# The Beatles’ borrowed tunes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-borrowed-tunes/328276>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 28, 2005, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-borrowed-tunes/328276 "2005-10-28T05:11:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![revolver\_4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b9e5f3/32.png) [@revolver\_4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/revolver_4)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-borrowed-tunes/328276/1 "2005-10-28T05:11:17Z")

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So Paul lifted the bass riff for I Saw Her Standing There” from Chuck Berry’s “I’m Talking About You". John’s “I Feel Fine” borrowed heavily from Bobby Parker’s “Watch Your Step”. Same with George and The Chiffon’s He’s So Fine”. Are there any more Beatle songs that “borrowed” from other tunes?

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2005, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-beatles-borrowed-tunes/328276/2 "2005-10-28T15:43:49Z")

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This seems to be a duplicate thread, so I’m closing this one. Go to [The beatles borrowed tunes](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=6733037#post6733037) for discussion.