It’s every college student’s favorite time of year — finals. Whether you’ve been studying for a week and you’re prepared to ace all your tests or you’re cramming last minute and hoping to pass, we all need some good music to cheer us up during this time. Here are 12 Beatles songs that will describe how you’ve been feeling this week.
1. When you’re reminiscing about life before exams started.
Song: "Yesterday"
Album: "Help!"
“Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away / Now it looks as though they’re here to stay / Oh I believe in yesterday.”
2. When you’re grateful that you don’t have to spend those hours in the library alone.
Song: "With A Little Help From My Friends"Album: "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band"
“I get by with a little help from my friends / I get high with a little help from my friends / Going to try with a little help from my friends.”
3. When you become dependent on coffee.
Song: "Got To Get You Into My Life"
Album: "Revolver"
“Ooh, did I tell you I need you / Every single day of my life / Got to get you into my life.”
4. When you feel like exams will never end.
Song: "Help!"
Album: "Help!"
“Help me if you can, I’m feeling down / And I do appreciate you being ‘round / Help me get my feet back on the ground / Won’t you please, please help me?”
5. When you would much rather be lounging outside than sitting in the library.
Song: "Dear Prudence"
Album: "White Album"
“The sun is up, the sky is blue / It’s beautiful and so are you / Dear Prudence, won’t you come out to play?”
6. When you are constantly distracted.
Song: "Fixing a Hole"
Album: "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band"
“I’m painting the room in a colorful way, / And when my mind is wandering, / There I will go.”
7. When the only thing keeping you going is thinking about being reunited with your dog.
Song: "Martha My Dear"
Album: "White Album"
“Martha my dear / You have always been my inspiration / Please, be good to me.”
8. "When you pull an all-nighter"
Album: "White Album"
“I’m so tired, I haven’t slept a wink / I’m so tired, my mind is on the blink.”
9. When you slowly start to lose your mind.
Song: "Because"
Album: "Abbey Road"
“Because the wind is high / It blows my mind / Because the wind is high.”
10. When you only have one exam left.
Song: "Getting Better"
Album: "Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band"
“It’s getting better all the time / I used to get mad at my school”
11. When you prepare to step outside after your last exam.
Song: "Here Comes the Sun"
Album: "Abbey Road"
“Little darling, the smiles returning to the faces / Little darling, it seems like years since it’s been here / Here comes the sun, here comes the sun / And I say it’s all right."
12. When you think about all the sleep you'll get after exams.
Song: "Golden Slumbers"
Album: "Abbey Road"
“Once there was a way / To get back home / Sleep, pretty darling / Do not cry / And I will sing a lullaby.”
