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what is the meaning of the song "Come Together" by The Beatles?

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  • 2 decades ago
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    This song was written by John Lennon during his and Yoko's bed-in in Toronto in May 1969. It came about when their friend, Timothy Leary, the LSD drug mahatma and self-proclaimed liberator of the world's collective mind, slowed up at the bed-in. At this time, Leary had made a decision to run for political office, and came up with the campaign slogan of "Come Together." With this slogan in mind, he asked John to write him a song using it, that his followers could sing on the campaign trail. Lennon's take on the slogan was to come together and join the party, and wrote the song. Before Leary could use it, he was arrested and went to jail. As a result of Leary being gone, Lennon figured his obligation to him was no longer in force, thus he and The Beatles recorded it.

    Source(s): iamthebeatles.com
  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Come Together Meaning

  • 2 decades ago

    During the 60ties and seventies a lot of effort was done by musicians and singers to revive groups of Youth and all, like calls for the brotherhood of man, the beatles sang well the need to unite in decision, politics , facing of problems , even alien clans should when meeting reach an ideal care by respect of the other while the come together still holds before alianation and abuse .

    Source(s): Contemporary fan of the Beatles , John Denver, plus magazine definitions .
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    6 years ago

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  • 5 years ago

    It s about the four Beatles themselves. Paul was becoming an outsider trying to take over as leader because John had lost interest and stopped leading. So what I see is come together over me" it s about Paul saying follow me.

  • jaike
    Lv 5
    2 decades ago

    1 and 1 and 1 is 3!

  • 2 decades ago

    Here come old flattop he come grooving up slowly

    He got joo-joo eyeball he one holy roller

    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

    He got Ono sideboard he one spinal cracker

    He got feet down below his knee

    Hold you in his armchair you can feel his disease

    Come together right now over me

    He roller-coaster he got early warning

    He got muddy water he one mojo filter

    He say "One and one and one is three"

    Got to be good-looking 'cause he's so hard to see

    Come together right now over me

    Climaxing Together ( Come Together )

    and the other lyrics are of John Lennon

    The personal experiences in his life. As is all the music he wrote.

    And the first few words of this song caused a lawsuit brought by Chuck Berry because, Here come old flattop was from one of his songs.

  • 2 decades ago

    It started as a song for Timothy Leary's failed gubernatorial campaign against Ronald Regan

  • 2 decades ago

    Its about the rebels and the revolutionaries coming together as one. He wants friends from both sides to get over their differences and exist as one group.

  • 2 decades ago

    "He got hair, down, to his knees. Got to be good lookin', cause He's so hard to see." I was there. It's about Jesus Christ.

    "Come together. Right now. Over Me."

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