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"Come Together" is a song by the Beatles written by John Lennon but credited to Lennon–McCartney. The song is the opening track on the album Abbey Road and was released as a double A-sided single with "Something", their 21st single in the United Kingdom and 26th in the United States. The song reached the top of the charts in the US and peaked at number four in the UK.
The song's history began when Lennon was inspired by Timothy Leary's campaign for governor of California against Ronald Reagan, which promptly ended when Leary was sent to prison for possession of marijuana:
It has been speculated that each verse refers cryptically to one of the Beatles. It has also been suggested that the song has only a single "pariah-like protagonist" and Lennon was "painting another sardonic self-portrait".
Lennon played rhythm guitar and sang the vocal, McCartney played bass, Harrison played lead guitar, and Starr played drums. It was produced by George Martin and recorded at the end of July 1969 at Abbey Road Studios. In the intro, Lennon says: "shoot me", which is accompanied by his handclaps and McCartney's heavy bass riff. The famous Beatles' "walrus" from "I Am the Walrus" and "Glass Onion" returns in the line "he got walrus gumboot", followed by "he got Ono sideboard". Bluesman Muddy Waters is also mentioned in the song.
Nice (/ˈniːs/, French pronunciation: [nis]; Niçard Occitan: Niça [classical norm] or Nissa [nonstandard], Italian: Nizza or Nizza Marittima, Greek: Νίκαια, Latin: Nicaea) is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, and it is the capital of the Alpes Maritimes département. The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of about 1 million on an area of 721 km2 (278 sq mi). Located in the Côte d'Azur area on the south east coast of France on the Mediterranean Sea, Nice is the second-largest French city on the Mediterranean coast and the second-largest city in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region after Marseille. Nice is about 8 miles (13 km) from the principality of Monaco, and its airport is a gateway to the principality as well.
The city is called Nice la Belle (Nissa La Bella in Niçard), which means Nice the Beautiful, which is also the title of the unofficial anthem of Nice, written by Menica Rondelly in 1912.
(verse)
Look into yourself and see
Do you know who you are? (who you are)
When you're feeling sad and blue
You should know that you are
The sun and the moon to me
I care for you can't you see
You don't need to go so far
And you know who you are (who you are)
Hey people don't look so down
Let me play in your game (in your game)
If you wanna scream and shout
You should not be ashamed
Do what you want to do
Don't let the world get on you
Listen what I have to say
Then you will be okay
Come together!
Now!
Come together...
(verse)
Never too late to try
Don't give up on yourself
What you are searching for
Will be find, you will see
Just take it easily
Let yourself be free
Listen what I have to say
Then you will be okay
(chorus)
Come together!
Everyone are feeling fine
People smiling
Sun is shining on you
Feel the light
Come together!
Feel the rhythm, dance with me
Take my hand, integrity
After rain comes the sun
(break)
(verse)
Ah, it's such a lovely day
So glad we're all here today
Every single one of us
Will be fine, you will see
(chorus)
(breakdown)
If we...
If we...
If we...
If we all come together
Life is gonna be much better
If we all come together
This is gonna last forever
If we all come together
Life is gonna be much better
If we all come together
Life is gonna last forever