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- It originally featured McCartney on piano and lead vocals, Harrison playing his Stratocaster through his Leslie cabinet, Lennon on Fender Bass VI, Billy Preston on organ and Ringo on drums.
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" 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. It was written and sung by Paul McCartney, and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership though John Lennon reportedly loathed the song. [4] .
Mar 15, 2008 · The song was written during the sessions for the White Album, at a time when Paul McCartney felt isolated as the only member of The Beatles still keen to keep the group together. His enthusiasm and belief had kept them going after the death of Brian Epstein, but increasingly he found the others at odds with his attempts to motivate them.
Jan 8, 2018 · "Let It Be" was the first Beatles song released in the Soviet Union, arriving in 1972. In 2003 Paul McCartney, in preparation for a Red Square concert, gave a private performance of this song to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin.
Sep 1, 2023 · The writing of “Let It Be” is credited to Paul McCartney and one of his Beatles’ bandmates, John Lennon (1940-1980). The composition was inspired by a dream Paul had in 1968 of his mother, Mary Patricia McCartney, who had passed away in 1956, when he was still in his early teens.
Paul McCartney wrote this song. It was inspired by his mother, Mary, who died when he was 14. Many people thought "Mother Mary" was a biblical reference when they heard it. Since Let It Be was The Beatles' last album, it made an appropriate statement about leaving problems behind and moving on in life.
Dec 23, 2020 · Written by Paul McCartney, the iconic band recorded the song for their 1970 album (of the same name), their very last studio record together. A piano base stretches up to the sky, and soon...
The original session produced both the single and album versions. It was released in both the UK and the U.S. on March 6, 1970 and March 11, 1970 respectively. McCartney said that the song's inspiration came from a dream he'd had about his mother during the 1960s.