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The Beatles

Come on come on, come on come on
Come on its such a joy
Come on its such a joy
Come on let's take it easy
Come on let's take it easy
Take it easy take it easy
Everybody's got something to hide except for me and
My monkey

The deeper you go, the higher you fly
The higher you fly, the deeper you go
So come on come on
Come on its such a joy
Come on its such a joy
Come on let's make it easy
Come on let's make it easy

Take it easy, take it easy
Everybody's got something to hide except for me and
My monkey

Your inside is out when your outside is in
Your outside is in when your inside is out
So come on come on
Come on its such a joy
Come on its such a joy
Come on let's make it easy
Come on let's make it easy
Make it easy, make it easy
Everybody's got something to hide except for me and
My monkey


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  • +7
    General CommentAccording to Frank Sinatra, this is the best love song ever written. I tend to like George's love songs better than the Lennon/McCartney love songs just because they're much deeper, sweeter, and more sincere. The video had Ringo & Maureen, Paul & Linda, John & Yoko, and (of course) George & Patti. Although, George and Patti latter divorced, this song is still one of the most sincere and sweet love songs I've ever heard.
    0coolon January 06, 2002   Link
  • +6
    General CommentMy interpretation:
    Boy meets girl
    She is the most beautiful (inside and out) he's ever come across
    So boy is going to be honest with the girl.
    Boy can't promise forever, b/c he can't predict the future
    But boy would love to promise forever, b/c girl knows everything
    Boy is thinking and compliments him perfectly.
    Girl does for and teaches boy things he's always dreamed of
    Boy cannot pin one thing and physical beauty has little to do
    with his awe of said girl.

    I about fell off my desk chair when someone sent me this song this past November.

    Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, go forth and share!
    pixiebdgon March 06, 2011   Link
  • +2
    General CommentIt seems to me that Patti Boyd must have been a very special woman. Not only was this song written about her, but so was "Layla" - two of the greatest songs of all time.
    HabsFanVAon September 17, 2005   Link
  • +1
    General CommentYes George did write a few great songs, but how can you say hes better than John one of the ALL TIME greatest. George was better than Paul though. Pauls songs are only good for hearing not listening too.
    Anyhow, yes I do remember George sayig this song was not about Patti, but maybe he was bitter when he said that.
    pupudooon March 12, 2006   Link
  • +1
    General CommentSomeone commented that this song is based on a James Brown song, which is wrong. It's based on the James Taylor song, "Something In The Way She Moves", which was released in 1968 by Apple Records. George and Paul both worked on James Taylor's album with him, and George used the first line (and title) of James's song as a sort of temporary first line to start writing a song, but ended up keeping it.
    bagismon April 13, 2007   Link
  • +1
    General Commentdef my favourite beatles song
    acousticloverbabeon June 20, 2009   Link
  • +1
    My InterpretationI believe this song was a message for his friend E.Clapton:

    "I don't want to leave her now,
    You know I believe and how."
    and also:
    "Something in her style that shows me.
    I don't want to leave her now,
    You know I believe and how."

    Until this part, GH was speaking about her,
    but now he turns to Clapton
    as he changes "She/her"(Pattie)for "You" (E.Clapton):

    You're asking me: Will my love grow ?
    I don't know, I don't know.
    You stick around, now: it may show!
    ...I don't know, I don't know. (this three really emphasized
    and I would say angry or at least annoyed! Just hear him again.
    It seems to me He`s telling him: "I cannot agree on your taking her with you"
    (in fact some time later Clapton came to GH saying he wanted to take Pattie
    with him and GH said some kind of: "You want her; OK, just take her with you")
    But at that time he still wanted to keep her and wrote his final message to
    his friend E. Clapton:

    "Something in the things she shows me.
    I don't want to leave her now,
    You know I believe and how."
    poetrywinson October 09, 2011   Link
  • +1
    My InterpretationWhat would say if I told you that the "She" that Georgie wrote about was none other than Mother Nature...it was the ultimate eternal Love song.
    CharlieFreakon November 29, 2016   Link
  • 0
    General CommentEven though Sinatra said it was the best love song, he never gave George the credit. He always refered to it as a Lennon/McCartney song. George had a good reason to write this song too....Pattie was hot!!
    song4juliaon January 21, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General CommentI really can't say anything more except that George Harrison (in my humble opinion) was by far the best Beatle. If it wasn't for him, they never would've experimented with drugs and they never would've left their bubble gum pop era. Not that there's anything wrong with their earlier work... It's just their later songs had SO much more meaning. That's just my opinion, I could be wrong.
    maxpower114on February 08, 2002   Link

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