Today, John Lennon should have turned 73, so it seems like as good a time as any to post a Beatles live video. Or three. On January 30, 1969, the greatest rock band the world has every known was hurtling towards a break up. Tensions in the band were high, as were the band members themselves. They had come up with the idea to rehearse a new album of material and then play it live on record and film for the first time, so they had a film crew record what would become the Let It Be film and the making of the album of the same name. After they couldn't agree on a location for the live performance, they finally settled on the roof of Apple Corps (their company) at 3 Savile Row in London. It would be their first live performance in over three years (save for a couple live TV performances), and it would be the band's last ever live show together.
Let It Be (the film) is bittersweet because it's like watching your parents get a divorce right in front of your eyes, only you have four parents. But the rooftop performance is like watching your parents get back (pun intended) together and then tell you Billy Preston is also coming to live with you. The band looks happy and like they're having fun, probably because they were returning to their roots -- playing live rock and roll music for a crowd. Imagine how cool it would have been to be walking in downtown London on a cold day and, all of a sudden, you hear some music, and you look up, and the biggest band in the world is playing on a roof. Who does that? The Beatles, that's who.
I've decided to go with three songs from that rooftop show. There are two John songs -- "Don't Let Me Down" and "Dig a Pony" -- as well as one of my favorite Beatles songs, "I've Got a Feeling," which is one of the last true Lennon-McCartney collaborations. Happy birthday, John. And you, too, Mike Singletary. And you, too, Scott Bakula. And you, too, Tony.
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