We'll probably never know the meaning of every single line, but the history of the song gives us some insight into John Lennon's state of mind. In spite of the lawsuits and covers that have stemmed from the track it’s still one of the all-time great Beatles tracks that sounds as fresh today as it did in 1969.While hosting one of their bed-ins in Montreal, Canada on June 1, 1969, The next day Lennon asked Leary if there was anything he could do for the author’s political campaign. As for the rest of the bio? The lyrics to "Come Together" are largely nonsense in the vein of John's other late-period works like "Dig A Pony" and "I Am The Walrus." So he sold it to someone else.”It was from this unlikely seed that the opening track forPaul McCartney had noticed that, in its original form, ‘Come Together’ bore more than just a passing resemblance to something by one of their early heroes. He doesn’t harmonize with Lennon and When Lennon first brought his acoustic version of “Come Together” into EMI Studios it was lyrically similar to Chuck Berry’s song “You Can Catch Me.” McCartney pointed this out to him but Lennon was well aware of the way the songs mirror one another, specifically the song’s opening line, “Here come a flat-top / he was moving up with me.” In an interview from 1970 Paul McCartney explained that the lyrics were certainly a nod to Berry but that they weren’t ripping off the famous rock n roller:In August 1985 Jackson purchased ATV, the company that owned Northern Songs, for $47.5 million. He was held without bail in Orange County throughout the election making it impossible for him to campaign. Paul’s bass line doesn’t sound like anything else from their catalog, and the sludgy, funky chorus informed rock n roll throughout the 1970s.This killer track from Abbey Road got its start as a quickie acoustic song written for Timothy Leary, but once Lennon brought it to the group “Come Together” took on an entirely new life. The song has since been used in commercials for Nortel (a multinational telecommunications company) and Macy’s, and it’s been covered by dozens of bands, with the most egregious version coming from Jackson himself who recorded a version for his film Moonwalker.Today, “Come Together” and most of the other songs in the catalogue is owned by ATV/Sony as the Jackson estate sold it to the company following the death of Michael Jackson. As one of the final bearers of the torch for the band McCartney explained: “Here comes old flat top”… writing a song that falls flat!I always wondered if the reference to “He Got Monkey Finger” was about Paul’s freakishly long fingers..Great song, one of the best examples of their creative genius and ability to innovate.“It Seemed Like Fate Was Always Leading Me To The Right Door”: Glen Campbell In His Own Words Believing the song to be his property the candidate for governor had the song played on alternative radio stations in California as his personal campaign song. Jacob Shelton is a Los Angeles based writer. I certainly don’t think it’s funky at all. 55 Vintage Photos That Show A Different Side To The Pas..."Here come old flat-top" it begins, then describes a man with "ju-ju eyeball," "toe-jam football" and "monkey finger" -- "Come Together" contains lyrics that are bizarre even by Beatles standards. He doesn’t harmonize with Lennon and When Lennon first brought his acoustic version of “Come Together” into EMI Studios it was lyrically similar to Chuck Berry’s song “You Can Catch Me.” McCartney pointed this out to him but Lennon was well aware of the way the songs mirror one another, specifically the song’s opening line, “Here come a flat-top / he was moving up with me.” In an interview from 1970 Paul McCartney explained that the lyrics were certainly a nod to Berry but that they weren’t ripping off the famous rock n roller:In August 1985 Jackson purchased ATV, the company that owned Northern Songs, for $47.5 million.
Song Written: January 14 to July 21, 1969 ” The phrase “Come Together,” intentional or not, was viewed by a good many as a call-to-action of sorts as we were entering the new decade. awesome beat, lyrics, it makes sense.