DIG A PONY | THE BEATLES ROOFTOP CONCERT

[@TheLarryBrown]

If ever there was an example of "going out on top," this is it.

[@ericwitham9576]

They were at total odds. But when they played together all animosity melted away

[@HankFinkle11]

And that’s why Paul wanted to get them back on the road, playing small clubs to start.

[@michaelschneider-]

F.. king Yoko...

[@harold3165]

Have you even watched Get Back?! They weren't at total odds.

[@robertsaul234]

George was 25, Paul was 26, and John & Ringo were both 28 when this was filmed. The Beatles would be no more by the end of the year. Just phenomenal what they accomplished in such a short time at such a young age.

[@glennhall8665]

Great comment. So true.

[@NaaHva]

Paul would have been 26IF...

[@killval849]

@@NaaHva lol be real, that's Paul.

[@AFilipinoBeatlesLover]

Why george looks 30+ even though he's the youngest

[@Louis-w3v]

​@@AFilipinoBeatlesLoverhard living but John lived the hardest as he said because he is crazier than the others 🚶🚶🚶🚶🎸🎸🎸🥁

[@oblongtom]

Effing beautiful...Johns voice..like satin leather and silk wrappibg our esrs in a passionate embrace

[@steveoneil9646]

George's playing on these roof tops songs is just so essential;. He really was a great guitar player

[@aquamarine99911]

George stopped playing guitar for a year or so to focus on the sitar. But for three years, from 1969 to 1971, he was one of the most musical guitar players/songwriters in all of rock. Watch him construct his rhythm part on the video of John recording "Oh My Love". Great song, but George's guitar elevates it to the heavens.

[@johnnyhmash]

George was quite good shock.!

[@aquamarine99911]

@@abcxyz53 Uh, the "Let It Be" guitar solo (album version)? "Something" probably has to be the best Beatles guitar solo ever (unless you count Eric Clapton on "While my Guitar ..." John barely manages to play the very simple "Get Back" solo, and messed it up a few times. Paul played a more aggressive rock and roll style, which suited certain songs (e.g. Helter Skelter, Taxman), But George was the best guitarist in the band. By far.

[@johnnyhmash]

You can believe that of course.he was no Clapton and had to play the others tunes.After the last gig his place in the studio was fragile but as we know he wrote arguably the most impressive songs in the late period.​@abcxyz53

[@aageseljegard8730]

@@aquamarine99911of course he was ✌️

[@luisglr]

Imagine being that intern holding the notebook with the lyrics for John

[@jackieguccione94]

Thats what hes DOING i thought it was a camera at first then i realized it wasn't and COULDN'T figure out what he was DOING john didn't remember the words? Im 65 never ever saw that before

[@tarakb7606]

​@@jackieguccione94 Apparently John Lennon's memory wasn't very good when it came to remembering lyrics.

[@wormsnake1]

There’s a great interview with him on utube. He wasn’t particularly enamoured with the Beatles music but said they were good people etc…how ironic!! He literally responded to a job advertisement and got the gig!!x

[@sushimamba4281]

I was wondering what he was doing. At first I thought he was holding a roll of toilet paper.

[@twrarmyteddy1990]

@@tarakb7606yeah also he messed up on take one of get back during the rooftop concert

[@Gk2003m]

Even though George did not want to be on that roof, you see his smiles as he hears the song coming together so wonderfully.

[@bryanlongshore6198]

I'm only 60...born in 63....but the Beatles created classic rock.....everybody with a brain realizes this...

[@jroar123]

I'm about the same age as you and floored by the Beatles. They were together a powerhouse of musical brilliance. I really miss them and wish we still had George and John. What they could have given us is something we will never get back.

[@alexandrebenois7962]

I realize it even though I don't have a brain.

[@VikktorBorisov]

I realize it even though my brain tells me they created EDM

[@alexvas6018]

Непереживай, у тебя есть душа, это не хуже мозгов, хотя, конечно хорошо бы иметь и то и другое.​@@alexandrebenois7962

[@duster71]

George always played fantastic short solos that melted into the song like fire melting the wax in a pool

[@russellschwartz3912]

George and Ringo had no egos when it came to their playing. They never wanted to show off but only ever played what was perfect for the song. I think it’s partly why their playing is so underrated. Hell, Paul’s bass playing too.

[@stellakowalski1]

GREAT comment!! Fire melting wax ♥️

[@raccuia1]

There is music then there is The Beatles.

[@jhob62]

Si, todos ejecutaban sus instrumentos en funcion de la cansion, como solo los grandes lo saben hacer. Saludos.

[@fitless]

What great solo would the song have if played by Keith Richards, Clapton or Mick Taylor. It would be really awesome.

[@RussellMorash-m8w]

I love the way John looks at paul when he dose the high parts he's got a big smile it's like this is like when they first started out and the memories are still there.

[@mattyoz0]

Yep. he loved him.

[@malachy9400]

John would probably have enjoyed it more had he been smiling at his friend that he formed the band with instead of the impersonator.

[@mattyoz0]

@@malachy9400 lol. Seek help.

[@malachy9400]

@@mattyoz0 take a look at their US concerts. Paul was funny and very likeable and a superstar, look at their interviews from that time too, completely different person. This guy on the roof is someone else.

[@mattyoz0]

@malachy9400 there's no way you're serious. So they found an identical person with the same skull structure that has one eye socket lower than the other and that can sing and play left-handed guitar as well as piano and write unlimited songs. Sounds totally possible. 🤣

[@presto709]

"I roll a stony, well you can imitate everyone you know" (A dig at The Rolling Stones)

[@ernestokrapf]

@JaniceRael it's just a bit of banter

[@ronnyparker]

Love the Rollin Uglies buy hey, Blues and Boogie Woogie gets a bit tedious at times. The BeatLes did so many fresh works of art.

[@paulstone5125]

Vocal, bass line, guitar solo, everything is brilliant. Real masterpiece.

[@akiouchiyama]

For John he considered it as a "piece of garbage"

[@bobgordon236]

Trash. The entire LP was crap.@@akiouchiyama

[@ЛарисаРевис]

👍❤

[@AntonioBarsanio]

@@akiouchiyama John couldn't appreciate his own work, it happens. I usually belittle things I know I can do well, maybe it's depression who knows!

[@akiouchiyama]

@@AntonioBarsanio Yes, that was just a curious thing...

[@alan1james]

Still so exciting and moving after all these years... That's my favorite band ever.

[@tarakb7606]

Same here.

[@acrosstheuniverse1905]

no doubt about it.

[@MichaelMarsh-yz5wm]

Dam best years of or lives

[@gregoryolsen4509]

Great fills and solo by George. He was so demeaning of his ability, especially when comparing himself to Clapton, but he was great! We all miss him. 🥰

[@barbaragrijalva9312]

Mr Billy Preston on Keyboard On Of The Greatest Keyboardest Ever

[@radiorob7543]

The 5th Beatle.

[@jayclarke5466]

I ll take Keith bit Billy was excellent pop and RnB guy

[@Cynwidion]

I'll see your Billy Preston and raise you Nicky Hopkins, but yeah.

[@noopportunitynecessary]

*Keith Emerson correction

[@hungfao]

Always great to see John and Paul singing together. They seemed to harmonize in the most natural sense.

[@Me_ThatsWho]

John's voice always gets me, literally one of the best rock voices we've had

[@ArielPrado-em6rm]

Top 5

[@louiebee6745]

Influenced Ozzy, Alice, Noddy, etc.

[@lgaytan65]

100% agree! In my opinion, nobody came close to John's great vocals.

[@sunking2001]

The greatest band that will ever be...in our universe and the universe next to ours!

[@ladyprudence6]

Love George's guitar work on this! ❤

[@gwynnielsen5081]

This concert was so original, momentous at the time, just as the Beatles were and still are. Rock on, gentlemen!

[@mjproebstle]

The Beatles are a life long friend. We grew up together, felt the joys and pain. Not always on my mind as I grow older and more distant, but all it takes is a song when up or down, and we’re once again in support, right along side and right back where it began. When that feeling transcends everything else and can at a moment snap you back in, there is more in that feeling than life in of itself. Lifelong friends to the end.

[@michelefrogan7150]

Wow! what strong words. And very poetic too. With your permission I will save them in a file. One of the most impressive "confessions" of a Beatles fan that I've read

[@allymayful]

Beautifully expressed. It can be quite difficult to explain exactly what they gave our world. So much!!! How we held our breath waiting in anticipation to hear their new albums as soon as they were released. When I saw Paul live in 2017, l felt my life was complete.

[@countalucard4226]

All of us (I’m 73) who grew up with them all feel we have our own special relationship with them that doesn’t really exist in reality but in our hearts and minds.

[@piliramirez1166]

Feel the same, I'm 71 ❤❤❤

[@heathermann8788]

Then, it does exist. I'm with you, friend.

[@allymayful]

Absolutely. We were so privileged to be part of it all.

[@janicebarthram6759]

Me too I’m 73. My dad, like most parents at the time thought they were rubbish. He was a tailor in savile row and he came home that day and told me they were making such a racket that he shut the window!!!!!

[@larushka1]

@@janicebarthram675973 also. I worked around the corner while this was going on! Who knew history was being made.

[@asmodeus0454]

This is a brilliant song. The Beatles were brilliant.

[@patton303]

This composition wasn’t just 6 years after I Wanna Hold Your Hand. It was light years beyond. The evolution of the songwriting in such a short time blows my mind.

[@aunch3]

I love this song

[@johnoconnor998]

FRom boy ban, to pop band, to rockers, in a blink of an eye

[@aunch3]

I would say they started out as more of a punk rock band, rockin out on stage all night on drugs etc, then boy band (ish), then pop, then rock. But they were always a rock band

[@bobabooey4537]

Heavily influenced by the king of rock and roll... Chuck Berry.@@aunch3

[@aunch3]

For sure by punk I mean more in their behavior on and off the stage

[@Tonetwisters]

I'm a guitar player ... 63 years of it. Take it from me ... This is about as tight and perfect a performance as you can get from a band ... and on a cold, damp, dreary rooftop in cold-A London. They were spectacular.

[@56music64]

Masterpiece, so in the groove, so down. I love this song, always have

[@justinherbert9146]

What really impressed me with the roof top concert was how John really came alive in his performances - during the rehearsals he kidded around a lot but then put it into overdrive, put the peddle to the metal so to speak when it came game time

[@ge2623]

They invented the artform.

[@justinherbert9146]

@@ge2623 The ladies call me MISTER MAN CANDY - so i got that going for me

[@johnspooner1403]

“Pedal.”

[@redhotchilipepper432]

They sound SO good.

[@jefferypadgett334]

This is actually one of my favorite Beatles songs. The bass line is one of the best, the harmonies between John and Paul coming from years of singing with each other, George's "brief but spectacular" solo and Ringo solid bottom combine to make this a gem. They were obviously enjoying playing live. Let It Be is probably my favorite Beatles album.

[@adamfindlay7091]

I dig it

[@carolfreitag6847]

Paul at the end…. uh uh uh uh oh!!

[@ulises-sl6df]

Para mi tambien es de las mejores del disco.

[@ian2armannduccio]

It's just fucking marvellous. I'm a fan of many bands and musicians all over the world but I think I must conclude that the beatles will always be dearest to my heart.

[@jefferypadgett334]

@@ian2armannduccio Here's my take on the Beatles: I think their music will stand the test of time just as some of the music of Bach, Beethoven and other classical music composers has stood that test. I think that one hundred years from now, the music of the Beatles will still be listened to. I hesitate to name a particular song, but some of their stuff is timeless.

[@Nanoci62]

SO WONDERFUL WHEN YOU SEE THEM TOGETHER … SIMPLY MAGICAL ❤️

[@Moxy770]

Well Said

[@edt.5118]

Wonderful to see how happy and joyful there are playing live together.

[@26.panjinurrahmanalsatrian45]

I really felt exactly the smile George made during the short solo

[@kevanbrown7620]

The rooftop concert is 1 of the great moment's in the history of pop/rock

[@carolfreitag6847]

Ringo at the beginning, putting his cigarette out: “ hold it!!”

[@fenderstratocaster9740]

And he pulled out another one just before the song stopped :)

[@consumertester5665]

Just bl**dy amazing.

[@Brabdog]

Lennon was the hippest of the hip, the coolest of the cool.

[@Louis-w3v]

Yes he was and Ringo and George said that they enjoyed playing on John's songs more than Paul's 🎸🎸

[@scrambaba]

uh, no he was a jerk who was so famous he got away with it

[@michaelpascarello895]

Sad but true​@@scrambaba

[@tonycsmith5655]

@@scrambaba No, he was a Rock Star not a Saint. Don't be a Jerk.

[@tonycsmith5655]

@@michaelpascarello895 BS

[@bobelliott2748]

This band was tight. every note and drum beat was in perfect place all the time. The creativity was amazing. This is as good as it gets

[@havreykiefat3449]

It was and still is the best band ever

[@marioimolina]

It is so great seeing Lennon really enjoying this performance. He really looked happy singing this song

[@guidonagle5075]

My thoughts exactly. Love the song - another of the many songs that the Beatles did that sounded like nothing that anyone else was doing.

[@tonyjames1953]

Hats off to the crew who set up the equipment; the sound is great, and John's voice never sounded better!

[@davidgravatt7683]

I was born in 61. Watched Ed Sullivan with my big sister on 2-9-64. Lennon has been my idol ever since!

[@operationoverloard]

Musically that is a great sounding song by every single player playing his part.

[@misinchantube]

This is a literally unbeatable song. Total masterpiece. Fills of George are sublime. There will never be another band like this.

[@aisle_of_view]

Cool seeing George smiling along with them

[@MaryCruzMedinaGarza]

El bello George ❤

[@WorldwideWyatt]

John and Paul’s harmony starting at 2:00 is the perfect example of why these guys were the absolute best. When these two men were clicking there wasn’t anything they couldn’t do. Fucking brilliant.

[@prisonersforprofit]

55 years ago and still as good as ever.

[@ash029]

The guitar riff is one of the most underrated of all time for me. Up there with the best! It also goes without saying that John's voice is extraordinary also!!

[@johnkaelin1869]

We’re gonna get High High High! Lennon & McCartney hitting the High notes 🎶 with Perfection! The Greatest Harmonious duo Ever! And as Jon Anderson from Yes, of course Greatly influenced by the Fab 4, sang from””TFTO”The Remembering”/ “High the Memory.” Truly a “Memorable” Rooftop Performance!

[@scunjee]

As vital and fresh now as it was then…..incredible performance

[@lloydhentley7639]

10/16/23 MY LOVE FOR THIS SONG BROUGHT ME HERE TODAY!!!

[@michaelpegoda7482]

For a man to only technically be recording together for 7 years they accomplished so much I'm sure glad I was around to hear them rest in peace Johnny and George be safe be peaceful

[@edt.5118]

What a fantastic group. For some reason I got teary-eyed listening. These guys just loved playing live together. So much joy in their performance. John's rhythm guitar is so distinctive. Amazing tone.

[@ziprline]

What kind of alignment of ethereal frequencies occurred to create this level of earthly perfection. Not within one individual but four in unison. Consistently over all their work over many years. It's just not of this world.

[@brianmorrison7542]

The greatest rock band in history

[@tonixjesse9087]

No,I disagree, they were much,much more than that.🤷

[@sdufg]

nope. beatles would be nothing without buddy holly. so that makes buddy holly the greatest.

[@ItsParachuteAdams]

​@@sdufgWorst take I've ever heard on the Beatles, congrats!

[@brodino_maiuscolo]

​@@sdufg Wtf lol. And Buddy Holly would be nothing without The Carter Family and Hank Williams so they're the best? And Hank would be nothing without other dudes that inspired him so those dudes are the best? All the way back to the first dude who first made some music tapping some sticks on a rock so that one is the best?

[@arch3088]

@@sdufg Nonsense.

[@taimeuppe6174]

Always loved these guys since 63

[@viviennediodato2730]

I love this performance

[@benighted09]

Very tight. Years of practice and…they belong together.

[@michaeltouchette8156]

can you imagine, being a Beatles fan and walking down the street.... only to hears music coming from above... sounds like the Beatles but I've never heard the songs before... now listening for first time.... wonder whats going through the minds of those watching from roof tops nearby....

[@Mojojoe45]

I had the pleasure this past April, going with a fellow Beatle fan friend, seeing the street and building where they performed. Was magical as I imagined being there that day.

[@Lollygagger-k4p]

Well, not the Beatles , but I was 17 and staying with my older brother in Marin County in 1974. One evening while walking around Sausilito, I heard Clapton music coming out of a small hole in the wall and peeked in to get a look. Nobody cared to ID me. It was him, playing impromptu with some locals. Early Un-Plugged jam. He was my Idol at the time, so I was feeling pretty pumped. Saw him perform at the Cow Palace a week later.

[@ellenbeckmann4293]

Thank you for this Video. John and The Beatles 4ever 🥰Elli from Germany ✌❤

[@gtrdoc911]

To play those chords and riffs with freezing hands is bloody hard. Amazing.

[@johnaspinall3200]

One great track .love johns voice

[@JDL0427]

I'm 71. I saw them in Chicago at the International Amphitheatre. This is my favorite song. Lennon was joyful and the rest of them were on point. McCartney is so focused. What a way to go out. But Johnny really brought it.

[@WindChaserTV]

As a Beatles fan for almost 40 years now, this is so refreshing. It's timeless. Btw, been loving the Fab Four since I first Obladi-Oblada 35 years ago.

[@jamesabrams6908]

I love this song and I've commented on it before. Now I'd just like to say that John had the greatest sideburns.

[@michaelodonnell8209]

For all the talent in the Beatles, and especially Paul's genius playing of the bass, when it comes down to brass tacks, my favorite Beatles songs must have John on lead vocals. Dig A Pony never had any radio play except on the college low power stations. This can easily rank as their greatest song, or at least in the top five. John's voice is hauntingly beautiful, as he so often is. I also think he wrote most of the lyrics to Dig A Pony. That is always a source of debate with followers of the Beatles. Was it John, Paul, or both who wrote the lyrics and the chord line? In my uneducated opinion, this one is all John. Shout out to Ringo for steady rhythm and George for his very creative lead guitar. We will never see the likes of these four again.

[@tarakb7606]

We certainly won't see the likes of them again.

[@chrishyde1216]

For me, John had the best voice I've ever heard. His singing here is perfect. He's unforgettable.

[@allymayful]

Whoever sang the majority of the song was also the main writer of it.

[@beanotraffini681]

And it's really special why you consider this: They wrote the majority of these tunes, arranged and whipped them together for a performance in just a few weeks! Amazing...😮

[@stevebigansky9372]

there are no words, except for just AMAZING

[@beatles1000]

I was lucky enough to meet Billy Preston at a “Fest for Beatles fans”. I said to him “You were on that rooftop “ He gave me a smile “Yes, I was” Wow!

[@Jojoseahorse]

Alan Parsons too :)

[@gennysaucedo6545]

I love them, Beatles 4ever ❤

[@jfmax2000]

Oh Yeah.... This Rooftop Concert was Just Too Much... Only The Fellas Would Think of Doing Something Like This.. Absolutely Iconic ☺☺😎👊💯💯

[@Emachine789]

Great song and visual. I like the red haired guy having to hold the lyrics 😂

[@Martin-pt5on]

I just noticed something!!! John's look at Paul at the second verse smiling; and the man holding the lyrics for him 2 feet away ❤

[@richieboy6825]

Must be different camera angles used in this video compared to other ones we’ve seen cuz I never saw that orange haired dude before whilst watching this - either that or it the Mandela effect. Ha!

[@Fhull]

@@richieboy6825before they performed this song John asked someone to hold the lyrics up for him, so that guy was always there.

[@michaelhoffman5486]

the way they move together as they play fuckin superb

[@jorgejohnson451]

That was masterful in every way. They were such creative artists.

[@65strad]

Wow, fantastic that we have this to enjoy

[@martinmoreno3015]

I'm just mesmerized by this guys, over and over...

[@maximilliancunningham6091]

What a moment, in the history of this entire universe.

[@LightspeedAM]

MOST SUCCESFUL BAND EVER, NOT CONVINCED THEY WERE/ARE THE BEST EVER

[@jeanmarieboucherit7376]

This is so marvelous, so perfect.Take George’s guitar part, it’s fantastic.

[@ulyssesparado2743]

That guttural Lennon-voice is incomparable.......soothing and rockin'...it hits! RIP Working-Class -Hero! forever remembered!

[@johnnyenglish9622]

Now and then I miss you John * * * *

[@tomfreeman650]

Pure Genius ! and yes John you and the group passed the Audition !

[@lawrencemichael9263]

Simply stated - I love this song and especially those wonderful Guitar Runs. Beatles harmonies are amazing. Loved George's leads on his new Tele that he really did not like, as usual - perfect.

[@alefernandezsax]

Se me caen las lágrimas ... Impresionante !!!!

[@twrarmyteddy1990]

I love how Ringo is smoking when they start and tells them to “HOLD IT!”

[@karaamundson3964]

John's vocals! Ringo's drumlines! O George, your guitar solos!

[@fauxbro]

Amazingly captivating! After years of being studio creatures, the boys put to rest any doubt they could still bring it live......and under very challenging conditions (freezing ass!) Love this.

[@GlynisSalis-pk4wr]

Good on you John l like this song

[@fearsomename4517]

Just plain magic.

[@PierreRanger-QC]

what about the bass playing from Paul? Marvellous!

[@tomcaron9113]

Love Paul singing into the echoing mic at the end. He was always looking for a new sound, effect, etc. George was playing a new Fender Telecaster given to him by Fender. It weighed a ton, was solid rosewood, which is why he’s so hunched over.

[@MarceloKatayama]

Love whoever said "thank you brothers" at the very end. That was one of my favourite details on the let it be version, so that confirms that those two performances are the same.

[@paulshotter2094]

The Beatles on the roof top singing dig a pony last time they played live together sad day for everyone but there music 🎵 will go on forever and ever

[@greggusan]

The height of cool. They were just so iconic in this performance. I'm no musical expert - I can't play or sing anything - but as a very long time lover of it, I feel this song doesn't fit into the normal structure or genre you could slot most other songs into. The lyrics are kind of impenetrable, it moves between rock, country and blues. And it's structure is ... weird. The pauses, the harmonies, the vocals...very unique and feel so blessed to view it being performed live.

[@sebasllergo8311]

Musica celestial. La sinergia de los cuatro. Algo que nadie puede explicar, ni ellos mismos.

[@maxigod96]

Beatles Prime , amazing band

[@ferdinandparan-yz6uo]

The rooptop concert the grand finale of the greatest band nobody comes close

[@bernardedward3277]

anyone who ever thought ringo wasnt a great drummer should listen to this song ....this is the greatest band ever

[@bytoriasnowdoggy]

Miigwich!!!

[@zvuisr]

Incredible!! Unbelievable how good they were..

[@navasaband]

Love the human lyric prompter!

[@MatthewM.-it3yu]

I was walking while I was listening to this. The tempo changes. Genius.

[@simoncolvex]

I was walking past Savile Row today and can't help but look up at the roof. Although it's owned by someone else, it still gives me a buzz to think they played their last gig there.