Fans of The Beatles were delighted to realise the band had performed one of their oldest songs when atop the Apple Corps roof in 1969.
It marked the final time The Beatles would perform together as a four-piece, with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, and George Harrison playing a selection of at-the-time unreleased tracks. A crowd gathered outside the building, with the performance eventually broken up by police officers responding to noise complaints and crowd congestion on the street below. The band performed nine tracks from Abbey Road and Let It Be, but also found time for a rarity, performing a song from their days as The Quarrymen.
Sharing their favourite songs from the nine-track setlist, fans of The Beatles took to the subreddit and suggested the best moments of the performance.
The original poster writes: “Today in history marks The Beatles’ final live performance as a group, January 30, 1969. What was your favourite song that they played? My favourite has to be I’ve Got A Feeling especially when Paul realized the cops were trying to shut them down. Dig A Pony comes second.”
Another user agreed with I’ve Got a Feeling as the best of the impromptu show, writing: “I love Paul’s energy, and it’s just a great song.” The original poster replied: “Such powerful vocals, unmatched energy!”
Other suggestions for the best song of the show included Don’t Let Me Down, which was called a “wonderful” song and Get Back which was praised for its “great guitar and keyboard solos”. But a performance of One After 909, one of the band’s earliest songs, has charmed a few fans.
One wrote: “One After 909. They seemed to be having a blast with that song. I saw the entire concert on regular TV when I was a kid. Hell, every song was great.” The original poster replied: “I didn’t know until maybe six months ago that One After 909 was a song they wrote when they were The Quarrymen.
“I thought it was so cool that they brought it back! They did that with a few others to my knowledge, I’ll Follow The Sun and When I’m 64 (although When I’m 64 might have just been a Paul song from when he was younger).”
A third user added: “I agree with One After 909. Seeing John and Paul having so much fun always brings a smile to my face.” Another user has suggested the performance as a whole is one of the best experiences they have ever had as a music fan. They wrote: “I love everything from the rooftop performance.
“I am so glad I got to see it in IMAX back in 2022. I went twice. The first time I cried in the end. The second time I was euphoric. Closest I could ever be to seeing them alive. I’ll cherish those moments forever. If there is ever a time machine, I am going back to that cold winter day in London.”
