The Beatles Bible - Topic: Come Together - Who's it About? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/ Simple:Press Version 5.2.6 Egroeg Evoli on Come Together - Who's it About? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/page-2/#p64712 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/page-2/#p64712

meanmistermustard said
Paul wasnt threatening to leave the band then, if anything he was the one getting them organised and into the studio to record Abbey Road.

 

Oh. Oh well. The Helter Skelter reference still works.

]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:04:49 +0000 meanmistermustard on Come Together - Who's it About? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/page-2/#p64668 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/page-2/#p64668 Paul wasnt threatening to leave the band then, if anything he was the one getting them organised and into the studio to record Abbey Road.

]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 10:38:09 +0000 Egroeg Evoli on Come Together - Who's it About? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/page-2/#p64637 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/page-2/#p64637 Here's my opininon, if I look at it the "Beatle per verse" way:

Verse 1

Here come old flat top
He come groovin' up slowly
He got joo joo eyeballs
He one holy rollers
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker
He just do what he please

Ringo. I looked at the other verses and this is the only one left for Ringo.

Verse 2

He wear no shoeshine
He got toe jam football
He got monkey finger
He shoot Coca Cola
He say I know you, you know me
One thing I can tell you is
You got to ...]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 02:18:05 +0000 Funny Paper on Come Together - Who's it About? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/page-2/#p64631 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/page-2/#p64631 The whole song if lyrically great, but that one line --

Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease

-- is a stroke of genius.

 

]]> Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:57:19 +0000 Egroeg Evoli on Come Together - Who's it About? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/page-2/#p64622 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/page-2/#p64622 Here come old flat top
He come groovin' up slowly
He got joo joo eyeballs
He one holy rollers
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker
He just do what he please

He wear no shoeshine
He got toe jam football
He got monkey finger
He shoot Coca Cola
He say I know you, you know me
One thing I can tell you is
You got to be free
Come together, right now
Over me

He bag production
He got walrus gumboot
Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:23:10 +0000 vonbontee on Come Together - Who's it About? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/page-2/#p64580 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/page-2/#p64580 I've never bought that one-verse-per-Beatle explanation either, it doesn't add up. The fact that the very first line begins "Here come...", and every succeeding line begins with "He...", should clearly establish that the song is about ONE person. In other words, John introduces "Old flat top" immediately, and spends the rest of the song telling us about him. I think if John were going with such a formal structure, he would've been consistent and put a line of introduction into every verse. But people will believe what they want to believe, I guess - to the point where they share ...]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:13:45 +0000 DrBeatle on Come Together - Who's it About? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/#p64573 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/#p64573 I agree, Joe, I think snatches of the lyrics here and there might have meaning but overall, it's gobbledy-gook ala I Am the Walrus...doesn't make either song any less enjoyable, though!

]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:06:18 +0000 Joe on Come Together - Who's it About? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/#p64551 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/#p64551 AFAIK George wasn't in the habit of injecting cocaine in 1969, or any time. "Monkey finger" is more likely to refer to injecting heroin, if it means anything. Anyway, I don't buy the idea that this song is about each Beatle. The connections are rather tenuous at best, but congratulations for trying to find meaning in the song. I don't believe it has any.

]]> Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:00:03 +0000 Funny Paper on Come Together - Who's it About? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/#p64473 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/#p64473 I remember John responding to the allegation that his lyrics to many of his songs (particularly the stranger ones) were inspired by LSD, by saying that for "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite" he just saw a circus poster on the street one day, and he was inspired to create an imaginative flight of fancy.  I mean, there do exist artists who have that thing called an "imagination" and also "creativity".  John was a poet, he had a knack for strange turns of phrase, and he appreciated nonsense and whimsy.  I think more often than not, that is the ...]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:39:33 +0000 meanmistermustard on Come Together - Who's it About? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/#p64456 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/#p64456 Im not sure if you are being serious but its certainly inventive.

Bag Production was a?reference to Bagism and the like which went along the lines of if folks where in a bag then colour of skin, race, hair colour etc would be irrelevent as you couldnt see them removing sexism, racism?etc. Its also mentioned in Give Peace a Chance and Ballad of John and Yoko. I think there was actually a Bag Production that John setup and?Yoko sang in a bag during a gig, no sure if John did. And wasnt it David Frost they got to go in a ...]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 17:09:38 +0000 Beatles in the Blood on Come Together - Who's it About? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/#p64453 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/#p64453 1st verse:
"HERE COME OL' FLAT-TOP,
HE COME GROOVIN' UP SLOWLY.
HE GOT HAIR DOWN TO HIS KNEE,
GOT TO BE A JOKER HE JUST DO WHAT HE PLEASE."

This verse references Ringo. "Flat-Top" makes reference to Ringo's bluesy musical roots and the disparaging stereotype that was often applied to those that played that style of music.
"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 ...]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:49:48 +0000 DrBeatle on Come Together - Who's it About? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/#p64444 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/#p64444

Gerell said

Beatles in the Blood said
Lennon wrote it about each one of the the Beatles

1st verse is about Ringo

2nd about George

3rd about John

4th about Paul

I never thought of it as that way, I don't know how  "he shoots coca-cola" describes even one of them.

Well, John and Yoko were certainly "shooting coca-cola" (aka heroin) at that time. Not that I read that into that line, but if one were to do so, that would make logical sense

]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:58:46 +0000 Gerell on Come Together - Who's it About? http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/#p64440 The songs http://www.beatlesbible.com/forum/the-songs/come-together-whos-it-about/#p64440 Who has an armchair? Anyway I think it's a possible explanation for the "Yoko" part.

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I ever thought of it as that way, I don't know how "he shoots coca-cola" describes even one of them.

Good point...it probably made sense to John's drug-addled mind, or its a Beatle in-joke. Or its just a red herring.

I'm not sure about how the verses all apply to individual Beatles- "He one holy roller,"  is about George, and that's in the first verse. I think that if its about the other Beatles, all the details are jumbled up, not in a strict Verse 1=Ringo, Verse 2=George Verse 3=Paul etc structure.

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Beatles in the Blood said
Lennon wrote it about each one of the the Beatles

1st verse is about Ringo

2nd about George

3rd about John

4th about Paul

I never thought of it as that way, I don't know how  "he shoots coca-cola" describes even one of them.

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