At 14:13 John's guitar is cut from the mix. Then it's back again at 14:37. Such an interesting arrangement decision. They probably wanted the last verse to sound more "orchestral" so the strings were lifted in the mix while the guitar was cut off.
According to the Bob Spitz biography, John doubled his vocals on this tune (as well as many other later songs) because he did not feel that his voice was strong enough. If you listen to the backing vocals carefully, you can clearly hear John's voice doubling, not Paul's, most easily heard begining at 15:49 ("He wear no shoeshine..." through "he got walrus gumboot"..., etc. and verses beyond. However, Paul does contribute characteristically high "woo"s in the far background ( 17:10 )
They knew each other so well, loved each other for a time, wrote sang & played a song by the feel of the song, worked out things among each other so well with high standards....what else can result except the high quality & timelessness of their songs with great melodies and harmonies plus have that simple international meaning of.....love. Without any question, they are the 20th century greatest legends of popular music.
The Beatles are still the most talented pop music band the world has ever seen. Their music is international. And for you "digitaliacs" they were all analog. Your digital fakery will NEVER surpass their depth, quality, genre, creativity, or TALENT. You have nothing and are nothing. Get used to it.
Ringo was a genius at knowing intuitively what drum pattern would serve a song. Listen to his drumming on- Rain A Day in the Life The End Hello Goodbye Etc There are drummers who are technically more advanced but none as good for The Beatles. He was perfect.
Absolutely no comparison to the present day "artists" to what these highly-disciplined individuals achieved at such a young age. When this musical masterpiece was released back on October 6, 1969, their ages were: Ringo Star (28); Paul McCartney (27); John Lennon (29) and George Harrison (26). Stop for a minute and let that sink in.
That chunky rhythm guitar at approximately 1:22 is so stimulating. Each little section of it is different from the other. This is a remarkable sense of timing
Great video! Anyone who listens to this all the way through will realize that "Come Together" is nothing like Chuck Berry's "Can't Catch Me" (I said Chuck Berry's but "Can't Catch Me" may have been pianist Johnnie Johnson's song).
George Harrison - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar John Lennon - piano (bridge) Paul McCartney - harmony vocals, bass guitar Ringo Starr - drums, percussion Billy Preston - hammond organ George Martin - orchestral arrangements
Wow-- this is really helpful for me. I'm with a little band and we do a lot of Beatles covers. We do this one in the key of A (I don't know why, because E would suit us just fine), and I have not been able to nail the harmony in parts. It shouldn't matter what key, but for some reason I've been stymied. Thanks for your time in producing and sharing this!
Since George was struggling with the lyrics at first, I really wish I knew who eventually wrote the lines: (attracts me like) 'no other lover' 'You're asking me will my love grow' 'You stick around now it may show' Did George finish these lines by himself after all, or did he get help? Does anyone know?
