The Beatles - Let It Be (Official Music Video Remastered 2022)
Platform: Youtube · Published: Jan 25, 2022, 10:58 PM UTC
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Platform: Youtube · Published: Jan 25, 2022, 10:58 PM UTC
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Topic: The remastered official music video uses footage originally recorded in late January 1969, the day after the famous rooftop concert at Apple Corps. It shows John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr performing "Let It Be
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Claim: "Mother Mary." Although popularly associated with a religious meaning, Paul McCartney wrote it in honor of his mother, Mary Patricia McCartney, who died when he was 14. She appeared to him in a dream during a time of great stress and told him the comforting phrase: "Let it be." It's worth remembering that at that time the band was going through difficult and distressing times, hence its sad and melancholic melody.
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00:26 — Here Paul says that Mother Mary "tells me wise words... Let it be." It's the beginning of a beautiful conversation between Mary and the author of the song. That phrase is iconic.
Why it matters: This audiovisual release from The Beatles on their official YouTube channel gave the song new meaning. For decades, the original 1970 film was shelved because it was directly associated with the bitterness of the band's breakup, causing much sorrow. However, with the remastering, the focus shifted to celebrating their musical genius in the studio and the connection they still shared while playing together, restored in 4K video quality for the enjoyment of all of us fans—myself included, of cours
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