"" is a song by the
Rock band
The Beatles . It was written mainly by
John Lennon ;
Paul McCartney slowed it down and wrote the bass-riff, among other things. This song was the lead-off track on The Beatles' September
1969 album ''
Abbey Road ''. 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
UK , their twenty-sixth in the
US .
Here come ol' flat-top, he come groovin' up slowly
He got juju eyeball, he one holy rollah...
The song's history began with Lennon writing a song for ' "Here come ol' flattop, he come groovin' up slowly" vs.
Berry 's "Here come up flattop, he was groovin' up with me"). 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 ''.
Lennon played
Rhythm Guitar and
Tambourine in addition to singing the vocal (first and second voice; it was claimed that Lennon was so high when singing he had to lie down). McCartney played bass and the
Electric Piano (estimated as "southern" by John), Harrison
Lead Guitar , and
Ringo Starr Drum s and
Maraca s. It was produced by
George Martin and recorded at the end of July 1969 at
Abbey Road Studios .
The song is
Four Minutes And Twenty Seconds long.
The song has since become one of the most
Covered songs of all time:
Aerosmith covered the song for the movie ''
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band '', and the version was featured in the ''
Armageddon '' soundtrack.
Michael Jackson also covered "Come Together" and it is featured on his album
HIStory .
Axl Rose and
Bruce Springsteen later played "Come Together" before his induction into the rock n' roll hall of fame in 1989.
Soundgarden covered the song on a single, giving it a very grunge sound.
Michael Ruff covered "Come Together" in a very funky way on the album Michael Ruff Band in 1992.
Robin Williams and
Bobby McFerrin recorded a unique cover version in which McFerrin performs the characteristic bass and guitar intro with his voice alone and Williams sings.
Noel Gallagher and
Paul Weller played with
Paul McCartney on a version of the song for the 1995 HELP charity record.
Marilyn Manson also covered the song on a concert, which was not released on any studio album and so far, only found through bootlegs
The
Lynne Arriale Trio recorded a jazz version of the song, which was the title track of their album
"Come Together"
Sugababes also covered the song as the
B-Side for their No.
1 hit
Single ,
Push The Button .
There is also an instrumental version by
Marcus Miller on his album ''Tales''.
