History Music / BeatlesForSale

* LyricalDissonance:

[[caption-width-right:350:''"Oh, I need your love babe / Guess you know it's true..."'']]

It was recorded at a time when the band started to get tired of all the mayhem surrounding them, combined with endless touring and recording. This is reflected in the cover photo (showing all four members unsmiling and exhausted-looking) as well as in the songs, with many being about [[GriefSong feeling down]] and [[BreakupSong dealing with break-ups]] or troubled relations. It is further reflected by the presence of six [[CoverVersion cover songs]] on the record, after ''Music/AHardDaysNight'' was all originals. In America, Creator/CapitolRecords divided the album's contents between two releases, ''Beatles '65'' and ''Beatles VI''; it didn't get a US release until the Fab Four's international catalog was standardized in 1987.

The album is best known for the hit song "Eight Days a Week" and fan favourites such as "No Reply", "Baby's in Black", and "Rock and Roll Music". Dominated by Lennon just as with their prior album ''A Hard Day's Night'', with Lennon taking lead vocals on seven tracks versus three for [=McCartney=] (they harmonized on two, with Starr and Harrison getting one each).

** The rhythmic hook of "What You're Doing" resembles "Be My Baby" by the Ronettes.

The album is best known for the hit song "Eight Days a Week" and fan favourites such as "No Reply", "Baby's in Black", and "Rock and Roll Music". Dominated by Lennon just as with prior album ''A Hard Day's Night'', with Lennon taking lead vocals on seven tracks versus three for [=McCartney=] (they harmonized on two, with Starr and Harrison getting one each).

* FadeIn: "Eight Days a Week" was the first pop song with a fade-in.

!! Eight Tropes A Week:

* Music/RingoStarr - drums, percussion, lead vocals, tambourine, maracas, timpani, cowbell, packing case, bongos

* Music/GeorgeHarrison - guitar, backing and lead vocals, african drum
* Music/JohnLennon - lead vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, tambourine
* Music/PaulMcCartney - lead vocals, bass, guitar, piano, organ

It was recorded at a time when the band started to get tired of all the mayhem surrounding them, combined with endless touring and recording. This is reflected in the cover photo, showing all four members unsmiling and exhausted-looking, as well as in the songs, with many being about [[GriefSong feeling down]] and [[BreakupSong dealing with break-ups]] or troubled relations. It is further reflected by the presence of six [[CoverVersion cover songs]] on the record, after ''Music/AHardDaysNight'' was all originals. In America, Creator/CapitolRecords divided the album's contents between two releases, ''Beatles '65'' and ''Beatles VI''; it didn't get a US release until the Fab Four's international catalog was standardized in 1987.

''Beatles for Sale'' is the fourth studio album by Music/TheBeatles, released in late 1964. It was recorded at a time when the band started to get tired of all the mayhem around them, combined with endless touring and recording. This is reflected in the songs on this album, with many being about [[GriefSong feeling down]] and [[BreakupSong dealing with break-ups]] or troubled relations. This is also reflected by the presence of six [[CoverVersion cover songs]] on the record, after ''Music/AHardDaysNight'' was all originals. In America, Creator/CapitolRecords divided the album's songs between two releases, ''Beatles '65'' and ''Beatles VI''; it didn't get a US release until the Fab Four's international catalog was standardized in 1987.

--> ''Just give me some of that rock 'n' roll music/ any old way you choose it''
** Subverted by "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party".

-->'''Lovelace:''' Really? Eight days a week? Six weeks a month? Thirteen months a year? It's nothing but kiss, kiss, kiss...oh, my lips can't take it anymore!

* CountryMusic: A big influence on "I'm a Loser"; "Baby's in Black" has some influence from it too.

* CountryMusic: A big influence on "I'm a Loser"; "Baby's in Black" has some influence on it too.

* GriefSong: "Baby's in Black". The woman the singer wants to get with is feeling grief over someone else.

* SolarAndLunar: This album has a song about the sun, "I'll Follow The Sun", which is followed by one about the moon, "Mr. Moonlight".

* {{Malaproper}}: "Eight Days a Week" was inspired by Paul hearing ''someone'' say they were so busy they were working "eight days a week". The traditional story was that it was a Ringo-ism like ''Music/AHardDaysNight'' and [[Music/{{Revolver}} "Tomorrow Never Knows"]], but more recently Paul has clarified that he heard it from a chauffeur, and Ringo has also denied ever saying it.

** Lennon wrote "I'm a Loser" in the style of Music/BobDylan.
** "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" is strongly reminiscent of Music/TheEverlyBrothers.

** "I Don't Want to Spoil the Party" is about a guy who's just been dumped, has been drinking, and is now out looking for his ex to tell her that he still loves her.
** "I'm a Loser" ("I'm a loser / And I've lost someone that's near to me / I'm a loser / And I'm not what I appear to be.)

* {{Malaproper}}: "Eight Days a Week" was inspired by one of Ringo's malapropisms, just like ''Music/AHardDaysNight'' had been.

[[caption-width-right:350:The standard album cover for ''Beatles for Sale''.]]

* {{Malaprop|er}}ism: "Eight Days a Week" was inspired by one of Ringo's, just like ''Music/AHardDaysNight'' had been.

* SingerNamedrop: In "Honey Don't", Ringo sings: "Rock on, George, one time for me!" and "Rock on, George for Ringo one time!"
* SolarAndLunar: This album has a song about the sun, "I'll Follow The Sun", which is followed by one about the moon, "Mr. Moonlight".
* TheresNoPlaceLikeHome: "Kansas City", about a man going back home to this city to meet his girl.

* {{Malapropism}}: "Eight Days a Week" was inspired by one of Ringo's, just like ''Music/AHardDaysNight'' had been.

* AlbumFiller: The album is considered to contain a lot of it. There are six covers the band had been playing since their Quarrymen days (as well as "I'll Follow the Sun", which was one of the first songs Paul [=McCartney=] ever wrote). The covers were mostly used to save time, as the band was contractually forced to bring out a new album by Christmas 1964. [=McCartney=] himself considered "What You're Doing" to be "a bit of filler" and Lennon referred to "Eight Days A Week" as "lousy".

* CoverVersion: "Rock and Roll Music" (Music/ChuckBerry), "Mr. Moonlight" (Dr. Feelgood and the Interns), "Kansas City"/"Hey Hey Hey" (Music/LittleRichard), "Words of Love" (Music/BuddyHolly), "Honey Don't" and "Everybody's Trying to Be My Baby" (both Music/CarlPerkins). This was the last Beatles album to contain a lot of covers.

* GraspTheSun: "I'll Follow The Sun".
* GriefSong: "Baby's In Black". The woman the singer wants to get with is feeling grief over someone else.

* {{Medley}}: "Kansas City"/"Hey Hey Hey".

* NotHimself: "I'm A Loser"

* SadClown: "I'm A Loser"

The album is best known for the hit song "Eight Days a Week" and fan favourites such as "No Reply", "Baby's In Black" and "Rock And Roll Music". Dominated by Lennon just as with prior album ''A Hard Day's Night'', with Lennon taking lead vocals on seven tracks versus three for [=McCartney=] (they harmonized on two, with Starr and Harrison getting one each).

* BreakUpSong: "No Reply", "I'm A Loser" ("and I've lost someone who's near to me"), "Baby's In Black", "I'll Follow The Sun", "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party (So I'll Go)", "What You're Doing".
* ButNowIMustGo: "I'll Follow The Sun", "I Don't Want To Spoil The Party (So I'll Go)"

* CoverVersion: "Rock And Roll Music", a Music/ChuckBerry cover, "Mr. Moonlight" a Roy Lee Johnson cover, "Kansas City" and "Hey Hey Hey" by Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller, "Words Of Love", a Music/BuddyHolly cover and "Honey Don't" and "Everybody's Trying To Be My Baby", two Music/CarlPerkins covers. This was the last Beatles album to contain a lot of covers.

* DaysOfTheWeekSong: "Eight Days A Week".

* FadeIn: "Eight Days A Week" was the first pop song with a fade-in.
* TheFutureWillBeBetter: "I'll Follow The Sun".

** Lennon wrote "I'm A Loser" in the style of Music/BobDylan.

* LyricalColdOpen: "I'm A Loser", "Mr. Moonlight", downplayed with "No Reply".

* {{Malapropism}}: "Eight Days A Week" was inspired by one of Ringo's, just like ''Music/AHardDaysNight'' had been.

* ThePowerOfLove: "Mr. Moonlight", "Every Little Thing", "Honey Don't", "Words Of Love".
* ThePowerOfRock: "Rock And Roll Music" is a rollicking tune about the love for the genre.

* WritersCannotDoMath: "Eight Days A Week".

* ShoutOut: "Eight Days A Week" is referenced on The Music/BeastieBoys' "No Sleep Till Brooklyn" from ''Music/LicensedToIll''
--> ''(...) Cause I'll be rocking this party eight days a week''

''Beatles for Sale'' is the fourth studio album by Music/TheBeatles, released in late 1964. It was recorded at a time when the band started to get tired of all the mayhem around them, combined with endless touring and recording. This is reflected in the songs on this album, with many being about [[GriefSong feeling down]] and [[BreakupSong dealing with break-ups]] or troubled relations. This is also reflected by the presence of six [[CoverVersion cover songs]] on the record, after ''Music/AHardDaysNight'' was all originals. Many of the songs were repurposed in America by Capitol Records on the album ''Beatles '65.'' Others were heard on ''Beatles VI.''

Most of the more reflective and insightful lyrics were inspired by Music/BobDylan of whom all the Beatles were great admirers and show how the band was gradually GrowingTheBeard as songwriters.

* LyricalColdOpen: "I'm A Loser", "Mr. Moonlight".

* LoveWillLeadYouBack

* LyricalColdOpen: "I'm A Loser", "Mr. Moonlight"