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had felt during his youth that "love had been the answer", and had written "The Word" as his "first expression" of the concept. He had felt that love was an "underlying theme of the universe", and that love was fundamental in many things, which had inspired the lyric "In the good and bad books that I
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writes that "The Word" is the first song on its parent album not to be "absolutely excellent," calling the harmonies "a bit too forced." However, Albano still considered the song "entertaining", and complimented the "piano backdrop" and Starr's drum performance.
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319:backing vocals, bass guitar, piano
249:'. We get near it in 'The Word'".
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810:Winn, John C. (2008).
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841:The Beatles Anthology
1190:Magical Mystery Tour
751:Chicago Review Press
421:Consequence of Sound
1097:Yesterday and Today
1015:If I Needed Someone
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777:Notes on ... Series
773:"Notes on The Word"
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1001:In My Life
426:7 February
387:References
367:On the US
136:Parlophone
69:1965-12-03
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1218:Let It Be
656:Winn 2008
460:21 August
349:harmonium
285:Personnel
253:Reception
1176:Revolver
972:Side two
962:Michelle
955:The Word
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228:♯
173:The Word
93:, London
77:Recorded
62:Released
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601:3 March
532:11 July
521:Far Out
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