Talk:One After 909

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[edit] area code

Does this have to do with the area code for San Bernardino county which is 909?

I think 909 is a train number, whoever wrote this article needs to tell us what the song is about!

John Lennon about this song, 1980: "That was something I wrote when I was about seventeen. I lived at 9 Newcastle Road. I was born on the ninth of October-- the ninth month. It's just a number that follows me around, but numerologically, apparently I'm a number six or a three or something, but it's all part of nine." (from http://www.geocities.com/~beatleboy1/dba12let.html) 62.147.39.62 18:18, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rickenbacker-esque?

I have no idea what this is supposed to mean. If someone could clarify, that would be helpful, as I have never heard of Rickenbacker being related to any sort of music theory or structure. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 67.86.151.244 (talk) 04:51, 27 February 2007 (UTC).

I didn't write the entry, so I can't say what it means exactly, and I agree it's confusing, especially to people who don't know what a Rickenbacker is. I think "Rickenbacker-esque" refers to the distinct sound of 12-string Rickenbacker guitars, and the type of songs that arise when composing while playing one. I don't think the Beatles got their Rickenbackers until 1964, and given that the early version of "One After 909" was written in the late '50s or early '60s, and recorded 5 March 1963, the entry would have to mean that the guitar sounds like it was written on a Rickenbacker, but wasn't. Certainly 12-bar song structures are not dependent on Rickenbackers! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by John Cardinal (talk • contribs) 05:12, 27 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] The Isles of Ken?

At the end of the song Lennon plays the opening of Danny Boy to the altered lyrics "Oh, Danny Boy, the Isles of Ken are calling..." -- what are the Isles of Ken, what did it mean, where did he got that from? (Google was to no avail about that, since the only occurences are Beatles lyrics, and later Dead Can Dance lyrics.) Thanks. 62.147.39.62 18:22, 4 June 2007 (UTC)

There's a footnote on The Serpent's Egg that goes into this. 82.95.254.249 14:29, 20 September 2007 (UTC)