The Rooftop Concert
The Rooftop Concert
The Beatles, accompanied by Preston, performed on January 30, 1969
The Beatles played five songs during the rooftop performance: “Get Back” (three times), “Don’t Let Me Down” (twice), “I’ve Got a Feeling” (twice), “One After 909″, and “Dig a Pony”. The Beatles also played a brief version of the British national anthem, “God Save the Queen” and a brief rehearsal of “I Want You (She’s So Heavy)” while second engineer Alan Parsons was changing tapes. Those performances were omitted from the film.
After the final song, McCartney says, “Thanks, Mo!” acknowledging the enthusiastic applause and cheering from Maureen Starkey. Then Lennon closes with his well-known remark, “I’d like to say ‘thank you’ on behalf of the group and ourselves, and I hope we passed the audition!” This exchange was spliced on to the end of the Let It Be album.
