Beatles Rooftop Concert - 1/3

[Ahzdiosh]

And then the greatest band of all time started playing a concert on the rooftop next-door...which was nice.

[MrCeej9999]

Love the affection between John and Paul when they play live. Such chemistry.

People think they hated each other. Not true. Lennon just got to a point in his life where he generally hated everyone! He fell out with George Harrison around the same time as well

[MrCeej9999]

A friend of mine once said “they were so tight, it sounds exactly like the album versions”.

I didn’t want to tell him that the songs he’s referring to on Let it Be are actually the live recordings from this gig!

[BATOOTY100]

JOHN LENNON YOU ARE SO SORELY MISSED THE WORLD ISN'T THE SAME WITHOUT YOU.

[BeatlemaniacRenzo]

This was today but 43 years ago, in 1969 :)

[barrette0100]

the spirit is still alive :))

[essessessesq]

oddly, this event was ignored in the USA----i don't recall hearing any mention of it at the time! maybe someone else did?

[DeptOfRevenue]

@essessessesq I don't know if it was ignored, but I remember CBS News showing a clip of "Two of Us" on the nightly news..Back then network news was very serious and never reported on celebrity stuff unless someone died..so I was very shocked and still remember it

[margarita22973]

ke buen video esto paso en los estudios de apple el 30 de enero de 1969

[Beatlesfan12772]

happy birthday apple corps rooftop concert your 43th birthday

[cubby1102]

I am approaching 60. My body aches every day and it keeps getting worse. I spend more time asking myself what went wrong than looking forward to the future. But no matter how I feel and how much worse it gets, my age allowed me to be alive through Beatlemania, and nothing will ever take that away from me. I suppose that when all is said and done, it has been worth it. God Bless The Beatles!!!

[txicmelody13]

This was today :) If only I were alive....

[sikamikaniko1]

happy birthday to the concert on the roof!!!! 43 years today:)

[ACoustaDC]

The true impact of the beatles can never really be measured. The economic impact was unbelievable. People started dressing different and new companies sprang up for that and hair styles changed, people went to school to learn about the cuts. Everyone wanted to play guitar and took lessons, it was a total hey day for guitar teachers.... I could go on and on, but you get the Idea. There will never be another group with this impact as so many things have changed, like the way we experience music.

[VijayMurthy34]

Noisy Beatles...

[beatletat]

43 years ago today ;0)

[erryfleming11k]

I want this video on my E51 camera-free unit.

[walrusz]

Who counted it in?

[peopleofthecircle]

How long did they play and how many songs?

[schepler2]

I was exactly one year and two days old when this took place.

[Tbor1000]

That's what july is like in London.

[jayfey77]

@Tbor1000 this is january not july.

[Tbor1000]

@jayfey77 My brother has lived in London for a decade, I know dude. It was intended as a joke. I'll spare you of the ridicule and we'll leave it at that.

[jayfey77]

@Tbor1000 oh ok sorry.

[Cpbarbro]

this was recorded, what 1969 in januari, shouldnt it be frikkin cold outside?

[abhikoolblue]

2:52 Don Corleone loved them too..

[tdamtoft]

Just a simple thanks for posting this...thanks!

[JoeNY0707]

The younger generation is lucky to be able to see such an iconic happening as the Beatles.Can you imagine having to go to a store and buy a .45 record (2 songs/one on each side) just to be able to hear it when you wanted.

[matthiaslemmens]

Hilarious how John forgets the lyrics of "don't let me down", and he just sings non-existing words in the rhythm to keep the song going. That was the best band ever, it's a shame we will never be able to see them live.

[italian430PRIDE]

@matthiaslemmens i think i read somewhere that he was just singing the words backwards. idk you're probably right though

[rollingstones50years]

This is an amazing video I remember it clearly it was a big news item at the time... it was a big deal way back then playing live on the roof at the Apple HQ...I visited Strawberry Fields and the Dakota last year and I have a lump in my throat watching John in this video...I can't understand the 53 dislikes this is music history...it will be played 100 years from now...

[pigproduction101]

Who are the fucking 53 people that dislike that!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[tallicdeth]

Why 240???? This deserves HD encoding with epic audio!

[deyulfb93]

i have this vhs

[briahn16]

You think McCartney is one of a very few guys who can get away with a full beard and make it look very cool?

[Cibavisioncorp]

Get Beatle or die tryin'

[wolverineblue18]

And WOW... Yoko is more than 3 feet away from John. AMAZING!

[wolverineblue18]

Wonder if George was pissed john took the solo on Get Back.



[romans52345]

@wolverineblue18 I'm sure he was..during this period John was taking a lot of the solos including Get Back and Revolution...

[mctalks]

It was obviously time for the band to end but you could still see the love that they had for one another.

[djlcruze]

Love It...Beatles rock!

[jazzruff]

wow



[secretbreak]

One of the Best... It brought me to Tears... I'm crying like Baby!

[PIEROMC97]

Aprendan Wachiturros

[possomcrast]

FUCK YOU YOKO!

[TheD1763]

yeah,and in the meantime the sold lots of records,Abbey road is still the best sold record

on venyl with 41000,don't forget the rest,who are Mumford and suns?

[xbax23]

The 53 people that disliked this should be shot.

[markmartinez717]

Your video is popular on Bishkek

[steevo454]

2:18 Robert Webb???

[lees2oo8]

fucking love 2:50!

[beatlebum1000]

@lees2oo8 the only other person in it that can compete with the beatles for coolness, very smooth

[julyuki]

i see some hot british chicks here!



[no1fabfourfan]

One of my favorite John song's. He's singing to Yoko who was always with him. Wish i could have been there!

[CirqueDuFreak100]

I love how John was always the one who jokes around in their concerts :)

[danandfriends96]

god i miss the 60's

[kirtah]

at first i thought tey were realy playbacking then i said, c'mon the beatles?noo

only they can sing as good as the album record in the top of a roof

[favedave]

thank you ---  love

[01sircharles]

I've always thought that they were saying "Thank you, ....good bye".

[hotmn4u]

jez, they don't even talk to each other

[EdmondLau2007]

@hotmn4u because at that point, everyone wanted out and didn't want to be there

[tjookie00]

I saw this movie yesterday...it was awesome!

[wisetrucker]

You can't be seen, yet you stop people in the street to listen, a sign of greatness.

[sejd213]

The Beatles are one of the few bands that changed history! Beatles 4ever....

[Django5198]

Great performance. Jefferson Airplane inspired them to do a rooftop finale

[thecitizenme]

wow Ringo really had to use some clothes to dampen his drums..O_O

[rubbersole79]

Ever seen the postcard Paul sent to Ringo?

"You are the greatest drummer in the world.........Really."

[JhonnyDaemon]

Their last act? Punk rock band. Get back!

[pavlabel1]

6:21 to 6:25. Awesome. John Lennon is the coolest man ever.

[ps2stony]

@pavlabel1 Lol I speak icelandish, he said "I hate everyone except Ringo". I would have rolled off the roof laughing if I was there and I heard that XD

[droedua]

los beatles.....sabes.... ellos cambiaron mi forma de ver la vida... ellos me dieron el significado que yo necesitaba. no me importa si entiendes lo que escribo... the beatles no tienen pais, no tienen lugar...ellos son significativos parqa toda la vida... i love them THE BEATLES FOREVER IT IS IMPORTANT, THAT EVERY HUMAN BEING KNOWN THE BEATLES....los mataria a uds por estar en el concierto de la azotea....uds harian lo mismo o no?????

[anthonyam97]

yoko y u make beatles go bad?

[Davewise1965]

The greatest band in history.

[kjunhyun]

Dammit, where's Rankerbill's comment...?

[topcommentator]

hey, the beatles could play on a one way ticket to hell and still sound good

[mrshice]

The best musicans ever on this planet! They make your heart go open! Merry Christmas and Happy Nwe Year 2012 to everybody! Love, Peace and Harmony <3 :)

[hotmn4u]

all I want for christmas, is for john and george tobe around--again

[RaunchyRocker]

Watching this it just sinks what a band they were ! Harder the better if ya ask me !

[bikolee]

sound quality's bad but it was '69 and I was 12 and yes they were one of the great ones. Some might argue, the greatest.

[rachelswensss]

Imagine walking down the street and then suddenly hearing The Beatles out of no where. That would be the greatest day of my life.

[666CorpseRot]

@rachelswensss get an mp3 player sir, I hear the beatles when I walk down the street all the time lol

[rachelswensss]

@666CorpseRot haha I definitely meant live.

[Anainthesky1]

The last concert, but always great.

[iamthedean100]

@rachelswensss same here bro same here

[PrincessAngelStar12]

did John spit on the mic at 5:13?

[Giggleocalypse]

Shame that's it's only in 240p D:

[OctavioSWTOR]

HISTORY

[thetazzdelaney]

They started in an cellar and ended on the roof!

[ttttrigg3r]

RIP John. You died 7 years before I was born but your music lives on in me.

[Gamerboy9800]

47 people are apparently beatles haters

[5duckz]

love the beatles and im 14

[WalrusMuffins10797]

@5duckz Same bro same

[miko88x2]

I love how they did this out of love, they didnt want money from tickets. They just wanted to spread the music.

[JoshhLyons]

0:40 - You'd think Paul was trying to put the floor through! The good old days when health and safety wasn't a consideration!

[julietaron]

I don't understand where 47 people are coming from.

[romans52345]

@julietaron All the 47 People where do they all come from? all the 47 People where do they all Belong?

[axis1250]

Where can i aquire this preformance in its entirety?

[hotmn4u]

final album from the greatest band in music history

[rsilb]

Scratch that... its Billy Preston... saw him around 1:20 in 2 of 3 and later jamming to Get Back in 3 of 3. RIP Billy...

[rsilb]

Who is playing the keys???

[RURALWARROOM]

Who are these guys again? Were they popular?

[TCfoxs]

@RURALWARROOM Not really. Just the most famous musicians of all time.

[ryandeberry1]

I am so glad to see so many beatles fans out there. I am very pleased to see these vidioes at at time of so much turmoil in the beatles relationship at this time... they are playing live wich they have not done for 3 years before this and are having a good tim doing so... I am also glad to know that as far as Paul has stated that him and John had reconsiled their diferenses before John passed... They talked about baking bread... wich John was doing the time Paul had called him.

[dcbc991]

Simply a classic!

[MRNERD0]

1337 views yeah!

[LeJazzfan]

Yes! THank you for uploading! Really like the 'Get Back' part!

[npverni]

@Rankerbill1 "I used to be cruel to my woman

I beat her and kept her apart from the things that she loved"

[Kapricorn1]

Imagine going into work that day then hearing the Beatles playing live, I'd be like "F**k work, the Beatles are playing!" what a treat those people had that day. :-)

[ptrmde]

so cool hah

[Rankerbill1]

@randomhobo1000 Fair point, but I would imagine if you are that way inclined you can find innuendo or double meaning in most songs. I notice that this clip has had 1,300,000 hits, and yours is the only negative comment upon my very valid opinion. It seems your point of contention is the line `run for your life`. At no point in the song does the `protagonist` state he will harm or kill the lady,and to assume this is his intention would be quite wrong

[ahfaxthis]

WOW! thank you for posting this.

[Rankerbill1]

@randomhobo1000 The lyric is saying if the lady is seeing someone else its over. I fail to see how that belittles women, so how can it be sexist ?. Could you be prosecuted for making this remark to someone?. Check the dictionary definition of sexism

[Rankerbill1]

@Rankerbill1 Well thank goodness. I thought maybe you were a Beatle hater. Even the adults liked their music when I was a teenager, so they must have been doing something right. Enjoyed your comments.

[Annefranksaddict]

How in the hell are there 47 dislikes? I've never hated anyone in my life, now I hate 47 people.

[airkooled05]

golden days of rock 

[00lilyvonshtupp]

Beautiful. Thank you so much.

[chaquirlin]

Where are the other part's?

[ply61]

@chaquirlin At your Right!

[artman102]

Buy the Let it be video. These Youtube videos are out of sync, blurry, jittery. It does the Beatles no justice.

[Susanskarma]

Unfortunately, there are many "popular" sings and bands these days. The Beatles, however, were more than popular singers or a popular band. They were a cosmic dusting that rarely occurs. The Fab Four - Bach, Beethoven, Brahms and The Beatles.

[ryanatbsl]

i have stood in front of this building before... wish it was on this day!!!!!!!

[SuperQweertyuiop]

I don't think we'll ever see another 'Beatles' again. Oasis came close in popularity, but somehow just don't have the same magic. Kinda sad really when you think about. Music just can't be decent AND popular anymore...

[superwerofutbolero]

the beatles are the best!!!!

[alexandanu]

@LoZfan95: ethnocentric much? what are you, aryan nation?

[alexandanu]

actually meant @888888username

[78ibanez]

The best on a " ROOF"

[78ibanez]

I love this, the best on a roof!!!

[Paulmancieri67]

Macca really rocked in this concert. You can tell he was itching to play live again.

[Realcaifan]

Rock significa esto: LIBERTAD, expresion, rebeldia, romper esquemas. BEATLES, siguen demostrando al mundo, la verdadera esencia del rock!!!! GRACIAS por compartir este video, saludos de MEXICO.

[ScandinavianDawn]

wow... John could really get things moving with his guitar. i like it when he plays lead

[eduardo19528]

This is another reason why I love these guys...they are unique,and never ,never ever we will have something like them.....again

[WiskeyDickBomber]

Hey thanks for being a censoring little bitch 88pimpin, you should move to North Korea and make it your career.

[supercoolbrian]

@WiskeyDickBomber he uploaded it so I think it's fair. I mean this is entertainment. No one wants to hear that jackass who keeps going on about how he shot John Lennon, how the Rolling Stones were a better band or how "gay" he thinks the Beatles are.

[anticochon1]

Great video. Thank you for sharing it with us

[Rankerbill1]

These four talented Scousers never wrote a violent or sexist lyric. There is a massive catalogue of their music, and it`s as fresh today as it was back then. With all the crass rubbish we have to listen to blasting from hatchbacks today, I find it difficult to believe this little country could produce something as special as these guys.

[901moose]

@Rankerbill1

[TobiasMuray]

@Rankerbill1 Never wrote a violent lyric? Really?

[DrPepperDERF]

@Rankerbill1 listen to run for your life

[Rankerbill1]

@DrPepperDERF I suppose there are double meanings in an awful lot of songs out there. It depends how you enterpret them

[nomorecommericals]

@Rankerbill1 it started out I want to hold your hand to I want to f*** you like an animal that's all. That's why the Beatles were so popular with the girls. It started with Elvis, then the Beatles took it too a new level, then the Stones and so forth.

[Rankerbill1]

@nomorecommericals Do you mean that was in the lyric?

[SaintJorge304]

All bet all the girls panties on the streets were so soaked the streets were almost flooded!

[1mwhit82]

@SaintJorge304

Im a straight male 4sho and my shit gets hard/wet for this. Love Ringo "Mal, got me down in the wrong place"....Doubt all the folks observing realized how this performance will live on for many decades....This is the essence of MUSIC my friends!!!

[SaintJorge304]

Faul is an amazing musician. #word

[thesmuuuuggh]

It absolutely blows me away how good they sound playing together. It's so natural. Absolutely perfect harmony.

[MsFalcita]

THIS IS TO THE ONES THAT THINK AND OR DIVULG THAT THE BEATLES WERE THE VIHICLE FOR THE DILUTION OF CULTURE, I MEAN YOURE CULTURE? I DO NOT KNOW WHAT KIND OF ETHNIC DESENDANT YOU ARE PROBLABLEY NOT WESTERN. BUT THEY ARENT RACIST, THEY GOT IN iNGLAND ALL KIND OF ETHNIC PEOPLE IN THEIR UNIVERSITIES EVEN THEY HAVE EDUCATED MATHAMA GANDHI

[MsFalcita]

EDELENTE CANCION DE UN GRUPO QUE INFLUYO AL MUNDO EN LE TIEMPO Y LOS ESPACIOS GEOGRAFICOS Y CULTURALES, Y EL MENSAJE ACUTAL JOJO REGRESA CASA Y LORET QUITTE LOS TACONES

[gforce4all]

I love that!! Even an old man with a pipe climbs up the fire escape to watch the beatles!! I love that guy!!

[jlow532]

@gforce4all Same. Looks like Albert Hitchcock himself come to watch the Beatles.

[zorazen2]

Roof Ripping Rhythm.

Skyline Sublime Songs.

Get Back.

Dont Let Me Down.

Beatles Best.

[JosephHuntington]

Photoshop is amazing. This looks so authentic! Great work.

[Diskobanger]

this is history so WHY THE FUCK THEY BAN IT IN SOME COUNTRYS !?!?!?!?!!??!?!?!

[flyerfan131]

So much talent in one band. Thanks for posting this. Love it!

[MrFONewvegas]

at 6:21 john messes up the lyrics and you can see ringo laughinng over his shoulder

priceless

[artyparis]

where is piano?

[gouvyrock]

@artyparis billy preston!!!

[MrUboat13]

notice the age varation of the audience people of all ages loved the beatles even to this day

[slojoe58]

Love the man at 3:00. Smoking the pipe. That is typical British.

[LoZfan95]

@throbbingmember Now I gotcha. true, I haven't done a lot of exploring through music in past decades. What I was specifically talking about were the popular genres that I feel have diminished in creativity over time.

[LoZfan95]

@throbbingmember With your advanced years of wisdom, perhaps you could contribute to the comments by telling me why that was ignorant. I'm still in school, so I haven't forgotten to support a statement with facts. You have forgotten, so you have an excuse for how ignorant your response is.

[first2nd2002]

the guy at 2:54 looks like a Magritte painting

[anonymouslol]

thank you for posting this

[NonFerrousBueller]

5:51 Whose Lamborghini?

[jamesthenabignumber]

Who's playing keyboard?

[teztravis7]

@jamesthenabignumber Billy Preston

[tripleJ1955]

I love seeing John Lennon playing lead guitar on Get Back, too bad he played lead on only a few songs.

Before the hate starts, I know George Harrison is the better lead guitar player of the two, it's just cool to see the Beatles switch up now and again.

[julyarchives]

The Beatles had in spades

[jamiew97]

Legendary concert.

[JurigTobaT]

beatles love

[MegamanSora1]

My God, I love these songs. I love this band. One of the, if not the best band ever. For all time.

[LaChemiseDeRentonII]

Sometimes The Beatles are classer than The Stones. Macca's amazing. Maybe the best gig ever, finally.

Incroyable.

[jonavanhalen]

get back beatles!!!!