The story behind “Let It Be”, the greatest success of The Beatles who turns 55 years old

The Beatleswith their unparalleled talent and their creativity without limits, they marked a before and after in the Music History. From its first successes to its most avant -garde and innovative letters, the British band, made up of Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, redefined an era, He laid the rock bases and left an indelible mark that continues to inspire millions of people around the world.

Does 55 years Its history was completed with the publication of “Let it be”: The last song, the last album and, a couple of months later, the last movie. His legacy, which still endures, is full of myths, mysteries and crossed stories behind what inspired his creation. Paul McCartney explained that the issue He was born from a dreamalthough there are other versions about their origin that, to this day, continue to generate debate among fans of the quartet of Liverpool.

Considered as its last official singlewritten by McCartney and Lennon, became one of the most emblematic themes of the band, along with “Get back “ and “The Long and Winding Road”. This hit was released March 7, 1970 And his success was overwhelming: “Let it be” managed to position himself in the First place of the lists in USA and reached second place in the United Kingdom.

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“Let it be”, the song that marked his farewell

Paul McCartney revealed in the book “The Right Words at The Right Time” that inspiration for “Let it be” I came from a dream that he had in the 60s, where his mother, Mary McCartney, who died of cancer when he was 14 years old, transmitted a message of comfort.

“I was going through a difficult time when, in a dream, I saw my mother and she told me: ‘Everything is going well. Let it be ‘“The 82 -year -old artist recalled in one of the episodes of “Carpool Karaoke”conducted by James Corden in 2018.

Written by the same McCartney along with John Lennon, The lyrics of the song became Hope and comfort In difficult times for the world. The expression “Let it be” can be translated as “Let it be” either “Let it be”and can be interpreted as an invitation to acceptance, serenity and trust in the natural flow of life. Considering as an acceptance to the frustrating facts that are going through us, and feeling, perhaps, as a hug.

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Although, there is another theory about the creation of the song. Evil evansone of the closest attendees and friends, said in 1975 that he inspired the lyrics. During a special television called “A Salute to The Beatles “said McCartney was meditating when he appeared saying “‘let it be, let it be’” According to his story, the song was going to be titled “Brother Malcolm“but Paul decided to modify her to avoid misunderstandings.

This testimony was discarded by many, until in 2018, with the relaunch of “White album “ For its 50th anniversary, a unpublished demo Where McCartney sings: “When I find myself in Times of Trouble, Brother Malcolm You eat me “ (When I am in problems of problems, Brother Malcolm comes to me). This finding revived the possibility that Evans is right; But, the version that steps with more force is that of sleep.

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The song began writing in September 1968, and was recorded during the tumultuous sessions of the proposal “Get Back”. These were filmed by the filmmaker Michael Lindsay-Hoggand the material, subsequently published as a film, won an Oscar in 1970 as the best soundtrack. Audiovisual production, which documented the creation of the album “Let it be”ended by showing the definitive rupture of the bandwith images of discussions and a tense climate among its members.

The documentary shows that the composition of one of the biggest rock classics, and symbol of the band’s musical legacy, occurs inside the great set without more light than the spotlights, and the passage of the days is perceived only in the cups of coffee that are emptied, or in the attendees who announce the time of eating or arriving to offer beer and tobacco. Producer George Martin recalled the recording of the album as “an unpleasant experience.”

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Despite problems during its creation, the success of the single It was instantaneous, managing to position himself in the first place of the lists in the United States and reaching second place in the United Kingdom. Over the years, it has been Reversald by numerous artists and appeared in various cinematographic and television productions. In addition, it occupies the position number 20 In the list of “The best 500 songs of all time” by Rolling Stones.