Source: Good News Network
50 years ago today, The Beatles played their last public concert, performing on the rooftop of Apple Records surprising lunchtime pedestrians on a blustery cold day. The group, which invited Billy Preston to sit in on keyboards, hadn’t played in public for three years. The unannounced London appearance was eventually broken up by the police, but all the memorable scenes (including people gazing up in the streets) were filmed for a documentary—a total of nine takes of five songs: Get Back, Don’t Let Me Down, I’ve Got a Feeling, One After 909, and Dig a Pony. WATCH some of the classic scenes… (1969)
(Around 2:15 into the film you see the people on the streets start strategizing to get a glimpse, including an old gentleman with a bowler hat and pipe, who determinedly ascends a ladder on a nearby roof.)
The Beatles realized that the concert would be shut down, as police ascended to the roof, but continued to play for several more minutes. Paul McCartney improvised the lyrics of his song…
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