The song is about the Beatles feeling towards eachother. 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.
Each verse is dedicated to a Beatle:
Verse 1: "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"
This verse is obviously Ringo. Ringo's old school drum beats ("Flat top" refering to the old hair cut in the mid 1900's) were off at first with the rest of the band, but in time he got better and better ("Groovin' up slowly"). "he got hair down to his knee," is a joke about his shaggy look when he first joined the group and since he's sitting down playing the drums his hair wouldnt quite reach his knees but you get the riff. "Got to be a joker he just do what he please," Refers to him being the goof of the quad-squad.
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 be free
Come together right now over me"
Did someone say George? "He wear no shoeshine," well lets face it, George wasnt fancy and liked the bare foot thing. "He got toe-jam foot ball," Soccor was a sport usually practiced outside the temples where the Yogi was practiced. "He got monkey finger," George was extreeeeeemly dextrous and learned many stringed instruments with ease. "He say,' i know you, you know me'etc..." another refrence to the Yogi.
Verse 3: "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"
This is the most obvious one... give up? really??! It's John! Duh! "he bad production," refers to john constantly would stopthe recordings and piss off all the rest of the band. "He got walrus gumboot," John wrote 'I am the walrus" and kept making songs like that and refused to change his style, thus upsetting the rest of the band. "He got Ono sideboard," a side board is a court term refering to pulling to the side or distracting. Yoko Ono would pull John away from the band and Is believed to be the downfall of the band. "he one spinal cracker," a term related to "braking my back," John would constantly argue with the band mates adn "brake thier backs." "He got feet down below his knee," John refused to be openminded or "get on his knees" He wass stubborn and stood up, refusing to kneel to anyone.
"Hold you in his arm chair you can feel his disease," Anyone who really knew John, or even got close to him, you knew something was wrong physically with him, depression, anger, etc. etc..
Verse 4:"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 because he's so hard to see
Come together right now over me "
Last but not least, Paul! "He roller-coaster," Paul was very emotional and would change all the time on everything whether it be a song or feelings. "He got early warning," Early in, the rest of the guys knew that Paul was going to be a problem so they warned him. "He got muddy water," A referance to Pauls changing facination to the band "Muddy Waters," Bluesy style. "he one mojo filter," Paul was very persuasive and would make the rest of the members bend to his will. "He say 'one and on and one is three'," Is a referance to Paul trying to constantly tell the rest of the band that even witout him, the band could survive. "Got to be good-looking because he's so hard to see," Paul was the "cute" one of the group and was also very hard to get along with and read as aperson.
WEllllll, thats my interpretation, i hopee it was helpful and clear things up.
-elBajista
P.S. sorry for typos, my comp is acting weird and it's hard to type :)
Ridiculous. You just copied what someone else posted on another forum. You are all copying each other's idea. In fact, Ringo had the shortest, neatest hair style of the four. Having "feet down below" one's knees means one is stubborn? I think everyone's feet are below their knees.
Ridiculous. You just copied what someone else posted on another forum. You are all copying each other's idea. In fact, Ringo had the shortest, neatest hair style of the four. Having "feet down below" one's knees means one is stubborn? I think everyone's feet are below their knees.
A "sideboard" has NOTHING to do with any "court term" (whatever that mean!) but is a reference to a piece of furniture common in all UK homes at the time. You have to remember when trying to decypher Beatle lyrics, that they were BRITISH, not Yanks.
And Muddy Waters isn't a "band" but an individual blues musician.
A "sideboard" has NOTHING to do with any "court term" (whatever that mean!) but is a reference to a piece of furniture common in all UK homes at the time. You have to remember when trying to decypher Beatle lyrics, that they were BRITISH, not Yanks.
And Muddy Waters isn't a "band" but an individual blues musician.
Cool! I don't know if all those references are accurate. But I never realized it could be about the band members before and will listen to this differently from now on.
Cool! I don't know if all those references are accurate. But I never realized it could be about the band members before and will listen to this differently from now on.
@elBajista In verse 3, It's BAD production... has nothing to do with bags. For real, Yoko Ono had been in a car accident and her hospital bed was brought to the set when they were recording this so that's why the reference to "Ono sideboard" was made.
@elBajista In verse 3, It's BAD production... has nothing to do with bags. For real, Yoko Ono had been in a car accident and her hospital bed was brought to the set when they were recording this so that's why the reference to "Ono sideboard" was made.
@elBajista Very interesting and entertaining and it hangs together in the main. Of course it’s poetry and John’s poetry at that so God knows what it really means, of anything!
@elBajista Very interesting and entertaining and it hangs together in the main. Of course it’s poetry and John’s poetry at that so God knows what it really means, of anything!
@elBajista
I know everyone interprets verse one as Ringo, but I see it different.
Here come old flat top
He come groovin' up slowly
He got joo joo eyeballs
He one holy roller
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker
He just do what he please.
I see this as John.
I don't get "the flat top reference but everything else says John.
Joo Joo eyeballs. How could this not be john and his joo joe eye balls. His small round glasses?
Holy Roller- he looked like Jesus Christ with his "hair down to his knee"
Got to be a joker, he just do what he please.
Again, This...
@elBajista
I know everyone interprets verse one as Ringo, but I see it different.
Here come old flat top
He come groovin' up slowly
He got joo joo eyeballs
He one holy roller
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker
He just do what he please.
I see this as John.
I don't get "the flat top reference but everything else says John.
Joo Joo eyeballs. How could this not be john and his joo joe eye balls. His small round glasses?
Holy Roller- he looked like Jesus Christ with his "hair down to his knee"
Got to be a joker, he just do what he please.
Again, This is total John doing and saying what he please. (telling the queen to rattle her Jewelry. The Beatles are bigger than Jesus...)
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 be free
Come together right now over me"
Ok- This is obviously George as you said.
Verse 3: "He bad 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"
This is Ringo-
This is pretty mean spirited. Ringo was the least talented and least productive member- Bad Production.
Ono Sideboard- I believe this to reference his big sideburns.
He got feet down below his knee- Ringo, the drummer..sitting...feet down below his knees....
Hold you in his armchair, you can feel his disease - Despite his lack of production, everyone love him.
Verse 4:"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 because he's so hard to see
Come together right now over me "
Yes, Paul.
But I believe one and one and one is referencing 3 Beatles and Paul being dead.
@elBajista that’s SUPER interesting. Never would have occurred to me. I just thought it was a commentary on an immensely stoned bloke by some other even more stoned blokes. Nice slant.
@elBajista that’s SUPER interesting. Never would have occurred to me. I just thought it was a commentary on an immensely stoned bloke by some other even more stoned blokes. Nice slant.
The song is about the Beatles feeling towards eachother. 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.
Each verse is dedicated to a Beatle:
Verse 1: "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"
This verse is obviously Ringo. Ringo's old school drum beats ("Flat top" refering to the old hair cut in the mid 1900's) were off at first with the rest of the band, but in time he got better and better ("Groovin' up slowly"). "he got hair down to his knee," is a joke about his shaggy look when he first joined the group and since he's sitting down playing the drums his hair wouldnt quite reach his knees but you get the riff. "Got to be a joker he just do what he please," Refers to him being the goof of the quad-squad.
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 be free Come together right now over me"
Did someone say George? "He wear no shoeshine," well lets face it, George wasnt fancy and liked the bare foot thing. "He got toe-jam foot ball," Soccor was a sport usually practiced outside the temples where the Yogi was practiced. "He got monkey finger," George was extreeeeeemly dextrous and learned many stringed instruments with ease. "He say,' i know you, you know me'etc..." another refrence to the Yogi.
Verse 3: "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"
This is the most obvious one... give up? really??! It's John! Duh! "he bad production," refers to john constantly would stopthe recordings and piss off all the rest of the band. "He got walrus gumboot," John wrote 'I am the walrus" and kept making songs like that and refused to change his style, thus upsetting the rest of the band. "He got Ono sideboard," a side board is a court term refering to pulling to the side or distracting. Yoko Ono would pull John away from the band and Is believed to be the downfall of the band. "he one spinal cracker," a term related to "braking my back," John would constantly argue with the band mates adn "brake thier backs." "He got feet down below his knee," John refused to be openminded or "get on his knees" He wass stubborn and stood up, refusing to kneel to anyone. "Hold you in his arm chair you can feel his disease," Anyone who really knew John, or even got close to him, you knew something was wrong physically with him, depression, anger, etc. etc..
Verse 4:"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 because he's so hard to see Come together right now over me "
Last but not least, Paul! "He roller-coaster," Paul was very emotional and would change all the time on everything whether it be a song or feelings. "He got early warning," Early in, the rest of the guys knew that Paul was going to be a problem so they warned him. "He got muddy water," A referance to Pauls changing facination to the band "Muddy Waters," Bluesy style. "he one mojo filter," Paul was very persuasive and would make the rest of the members bend to his will. "He say 'one and on and one is three'," Is a referance to Paul trying to constantly tell the rest of the band that even witout him, the band could survive. "Got to be good-looking because he's so hard to see," Paul was the "cute" one of the group and was also very hard to get along with and read as aperson.
WEllllll, thats my interpretation, i hopee it was helpful and clear things up. -elBajista
P.S. sorry for typos, my comp is acting weird and it's hard to type :)
Hi Bajista,
Hi Bajista,
Excellent post! Thats the best decription of Come Together i ever read. Well done. Got any thoughts on A Day in the Life?
Excellent post! Thats the best decription of Come Together i ever read. Well done. Got any thoughts on A Day in the Life?
cant agree more with you
cant agree more with you
Ridiculous. You just copied what someone else posted on another forum. You are all copying each other's idea. In fact, Ringo had the shortest, neatest hair style of the four. Having "feet down below" one's knees means one is stubborn? I think everyone's feet are below their knees.
Ridiculous. You just copied what someone else posted on another forum. You are all copying each other's idea. In fact, Ringo had the shortest, neatest hair style of the four. Having "feet down below" one's knees means one is stubborn? I think everyone's feet are below their knees.
The line "He bag production" in the third verse is a reference to bagism.
The line "He bag production" in the third verse is a reference to bagism.
A "sideboard" has NOTHING to do with any "court term" (whatever that mean!) but is a reference to a piece of furniture common in all UK homes at the time. You have to remember when trying to decypher Beatle lyrics, that they were BRITISH, not Yanks. And Muddy Waters isn't a "band" but an individual blues musician.
A "sideboard" has NOTHING to do with any "court term" (whatever that mean!) but is a reference to a piece of furniture common in all UK homes at the time. You have to remember when trying to decypher Beatle lyrics, that they were BRITISH, not Yanks. And Muddy Waters isn't a "band" but an individual blues musician.
Cool! I don't know if all those references are accurate. But I never realized it could be about the band members before and will listen to this differently from now on.
Cool! I don't know if all those references are accurate. But I never realized it could be about the band members before and will listen to this differently from now on.
@elBajista The only thing that has ever made sense! My life is complete!
@elBajista The only thing that has ever made sense! My life is complete!
@elBajista In verse 3, It's BAD production... has nothing to do with bags. For real, Yoko Ono had been in a car accident and her hospital bed was brought to the set when they were recording this so that's why the reference to "Ono sideboard" was made.
@elBajista In verse 3, It's BAD production... has nothing to do with bags. For real, Yoko Ono had been in a car accident and her hospital bed was brought to the set when they were recording this so that's why the reference to "Ono sideboard" was made.
@elBajista Very interesting and entertaining and it hangs together in the main. Of course it’s poetry and John’s poetry at that so God knows what it really means, of anything!
@elBajista Very interesting and entertaining and it hangs together in the main. Of course it’s poetry and John’s poetry at that so God knows what it really means, of anything!
@elBajista I know everyone interprets verse one as Ringo, but I see it different. Here come old flat top He come groovin' up slowly He got joo joo eyeballs He one holy roller He got hair down to his knee Got to be a joker He just do what he please. I see this as John. I don't get "the flat top reference but everything else says John. Joo Joo eyeballs. How could this not be john and his joo joe eye balls. His small round glasses? Holy Roller- he looked like Jesus Christ with his "hair down to his knee" Got to be a joker, he just do what he please. Again, This...
@elBajista I know everyone interprets verse one as Ringo, but I see it different. Here come old flat top He come groovin' up slowly He got joo joo eyeballs He one holy roller He got hair down to his knee Got to be a joker He just do what he please. I see this as John. I don't get "the flat top reference but everything else says John. Joo Joo eyeballs. How could this not be john and his joo joe eye balls. His small round glasses? Holy Roller- he looked like Jesus Christ with his "hair down to his knee" Got to be a joker, he just do what he please. Again, This is total John doing and saying what he please. (telling the queen to rattle her Jewelry. The Beatles are bigger than Jesus...)
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 be free Come together right now over me" Ok- This is obviously George as you said.
Verse 3: "He bad 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" This is Ringo- This is pretty mean spirited. Ringo was the least talented and least productive member- Bad Production. Ono Sideboard- I believe this to reference his big sideburns. He got feet down below his knee- Ringo, the drummer..sitting...feet down below his knees.... Hold you in his armchair, you can feel his disease - Despite his lack of production, everyone love him.
Verse 4:"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 because he's so hard to see Come together right now over me " Yes, Paul. But I believe one and one and one is referencing 3 Beatles and Paul being dead.
@elBajista Amazing!
@elBajista Amazing!
@elBajista that’s SUPER interesting. Never would have occurred to me. I just thought it was a commentary on an immensely stoned bloke by some other even more stoned blokes. Nice slant.
@elBajista that’s SUPER interesting. Never would have occurred to me. I just thought it was a commentary on an immensely stoned bloke by some other even more stoned blokes. Nice slant.