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Post by B on Jan 30, 2016 16:18:35 GMT -5
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Post by B on Jan 30, 2016 16:21:58 GMT -5
Jefferson Airplane performed on a New York City rooftop several weeks earlier.www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYr5D4lqC0w"The Beatles racked up many firsts over the course of their career, but they were not the first band to hold an unauthorized concert on a metropolitan rooftop. That distinction goes to Jefferson Airplane, who climbed to the top of midtown's Schuyler Hotel on December 7th, 1968 and surprised the city with cries of "Hello, New York! Wake up, you fuckers! Free music! Nice songs! Free love!" Lacking permits, they would only make it through one song — a blistering version of "The House at Pooneil Corners" — before the NYPD threatened arrest for noise disturbance. The band went peacefully, but their friend, actor Rip Torn, was busted for harassing an officer and taken away in a cruiser. Mercifully, the guerrilla happening was preserved for all time by director Jean-Luc Godard, who filmed the incident as part of his One A.M. project. It's unknown whether the Beatles were directly inspired by the Airplane's antics, but press coverage (not to mention their friendship with the band) would have likely made them aware of it. The film is directed by the secret son of Orson Welles — allegedly. Having worked with the Beatles on their recent promotional videos for "Hey Jude" and "Revolution," American filmmaker Lindsay-Hogg was the logical choice to direct the Get Back project. He arranged an army of cameras to capture the moment from all angles, sending a crew into the street, the adjacent building, and the Apple reception area — not to mention the five cameras on the roof itself. The result is some of the most iconic concert footage in history." Read more: www.rollingstone.com/music/news/beatles-famous-rooftop-concert-15-things-you-didnt-know-20160129#ixzz3ylVCiD00 Follow us: @rollingstone on Twitter | RollingStone on Facebook
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