‘Glass Onion’ — refers to ‘I Am The Walrus’, ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’, ‘Lady Madonna’, ‘The Fool on the Hill’ and ‘Fixing a Hole’
‘I Am The Walrus’ — refers to ‘Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds’
‘All You Need Is Love’ — refers to ‘She Loves You’
‘Savoy Truffle’ — refers to ‘Ob-la-di Ob-la-da’
‘Lady Madonna’ — refers to ‘I Am The Walrus’
‘What Goes On’ — refers to ‘Tell Me Why’
‘Carry That Weight’ — refers to ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’
Hmmm. . . some of these seem to be supported by evidence (hard evidence, as in formally documented), and others are not, at least not in this article:
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/every-song-by-the-beatles-that-refers-to-another-beatles-song/In regard to the following quote from the article—
"there is a reference in ‘Lady Madonna’ to ‘I Am The Walrus’ with the line “see how they run” which, itself, references ‘Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds’ with the lyric “see how they fly like Lucy in the sky”—I fail to see any true connection, simply a similarity in word choice. I also take issue with this quote:
"On ‘Carry That Weight’ the group use the melody of ‘You Never Give Me Your Money’ to act as the bridge into the next part of the Abbey Road medley." Well, yes—that's just it: a bridge to the next element in the medley, not a decisive reference to a song.
Also, are the "She loves you"s at the end of All You Need Is Love lyrics per se? I always assumed they were an ad lib, almost along the lines of studio chatter. But I'm not a musician, so perhaps they so indeed qualify as lyrics.
I'd like to see some of these connections clarified.
Perhaps I should simply write to
Far Out magazine, or comment on their site. But I just thought I'd throw this out there.