The Beatles' rooftop concert is the last public appearance of the British rock band the Beatles. On January 30, 1969, the band, with keyboardist Billy Preston, surprised the London headquarters and fashion district with an impromptu concert from the roof of Apple Corps' company multimedia headquarters in 3 Savile Row. Within 42 minutes, The Beatles sounded playing nine songs from five songs before the Metropolitan Police Department asked them to reduce the volume. The recording of the show was later used in the 1970's Let It Be documentary.
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Although the concert was not announced, The Beatles had planned to appear live during their Get Back session earlier in January. It's uncertain who has the idea for a concert on the roof, but the suggestion was conceived just days before the actual event. George Harrison brought keyboardist Billy Preston as an additional musician, in the hope that talented outside observers will encourage the band to be tight and focused. Ringo Starr remember:
"There is a plan to play directly somewhere.We wonder where we can go - 'Oh, Palladium or Sahara' But we have to take all the stuff, so we decided, 'Let's get up on the roof ' ".
The audio was recorded onto two eight-track recorders in Apple's basement by engineer Alan Parsons, and film director Michael Lindsay-Hogg brought a camera crew to capture several performance angles - including the reaction of the guys on the street.
When The Beatles first started playing, there was some confusion from the audience watching the five stories below, many of whom were having lunch breaks. When news of the event spread, the crowd began to gather in the streets and on the roofs of local buildings. Although most responded positively to the concert, the Metropolitan Police Service was increasingly concerned about noise and traffic problems. Apple employees initially refused to let the police in, finally reconsider when threatened to be arrested.
As the police climbed onto the roof, the Beatles realized that the concert would finally be closed, but continued to play for a few more minutes. Paul McCartney changed the lyrics to the song "Get Back" to reflect on the situation, "You've played on the roof again, and you know your mother does not like it, he'll get you arrested!" The concert ended with the conclusion of "Get Back", with John Lennon saying, "I want to thank you for the group and ourselves and I hope we have passed the audition".
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Set list
The roof concert consists of nine songs from the five Beatles songs, including:
- "Get Back" (three takes)
- "Do not Let Me Down" (two takes)
- "I Have a Feeling" (two takes)
- "One After 909" (one grab)
- "Pony dig" (one take)
The first performance of "I've Got a Feeling", and the recording of "One After 909", and "Dig a Pony" are then used for Let It Be's album. In 1996, the "roof" version of "Get Back", which was the last song of the Beatles' last live performance, was included in Anthology 3 . An editing of two taking "Do not Let Me Down" is included on Let It Be... Naked. There is also a short jam "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" while the cameraman changed the movie.
Legacy
The Beatles' rooftop concert marks the end of an era for many fans. They recorded another album, Abbey Road , but in September 1969, The Beatles had been unofficially disbanded. Some performances on the roof, especially from "Dig a Pony", show The Beatles once again in peak shape, if only temporarily. Fans believe that concerts on the roof may be a test to return to live performances and tours.
Rutles's "Get Up and Go" sequence in the All You Need Is Cash film mimics the concert footage on the roof, and uses the same camera angle. In January 2009, the tribute band Bootleg Beatles attempted to hold a 40-year concert at the same location, but was denied permission by Westminster City Council due to licensing issues.
In The Simpsons fifth episode of "Homer's Barbershop Quartet", Be Sharps (Homer, Apu, Barney and Principal Skinner) performed a rendition of one of their previous hits on the roof. George Harrison, who starred in the guest in the episode, was shown saying nonchalantly, "It's done!" When the song ends and credit begins, Homer repeats John Lennon's phrase about passing the audition and everyone laughs, including Barney until he says, "I do not understand."
In the 2007 film Across The Universe, a musical composed entirely of Beatles music, Sadie's band performed a rooftop concert in New York City that mimics the original. It's interrupted and closed by the New York Police Department.
U2 also referred to a concert in their video for "Where the Streets Have No Name", which featured a concert on a similar roof in Los Angeles.
McCartney played a surprise mini-concert in midtown Manhattan on July 15, 2009 from the top of the Ed Sullivan Theater tent, where he recorded a show for Late Show with David Letterman. Event news spread through Twitter and word of mouth, and nearby street corners were closed to accommodate fans for the set, which doubled the original Beatles show.
Personnel
- John LennonÃ, - vocals, guitar
- Paul McCartney - vocals, bass guitar
- George Harrison - vocals, guitar
- Ringo StarrÃ, - drum
- Billy Preston - electric piano
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External links
- Do not Let Me Down from the roof
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