Newly Surfaced Footage Reopens Questions About The Beatles’ 1969 Rooftop Performance — A Reported Police Exchange Suggesting “Let Them Finish The Song” Has Sparked Debate Over Whether The Historic Moment Continued Because Of Quiet Discretion Rather Than Simple Noise Complaints, Challenging What We Thought We Knew About That Cold January Afternoon At 3 Savile Row.
January 30, 1969, arrived cold and unremarkable in central London, until music rose where it was never meant to. Atop 3 Savile Row, The Beatles stepped into the open air and began to play, unaware that they were about to create one of the most scrutinized moments in modern cultural memory. Below them, the city … Read more