The Beatles January 1969

Title: Filming "Let It Be" Day 19 (Let It Be/Get Back)
Type: Feature Film
Filming Location: Apple Studios, Twickenham, England
Filming Date: January 29th 1969
Broadcast Date: May 13th 1970 (New York); May 20th 1970 (London); November 2021 (Get Back)
Country Of Broadcast: UK/USA
Duration: 07:50 Minutes
Quality: B+
Source: "The Savile Row Sessions" (Adam Bound)
Other Sources: "The Beatles Get Back Chronicles Vol 2" (FAB Productions)

Notes: Each of the five songs which would be played for the rooftop performance "Get Back," "Don`t Let Me Down," "I`ve Got a
Feeling," "One After 909," and "Dig a Pony" was rehearsed during this session. They also played Two of Us, The Long and Winding Road, and Let It Be.

Additionally, George Harrison led the band through his compositions, including For You Blue, Something, All Things Must Pass,
Let It Down, and Old Brown Shoe, though none of these performances were polished enough for release.

The band also spent time working on I Want You (She`s So Heavy), which they had first jammed with Billy Preston the previous
day. They continued developing its structure and exploring its potential, laying the groundwork for its later inclusion on Abbey
Road. John also led another improvised take of Dig It, incorporating lyrical references to various songs played throughout the sessions.

The latter part of the session was more relaxed, with the band indulging in a series of cover songs.Among these was Buddy
Holly`s Mailman, Bring Me No More Blues, later edited for release on Anthology 3, and Bésame Mucho, a song they had previously
performed at their 1962 EMI audition and which appeared in the Let It Be film.The day concluded with another run-through of Teddy Boy and Two of Us.

Thanks to The Paul McCartney Project for the notes.