"Come Together" Lyrics

by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

As Released by the Beatles (1969)

Shoot me
Shoot me
Shoot me
Shoot me

Here come old flat top
He come grooving up slowly
He got ju-ju eyeball
He one holy roller
He got hair down to his knee
Got to be a joker he just do what he please

Shoot me
Shoot me
Shoot me
Shoot me

He wear no shoe-shine
He got toe-jam football
He got wonky 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

Shoot me
Shoot me
Shoot 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

Shoot me

Right!
Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
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

Shoot me
Shoot me
Shoot 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, yeah
Come together.

Beatle People: Jackie Lomax

John Richard 'Jackie' Lomax (born 10 May 1944, Wallasey, Cheshire, England) is a British guitarist and singer/songwriter best known for his association with George Harrison and Eric Clapton.

History 1962 - 1970

In early 1962, Jackie Lomax left Dee and the Dynamites to join Merseybeat band The Undertakers. They followed the same route as The Beatles through local venues before setting out for Hamburg, Germany and finally securing a record deal. From that point onwards, they were dogged by ill-luck and lack of success. They signed with Pye Records and released four singles which only managed to place one week on the British charts between them. In 1965 they moved to America to try their luck there.

After two years in America with The Undertakers and a couple of other groups, Jackie Lomax's latest band, The Lomax Alliance, were taken back to Britain in 1967 by Brian Epstein to showcase them at the Saville Theatre in London. He arranged for a single and an album to be recorded and they signed to CBS. Epstein's untimely death ruined the plans for the band. During that period CBS released two Lomax Alliance singles and one solo Jackie Lomax single. More than enough tracks for an album were recorded but it was never released.

After Brian Epstein's death, the Beatles' new record label Apple took over responsibility for Jackie's recording career, with George Harrison becoming heavily involved on the production side. Despite having 75% of the Beatles on the record as well as Eric Clapton and Nicky Hopkins, success remained elusive. The shambles which was Apple, after the break-up of the Beatles, made matters even worse. During that period Apple released three singles--including the song "Sour Milk Sea," written by George Harrison--and the Is This What You Want? LP. By 1970, the break-up of the Beatles had badly affected Apple Records and Allen Klein was called in. Apple artists found themselves under contract to a label who had no interest in them.

History 1970 - 1977

After leaving Apple, Jackie Lomax joined a band called Heavy Jelly featuring bassist Alex Dmochowski, guitarist John Moorshead and Carlo Little (drums), who released a single on Head Records ("Chewn In"/"Time Out," Head HDS4001, 1969). During that period a Heavy Jelly LP, made up entirely of Jackie Lomax songs, was recorded but issued for promotional purposes only. It was never commercially released.

In 1971 Jackie Lomax returned to America to live and work in Woodstock, New York. He signed to Warner Bros. Records and reunited with members of the Lomax Alliance and The Undertakers. They returned to the recording studio but his efforts continued to fall on deaf ears. During this Warner period two Jackie Lomax albums were: Home Is In My Head and Three.

Disappointed with his lack of success in America, Jackie Lomax returned to Britain at the end of 1973, where he joined Badger, a progressive rock band originally formed by ex-Yes keyboard player Tony Kaye. He proceeded to turn them into the type of R&B/soul band he had used on his solo albums. The band became a vehicle for Jackie's songs and singing but was short-lived. During the period in which Jackie Lomax was a member of Badger, they released only one LP, White Lady, on Epic Records, which was produced by Allen Toussaint.

Jackie Lomax crossed the Atlantic again to resume his solo career and Capitol Records signed him in 1975. He continued playing the R&B/soul which he had perfected during his recording career but which the public stubbornly refused to embrace. Unfortunately he has been without a recording contract since he left them in 1977. During his time at Capitol, he recorded two albums, Livin' for Lovin' and Did You Ever Have That Feeling?, the second of which was released only in the USA.

Living in America 1978-2000

The 1980s were a very quiet time in the musical career of Jackie Lomax. The mid 1980s saw Jackie playing guitar and singing background vocals on demos for various artists produced by longtime friend Patrick Landreville. During this time Jackie briefly played with the short lived "Tea Bags" a group based in Los Angeles composed at various times of Brit musicians Ian Wallace, Kim Gardner, Mick Taylor, Brian Auger, Terry Reid, Peter Banks, Graham Bell, David Mansfield and others. The 1990s saw an increase in activity for Jackie. He spent periods playing with other British artists on the west coast of America and toured as the bass-player with some of the acts that were big when he first chose to play music - The Drifters, The Diamonds, The Coasters. In California, and Ventura County in particular, Jackie played live with a succession of line-ups, including Tom Petty drummer Randall Marsh, Jim Calire, Patrick Landreville, Mitch Kashmar and many other well respected musicians, as he returned to playing guitar, with a heavier emphasis on the blues side of R&B.

In 1990 he was seen in very good company on a compilation album which featured unique singers covering a wide range of songs, and he appeared on albums for other artists, both as a singer and as a guitarist. Recordings, however, were few and far between.

2001 Onwards

In 2001 Jackie Lomax completed the recording of his first solo album since 1977, The Ballad of Liverpool Slim. 2002 saw him continuing to play on the West Coast of America. In autumn of 2003, he made a triumphant return to The Cavern in Liverpool where it all began more than 40 years earlier.

Recordings

* The Undertakers Unearthed 1963-65
* The Lomax Alliance and CBS Recordings 1966-1967
* Is This What You Want? 1968 #145 US
* Heavy Jelly 1970
* Home Is In My Head 1971
* Three 1972
* White Lady /Badger 1974
* Livin' For Lovin' 1976
* Did You Ever Have That Feeling? 1977
* True Voices (Various Artists) 1991
* The Ballad of Liverpool Slim 2001 & 2004

Wikipedia

January 25, 1970 - Paris Interview

Taped: Sunday 25 January 1970

Short interview with John and Yoko recorded at the Hôtel Hilton in Paris, France.

"I'm Just a Child of Nature" Lyrics

by John Lennon

[Note: This song later became "Jealous Guy"]

As Recorded by the Beatles (Demo 1968)

On the road to Rishikesh
I was dreaming more or less
And the dream I had was true
Yes, the dream I had was true

I'm just a child of nature
I don't need much to set me free
I'm just a child of nature
I'm one of nature's children

Sunlight shining in my eyes
As I face the desert skies
And my thoughts return to home
Yes, my thoughts return to home

I'm just a child of nature
I don't need much to set me free
I'm just a child of nature
I'm one of nature's children

Underneath the mountain ranges
Where the wind that never changes
Touch the windows of my soul
Touch the windows of my soul

I'm just a child of nature
I don't need much to set me free
I'm just a child of nature
I'm one of nature's children

"Carry That Weight" Lyrics

by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

As Released by the Beatles (1969)

Boy, you're gonna carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time.
Boy, you're gonna carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time.

I never give you my pillow
I only send you my invitations
And in the middle of the celebrations
I break down.

Boy, you're gonna carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time.
Boy, you're gonna carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time.

Beatle People: Tommy Quickly

Tommy Quickly (born Thomas Quigley, 7 July 1943, Liverpool, Lancashire, England) was a Liverpool rock and roll singer in the early 1960s. He was a later signing of artist manager Brian Epstein, whose biggest act was The Beatles.

Spotted as the vocalist with local group the Challengers, Epstein liked Quigley but not the band, suggesting first a name change (to "Tommy Quickly and the Stops"), then pairing him instead with The Remo Four. The next change was in song selection; whilst Quickly's voice was best suited to rhythm and blues, Epstein steered him toward pop songs, starting with his first single, "Tip of My Tongue," written by the Beatles songwriters Paul McCartney and John Lennon. He then made the usual round of appearances on-stage and in public, and was promoted by Epstein as part of his NEMS Enterprises artist stable.

"Tip of My Tongue" was a flop, as were his next four singles. His fifth single, "Wild Side of Life," charted in the Top 40 of the UK Singles Chart, spending eight weeks in the chart. Described as young, naive and impulsive, and seemingly overwhelmed with matters since parting with the Challengers, Quickly was ill-prepared for the spotlight. When follow-up hits did not materialize, and with manager Epstein unable to push him further, Quickly retired from the music industry in 1965.

Tommy Quickly and the Remo Four can be seen performing "Humpty Dumpty," in the 1965 film, Pop Gear aka Go Go Mania.

Singles

* "Tip of My Tongue" (Lennon/McCartney) / "Heaven Only Knows" (August 1963, Pye Piccadilly 7N 35137)
* "Kiss Me Now" / "No Other Love" (1963, Piccadilly 7N 35151)
* "Prove It" / "Haven't You Noticed" (1964, Piccadilly 7N 35167)
* You Might As Well Forget Him" / "It's As Simple As That" (1964, Piccadilly 7N 35183)
* "Wild Side Of Life" / "Forget The Other Guy" (October 1964, Pye 7N 15708) UK #33
* "Humpty Dumpty" / "I'll Go Crazy" (December 1964, Pye 7N 15748)

Wikipedia

"Can't Buy Me Love" Lyrics

by John Lennon and Paul McCartney

As Released by the Beatles (1964)

Can't buy me love, oh, love, oh
Can't buy me love, oh.

I'll buy you a diamond ring my friend
If it makes you feel alright
I'll get you anything my friend
If it makes you feel alright
'cos I don't care too much for money
Money can't buy me love.

I'll give you all I've got to give
If you say you love me too
I may not have a lot to give
But what I got I'll give to you
I don't care too much for money
Money can't buy me love.

Can't buy me love, oh, everybody tells me so
Can't buy me love oh - no, no, no - no.

Say you don't need no diamond rings
And I'll be satisfied
Tell me that you want the kind of things
That money just can't buy
I don't care too much for money
Money can't buy me love.

(Ow)
(Hey)

Can't buy me love, oh, everybody tells me so
Can't buy me love oh - no, no, no - no.

Say you don't need no diamond rings
And I'll be satisfied
Tell me that you want the kind of things
That money just can't buy
I don't care too much for money
Money can't buy me love.

Can't buy me love, oh, love, oh
Can't buy me love, oh, oh.