Come Together

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Written by: John Lennon, Paul McCartney
Produced by: George Martin
Released: Sept. '69 on Apple
Charts: 16 weeks
Top spot: No. 1

Timothy Leary was running for governor of California when he asked Lennon to write a campaign song for him. The resulting tune was not politically useful, so Lennon brought it to the Abbey Road sessions. Recalled McCartney, "I said, 'Let's slow it down with a swampy bass-and-drums vibe.' I came up with a bass line, and it all flowed from there." It was the last time all four Beatles cut a song together.

Appears on: Abbey Road (Apple)

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