The master take was recorded on 31 January 1969, as part of the "Apple studio performance" for the project. Multi-track recordings commenced on 23 January at Apple Studios. Work continued on the song throughout the month. The first attempt with the other Beatles was made on 8 January. A single take was recorded, with just McCartney on piano and vocals. During this stage of the film they were only recording on the mono decks used for syncing to the film cameras, and were not making multi-track recordings for release.
Some months later, the song would be rehearsed at Twickenham Film Studios on 3 January 1969, where the group had, the previous day, begun what would become the Let It Be film. McCartney first began to play around with "Let It Be" in the recording studio in between takes of " Piggies" on 19 September 1968. Problems playing this file? See media help.
Indeed, others have interpreted the phrase biblically. So that got me writing 'Let It Be'." In a later interview he said about the dream that his mother had told him, "It will be all right, just let it be." When asked if the phrase "Mother Mary" in the song referred to the Mother of Jesus, McCartney has typically replied that listeners can interpret the song however they like. McCartney later said: "It was great to visit with her again. In rehearsing the song with the Beatles in January 1969, in place of the "Mother Mary" lyric, McCartney occasionally sang "Brother Malcolm", a reference to the Beatles' assistant Mal Evans. Mary Patricia McCartney died of cancer in 1956, when he was fourteen. McCartney said he had the idea of "Let It Be" after he had a dream about his mother during the tense period surrounding the sessions for The Beatles ("the White Album") in 1968. See also: Jim and Mary McCartney Origins Both the Let It Be album and the US single " The Long and Winding Road" were released after McCartney's announced departure from and the subsequent break-up of the group. It was the Beatles' final single before McCartney announced his departure from the band. The single version of the song, produced by George Martin, features a softer guitar solo and the orchestral section mixed low, compared to the album version, produced by Phil Spector, featuring a more aggressive guitar solo and the orchestral sections mixed higher.Īt the time, it had the highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100, beginning its chart run at number 6 and eventually reaching the top. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney, and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. " Let It Be" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 6 March 1970 as a single, and (in an alternative mix) as the title track of their album Let It Be.
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