Summary: Music writers, musicians and Beatles fans weigh in on The Beatles' Abbey Road, the album that turned out to have the last songs the band ever recorded together. It was released in September of 1969.
The song Come Together is about the 4 Beatles. 4 stanzas:George, Ringo, John and Paul in that order.Paul is last and comes after the break which shows that the other 3 are against him. That's why John sings "1 and 1 and 1 is 3". Meaning that Paul knows its 3 to 1. John sums up his take on Paul with "Got to be good looking cause he's so hard to see". John wants the Beatles, especially Paul, to Come Together over him. Listen to stanza 3 -Ono sideboard, bag production and walrus gumboot and "hold him in his armchair you can feel his disease" is all about John. Stanza 2 with "monkey fingers"(drum sticks) is Ringo. And stanza 1 with "got to be a joker he just do what he please" is George. A very biting lennon lyric that he never admitted.
The first thing I was taught in Broadcasting was that you will never see this business the same way again. After listening to Paul Ingles and his brilliant selection of experts breakdown all aspects of this Beatles classic, you will never listen to the album the same way again.
As I emailed Paul to thank him, all I could think of was...
Abbey Road represents the last, and perhaps best, Beatles album. Amazing that they could pull this career coda together after the strain of the Let It Be days.
Comments for A Spin Down Abbey Road (59:00 / 54:00)
Produced by Paul Ingles
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Dan Olmsted
Posted on November 23, 2009 at 09:49 PM | Permalink
Come Together
The song Come Together is about the 4 Beatles. 4 stanzas:George, Ringo, John and Paul in that order.Paul is last and comes after the break which shows that the other 3 are against him. That's why John sings "1 and 1 and 1 is 3". Meaning that Paul knows its 3 to 1. John sums up his take on Paul with "Got to be good looking cause he's so hard to see". John wants the Beatles, especially Paul, to Come Together over him. Listen to stanza 3 -Ono sideboard, bag production and walrus gumboot and "hold him in his armchair you can feel his disease" is all about John. Stanza 2 with "monkey fingers"(drum sticks) is Ringo. And stanza 1 with "got to be a joker he just do what he please" is George. A very biting lennon lyric that he never admitted.
Robert Kimbro
Posted on September 24, 2009 at 11:16 AM | Permalink
All these years
All these years I've been listening to this album and have never heard such a clear, cogent, entertaining, and insightful program. Thanks!
John Beckman
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 01:29 PM | Permalink
Brilliant
The first thing I was taught in Broadcasting was that you will never see this business the same way again. After listening to Paul Ingles and his brilliant selection of experts breakdown all aspects of this Beatles classic, you will never listen to the album the same way again.
As I emailed Paul to thank him, all I could think of was...
Brilliant.
Bob H
Posted on October 04, 2009 at 04:41 PM | Permalink
Post-Let It Be Gem
Abbey Road represents the last, and perhaps best, Beatles album. Amazing that they could pull this career coda together after the strain of the Let It Be days.
David Srebnik
Posted on October 01, 2009 at 07:16 PM | Permalink
New Perspective on Abbey Road
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