The mop top is a haircut popularised by the Beatles during the 1960s, who were in turn introduced to it by a German part-time hairdresser, Astrid Kirchherr, who adapted it from the French Caesar cut. The mop top is a straight cut with a straight fringe, no grease, and the hair over the ears. Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/PM.HTM