Comments on: One After 909

By: mr678mr678

mr678mr678 — Wed, 03 Oct 2018 01:08:00 +0000

Wasn’t that from take 3?

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 20 May 2018 01:46:13 +0000

Just yesterday I found a superb bluesy version of “909” recorded during the “Let It Be” sessions. Harrison’s lead guitar in the background throughout the performance and upfront during the solo is superb!!

By: DocMeetsTheBeatles

DocMeetsTheBeatles — Sun, 04 Mar 2018 23:33:22 +0000

I love both versions but the 63 track is raw and clean. After the first 5 seconds Paul’s bass kicks in and bang. George’s tasty lead is better than the 69 version. Johns rockin the whole way. It’s Johnny rhythm at his best

By: Cindy

Cindy — Thu, 07 Dec 2017 15:50:44 +0000

Was there a early version of this song where John played the harmonica? In the intro, maybe??

By: Norwegian Hood

Norwegian Hood — Mon, 21 Aug 2017 06:45:35 +0000

I spoke to Cynthia Lennon in the late eighties. In a question and answer session she said she had contributed to this song. Didn’t have time to get into specifics …

By: judg3

judg3 — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 22:18:59 +0000

Actually, I don’t think John was commenting about the guitar solo. He was commenting about Paul accenting the bass line. Paul at first playing straight line 8 in 4. He begins like a 4 on 4 and bending the string for accent.
John: “What is that?”
And Paul sort of chuckes out..”I can’t help it…” “I just keep going bmm bmm bmm bmm bmm bmm bmm..”(paraphrased from memory)

By: Tony_M_1956

Tony_M_1956 — Sun, 16 Apr 2017 03:14:32 +0000

What a great Rock and Roller by the Fab Four, harking back to the days before the band’s troubles had set in. With the help of Billy Preston this song jumps out at you as a great Rock and Roll should. The playing is together and tight. It always amazed me what fantastic sounds the Beatles were able to generate from the instruments they played. This song is one of my favorites on the Let It Be Album. Any Beatles song which brings a smile to my face is to be lauded. I can even imagine Ringo singing this song in the shower. It would be different, but the style of the song could have been adapted. Ringo’s drumming is tight, right and bright on One After 909, and the whole ensemble is playing in unison. Loved this from the moment I heard it way back when. Then, I loved every Beatles song I could hear on my tiny tranny in the 1960’s. I kinda laugh when I hear people disparaging MP3 versions, as though we all own Reference Equipment on which to play our High Resolution tracks, when as a kid the best my family could do was a portable suitcase record player in Mono, and next to no fidelity. Move Over Honey, I’m traveling on that line. Fantastic!!

By: Pete Flanagan

Pete Flanagan — Tue, 10 Jan 2017 21:10:09 +0000

Has anyone ever seen film of The Beatles on the roof playing One After 909 all the way through? In Let It Be, the film cuts to the sreet interviews in the middle of the song; I want to just see the band playing.

By: manteau

manteau — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 17:22:30 +0000

I know and have a version of “one after 909” that dates back to autumn 1962, I believe, rawer than the 1963 one, more chuck berryish, if you like! I don’t quite dig the version from the “From me to you” sessions, I find it too clean. There’s an even earlier version from spring 1960, with Stuart Stutcliffe on bass and no drums, worth listening despite the poor sound quality.

By: Flavio

Flavio — Sat, 04 Jun 2016 00:03:45 +0000

Thank u Paul for play it at Mintevideo concert!

By: Julian Bailinson

Julian Bailinson — Sun, 08 May 2016 21:56:33 +0000

Question about the 1963 verison: Did they do the “shaid” instead of “said” thing because they were trying not to hiss too hard into the vocal mic? Or was it just a thing they were doing for fun?

By: Julian Bailinson

Julian Bailinson — Sun, 08 May 2016 21:50:09 +0000

I like the really stripped-down Rock and Roll feel of the ’63 version. After listening to that one exclusively for a year or so, I came back to the Let It Be version and it just seems manic.

By: Penny Lane

Penny Lane — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 21:34:17 +0000

I love the 1963 version , never get tired of it :-))) The guitars, the beat and the vocals gives me chills!

By: thearchivest

thearchivest — Sat, 20 Feb 2016 20:44:51 +0000

Sounds like “Danny boy, the older men are calling.”

By: Russ

Russ — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 16:49:30 +0000

What are the actual words Lennon sings at the end please, (presumably) as a variant of “Danny Boy”?

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 13:48:57 +0000

The’s a brilliant thought! (Not to mention, imagine Garth Hudson’s part on the keyboard, a la Rag Mama Rag.) Would love to have heard the Band take a whack at this.

By: Graham Paterson

Graham Paterson — Fri, 03 Jul 2015 11:15:18 +0000

One of my favorites on Let It Be. John and Paul do a great duet. I prefer the 1969 version.

By: Erly Pete

Erly Pete — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 00:39:50 +0000

actually, upon further listening, I believe that “Get Back” is the real train song by the Beatles…

By: Sam P.

Sam P. — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 20:34:00 +0000

Can anyone else hear this as a song by The Band? George’s licks remind me of Robbie Robertson’s. Levon Helm and Rick Danko singing lead.

By: Baggio

Baggio — Thu, 11 Sep 2014 03:50:21 +0000

I much prefer the 1963 over the 1969 one.
The slower pace works better and the vocals sound more convincing on the original.