Let's do this to it, let's do that to it,' and it ends up however it comes out. He later explained: 'Come Together' changed at a session. But I came up with this, Come Together, which would've been no good to him-you couldn't have a campaign song like that, right?ĭuring the session at EMI Studios in London for “Come Together,” John Lennon introduced the track by playing it on acoustic guitar but knew that it wasn’t the final version by a long shot. I tried and tried, but I couldn't come up with one. It's gobbledygook 'Come Together' was an expression that Leary had come up with for his attempt at being president or whatever he wanted to be, and he asked me to write a campaign song. He explained: The thing was created in the studio. In that time Lennon brought the song back to England without any thought for Leary’s campaign. He was held without bail in Orange County throughout the election making it impossible for him to campaign. His run for governor came to an end in December 1969 wen he was charged with possession of marijuana. 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. 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.Īfter meeting with Leary in early June, Lennon worked out an early version of “Come Together" on his acoustic guitar and recorded a demo of the track and handed it off to Leary. 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. 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. Year after year, album after album John, Paul, George, and Ringo put out non-stop bangers and “Come Together” is easily one of their most groovy tracks.
When it comes to singles The Beatles are a band unmatched in quality.
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. "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.
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