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"Come Together" is a song by the British rock band the Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song is the opening track on the band's 1969 album Abbey Road. It was also a double A-side single in the United Kingdom with "Something", reaching No. 4 in the UK charts.
Mar 1, 2023 · Come Together, the lead song on The Beatles' Abbey Road album, was conceived by John Lennon as a political rallying cry for the writer, psychologist and pro-drugs activist Timothy Leary.
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Oct 6, 2024 · The John Lennon-penned “Come Together” may have been a memorable opener for Abbey Road, but it was actually one of the last songs The Beatles would begin working on.
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Jan 10, 2022 · John Lennon recorded himself playing it live in 1972 — later released on the posthumous album Live in New York City. You probably had to be there: “Come Together” is an odd song, and it needs...
- Does This Song Really Have No Meaning?
- Who Wrote “Cometogether”?
- Accolades
- Covers of “Come Together”
- Court Case
- When Did “Cometogether” Come out?
No! And in trying to derive too much meaning from the track, a listener once again runs the risk of applying interpretations that do not really exist. Rather this is a song which Lennon loosely framed around another(“You Can’t Catch Me” by Chuck Berry). Moreover it was written with a specific goal in mind which it never fulfilled and was likely inf...
Officially, this track was written by two of the Beatles,John Lennon (1940-1980) and Paul McCartney. That being said, it’s important tonote that Lennon actually wrote this song himself. However, its writing was creditedto both him and McCartney. And the song was produced by one of their regularcollaborators, the “Fifth Beatle” George Martin.
This song proved to be a hit for the group. It topped America’sHot 100 and went on to hit number 4 in Britain (the UK Singles Chart). A likely reason “Come Together” didn’t reach number one inthe Beatles’ native United Kingdom is because the BBC refused to play the trackdue to the namedropping of Coca-Cola. In other words, they interpreted thisrefe...
Amongst the many artists who have covered this song, notable renditions include those by the following: 1. Ike & Tina Turner (1970) 2. Aerosmith (1978) 3. Michael Jackson (1988) 4. Elton John (2000) 5. The Arctic Monkeys (2012)
In 1973, John Lennon was sued by a music publisher namedMorris Levy who claimed that Lennon plagiarized certain sections of “ComeTogether”. According to Levy, Lennon “stole” a significant part of music legendChuck Berry’s 1956 song entitled “You Can’t Catch Me”. Lennon wassuffering from what has been described as courtroomfatigue at the time and de...
This Beatles’ classic was officially released by AppleRecords on 26 September 1969. It served as the lead single from the iconicgroup’s final album together, entitled “Abbey Road”. In fact “Come Together”, being a double A-side along with the song “Something”, was the only single issued from “Abbey Road”.
Zoloft from Milton, Wv In this song, Lennon extolled the joy of simultaneous orgasm, urging listeners to "come together". He added the "over me" line after Yoko introduced him to a Japanese style of pornography called bukkake.
Jul 6, 2022 · The recording of ‘Come Together’, one of John Lennon’s main contributions to the Abbey Road album, commenced on this day. The backing track was recorded in eight takes in Studio Three, in a session lasting from 2.30-9.30pm. Unusually for 1969, four-track tape was used.
