avowedletitbe歌词

LetItBe(song)ForthecoverbyFerryAid,seeFerryAid.
ForthesongbyBennyBenassi,seeHypnotica(BennyBenassialbum).
"LetItBe"isasongbytheBeatles,releasedinMarch1970asasingle,and(inanalternatemix)asthetitletrackoftheiralbumLetItBe.
Atthetime,ithadthehighestdebutontheBillboardHot100,reachingnumber6.
ItwaswrittenandsungbyPaulMcCartney.
ItwastheirnalsinglebeforeMcCartneyannouncedhisdeparturefromtheband.
BoththeLetItBealbumandtheUSsin-gle"TheLongandWindingRoad"werereleasedafterMcCartney'sannounceddeparturefromandsubsequentbreak-upofthegroup.
Thealternatemixontheiralbum"LetItBe"featuresanadditionalguitarsoloandsomeminordierencesintheorchestralsections.
In1987,thesongwasrecordedbycharitysupergroupFerryAid(whichincludedMcCartney).
Itreachednum-ber1ontheUKSinglesChartforthreeweeksandreachedthetopteninmanyotherEuropeancountries.
1CompositionandrecordingSeealso:JimandMaryMcCartneyMcCartneysaidhehadtheideaof"LetItBe"afterhehadadreamabouthismotherduringthetenseperiodsurroundingthesessionsforTheBeatles("theWhiteAl-bum")in1968.
AccordingtoMcCartney,thesong'sref-erenceto"MotherMary"wasnotabiblicalreference.
[2]ThephrasehasattimesbeenusedasareferencetotheVirginMary,themotherofJesusChrist;[2]infact,thewords"letitbe"areadirectquotefromthePrayeroftheAnnunciation,Mary'sresponsetotheAngelGabrielinLuke1.
38.
Nevertheless,McCartneyexplainedthathismother–whodiedofcancerwhenhewasfourteen–wastheinspirationforthe"MotherMary"lyric.
[3][4]Helatersaid:"Itwasgreattovisitwithheragain.
Ifeltveryblessedtohavethatdream.
Sothatgotmewriting'LetItBe'.
"[5][6]Healsosaidinalaterinterviewaboutthedreamthathismotherhadtoldhim,"Itwillbeallright,justletitbe.
"[7]WhenaskedifthesongreferredtotheVirginMary,McCartneyhastypicallyansweredthequestionbyassuringhisfansthattheycaninterpretthesonghowevertheywouldlike.
[2]Therstrehearsalof"LetItBe"tookplaceatTwickenhamFilmStudioson3January1969,wherethegrouphad,thepreviousday,begunwhatwouldbecometheLetItBelm.
Duringthisstageofthelmtheywereonlyrecordingonthemonodecksusedforsyncingtothelmcameras,andwerenotmakingmulti-trackrecord-ingsforrelease.
Asingletakewasrecorded,withjustMc-Cartneyonpianoandvocals.
TherstattemptwiththeotherBeatleswasmadeon8January.
Workcontinuedonthesongthroughoutthemonth.
Multi-trackrecord-ingscommencedon23JanuaryatAppleStudios.
[8]Themastertakewasrecordedon31January1969,aspartofthe"Applestudioperformance"fortheproject.
Mc-CartneyplayedBlüthnerpiano,Lennonplayedsix-stringelectricbass,GeorgeHarrisonandRingoStarrassumedtheirconventionalroles,onguitaranddrumsrespectively,andBillyPrestoncontributedonorgan.
[9]Thiswasoneoftwoperformancesof"LetItBe"thatday.
Therstversion,designatedtake27-A,wouldserveasthebasisforallociallyreleasedversionsofthesong.
Theotherversion,take27-B,wasperformedaspartofthe"livestudioperformance",alongwith"TwoofUs"and"TheLongandWindingRoad".
Thisperformance,inwhichLennonandHarrisonharmonisedwithMcCartney'sleadvocalandHarrisoncontributedasubduedguitarsolo,canbeseeninthelmLetItBe.
Thelmperformanceof"LetItBe"hasneverbeeno-ciallyreleasedasanaudiorecording.
Thelyricsinthetwoversionsdieralittleinthelastverse.
ThestudioversionhasmotherMarycomestome…therewillbeananswer,whereasthelmversionhasmotherMarycomestome…therewillbenosorrow.
Inaddition,McCartney'svo-calperformanceisnoticeablydierentinbothversions:inthelmversion,itsoundsaroughincertainmomentssinceheisnotusinganti-poponhismic;therearealsoacoupleoffalsettovocalsperformedbyhim(extendingthevocal'e'ontheword'be'),forinstanceinthe'letitbe'linethatprecedesthesecondchorus.
Finally,theinstrumen-talprogressionfeaturedonthemiddleofthesongafterthesecondchorus(thatdescendsfromFtoC),whichisplayedtwiceonallreleasedstudioversions,isplayed(oratleastisshownbeingplayed)onlyonceinthelm.
On30April1969,Harrisonoverdubbedanewguitarsoloonthebesttakefrom31January.
[10]Heoverdubbedan-othersoloon4January1970.
Therstoverdubsolowasusedfortheoriginalsinglerelease,andthesecondover-dubsolowasusedfortheoriginalalbumrelease.
Somefansmistakenlybelievethatthereweretwoversionsofthebasictrack–basedmostlyonthedierentguitarsolos,butalsoonotherdierencesinoverdubsandmixes.
[11]121COMPOSITIONANDRECORDING1.
1SingleversionThesingleusedthesamecoverphotographsastheLetItBealbum,andwasoriginallyreleasedon6March1970,backedby"YouKnowMyName(LookUptheNum-ber)",withaproductioncreditforGeorgeMartin.
Thisversionincludesorchestrationandbackingvocalsover-dubbedon4January1970,underthesupervisionofMar-tinandMcCartney,withbackingvocalsthatincludedtheonlyknowncontributionbyLindaMcCartneytoaBeat-lessong.
[11][12]ItwasduringthissamesessionthatHar-risonrecordedthesecondoverdubbedguitarsolo.
Theintentionatonepointwastohavethetwooverdubso-losplayingtogether.
Thisideawasdroppedforthenalmixofthesingle,andonlythe30Aprilsolowasused,al-thoughthe4Januaryoverdubcanbeheardfaintlyduringthenalverse.
Martinmixedtheorchestrationverylowinthisversion.
[11]ThesinglemixmadeitsalbumdebutontheBeatles'1967–1970compilationalbum.
Originalpressingserro-neouslyshowtherunningtimeof4:01(fromtheLetItBealbum),andnotthesingleversion'srunningtimeof3:52.
Thisversionwasalsoincludedon20GreatestHits,PastMastersVolume2and1.
1.
2AlbumversionOn26March1970,PhilSpectorremixedthesongfortheLetItBealbum.
[13]Thisversionfeaturesthe"morestinging"4January1970guitarsolo,nobackingvocals(exceptduringtherstchorus),adelayeectonStarr'shi-hat,andmoreprominentorchestration.
[14]Thenalchorushasthree"letitbe…"lines,asthe"therewillbeananswer"lineisrepeatedtwice(insteadofonceasonthesingle)beforethe"whisperwordsofwisdom"linetoclosethesong.
Onthealbum,astheprecedingtrack"DigIt"ends,Lennonisheardsayinginafalsettovoice,mimickingGracieFields:"Thatwas'CanYouDigIt'byGeorgieWood,andnowwe'dliketodo'Hark,theAngelsCome'.
"AllenKleinbroughtinSpectortomixthealbumwithouttellingMcCartneyoraskingforhisagreement,becauseMcCartneyhadnotsignedKlein'smanagementcontract.
[15]1.
3AnthologyversionAnearlyversionofthesongalsoappearsonAnthology3,whichwasreleasedon28October1996.
Thisversion,take1,wasrecordedon25January1969.
Itisamuchmoresimpliedversion,asMcCartneyhadstillnotwrit-tenthenalverseyet("Andwhenthenightiscloudy…Iwakeuptothesoundofmusic…").
Instead,therstverseisrepeated.
Thesongalsofeaturesstudiotalkbe-tweenLennonandMcCartneypriortoanothertake:John:Arewesupposedtogiggle[orper-haps'get(a)little']inthesoloPaul:Yeah.
John:OK.
Paul:This'll–thisisgonnaknockyouout,boy.
Also,followingtheendoftherecording,Lennoncanbeheardsaying,"Ithinkthatwasrathergrand.
I'dtakeonehomewithme.
OKlet'strackit.
(Gasps)Youbounder,youcheat!
"(Thisisareferencetotheno-overdubpol-icythattheBeatleshadadoptedfortheGetBackproject–"tracking"referstodoubletrackingthevocalsonarecording.
)TherunningtimeoftheAnthologyversionis4:05.
1.
4LetItBe.
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NakedversionStillanotherversionofthesongappearedontheLetItBe.
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Nakedalbumin2003.
Thisversioncontainsadif-ferentpianotrackthantheoneonthestudioandsin-gleversion;itcanbenotedthatintheintro,McCart-neyplaysanextraAbassnoteduringtheAminorchord(verysimilartothewayheplaystheintrointhelmver-sion)andalsoplaysastandardAminorchordinthepi-anoattherstbeatofmeasuretwointhelastverse(onthelyric"mother",alsolikeinthelmversion),whiletheotherversionshaveadierentpianoharmonisationwhichcanbeeasilyinterpretedasanunxedmistake.
Thebackingvocalsinthechorusofthisversionaresimi-lartothoseinthesingleversion,butarestrippedbacksig-nicantly,whilestillretainingareverb-heavy,choralef-fect.
StarrdislikedSpector'sversionwherehisdrummingwasaugmentedbySpector's"tape-delay-eect"tohishi-hatsduringthesong'ssecondverseandaddedshakers,soLetItBe.
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Nakedfeatureshisoriginal"stripped-down-approach"drumming.
Alsodepartedwerethetom-tomoverdubrolls,heardaftertheguitarsoloduringthethirdverse.
Theguitarsolousedinthisversion–similartothesingleversion–wastakenfromthesubsequenttakeasseeninthelm"LetItBe".
StarralsocommentedthatafterthereleaseofNaked,hewouldnowhavetolistentoMcCartneysaying,"Itoldyouso",whentalkingaboutSpector'sproduction.
[16]Thesong'srunningtimeonLetItBe.
.
.
Nakedis3:52.
[17]1.
5UnusedmixesGlynJohnsmixedthesongon28May1969ashen-ishedthemixingfortheGetBackalbum.
Thisversionwasneverreleased.
[18]Heusedthesamemixon5Jan-uary1970,whichwasanattempttocompileanaccept-ableversionoftheLP.
Again,thisversionoftheLPwasneverociallyreleased.
[19]3Mainpianotheme2PianothemeThepianointroducesthesong,throughaseriesofchordsintherighthandoversinglenotesinthelefthand.
3CriticalreceptionInhisreviewofthesingle,fortheNME,DerekJohn-sonadmiredMcCartney'sperformanceandthelyrics'"pseudo-religious"qualities.
Althoughheconsideredthatthemelodypaledbesidesomeoftheband'sprevioussin-gles,Johnsonadded:"AseverwithTheBeatles,thisisarecordtostopyoudeadinyourtracksandcompelyoutolistenattentively.
"[20]JohnGabreeofHighFidelitymag-azinefoundthelyrics"dangerouspolitically",butviewedthesongaspossibly"thebestthingmusicallythatMc-Cartneyhasdone".
[21]In2010,RollingStonemagazineplaced"LetItBe"atnumber8ontheBeatles'100GreatestSongs.
[22][23]Mojomagazinerankeditatnumber50inasimilarlist,com-piledin2006.
[24]AllMusicsaiditwasoneof"theBea-tles'mostpopularandnestballads".
[1]IanMacDon-alddisagreed,writingthatthesong"achievedapopu-laritywelloutofproportiontoitsartisticweight"andthatitwas"'HeyJude',withoutthemusicalandemotionalrelease".
[25]FormerCreemcriticRichardRiegelincludeditonhis1996listofthetenmostoverratedBeatlestracks,sayingthat,likeSimon&Garfunkel's"BridgeoverTrou-bledWater",thesong"cater[ed]tothelowest-common-denominatoremotionalstasisofitslisteners.
'LetItBe'lefttheBeatlesnoartisticchoicebutdissolution.
"[26]Lennonalsocommenteddisparaginglyon"LetItBe".
Priortoatakeduringthe31January1969recordingsession,heasked,"Arewesupposedtogiggleinthesolo"[9][25](ThisisasimilarquotetoLewisohn's"TheCompleteBeatlesRecordingSessions"(p.
170)butLennonsays"duringthesolo"not"inthesolo"asquotedhere.
)InLennon'sPlayboyinterviewin1980,hedis-avowedanyinvolvementwithcomposingthesong.
AsMacDonaldexplained,Lennonwaswrongabout"BridgeoverTroubledWater"beingMcCartney'sinspi-ration.
AlthoughSimon&Garfunkel'sballadchartedjustaheadof"LetItBe",thelatterwasrecordedapproxi-matelysixmonthsbefore"BridgeoverTroubledWater"waswrittenandafullyearbeforePaulSimon'ssongwasreleased.
[25]"LetItBe"holdsthetopspoton"TheFans'Top10"pollincludedinThe100BestBeatlesSongs:AnInformedFan'sGuidebyStephenJ.
SpignesiandMichaelLewis.
Thesongisrankedthirdonthe100BestBeatlesSongslist,behind"ADayintheLife"and"StrawberryFieldsForever".
4LiveperformancesFilmoftheBeatlesperformancewasshownontheEdSullivanShowonFebruary15,1970.
AlthoughthesongisperformedregularlyduringMc-Cartney'sperformances,thereareafewnotableperfor-mances.
On13July1985,McCartneyperformed"LetItBe"asoneoftheclosingactsoftheLiveAidcharityconcertinfrontofanestimatedglobaltelevisionau-dienceexceedingonebillionpeople.
Itwasbesetbytechnicaldicultieswhenhismicrophonefailedforthersttwominutesofhispianoperformance,makingitdicultfortelevisionviewersandimpos-sibleforthoseinthestadiumtohearhim.
Asare-sult,previousperformersDavidBowie,BobGeldof,AlisonMoyetandPeteTownshendreturnedtothestagetobackhimup.
Helaterjokedaboutchang-ingthelyricsto"Therewillbesomefeedback,letitbe".
Here-recordedhisvocalsafterwardsforfuturehomevideoreleases.
Alongwitha700-strongcongregation,McCartney,HarrisonandStarrsang"LetItBe"duringamemo-rialserviceforLindaMcCartneyatStMartin-in-the-FieldschurchinTrafalgarSquare,in1998.
[28]McCartneyalsoledacrowdrousingrenditionaspartofthenaleoftheConcertforNewYorkCity,abenetconcertheorganised,featuringmanyfamousmusicians,thattookplaceon20October2001atMadisonSquareGardeninNewYorkCityinre-sponsetothe11Septemberattacks.
In2003,beforeplayinghisconcertinMoscow'sRedSquare,McCartneyperformedaprivateren-ditionforRussianpresidentVladimirPutinintheKremlin.
[29]On18July2008,McCartneyperformed"LetItBe"withBillyJoelandhisbandtoclosethenalcon-certatSheaStadiuminQueens,NewYorkbeforeitsdemolition.
On4June2012,McCartneyperformedthesongaspartofhissetduringtheConcertfortheQueen,cel-ebratingtheDiamondJubileeofQueenElizabethII.
5PersonnelTheBeatles49NOTESPaulMcCartney–leadandbackingvocals,piano,maracas,bass(naltakes)JohnLennon–six-stringbass(earlyandmovietakes),backingvocalGeorgeHarrison–leadguitar,backingvocalRingoStarr–drumsAdditionalmusiciansBillyPreston–organ(exceptanthologyrelease),electricpiano(onsingleandalbumreleasesonly)LindaMcCartney–backingvocals(onsingleandalbumreleasesonly)PeterHalling-celloPhilKenzie-saxophoneandbrassarrangements(fortwotrumpets,atromboneandthreesaxophones)6SingleschartsTheBeatles:[30]Release:6March1970Tracks:7"single(Apple)"LetItBe"b/w"YouKnowMyName(LookUptheNumber)"Producer:GeorgeMartinandChrisThomasUKchartposition:number2USHot100chartposition:number1(2weeks)USeasylisteningchartposition:number1(4weeks)[31]OntheUScharts,thesongsetanumberofmilestones.
1.
ThesonggavetheBeatlestheirseventhconsecutiveyearchartinganumber1hit,sharingtheall-timerecord,atthetime,withElvisPresley.
2.
ThesonggaveGeorgeMartinhisseventhconsecu-tiveyearproducinganumber1hit,sharingtheall-timerecord,atthetime,withSteveSholes(whopro-ducedPresley).
3.
ThesonggaveLennonandMcCartneytheirseventhconsecutiveyearwritinganumber1hit,anall-timerecordatthetime.
(seeListofBillboardHot100chartachievementsandmile-stones)7Coverversions"LetItBe"hasbeencoverednumeroustimesbyvariousartists:[32]1970:Therstrecordingofthesongtobereleased(evenbeforetheBeatles'version)wasacoverbyArethaFranklin,inJanuary1970,onthealbumThisGirl'sinLovewithYou,alongwithhercoverof"EleanorRigby".
[33]1971:JoanBaezincluded"LetItBe"onheral-bumBlessedAre.
.
.
,andreleasedthesongasasingle.
ThesongalsoappearsonherlivealbumDiamonds&RustintheBullring,andsheperformeditattheIsleofWightFestival1970,ascapturedinthelmMessagetoLove.
[7]1987:FerryAidcoveredthesongasacharitysingleraisingmoneyforvictimsoftheZeebruggeDisaster.
NotablefeaturedartistsincludedMcCartney,BoyGeorge,MarkKnoperandKateBushaswellasanensemblechorusmadeupofmediapersonalitiesandmusicians.
[34]1991:AustralianrockbandNoiseworkscoveredthesongontheir1991albumLoveVersusMoneyandasalivesinglefromtheir1992albumGreatestHits.
2007:DymeDefusedasampleoftheoriginal"LetItBe"inasignicantlydierenthiphopversion,alsocalled"LetItBe",ontheiralbumSpaceMusic.
2013:BritishEDMartistJimmyRottensampledthesong'sintroonthetrack"LetJoyBeUnconned".
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