'Come Together' is a song that is still played by FM stations World wide, and exults free love and togetherness. I love the Aerosmith version whereas Michael Jackson's version is a little lame. George Harrison wrote the classic 'Something' for his beautiful wife Patti Boyd (who was soon to become Mrs Eric Clapton) and 'Something' was also inspired by James Taylor's 'Something In The Way She Moves'. 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer' is an irreverent song about a headstrong young gent who uses his hammer to kill. Paul blew us away with 'Helter Skelter' the previous year (no pun intended); whereas 'Oh Darling' again features a passionate Paul, and as songs go this was quite out-there for 1969. Ringo's 'Octopus's Garden' was novel back then, but best forgotten now. I don't think 'I Want You (She's So Heavy)' was ever about a woman's weight? She's so intense maybe. Anyway this song features some of Harrison's best guitar playing yet. This is my favourite track off Abbey Road, and I hope like hell I never get to hear that wimpy version by Frampton and the Bee Gee's ever again.

Most of side two of the original record was conceptually like a suite (Here Comes The Sun-Her Majesty). 'Here Comes The Sun' is a beautiful little song by George that has since been made legendary by Nina Simone. Yoko Ono was playing Beethoven's Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor on the piano when John asked if she could play it backwards; the result was to become 'Because'. 'You Never Give Me Your Money' almost goes back to the early Beatles style. Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac were performing 'Albatross' live back in 1968, and what is strange is the similarity of the early chords of The Beatles 'Sun King'. 'Mean Mr Mustard' was inspired by a newspaper article about a guy who hid his money so no one could make him spend it. 'Polythene Pam' was inspired by two women, and this song serves as the introduction to 'She Came In The Bathroom Window'. This song is about the 'Apple Scruffs' (groupies) that broke into Paul's flat and stole memorabilia. Joe Cocker also had a hit with this song. McCartney certainly knew how to write lullaby's and 'Golden Slumbers' is a beauty. 'Good Night' off Double White is another classic lullaby. 'Carry The Weight' was originally part of 'You Never Give Me Your Money', and this explains the similarities. 'The End' features solo's from all the fab four, and this was really the end of The Beatles. 'Her Majesty' was originally intended to sit between 'Mean Mr Mustard' and 'Polythene Pam', but was later edited out to sit at the end.