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“Come Together”
“Come Together” cover
Single by The Beatles
from the album Abbey Road
A-side "Something"
Released 31 October 1969 (UK)
Format 7"
Recorded Abbey Road Studios
21 July 1969
Genre Rock and roll, blues-rock
Length 4:20
Label Apple Records
Writer(s) Lennon/McCartney
Producer George Martin
The Beatles singles chronology
"The Ballad of John and Yoko"
(1969)		 "Something" / "Come Together"
(1969)		 "Let It Be"
(1970)
Music sample
"Come Together"
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Abbey Road track listing
"Come Together"
(1)		 "Something"
(2)

"Come Together" is a song by The Beatles written primarily by John Lennon[1] and credited to Lennon/McCartney. Abbey Road is the eleventh official album released by The Beatles. " Something " is a single released by The Beatles in 1969 and featured on the album Abbey Road. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born The Songwriting partnership of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, usually referred to as Lennon/McCartney, is one of the best-known and The song is the lead-off track on The Beatles' September 1969 album Abbey Road. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abbey Road is the eleventh official album released by The Beatles. One month later it also appeared as one of the sides of the group's twenty-first single (it was a double A-side, the other side being George Harrison's "Something") in the United Kingdom, their twenty-sixth in the United States. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author " Something " is a single released by The Beatles in 1969 and featured on the album Abbey Road. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The song reached the top of the charts in the US, while becoming a Top 10 hit in the UK.

Contents

Origin

The song's history began with Lennon writing a song for Timothy Leary's failed gubernatorial campaign in California against Ronald Reagan, one which promptly ended when Leary was sent to prison for possession of marijuana. Timothy Francis Leary ( October 22, 1920 &ndash May 31, 1996) was an American Writer, Psychologist, Futurist The Governor of California is the highest executive authority in the state government whose responsibilities include making annual "State of the State" addresses Cannabis, also known as marijuana or marihuana, or ganja (from Hindi / Sanskrit: गांजा gānjā hemp) is a

Lawsuit

"Come Together" was the subject of a lawsuit brought against Lennon by Chuck Berry's music publisher, Morris Levy, because one line in "Come Together" closely resembles a line of Berry's You Can't Catch Me: (i. Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St Morris Levy ( August 27, 1927 &ndash May 21, 1990) was an American music industry executive who is best known as the owner of the record " You Can't Catch Me " is a song written and performed by Chuck Berry, released as a single in 1956 e. , The Beatles' "Here come ol' flattop, he come groovin' up slowly" vs. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Berry's "Here come up flattop, he was groovin' up with me"). Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St After settling out of court, Lennon promised to record other songs owned by Levy, all of which were released on Lennon's 1975 album Rock 'n' Roll. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rock 'n' Roll is a 1975 Album of late 1950s and early 1960s-era rock songs covered by John Lennon. [2]

Recording

Lennon played rhythm guitar in addition to singing the vocal. Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble Each exclamation of 'shoot' one hears during the opening bass line is actually 'shoot me', although 'shoot' is immediately followed by a handclap which drowns out the word 'me'. [3] Also, at approximately 2:31 in the song, Lennon can be heard shouting something indiscernible, though it is very faint. McCartney played bass, sang harmony vocal and delivered the piano solo, George Harrison played lead guitar, and Ringo Starr played drums and maracas. Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor The drum is a member of the percussion group technically classified as a Membranophone. Maraca is also a genus of Tarantula. Maracas ( sometimes called rumba It was produced by George Martin and recorded at the end of July 1969 at Abbey Road Studios. Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. Abbey Road Studios, established in November 1931 by EMI in London, England, is a Recording studio located at number 3 Abbey Road, [3]

The famous Beatles "walrus" from "I Am the Walrus" and "Glass Onion" returns, in the line "He got walrus gumboot". " I Am the Walrus " is a 1967 song by The Beatles, written by John Lennon and credited to Lennon/McCartney. Glass onions were large hand blown Glass Bottles used aboard Sailing ships to hold Wine or Brandy.

Release and acclaim

"Come Together" was released as a double A-side with "Something" and as the opening track of Abbey Road. " Something " is a single released by The Beatles in 1969 and featured on the album Abbey Road.

For a time, the song was banned by the BBC, as they believed the song's reference to "shoot[ing] Coca-Cola" could be construed as a cocaine reference. Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries Cocaine ( benzoylmethyl ecgonine) is a Crystalline Tropane Alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the Coca plant

Rolling Stone ranked "Come Together" at #202 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published [4]

On the compilation album Love, "Come Together" is the 19th track. A compilation album is an Album ( Music or Spoken-word) featuring tracks from one or multiple Recording artists, often culled from a variety of Love is a Grammy Award -winning Soundtrack Compilation album of music recorded by The Beatles, released in November 2006 Sections of "Dear Prudence" and "Cry Baby Cry" fade in at the end of the track. " Dear Prudence " is a song written by John Lennon, and credited to Lennon/McCartney. " Cry Baby Cry " is a song by The Beatles from their self titled album, more commonly known as The White Album.

Personnel

Credits per Ian MacDonald[5] , corrected and updated by Geoff Emerick[6]

Covers

Aerosmith version

“Come Together”
“Come Together” cover
Single by Aerosmith
from the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (soundtrack)
B-side "Kings and Queens"
Released 1978
Format Record
Recorded 1978
Genre Hard rock
Length 3:46
Label Columbia
Producer Jack Douglas
Aerosmith singles chronology
"Get It Up"
(1978)		 "Come Together"
(1978)		 "Chip Away the Stone"
(1978)

American hard rock band Aerosmith did one of the first and most successful cover versions of "Come Together". Ian MacCormick ( October 3, 1948 – August 20, 2003) who wrote under the Pseudonym Ian MacDonald, was a British Geoffrey Emerick (born 1946 in London) is a recording studio Audio engineer, who is best known for his work with the Beatles ' albums Revolver Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the eighteenth album by the Bee Gees. A-side and B-side originally referred to the two sides of 7 inch Vinyl records on which singles were released beginning in the 1950s " Kings and Queens " is a song performed by American Hard rock band Aerosmith. Events January: May - The Bee Gees dominate the singles and album charts as Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon Events January: May - The Bee Gees dominate the singles and album charts as Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Jack Douglas is an influential American Record producer. He was born in New York City. Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" " Get It Up " is a song by American Hard rock band Aerosmith. " Chip Away the Stone " is a song by American Hard rock band Aerosmith. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Aerosmith is an American Hard rock band sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston " and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" It was recorded in 1978 and appeared in the movie and on the soundtrack to the film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which the band also appeared in. Events January: May - The Bee Gees dominate the singles and album charts as Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is an American Musical film released in 1978. The single was an immediate success, reaching #23 on the Billboard Hot 100, following on the heels of a string of Top 40 hits for the band in the mid-1970s. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. However it would be the last Top 40 hit for the band for nearly a decade. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre.

A rare live demo of the song was also released months later on Aerosmith's live album Live! Bootleg. Live! Bootleg is a Live album by American Hard rock band Aerosmith, released in 1978 The song was also featured on Aerosmith's Greatest Hits, the band's single-disc compilation released in 1980. Greatest Hits is Aerosmith 's first standard " Greatest hits " Compilation album. Events January January 1 - The year starts off with a strong Disco backlash which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments The song has also surfaced on a number of Aerosmith compilations and live albums since then, as well as on the soundtrack for the film Armageddon. Armageddon is a 1998 disaster / sci-fi - action film about a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers who are

The Aerosmith version is still frequently heard on mainstream and album rock radio stations. Aerosmith still occasionally performs "Come Together" in concert.

Since 2006, New Zealand telecommunications company Telecom used a cover of this song for its "Come Together" campaign.

Other notable covers

The song has since become one of the most covered songs of all time:

Notes

  1. ^ Sheff, David (2000). All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. New York: St. Martin's Press, 201. ISBN 0-312-25464-4.  
  2. ^ Wenner, Jann S (2000). Jann Simon Wenner (born January 7, 1946, in New York City) is the co-founder and publisher of the music and politics biweekly Rolling Stone Lennon Remembers (Full interview from Lennon's 1970 interview in Rolling Stone magazine). Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published London: Verso, 90. ISBN 1-85984-600-9.  
  3. ^ a b Lewisohn, Mark (1988). The Beatles and related subjects Over the course of his career Mark Lewisohn has worked for EMI, MPL Communications and Apple, and has written many reference The Beatles Recording Sessions. New York: Harmony Books, 181. ISBN 0-517-57066-1.  
  4. ^ The Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Retrieved on 2007-10-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople
  5. ^ MacDonald, Ian (2005). Ian MacCormick ( October 3, 1948 – August 20, 2003) who wrote under the Pseudonym Ian MacDonald, was a British Revolution in the Head: The Beatles' Records and the Sixties, Second Revised Edition, London: Pimlico (Rand), 358-359. ISBN 1-844-13828-3.  
  6. ^ Geoff Emerick with Howard Massey, Here, There, and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of THE BEATLES, Gotham Books, First Printing, March 2006, p. Geoffrey Emerick (born 1946 in London) is a recording studio Audio engineer, who is best known for his work with the Beatles ' albums Revolver 285: "Don't worry," John says to Paul, "I'll do the overdubs on ['Come Together']. " Although Paul composed the electric piano part, John looked over his shoulder to learn it so he could perform it himself on the recording. Additionally, while Mark Lewisohn's books, Recording Sessions and Chronicle, refer to vocal overdubs, neither cites McCartney as the vocalist. The Beatles and related subjects Over the course of his career Mark Lewisohn has worked for EMI, MPL Communications and Apple, and has written many reference Despite this, John's harmony vocals on this track sound eerily like Paul's on The Ballad of John and Yoko -- so much so that for decades it's been widely assumed (as in Alan W. " Ballad of John and Yoko " is a song released by The Beatles as a single in May 1969 Pollack's analysis linked below) to be Paul on backing vocals.

External links

Preceded by
"Wedding Bell Blues" by The Fifth Dimension		 Billboard Hot 100 number one single
November 29, 1969 (The Beatles version of Come Together)		 Succeeded by
"Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye" by Steam
" Wedding Bell Blues " is a song written and recorded by Laura Nyro in 1966 that became a number one hit for The Fifth Dimension in 1969 and subsequently The Fifth Dimension, also known as The 5th Dimension, is an American Popular music Vocal group, whose repertoire also includes pop Pre-Hot 100 era 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye " is a song written and recorded by Gary DeCarlo Dale Frashuer and Paul Leka; attributed to a then fictitious band "Steam" Steam was a pop-rock music group best known for the 1969 number one hit Song and perennial favorite " Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye "
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