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No. John Lennon knew a little French from school, and Paul McCartney included French lyrics in "Michelle". McCartney studied Spanish and German in school. Earlier drummer Pete Best also studied German in school. George Harrison and Ringo Starr picked up some German from their time in Hamburg, as did the other Beatles.

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The Beatles rerecorded "I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves You" in German for their Hamburg fans. Both tracks are available on their PastMasters, Vol. I album.

The lyrics for "Michelle" contain a snippet of French to coincide with the English translation. "Sont des mots qui vont très bien ensemble" = "These are words that go together well."

In "Sun King", John Lennon added foreign gibberish:

"Quando paramucho mi amore de felice carathon.

Mundo paparazzi mi amore cicce verdi parasol.

Questo abrigado tantamucho que canite carousel."

In "Savoy Truffle", George Harrison identified one of the pieces of Good News candies as "Montélimar," which is also a place name in France.

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There was their song 'Michelle', sung partially in French and released in 1965- it featured on their 'Rubber Soul' album. There was also 'Across The Universe', which contains a meditative phrase in Sanskrit that was released in December 1969 and featured on their final album 'Let It Be' the following year.

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Paris is mentioned in "The Ballad of John and Yoko".

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"I Want To Hold Your Hand" and "She Loves Me" both had German versions. "Michelle" contained some French, and "Sun King" ended in Spanish.

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"Sun King" and "Michelle" had a different language in certian parts of them.

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no they were british

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"Michelle".

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Michelle.

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