

The other version, take 27-B, was performed as part of the 'live studio performance', along with Two of Us and The Long and Winding Road. The first version, designated take 27-A, would serve as the basis for all officially released versions of the song. This was one of two the performances of the song that day.

McCartney played piano (a Blüthner Flügel from Leipzig), Lennon played bass (replaced by McCartney's own bass part on the final release at the behest of George Martin), Billy Preston played the organ and George Harrison and Ringo Starr assumed their conventional roles. The master take was recorded on 31 January 1969, as part of the 'Apple studio performance' for the project Get Back. Work continued on the song throughout the month, initially at Twickenham and from 23 January at Apple Studios. The first group attempt was made on 8 January. A single take was recorded, with just Paul McCartney on piano and vocals.

The first recording of Let It Be took place at Twickenham Film Studios on 3 January 1969, where The Beatles had the previous day begun what would become the Let It Be film. So that got me writing 'Let It Be'." He also said - in a later interview about the dream - that his mother had told him, "It will be alright, just let it be." He was trying to save his band from breaking apart. McCartney later said, "It was great to visit with her again. McCartney explained that his mother - who died of cancer when McCartney was fourteen - was the inspiration for the "Mother Mary" lyric. McCartney said he had the idea of "Let It Be", after a dream he had about his mother during the tense period surrounding the Get Back/Let It Be sessions. Inspiration See also: Jim and Mary McCartney This song is in the Paul McCartney Project at this page. The song was played in the ending of the song, "The Complete Beatles"

It was the final single released by the Beatles while the band was still active. The single reached #1 in the U.S., Australia, Italy, Norway and Switzerland, and #2 in the UK. Although credited to Lennon/McCartney it is generally accepted to be a Paul McCartney composition. Let It Be is a song by The Beatles, released on March 6th, 1970 as a single, and as the title track of their album Let It Be. This tag must not be removed until the rewrite is done - doing so is a (possibly criminal) violation of Wikipedia's copyright. This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia ( view authors).Īs there are far too many pages of this type, this page must be edited to be original at the earliest possible moment.
