# 3 Great Songs That Keep The Beatles’ Legacy Alive in Their Lyrics

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/3-great-songs-that-keep-the-beatles-legacy-alive-in-their-lyrics/
- Published: 2026-11-07T23:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T00:38:08+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/3-great-songs-that-keep-the-beatles-legacy-alive-in-their-lyrics/
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Music, World

## Key points

- Three songs carry Beatles references into later music.
- Barenaked Ladies and Rae Sremmurd use the band’s cultural image.
- Frank Ocean reworks a Beatles melody in “White Ferrari”.

## Summary

The article highlights three songs that reference The Beatles, arguing that these nods keep the band’s cultural and musical legacy present for newer audiences. The references also give each song a concise way to evoke fame, relationships or enduring melodies.

Barenaked Ladies’ “Be My Yoko Ono” draws on John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s public image; Rae Sremmurd’s “Black Beatles” uses the band’s name and imagery as shorthand for status. Frank Ocean’s “White Ferrari” interpolates the melody of “Here, There and Everywhere”, reworking it for a later generation.

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