The Beatles – Come Together

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  My Interpretation:always thought this song was about the devil for some reason.

  Flag daffodilmeon February 15, 2013   Link

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  My Interpretation:I am recently looking into my own stuff. What with being the adult child of an alcoholic father, I have come to see that this songs lyrics may well be the description of the manifestation of either direct or indirect sustance abuse on each of the members of the beatles. The last 3 line of each verse describe a way of being which could be a result of substance abuse.
  It is a warning to me of the pervasiveness of substance abuse and how it transcends people families and generations. We all want to be happy but substance is not the way to achieve ones greatness. Awareness is the way. The Maharishi was instrumental in showing them the way out through transcendental meditation.
  Transcendental Meditation and substance abuse are not compatible.
  Substance abuse leads to an all about me structure in the mind.
  Irresponsibility prevails. Not easy to live with that in a partner.

  Flag dlutleyon January 16, 2013   Link

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  My Interpretation:This song is about a guy who starts really straight, not orientation but 'so square he has corners' kind of thing. (He come up flat-top = buzz cut- really clean, neat). He begins to be more 'hip', and ends up doing lots and lots of drugs. Contextually, it fits into the societal frame of Vietnam, and how a lot of soldiers came back on heroin.

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  My Opinion:It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who thought it was originally at the four members of the Beatles - four verses each describing a person and it is obvious that the guy in the last verse isn't the same as the ones described in the previous verses - it seems to point to four different people - I've often thought it but it was po pooed but people. My brother pointed to the Q analysis which thought that the lines "got to be a joker, he just do what he please" where about the Marharshi and Lennon's disillusion with him.
  The first verse fits with the Marharshi and possibly even the second but the second two certainly don't - thinking about it I think it's a song about the people Lennon was trying to disassociate from - the first verse is the Marharshi and then come the verses about George, himself and Paul - the roller-coasting could be a variant of railroading - and one and one and one is three and got to be good looking are John saying Paul is overly logical and boring - only interesting to anyone who fancies him.
  
  The only thing that jars with this is the negative picture John paints of himself - he doesn't come across as a self-efacing guy in any of the accounts of him I've read.

  Flag katmobileon July 28, 2012   Link

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  My Interpretation:It's about a man who can't do much, who can't play football, who quit his job, but he knows that everyone is free and needs to come together for peace or for drugs and he is content with that feeling. :)

  Flag r0botemilyon June 17, 2012   Link

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  General Comment:You're all wrong. It's John saying that the Beatles are his band, not Paul's. Each verse is about one of the members. Ringo, first verse. George, second verse. John, third verse, kinda making fun of himself with Ono side board and bagging production. And the last one is an attack on Paul saying one and one and one meaning John, ringo and George. And saying the only reason Paul was popular was because he was good looking and couldn't notice him any other way. John saying come together over me, not Paul. And the fact that John did all the backup vocals for this song.

  Flag Nader1993on June 02, 2012   Link

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  General Comment:Okay first things first, hve you guys realized that theres no proof that paul is daed so stfu, second John is singing the song so it makes no sence if he says come together over me means come together over paul...and they tried keeping it a secret by supposedly having a "new paul" for a reason...they wouldnt make it that obvious...think ppl

  Flag Srashti14on April 25, 2012   Link

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    It's frightening when I can make out every word ;)

    Flag ILUVUon May 30, 2012  
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  General Comment:you wanna know what this song is about? Boo, splim, splam, yellow submarine, the devil's parsley, railroad weed, the old ally babba, side salad
  
  P.S. If you do not know what these titles mean, watch monk! (Mr.Monk visits a Farm)

  Flag SgtPepper99on March 19, 2012   Link

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  My Opinion:In the seventies the Beatles were number 1 psychedelic band all over the world. Why ? For many reasons. Their music was good and strongly inspired by Buddy Holly. They were good musicians, but not number 1. Their lyrics were truly original and incredible. They could say terrible things, but had the ability to not create any alarm or scandal. Every song by the Beatles can apparently have many meanings. However no metal band is as hard and explicit as they were. They possessed great abilities. Or were they possessed ?

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  General Comment:The song could easily be a description of John Lennon's encounter with extraordinary Professor Timothy Leary in 1969. At that that time Leary was 49 years old, hairy from head to toe, had bulging eyes, long sideburns, was good looking, and wanted to be his generation's guru. At one time President Nixon called him "the most dangerous man in America." I attended a lectue of his in my college days where, sitting in the lotus position, absolutely mesmerized an audience of several thousand students. He preached being free and comming together and the famous "Turn on, tune in, drop out." The following weeks many of us joined in protests against the war and for civil rights. He was quite active in the black civil rights movement and had lived in Alabama. So I'm sure he was familiar with rocknroll (roller coaster), muddy water, mojo etc.too. John started the song as a campaign song to promote Leary but may have ended up just giving his impression of the man. Peace.

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