The amazing story of a double a sided #1 single at the end of the one of the greatest runs in pop culture history: The Beatles Come Together and Something is a compelling story. George Harrison wrote one of the greatest love songs of the 60s and John Lennon’s cryptic and iconic lyrics for Come Together were an unstoppable force of 1969. Paul McCartney and Ringo brought their own flair to the songs.. The story is next.
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So, it’s time for another edition of our series The New Standards. This show takes an in-depth look into songs that rise above genre, decade, and fads - songs that have become indisputable benchmarks in our culture and society. On previous episodes we have covered Hotel California by the Eagles, Mrs. Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel, and Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper. But today we are walking it back to 1969 so we break down Abbey Road’s one-two-punch of Come Together and Something.
Issued on 26th September, 1969 Abbey Road was the final Beatles album to be recorded but not their last to be released. Let It Be, though primarily recorded in January, 1969 wouldn’t see the light of day until May, 1970 alongside the film of the same name. It actually came out about a month after Paul announced his separation from the Beatles. But that’s a subject for another episode.
Following the 'live' nature of the "Let It Be" recordings, The Beatles returned to the North London studios for Abbey Road to create carefully crafted recordings with some ambitious musical arrangements. And it was as if for a few brief moment in time The Beatles decided to forgo their differences, and forget about the mess that had been Let It Be. At this point The Beatles knew or at least suspected that Abbey Road was their last call. So, they did what they could to try and make the situation work.
Abbey Road was of course named after Abbey Road, the location of EMI Studios. The cover shows each band member on a pedestrian crossing near the studio. John in a white suit leads the pack. Ringo in black is next. Paul is barefoot and George heads up the rear in jeans. Millions have scrutinized the significance of every little detail on the cover, coming to all kinds of conclusions about the cover’s supposed symbolism.
Today, the crossing is a popular tourist destination and one of the most photographed locations in London. Abbey Road... the record... entered the British album chart at #1 in October and stayed there for seventeen weeks. It would remain on the chart for 81 weeks overall. In the US, Abbey Road spent eleven weeks at #1 during its initial 83 week chart run.
The single double A-side Something / Come Together was released in October 1969.
So, “Something” was actually the only song written by George Harrison to be released as a single by The Beatles. Harrison wrote it during a break while The Beatles were working on The White Album. Since it was not recorded in time for the album, Harrison decided to give it to Joe Cocker, who would release it about a month after The Beatles issued Abbey Road. It seems the only reason it wasn’t included on the White Album was because they had already finished the track selection.
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Hey music junkies and vinyl junkies Professor of Rock always here to celebrate the greatest artists and the greatest 60s songs of all time for the music community and vinyl community.
If you’ve ever owned records, cassettes and CD’s at different times in you life or still do this is your place Subscribe below right now to be a part of our daily celebration of the rock era with exclusive stories from straight from the artists and click on our patreon link in the description to see our brand new show there.
So, it’s time for another edition of our series The New Standards. This show takes an in-depth look into songs that rise above genre, decade, and fads - songs that have become indisputable benchmarks in our culture and society. On previous episodes we have covered Hotel California by the Eagles, Mrs. Robinson by Simon & Garfunkel, and Time After Time by Cyndi Lauper. But today we are walking it back to 1969 so we break down Abbey Road’s one-two-punch of Come Together and Something.
Issued on 26th September, 1969 Abbey Road was the final Beatles album to be recorded but not their last to be released. Let It Be, though primarily recorded in January, 1969 wouldn’t see the light of day until May, 1970 alongside the film of the same name. It actually came out about a month after Paul announced his separation from the Beatles. But that’s a subject for another episode.
Following the 'live' nature of the "Let It Be" recordings, The Beatles returned to the North London studios for Abbey Road to create carefully crafted recordings with some ambitious musical arrangements. And it was as if for a few brief moment in time The Beatles decided to forgo their differences, and forget about the mess that had been Let It Be. At this point The Beatles knew or at least suspected that Abbey Road was their last call. So, they did what they could to try and make the situation work.
Abbey Road was of course named after Abbey Road, the location of EMI Studios. The cover shows each band member on a pedestrian crossing near the studio. John in a white suit leads the pack. Ringo in black is next. Paul is barefoot and George heads up the rear in jeans. Millions have scrutinized the significance of every little detail on the cover, coming to all kinds of conclusions about the cover’s supposed symbolism.
Today, the crossing is a popular tourist destination and one of the most photographed locations in London. Abbey Road... the record... entered the British album chart at #1 in October and stayed there for seventeen weeks. It would remain on the chart for 81 weeks overall. In the US, Abbey Road spent eleven weeks at #1 during its initial 83 week chart run.
The single double A-side Something / Come Together was released in October 1969.
So, “Something” was actually the only song written by George Harrison to be released as a single by The Beatles. Harrison wrote it during a break while The Beatles were working on The White Album. Since it was not recorded in time for the album, Harrison decided to give it to Joe Cocker, who would release it about a month after The Beatles issued Abbey Road. It seems the only reason it wasn’t included on the White Album was because they had already finished the track selection.
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