Doctor Robert (track)
by The Beatles

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Doctor Robert by The Beatles
Year: 1966
From the album Revolver (track #11)
Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 961 votes)
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Average Rating: 
82/100 (from 961 votes)
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 		03/31/2026 14:38 bigferda  Ratings distribution  79784/100
 
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 		03/13/2026 00:30 Fritz  Ratings distribution  4,30285/100
 
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85/100
From 09/21/2025 09:13 | #310996
Has a slight earlier era Beatles sound to it which I quite like in the context of the rest of the album as in it feels like a less experimental track than many of the others on the album.

I rather like the experimentation on Revolver but this has turned out to be one of my favourite tracks on the album.

Very straightforward and I rather like John’s vocals on this track.
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90/100
From 05/15/2024 22:07 | #303556
To be honest I like this a much more than Yellow Submarine and a little more than Good Day Sunshine... So it's not bad at all actually, my favorite part is the bridge. My rating is 88/100 rounded to 90/100.
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95/100
From 03/11/2023 18:43 | #294919
Most under-rated track on this record, predating the Velvet Underground sound from their debut. It's not quite on the same level with Rain or other classics on this record, but on it's own it's a pretty flawless song.
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75/100
From 02/01/2020 21:29 | #247395
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60/100
From 11/10/2019 03:42 | #244613
Even the weakest song of the album is really good.
I can't help buy singing every time it pops up.
Some say it should have been replaced with Rain or Paperback Writer tho.
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85/100
From 01/23/2018 00:14 | #206335
One of my favourites on the album, surprisingly. It pumps along really well with that cool rhythm and the catchy vocals. The key changes in the riff are very satisfying also.
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85/100
From 11/23/2016 14:35 | #178963
Sounds like their early stuff, maybe the weakest on the album, but in itself an OK song :)
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95/100
From 08/20/2016 11:01 | #173124
Possibly inspired by the dentist that slipped LSD into John Lennon's and George Harrison's coffee at a dinner party, Dr. Robert, is probably the weakest of Lennon's contributions to Revolver. It's decent enough, a kind of country acid blues, if there's any such thing, but in truth it's one of Revolver's lesser tracks. Still brilliant though.
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50/100
From 02/13/2016 06:47 | #159533
Surely weakest track on the album. Sounds like early Beatles songs.
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60/100
From 01/02/2016 14:36 | #155591
Possibly the weakest link of the album, but still OK.
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