Wsup? I'm probably the most obsessive Beatle fan. One And One Is Two
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No matter how many times I listen to it, I can't figure out what the song's about! None of it makes any sense to me! If any of yall know what the song's talking about, please reply!
Don't forget John got in to trouble with Chuck Berry (and his publishing company) because he 'lifted' a lot of the words off one of his songs to make Come Together.......can't recall the name at the moment.
You Can't Catch Me I bought a brand-new air-mobile It custom-made, 'twas a Flight De Ville With a pow'ful motor and some hideaway wings Push in on the button and you will get a scene
CHORUS: Now you can't catch me, baby you can't catch me 'Cause if you get too close, you know I'm gone like a cool breeze
New Jersey Turnpike in the wee wee hours I was rollin' slow because of drizzlin' showers Here come a flat-top, he was movin' up with me Then come wavin' goodbye a little' old souped-up jitney I put my foot in my tank and I began to roll Moanin' siren, 'twas a state patrol So I let out my wings and then I blew my horn Bye bye New Jersey, I'd be come and gone
(chorus)
Flyin' with my baby last Saturday night Not a gray cloud floatin' in sight Big full moon shinin' up above Cuddle up honey, be my love Sweetest little thing I've ever seen I'm gonna name you Maybellene Flyin' on the beam, set on flight control Radio tuned to rock 'n' roll Two, three hours have passed us by I'll be 2 dropped to 5:05 Fuel consumption way too fast Let's get on home before we run out of gas
Come Together 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
[Right! Come, oh, come, come, come.]
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 cos he's so hard to see Come together right now over me
Oh Come together Yeah come together Yeah come together Yeah come together Yeah come together Yeah come together Yeah come together Yeah oh Come together Yeah come together
... we can find the exact line: "Here come a flat-top, he was movin' up with me" (from You Can't Catch Me) "Here come old flattop, he come grooving up slowly" (Come Together, first line)
... and about the meaning of the lyrics: I've read a theory (based on the Paul Is Dead hoax) that each line (more than each verse) is a reference to each of them, John included: http://beatlesnumber9.com/together.html
... and about the meaning of the lyrics: I've read a theory (based on the Paul Is Dead hoax) that each line (more than each verse) is a reference to each of them, John included ... but even John admitted somehow that he didn't understand the lyrics (One To One benefit concert, I think it was) ... by the way, you can read some interpretations here: http://www.lyricinterpretations.com/lookat.php/bands/beatles/d3e840ee1249e9a
Welcome to the forums, MJB ... hope you'll enjoy them!
Thanks for the link! And believe me, I'm really enjoying the forums! It's good to know that there are other Beatles fans out there besides me.
Thank you for the lyrics, Raxo! Good grief. That's a stretch, in my opinion. I think most of these suits against the Beatles are really called, "Sue them if you find any resemblance at all, because they have lots of money." Poor John. I believe him when he called it a tribute. It certainly doesn't sound like a ripoff to me.
Welcome from me too, MJB!
Tara, I'm not sure the song has any real meaning. It sounds like John is playing with words again, because he loved that. "Hold you in his armchair" -- that's very silly, kind of a play on "hold you in his arms". Does anyone know if John had anyone in mind when he wrote this? Cheers.
All you've got to do is choose love. That's how I live it now. I learned a long time ago, I can feed the birds in my garden. I can't feed them all. -- Ringo Starr, Rolling Stone magazine, May 2007
For all I know, Ringo might be a yogi disguised as a drummer! - George Harrison
Tara, I'm not sure the song has any real meaning. It sounds like John is playing with words again, because he loved that. "Hold you in his armchair" -- that's very silly, kind of a play on "hold you in his arms". Does anyone know if John had anyone in mind when he wrote this? Cheers.
Thanks!.... no, I really have no idea who John had in mind while writing that song... good question though.... I wonder who he wrote it for..
I read or heard (somewhere) that it was meant to be a song for some MP. the MP's campaign was Come Together. So John began this song for the campaign but then he decided not to do and he just wrote... not really meaningful words... because he was depressed. But dont quote me on that coz it might not be right.
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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. It was transformed by Lennon into a track with digs at McCartney and Harrison interspersed alongside tales of his Bagism movement with wife Yoko Ono.
It's been a Hard Days Night & i've been working like a dog!
Theres an interesting theory that each verse is about one of the Beatles. Bit far fetched perhaps
And then you always have the nutters who say its 'blatently all about Paul McCartney's death'
And then some people say its about an orgy... no comment
I got this from this site: http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=159&offset=0&page=1#comments if anyone knows about it? It's just interesting- anyone can submit their ideas about what songs are about- and it has millions of artists and bands on there. But then I've never been one for reading toooooo far into lyrics.
I reckon 'come together' is just one of Lennon's senseless pieces of poetic genius Like 'I am the Walrus' really. But I think it just has influences from whatever was on his mind at the time. Like 'He got Ono sideboard' -probably a reference to the Yoko!
I love the lyric 'he shoot coca-cola - great play on words
Anyway I'm rambling now as usual
edit: cool I'm over 100 posts, I'm a 'medium member' haha anyone bored of me yet?!
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No matter how many times I listen to it, I can't figure out what the song's about! None of it makes any sense to me! If any of yall know what the song's talking about, please reply! 
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) ... and now a football reference: You'll Never Walk Alone! 
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