The sounds of the familiar songs of the legendary quartet in music history surprised the residents of central London on January 30, 1969, exactly 55 years ago.
The band, which hasn't performed in about two years due to burnout, decided to hold a surprise performance on the roof of the building of the record company founded by its friends - Apple.
We wrote about the surprising reaction (or not) from the audience with the help of Claude.
The legendary pop stars were in the middle of recording their album "Let It Be", which was originally planned to be released under the symbolic title "Get Back", to mark the band's return to the stage.
As part of the rehearsal, the album was recorded in an "improvised" live performance on the roof of her studio.
The members placed the musical instruments and amplifiers on the roof of the fifth floor, and placed photographers around to capture the performance for the music videos of the album.
Soon the streets and the roofs of the nearby buildings were flooded with a crowd that was caught up in the area that instantly became the place where a historical performance takes place.
The Beatles performed the new songs for the album a first time, a second time and began a third round when police officers appeared on the roof in front of the cameras.
They demanded that the performance be stopped, as it constituted a disturbance to traffic and 'noise pollution', and gave an order to disconnect the speakers.
Malcolm Evans, the Beatles' "promoter", turned off John Lennon and George Harrison's amplifiers, while Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr and temporary partner Billy Preston continued to play.
Harrison quickly turned his amplifier back on, and Evans restarted Lennon's - but immediately after finishing the song "Get Back" for the third time, they stopped the show. They have not performed since.
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