George sighs, “There’ll be no more rooftops.” But you can see Mo’s sad it’s over, and so is Paul - they’re the only two. Downstairs, right afterwards, they all sit in the mixing room.At the end, Paul looks over and says, “Thanks, Mo” - a beautiful moment that sums up what the Beatles were all about, but also sums up what they are about, even now, which is why this story refuses to fade into the past. (The first time she met Ringo, she was asking for his autograph.) She’s waited years for this gig. ![]() She was a screaming girl back at the Cavern Club - she’s the only person here who ever stood in line and paid money to hear this band. The highlight of the rooftop concert: the joy of seeing Maureen Starkey, Ringo’s wife, bop her head to “Get Back.” Nobody on the roof is a bigger fan than Mo.Here are 24 reasons why Get Back is a Beatle experience on the level of Anthology or A Hard Day’s Night - one we’ll be living with forever. (Some involving secret microphones in flowerpots.) But now that it’s all out there, let’s unpack this glass onion, with spoilers galore. That wasn’t easy, since these eight hours are packed with lore never even rumored on the geek circuit. When I wrote my Rolling Stone review last week, I made sure to avoid spoilers. Get Back is an instant classic that fans will keep watching and re-watching for years to come. Rest assured this isn’t just a one-time bombshell event. Any random 10-minute stretch of this movie is crammed with too many quotable quotes and musical details to catch the first few times. ![]() ![]() Peter Jackson’s docuseries finally arrived on Disney+, dropping surprise after surprise on our heads. Thanksgiving weekend was an epic journey for Beatles fans, thanks to Get Back. Sunday’s on the phone to Monday, but last Tuesday feels like years ago.
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