The Beatles - Don't Let Me Down
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Published 2015-12-14
Written by John as an expression of his love for Yoko Ono, the song is heartfelt and passionate. As John told Rolling Stone magazine in 1970, “When it gets down to it, when you’re drowning, you don’t say, ‘I would be incredibly pleased if someone would have the foresight to notice me drowning and come and help me,’ you just scream.”
During filming on the roof of Apple, two days after the recording of the track, the band played ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ right after doing two versions of 'Get Back’ and it led straight into 'I’ve Got A Feeling’. Michael Lindsay-Hogg was once again directing a Beatles’ shoot. He and Paul met regularly at the tail end of 1968, while Hogg was directing The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus, to discuss the filming of The Beatles’ session in January. By the time that fateful Thursday came around, the penultimate day of January would be the last time The Beatles ever played together in front of any kind of audience.
This is not the version of ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ heard on the single but the version from the Let It Be… Naked album – a composite of both versions that were performed on the roof of Apple in Savile Row
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All Comments (21)
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That's not just a live performance ....its a piece of history
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Imagine walking down the road on the way to do whatever you’re doing and witness the Beatles playing on the roof of their studio, unbeknownst to many, for the last time ever. No one would believe why you were late.
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To this day I can't comprehend how this rooftop concert was recorded just 5 short years after their early hits like "I Wanna Hold Your Hand". The pace of their evolution was insane.
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I was privileged to see them live only once, as a teenager, September 14, 1964, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Ive never forgotten that night....
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"Nobody ever done me like she done me" Paul, John, and George all look at eachother smirking like teenagers. Priceless.
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“I don’t want to go on the roof” -George Harrison
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the way john lets out that little "eeeh heee" at the end when billy preston is shredding the keys to finish the song is the mood we all wish we were in all the time
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An incomparable band. Not one band has close to The Beatles. Iconic.
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This video kills me. They all knew it was over by then. Yet. The looks they gave each other. The happiness. The joy of making music one last time even though it was the end. It's one of the most profound pure emotional segments in history that, I don't know how to word it. It kills me. Love it!!!
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i just can’t believe their age here. i actually thought they’d be atleast 30+ plus but no. paul’s 26 john’s 28 ringo’s 28 george’s 25 and they already achieved all of that? just what you call a legend
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Stop asking who's still listening we never stop listening
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I just pray that wherever I go when I pass away, that I still get to listen to music like this.
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It was 50 years ago today.
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They had so much chemistry. The stars really aligned for these four men and the world is forever grateful.
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2024 I'm 16 years old now. I love old songs for real not gonna lie, me and my dad always talks about artist from the 80's and 90's old but gold❤
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After listening to this for the 10000th time, all I can say is “My God!”
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you know this is probably the only concert they could actually hear themselves playing, no screaming girls drowning out the sound of their own speakers.
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53 years ago today and they still blow the world’s mind.
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Look at the joy on their faces. They truly enjoyed playing together.
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anyone listen to this masterpiece still?
