“Let It Be” came to Paul in a dream — his mother Mary appeared and told him everything would be alright: “Let it be.”
It wasn’t religious — Paul later clarified that Mother Mary was literal, not biblical.
There are two different versions of the song. The single version (produced by George Martin) and the album version (remixed and overdubbed by Phil Spector).
Billy Preston plays the electric organ solo — one of the few times a non-Beatle was credited on a Beatles track.
George Harrison recorded two different guitar solos — one for each version!
Lennon once called the song “too Christian” — he wasn’t fond of it, though he played on it anyway.
The rooftop concert didn’t include “Let It Be.” But it appears in the Let It Be film, capturing the band in their final days.
The song was actually recorded after most of the “Let It Be” sessions — during the Abbey Road period in early 1970.
It was the last Beatles single released before their breakup — a symbolic farewell.
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