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KaleidoscopeMusic said
I haven’t been able to watch the full version and was so happy to. This should be played on TV with a documentary. Of course, it isn’t publicized or “professional” enough, but it’s such a momentous event in history. Imagine something so casual and yet moving; what the Beatles always manage to achieve. I love watching the little people down in the streets stop their daily lives to come together and listen to them. (I can picture a less reserved reaction in America.) It’s so symbolic and a great history lesson.

The funniest parts are when they express themselves: John’s random yodeling, mess-up on lyrics, Ringo smoking in the middle of the concert, Paul’s dancing, George and John randomly turned around in second “Get Back ” (why?). This is coming from someone who’s been taught to perform with hands to their sides, and I would love to be able to experience this kind of ease. 

Who wore their wife’s jacket better: John or George?

  

I was watching the rooftop today (50 years today and new Peter Jackson announcement – Tres exciting) and it got me thinking about a little bug bear I have about the jackets.  Stick with me.  Where has the story come from that they were wearing Mo and Yoko’s coats?  The first reference I can find is Complete Recording Sessions.

I can’t help feeling this is a sweet story but wrong for a few reasons.  

Firstly, John can be seen wearing that fur coat a lot during 68 and 69.  In fact it looks like he even took the same coat to see the Beach Boys in Paris in December 67, accompanied by Cynthia.  Same brown colouring, same short sleeves and lapels.

https://www.tapatalk.com/group…..tml#p15814

He’s wearing it during the mad day out, the Rock and Roll Circus and at Twickenham, among other occasions.

There are photos of Yoko in that coat too – I’m happy to concede they shared fur (properly air conditioned and cooled, of course).

I’m not even sure Ringo’s coat was Mo’s either.  It does up left to right – like a man’s coat would, not right to left.  it also looks like a pretty big fit, even on him.  

Why would the two Fabs have come to work with no coat, in January, but their wives handily brought two each?  Both wives are as warm as could be expected, sat against that chimney in their own lovely coats.

Beatlebug said
Why on Earth does @jimbo80’s post count say negative one???

Anyway, I’ll be sure to watch the rooftop concert today.

  

To be fair, I’d have given me negative marks for my pedantry too.

Enjoy the rooftop, man!  What a pleasure it is to watch. My favourite part is George and John giving an ashen faced Mal an earful for kowtowing to the bobbies by turning their amp off.   the big man had already had a bashing from Ringo for nailing his kit down in the wrong place.  What a laff!

Thanks for the source, Ron.  I haven’t seen that. I still have my doubts but good to know where it started.  Hopefully it will be the main thing PJ focuses on in the new Let it Be release (jokes)