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This song was written in 1969 Ringo's willingness to endorse coca-cola is fresh in John's mind. John's increasing uncooperative attitude towards the professional and musical direction the rest of the band wanted to follow manifested itself in John constantly griping and complaining to the others, or in slang terms "breaking thier backs", a term referenced with 'spinal cracker'. i think the BBC also banned 'i am the walrus' too for something to do with the "pornographic priestess" part, im not too sure.

Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. Remember his infamous quote about the Beatles being bigger than Jesus? A direct contrast to George in verse 1 sitting, meditating [bended knees] with hair down to his knees. People read into the Beatles lyrics way too much and that's why John wrote The Walrus. He shoot coca cola - Ringo's favorite drink was Scotch & Coke. John is saying "got to be good-looking cause he's so hard to see". Got to be a joker, he just do what he please, He wear no shoeshine, he got toe-jam football, One thing I can tell you is you got to be free, He got Ono sideboard, he one spinal cracker, Hold you in his armchair, you can feel his disease, Got to be good-lookin' 'cause he's so hard to see, Rare Photos Remind Us Of Our Nostalgic Past, 60 Groovy Photos You Probably Haven't Seen Before. Theres 3 beatles left after he died. I never knew what to make of this song. He's in tune and moving at his own pace. The first 2 lines were from a Chuck Berry song called You Can't Catch Me. Got to be good looking 'cause he's so hard to see. World Cup In England and elsewhere in the world 'One and one and one is three' refers to Paul's attempts to try and convince the others that if he did indeed leave the band and start a solo career, they remaining three could carry on and continue to be 'the Beatles' without him, contray to everyone else's opinion. They simply made up sit that rhymed with the beat and stuck with the main theme of come together. Harrison embraced Indian culture and Hinduism in the mid 60's. Log in now to tell us what you think this song means. None of them are exclusive. He got monkey finger - he's kind of clumsy document.write('

');var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== 'undefined')c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement("script"),s=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];r.async=!0;r.src="//srv.clickfuse.com/showads/showad.js";r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if("loaded"==r.readyState||"complete"==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; Peace. 'Come Together' was an expression that Tim Leary had come up with for (perhaps for the governorship of California against Reagan), and he asked me to write a campaign song. It’s super easy, we promise! "Got to be good-lookin' 'cause he's so hard to see. He got joo joo eyeball - Eyeball singular refers to the 3rd eye of spiritual awareness.

No one I know ever used a Bible page to roll a joint. "Monkey-Finger" refers to George's manual dexterity and amazing abilty to master many, many different styles of stringed intruments, notably the 'sitar', an almost unknown instrument at the time that he was introduced to and quickly learned how to play while worshipping at the yogi's temple. He bag production - John saying "Nailed it" I bagged it as in a big game hunter bagging a trophy buck. Yes, Come Together started out as a Timothy Leary campaign song. This verse references Ringo. 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. "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. I don't know if all those references are accurate. Doing a magazine interview he knows anything he says will be public, so of course he would down play class difference. Verse #3: "HE BAD (NOT 'BAG') PRODUCTION, HE GOT WALRUS GUM-BOOT. My analysis is subconsciously John thought of himself as at least 1 and a 1/2 classes better than Scotch & Coke drinking Ringo. It's about a real hairstylist and also his secret lover .. has nothing to do with the band members.

You can feel his disease - First off, I've seen two video recordings of different performances of this song, and in both, it is clear that John moves his head quickly to the mic for one syllable "shhhh" and then away, merely scat nonsense; not possible at all that he is saying "shoot me", you cannot hear shoot me, although I see that someone submitted that phrase to a lyrics website and plenty of other sites have copied it "me too" fashion, printing it as shoot me.

He saw so little of Julian growing up that Julian later stated Paul was more of a father figure in his life than John. 'Early warning' makes reference to the fact that they all made it clear to Paul long before that his selfish, superior attitide was going to create a rift between them and in fact it finally did. Paul McCartney is still alive today.... someone’s confused... or full of $&it! Bare feet and simple robes were the accepted dress of the followers of the Yogi, and George's influence quickly spread to the other three Beatles. The campaign’s slogan was “Come Together,” a reference to the I Ching as well as an invitation to join Leary’s political party and Lennon thought that was a pretty good place to start. HE SAY I KNOW YOU, YOU KNOW ME. I think you're reaching far into psychobabbling. In england Football is soccer. The very last line a is big dig at Paul. during a weak time, George brought up the Yogi and the phrase "Come Together right now over me" is an excerpt from the script telling them to use this song to build their bonds again and unite as one. "Groovin' up slowly" refers to the fact that Ringo was the last to join the final and 'official' line-up of the band, yet his drumming ability was very limited and borderline acceptable at the beginning, especially compared to the abilities of the rest of the band. He explained: Here come old flat-top, he come groovin' up slowlyHe got ju-ju eyeball, he one holy rollerHe got hair down to his kneeGot to be a joker, he just do what he pleaseHe wear no shoeshine, he got toe-jam footballHe got monkey finger, he shoot Coca-ColaHe say, "I know you, you know me"One thing I can tell you is you got to be free, He bag production, he got walrus gumbootHe got Ono sideboard, he one spinal crackerHe got feet down below his kneeHold you in his armchair, you can feel his disease, He roller-coaster, he got early warnin'He got muddy water, he one mojo filterHe say, "One and one and one is three. Also, when all these verses "Come Together," they make the Beatles. In that time Lennon brought the song back to England without any thought for Leary’s campaign. John marveling at how things that upset him seemingly rolled off George like water off a duck. verse 2 Ringo Ono Sideboard just basically means that Yoko is always at his side,and is his sidekick. He said "Let the fuckers figure this one out" and wrote The Walrus. })(); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); OK, the meaning of the lyrics are actually quite clear and relevant if you know some history about the Beatles and are somewhat familiar with the idioms and slang of the era: 1st verse: "HERE COME OL' FLAT-TOP, HE COME GROOVIN' UP SLOWLY. As one of the final bearers of the torch for the band McCartney explained: Jacob Shelton is a Los Angeles based writer. John views himself as a self made, back breaker of a man, standing on his own two feet and bends no knee to anyone with no need of God. At the time he was running for governor in California against Ronald Reagan and the author could use all the help he could get. This is the greatest non son ever written like The Owl and the pussy-cat, and it's about nothing on particular the but people think it's about everything imaginable. Yeah, Yeowza I think you're totally right except that I think you got Paul and Ringo mixed up. When it comes to singles The Beatles are a band unmatched in quality. but maybe line two is Paul.. but then four doesn't seem like George..

kitty_498on November 24, 2004 … I thought the same thing as you did, that each verse was a reference to each Beatle. I think "Coca-Cola" was banned for more suggestive reasons than the beverage. hold no actual truth to them. Peace, Out! It was presented to the band at a much faster tempo and Paul slowed it down. One thing I can tell you is you got to be free - common sense advice by Ringo when Paul and John each talked about going solo or because John subconsciously thought of himself as better than the other 3 especially Ringo, he subconsciously inserts his excuse for his own bad behavior. He got early warning - right from the start when they met as teenagers HE SAY ONE AND ONE AND ONE IS THREE GOT TO BE GOOD LOOKING 'CAUSE HE'S SO HARD TO SEE" Well, last of the four is Paul, and this is clearly all about Paul.

"He wear no shoe-shine" is a reference to going to bare-foot, a quite-common state of dress that George adopted once he became so enamored of the Indian Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Kicking an NFL Football and jamming your toe. To give in was to be seen as being on 'your knees', but John had 'feet below his knees', so there was no way he was going to kneel(stand on his knees) and be subserviant when he could 'stand on his feet' and be the decison-maker. The subject of this verse is George. He gave her a lump sum out of court divorce settlement of less than $200,000. verse 1 George 'Mojo filter' refers to Paul's habit of 'spin doctoring' information to the others and manipulating thier perceptions so as to ultimately get his way. The Monty Hall Version. While hosting one of their bed-ins in Montreal, Canada on June 1, 1969, Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono were joined by Timothy Leary, a psychologist and author who advocated for the use of psychedelic drugs in order to open consciousness and better understand your fellow man. Right now - time is of the essence Simon, Thanks for knowing your stuff and posting it. LET’S MAKE A DEAL! General CommentI think that it means that no matter our differences, we should come together at the times it matters the most. 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. 1 and 1 and 1 is 3. Afterall it is the only line in the entire song using "I" as though the writer is speaking. 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.

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