History Music / RubberSoul

** In the US, because of the augmented tracklist, it sounded more like a folk album – a musical trend that was rising fast at the time.

* AntiLoveSong: Almost all the songs are about relationships that have some sort of negative aspect. "Norwegian Wood" is about a one night stand gone sour. "You Won't See Me", "Think for Yourself", "What Goes On", "I'm Looking Through You" are complaints from one lover about how the other is ignoring them or leading them on. "Run for You Life" also belongs in that group, but the narrator is a CrazyJealousGuy. "Girl" is sung by a guy in love with a frustratingly-fickle woman. "If I Needed Someone" is sung by someone who's in a relationship but falls in love with someone else. Even the more positive songs have a bittersweet edge: "Michelle" is about an affair that runs into a LanguageBarrier, "In My Life" mentions that people that the singer used to know have died, and in "Wait", the narrator warns his lover that he'll leave again if he feels betrayed.

* SillyLoveSongs: Played straight with most of the tracks, but averted with "Nowhere Man". This is notable because "Nowhere Man" was the first original song the Beatles ever released that wasn't a love song--every other original song on their first '''five''' albums, as well as every single and B-side, was a love song.

As the page quote describes, this album was an important step in their artistic development, as they began to shed their early image as the innocent, fun-loving "Fab Four". From the unusually arty sleeve (which didn't even have the band's name on the front) to the introspective lyrics, the Beatles were taking their music to the next level. Indeed, ''Rubber Soul''[='s=] innovations led directly to ''Music/{{Revolver}}'' (1966) and ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand'' (1967). "Drive My Car", "Norwegian Wood", "In My Life", "Michelle", "Nowhere Man" and "Girl" became huge international hits.

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[[caption-width-right:350:''"I once had a girl, or should I say, she once had me..."'']]

* InTheStyleOf: "If I Needed Someone" in the style of Music/TheByrds. (George, by his own admission, took his guitar riff from their version of "The Bells of Rhymney".)

* NewSoundAlbum: "Rubber Soul" was the first album in their output to sound significantly different compared to the previous albums. Even the album cover looks bizarre. "Nowhere Man" was notable for being the first original Beatles song without any reference to love. "Norwegian Wood" also surprised listeners with its exotic sounding Indian sitar sound.

* ShoutOut: The reference in "In My Life" to "lovers and friends/I still can recall/some are dead and some are living" is a Shout Out to Lennon's close friend and former bandmate, Stuart Sutcliffe, who died in 1962.

* {{Mondegreen}}: Those who didn't realize Paul was singing in French on "Michelle" came up with something along the lines of "Sunday monkey no play piano song, play piano song".
* MundaneMadeAwesome: "Drive My Car", about a girl who wants to become a "star on the screen" and searches for someone to be her driver, despite the fact that she hasn't even got a car yet.

''Rubber Soul'' is the sixth studio album by Music/TheBeatles, released in 1965. As the page quote describes, this album was an important step in their artistic development, as they began to shed their early image as the innocent, fun-loving "Fab Four". From the unusually arty sleeve (which didn't even have the band's name on the front) to the introspective lyrics, the Beatles were taking their music to the next level. Indeed, ''Rubber Soul''[='s=] innovations led directly to ''Music/{{Revolver}}'' (1966) and ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand'' (1967). "Drive My Car", "Norwegian Wood", "In My Life", "Michelle", "Nowhere Man" and "Girl" became huge international hits.

''Rubber Soul'' is the sixth studio album by Music/TheBeatles, released in 1965. As the page quote describes, this album was an important step in their artistic development, as they began to shed their image as the innocent, fun-loving "Fab Four". From the unusually arty sleeve (which didn't even have the word "Beatles" on the front) to the introspective lyrics, the Beatles were taking their music to the next level. Indeed, ''Rubber Soul''[='s=] innovations led directly to ''Music/{{Revolver}} (1966)'' and ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand (1967)''. "Drive My Car", "Norwegian Wood", "In My Life", "Michelle", "Nowhere Man" and "Girl" became huge international hits.

* [[ClingyJealousGirl Clingy Jealous Guy]]: "Run For Your Life" is all over this trope. See MisogynySong below.

* InsultBackfire: All four were skilled at giving smart arse answers to criticism, but Paul may have achieved the crowning moment at a 1966 press conference:
-->'''Reporter:''' In a recent article, ''Time'' magazine put down pop music. And they referred to "Day Tripper" as being about a prostitute, and "Norwegian Wood" as being about a lesbian. I just wanted to know what your intent was when you wrote it, and what your feeling is about the ''Time'' magazine criticism of the music that is being written today.\\
'''Paul:''' Well, we were just trying to write songs about prostitutes and lesbians, that's all.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: "Norwegian Wood" was supposedly based on an awkward encounter John Lennon had with another woman (although said encounter did not end in arson).

''Rubber Soul'' is the sixth studio album by Music/TheBeatles, released in 1965. As the page quote describes, this album was an important step in their artistic development, as they began to shed their image as the innocent, fun-loving "Fab Four". From the unusually arty sleeve (which didn't even have the word "Beatles" on the front) to the introspective lyrics, the Beatles were taking their music to the next level. Indeed, ''Rubber Soul''[='s=] innovations led directly to ''Music/{{Revolver}} (1966)'' and ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand (1967)''. "Drive My Car", "Norwegian Wood", "In My Life", "Michelle", "Nowhere Man" and "Girl" became huge international hits. ''[[Magazine/TimeMagazine Time]]'' magazine included the album in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 timeless and essential albums]], and it was listed at #5 in ''Magazine/RollingStone''[='s=] [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time.]]

''Rubber Soul'' is the sixth studio album by Music/TheBeatles, released in 1965. As the page quote describes, this album was an important step in their artistic development, as they began to shed their image as the innocent, fun-loving "Fab Four". From the unusually arty sleeve (which didn't even have the word "Beatles" on the front) to the introspective lyrics, the Beatles were taking their music to the next level. Indeed, ''Rubber Soul''[='s=] innovations led directly to ''Music/{{Revolver}} (1966)'' and ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand (1967)''. "Drive My Car", "Norwegian Wood", "In My Life", "Michelle", "Nowhere Man" and "Girl" became huge international hits. ''[[Magazine/TimeMagazine Time]]'' magazine included the album in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 timeless and essential albums.]] and it was listed at #5 in ''Magazine/RollingStone''[='s=] [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time.]]

''Rubber Soul'' is the sixth studio album by Music/TheBeatles, released in 1965. As the page quote describes, this album was an important step in their artistic development, as they began to shed their image as the innocent, fun-loving "Fab Four". From the unusually arty sleeve (which didn't even have the word "Beatles" on the front) to the introspective lyrics, the Beatles were taking their music to the next level. Indeed, ''Rubber Soul''[='s=] innovations led directly to ''Music/{{Revolver}} (1966)'' and ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand (1967)''. "Drive My Car", "Norwegian Wood", "In My Life", "Michelle", "Nowhere Man" and "Girl" became huge international hits. Magazine/TimeMagazine included the album in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 timeless and essential albums.]] and it was listed at #5 in ''Magazine/RollingStone''[='s=] [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time.]]

''Rubber Soul'' is the sixth studio album by Music/TheBeatles, released in 1965. As the page quote describes, this album was an important step in their artistic development, as they began to shed their image as the innocent, fun-loving "Fab Four". From the unusually arty sleeve (which didn't even have the word "Beatles" on the front) to the introspective lyrics, the Beatles were taking their music to the next level. Indeed, ''Rubber Soul'''s innovations led directly to ''Music/{{Revolver}} (1966)'' and ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand (1967)''. "Drive My Car", "Norwegian Wood", "In My Life", "Michelle", "Nowhere Man" and "Girl" became huge international hits. Magazine/TimeMagazine included the album in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 timeless and essential albums.]] and it was listed at #5 in ''Magazine/RollingStone'''s [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time.]]

''Rubber Soul'' is the sixth studio album by Music/TheBeatles, released in 1965. As the page quote describes, this album was an important step in their artistic development, as they began to shed their image as the innocent, fun-loving "Fab Four". From the unusually arty sleeve (which didn't even have the word "Beatles" on the front) to the introspective lyrics, the Beatles were taking their music to the next level. Indeed, ''Rubber Soul'''s innovations led directly to ''Music/{{Revolver}} (1966)'' and ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand (1967)''. "Drive My Car", "Norwegian Wood", "In My Life", "Michelle", "Nowhere Man" and "Girl" became huge international hits. Magazine/TimeMagazine included the album in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 timeless and essential albums.]] and it was listed at #5 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time.]]

# "Think For Yourself" (2:16)

# "Run For Your Life" (2:18)

# "I've Just Seen A Face" (2:04)

# "Think For Yourself" (2:16)

# "Run For Your Life" (2:18)

-->--'''Roy Carr & Tony Tyler''', ''The Beatles: An Illustrated Record''

'''''Rubber Soul''''' is the sixth studio album by Music/TheBeatles, released in 1965. As the page quote describes, this album was an important step in their artistic development, as they began to shed their image as the innocent, fun-loving "Fab Four". From the unusually arty sleeve (which didn't even have the word "Beatles" on the front) to the introspective lyrics, the Beatles were taking their music to the next level. Indeed, ''Rubber Soul'''s innovations led directly to ''Music/{{Revolver}} (1966)'' and ''Music/SgtPeppersLonelyHeartsClubBand (1967)''. "Drive My Car", "Norwegian Wood", "In My Life", "Michelle", "Nowhere Man" and "Girl" became huge international hits. Magazine/TimeMagazine included the album in their [[TimeAllTime100Albums 2006 list of 100 timeless and essential albums.]] and it was listed at #5 in Magazine/RollingStone's [[Music/RollingStone500GreatestAlbumsOfAllTime 500 Greatest Albums Of All Time.]]