement call-and-response between daughter and parents
vocalStyle close harmony
writer John Lennon
Paul McCartney

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subject surface form: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band