So sang The Drifters....
Now there was The Beatles that did it- on the roof- in 1969 and then in 1977, Sham 69 also did it ending with Jimmy Pursey being arrested.
But it appears that Jefferson Airplane were the first in 1968, on a rooftop in New York.
This is a great clip, with some bemused onlookers, but most people seem to enjoy it.
If you half-close your eyes, you can almost see the future image of Mr. Cope projecting out of bass guitarist Jack Casady! 8-D
...and the young Grace Slick looks tremendous.....
....shame they lost the plot a couple of years after....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47GG7KU7mb0&search=psychedelia
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