Comments on: Come Together

By: Ohad

Ohad — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 04:11:07 +0000

George plays lead

By: Ohad

Ohad — Fri, 29 Mar 2019 04:09:36 +0000

Paul played,the elctric piano. Why distort this?

By: Stephen Butler

Stephen Butler — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 07:38:10 +0000

What amuses me is the constant bickering, firstly among the Beatles themselves, then their associates and finally their fans, over who did what. While it’s nice to know if Paul sang harmony vocals or Ringo played euphonium, at the end of the day it’s the sound of the record that matters, and the record sounds fab. I don’t care who played what. If The Beatles were worried about the general public knowing these facts, they would have made more of an effort to record them; but they didn’t, so we shouldn’t. If it takes knowing who did what to enjoy the record, you shouldn’t be listening to it.

By: I.Binnz

I.Binnz — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 23:52:18 +0000

Everybody talks about the lyrics and who sung a second voice.
The song is clearly a Lennon-song, but the contribution from Paul’s bass makes it unique. Everybody who covers the song takes care on it, ( as also on the famous drum-line.) Hear Bobby Mc Ferrin.
Today all additions and small changes on the lyrics and/or the music are credited. So it isn’t wrong to say that this is a Lennon/McCartney song.

By: DarrenS

DarrenS — Wed, 28 Nov 2018 18:57:38 +0000

Was listening to the Beatles Channel on Sirius XM when Berry’s “You Can’t Catch Me” came on (for those of you who don’t have the channel, they frequently play artists who influenced the Fabs). Even before the “flat top” line, my son, who didn’t know about the whole lawsuit, just blurts out that it sounds like Come Together. I found it quite amusing.

By: james warren

james warren — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 08:28:21 +0000

I hear the guitar solo on “Come Together” to be very reminiscent of George’s solo on “Something.”

By: MikeP

MikeP — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 22:32:49 +0000

Because, of course, you know better. You were there, after all……

By: MikeP

MikeP — Fri, 31 Aug 2018 22:31:50 +0000

“Clearly anyone can tell…”? Sorry. It, in fact, sounds like John (as anyone can tell).

By: Jon

Jon — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 00:53:50 +0000

Emerick clearly says that Paul did not sing on the chorus, which is correct. He perhaps could have worded it better because one might get the impression that he meant that John did all the backing vocals. I don’t think Emerick has been shown to be wrong on too many things… I realize that his accounts on average slightly favor McCartney over Lennon, but that doesn’t necessitate some unyielding bias against John. I think Lennonites can be narrow-minded when it comes to the positive things Paul contributed to the band.

By: Ondra

Ondra — Tue, 28 Aug 2018 14:11:00 +0000

Emerick’s recollections are nonsense. The el. piano part is quite complicated. The middle solo has tricky left hand playing, beyond Lennon’s capabilities. Plus, John said in 1972 that the el. piano was played by Paul and Paul said the same in 1984.

By: Rob

Rob — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:35:19 +0000

on some lines he does; for example, “one and one and one is three” and “I know you, you know me” I think McCartney does harmonies.

By: Slave

Slave — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 03:41:50 +0000

The song he wrote for Leary was completely different in tempo and melody. He briefly sang it in an interview.
“Come together
and join the party.
Cooo oo ome to gether”

By: Slave

Slave — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 03:40:37 +0000

The song he wrote for Leary was completely different in tempo and melody. He briefly sang it in an interview.
“Come together
and join the party.
Cooo oo ome to gether”

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 16:09:41 +0000

Yet another example where Geoff Emerick is incorrect. I think that makes it 200. John didn’t sing the backing vocals. Clearly anyone can tell it’s paul. It’s frustrating that Emerick has a beef against Lennon and has never recovered from some of the things Lennon said to him but the constant attack on most things Lennon and on the remixes and alternate versions is embarrassing

By: stephen m whitmer

stephen m whitmer — Sun, 18 Feb 2018 02:29:41 +0000

Paul did not sing on this song

By: Vin 919

Vin 919 — Sun, 31 Dec 2017 16:58:28 +0000

I’m going to bullet point my theories on this tune. Come Together is the real ‘Glass Onion’:

– McCartney IS doing the lower register harmony vocal. NO question about it. But…he kind of sounds like John.

– George is playing the rhythm guitar throughout (in Lennon’s kind of way/style). Solos and outro licks are all Lennon. Listen to rehearsal/jamming clips. Kind of sounding like John.

– During the verses, Ringo plays it ‘dry’…no cymbals. AND, ALL ‘beat’ on towel muffled snare and toms…as in BEATles…the very essence of the band itself…no wonder this tune opens Abbey Road..it’s a doorway…

– The verses are NOT about the four Beatles. Here’s what I think:
Verse 1 – Maharishi
Verse 2 – Timothy Leary
Verse 3 – Lennon/Ono
Verse 4 – McCartney

= John Lennon
(make no mistake, this song is about an amalgam of all these people, sum total, John. Ono’s name is the ONLY name mentioned because he saw her as already part of him/bonded/soul mates).

– Here’s John’s glass onion kind of clue: He say, ‘One and One and One is three…etc.’
See it as, the ONE (John/Yoko) is made of THREE…

– the line: He say, ‘I know you, you know me’…one thing I can tell you is you’ve got to be free……many people see this as the singer decreeing – one thing I can tell you…etc…this is incorrect. The WHOLE line is being said by the person the verse is describing and John is describing what he says, Should be seen as:
HE SAY, ‘I know you, you know me, one thing I can tell you is you’ve got to be free (now) Come Together..’ (etc)

– Verse 1, Laced with bitterness. Lennon had many instances of disliking himself too. He himself could be a ‘holy roller’ espousing his beliefs etc.
Verse 2, liked Leary but was ‘leery’ that he MIGHT get disappointed again by another one claiming he had ‘the answer’. Often sat around in bare feet in ‘rap sessions’, seminars etc. Lennon often times didn’t trust himself to make the right decisions
Verse 3, Lennon with a side of Ono…yes, ‘spinal cracker’ means: he’s funny, he cracks me up. Feet solidly on the ground but, diseased…John/Ono understand the challenges and the sickness of humanity…feel his disease…
Verse 4, McCartney…Up/down, in/out, hello/goodbye…he’s got soul/muddy water but, he’s a ‘buzz kill’ sometimes, one and one and one are the three Beatles without John as well…the audience thinks he’s good looking so you don’t get to know the REAL guy..a deceiver…Lennon could be that way too…indecisive, not always fully truthful etc…

John saw HIMSELF in all these people….

Okay, blast away…lol…

Happy New Year to all!

By: igor

igor — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 20:59:55 +0000

For me this is a border song of Lennon, it’s obvious he sings “come together over me” over the crashed group. He was outside that time, he believed after Toronto concert he could make it, but as an artist, a group leader he was gone forever.

By: Ahmed Riad

Ahmed Riad — Thu, 09 Nov 2017 15:53:43 +0000

I’m pretty sure John plays the lead guitar parts. The sound of his guitar at the Time Epiephone Casino, while George played Telecaster and Les Paul. It’s the same sound and style as John’s solos in Get Back- Honey Pie I Want You.George’s style is very different with more chord progression and playing on bass ( low) strings and more sharper sound ( Telecaster) e.g. Old Brown Shoe, Maxwell, Polythene Pam etc
If George is the lead guitarists in this song, then he’s playing a rarely used guitar by him at the time plus perfectly imitating John guitar style

By: Nahiku

Nahiku — Wed, 01 Nov 2017 04:23:47 +0000

It just amazes me that people think THEY know better than the composer what the lyrics mean.

By: John Pepper

John Pepper — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 22:11:21 +0000

Lennon played the piano part, not Paul.
On your article:
“Initially, Paul played the electric piano part, but John kind of looked over his shoulder and studied what he was playing. When it came time to record it, John played the electric piano instead of Paul. Paul might have been miffed, but I think he was more upset about not singing on the choruses – John did his own backing vocals.”