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This song is believed to have been originated in a drawing published by the press in which Yoko was shown as a monkey on John's shoulder dragging his talent. Initially known as 'Come On, Come On', the song was built from the line which eventually became it's title. "That was just a nice line which I made into a song," he said. "Everybody seemed paranoid except for us two, who were in the glow of love... everybody was sort of tense around us." It hadn't been until his return form India that the friendship turned into an affair. It was then that Cynthia discovered what was happening. Yoko started to attend recording sessions for the new album, much to the annoyance of the other Beatles. The British press also found it difficult to accept Yoko and this irked John and was to play a part in his eventual move to America. "In England they think I'm someone who has won the pools and gone off with a Japanese princess," he once said. "In America, they treat her with respect. They treat her as the serious artist she is." One of the most incredible aspects of the song is George's special talent of making the most out of a simple firebell (which is not that easy to play). The song was recorded slower than reproduced, and hence a 3'07'' take turned into 3'24''. This gives the distorted guitars an even more frantic feeling, accentuated by John's vocal. |
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