If I may add to the previous comment.... Yes, the Mary in the lyrics is indeed referring to McCartney's long deceased mother. At the time this song was written, it was the beginning of the end for the Beatles. The relations between the four of them were strained and it was all starting to unravel. The turmoil was taking its toll on McCartney in particular because he, more than the others, had hoped the group would continue making music. Long story short, McCartney had a dream in which his mother appeared and said to him, 'let it be'. He woke up feeling inspired and immediately started to write this song. Love your reaction and I'm looking forward to many more. The Beatles, as a group and individually, had a lot to give. I am confident you will enjoy their music as well as their infectious personalities. Cheers!

The best band there has ever been and will ever be

Paul wrote this song after coming out of a dream, and he was going through tough emotional times and a little alcoholism, and in the dream, his mother, who died of breast cancer when Paul was 14, told him not to worry, Let it be Jimmy, let it be. (His name is James Paul McCartney). Never being all that religious, this is his version of a personal hymn. Paul wrote a few songs out of dreams, most notably, YESTERDAY. For weeks though, he only had the melody, and the morning he wrote the music, he was making breakfast singing "Scrambled eggs,....oh my baby how I love your legs, oh and yes I do love scrambled eggs oh I do love my scrambled eggs.". He later changed the lyrics to his biggest hit.

The BEATLES are Gods gift to mankind ✌🏻

The best advice I could give you is to start at the very beginning of The Beatles career and listen in chronological order. The amazing growth and change in their music are one of the most magical things about them. And they accomplished all of it in only eight years. "Let It Be" was during the last year.

Indeed. You're right. The Beatles are The Beatles for a reason. The greatest ever. Enjoy the rabbit hole.

Enjoyed your reaction. This is probably my favorite Beatles song. A bit of trivia: Many people think when he sings of "Mother Mary" he's speaking about the mother of Jesus. In fact, Paul's own mother was named Mary, and the lyric speaks of his own mother. This was 1970 - before music videos were a real thing -- so this is the official video.

Seen this video a gazillion times, this was the first time ever, that I noticed that John was playing the Bass, never realized it before, never even gave it a thought..............

The ultimate MOTHERS DAY song written and sung about his mother !

This is one of my favorite songs. Love all the parts of it and especially appreciate George's lead guitar. I did not know I could get these alternative camera shots. I saw the new release on Disney+ but with this KZfaq I can capture the screen recording! Thanks for finding that. Paul's song is truly inspired.

It gives me goose bumps everytime I hear this song.

That guitar.....that guitar!

Wonderful reaction to an amazing song "Let It Be" by the Beatles Monica! I thoroughly enjoyed your reaction to the song very much ... as it truly is one of the Beatles BEST, (which is sung by Paul McCartney). (BTW you mentioned adding Let It Be to your Spotify playlist. There are a few different mixes that have come out through the years. The one that has the harder guitar solo (done by George Harrison) in the middle of the song is the album version of 1970 (remastered in 2009). The remastered 2009 one is the most popular version on Spotify for the Beatles Let It Be with the harder guitar solo. (I'm not sure if you pinned the picture of the album cover- with the Glyn Johns mix to your post ...but his mix is definitely NOT it. Though the album cover is the same.) Continue to enjoy The Beatles ... and we will continue to look forward to more reactions! Other great songs by the Beatles you might like are: "Here Comes the Sun", "Hey Jude"-Performed LIVE on the David Frost Show, "Something", "In My Life", "Yesterday", "Oh! Darling", "Hello Goodbye", "Help!", "Come Together" and "Don't Let Me Down"(performed LIVE on the roof top of their recording studio! Which was the last time they performed LIVE. Let It Be was recorded during that timeframe too, but in the studio, as seen in the video you just reacted to).

Loved your reaction...thanks! Good journey :) Peace!

54 years have this song now , hahaha and if this is recorded is like a live performance no autotune pure talent , and let it be is only one of the best song of the beatles they no have gold records because they have more diamond and platinum records , The greatest achievement of the Beatles is to make rock and roll accepted by the masses. When it all began, rock was rejected like everything new, but they achieved that.Great reaction You would be surprised at how many great songs the Beatles have composed that were and will be used in many movies and things.

Love your reaction. Very genuine!

There's probably a lot of songs you didn't realize were the Beatles -- their songs turn up in a lot of places, and people just don't realize it.

Actually, I think this is the new official video for Let it Be now.

Wonderful song fir when life gets too hard. That when PAUL WROTE THIS SONG.

If i was stranded on a desert island...

they also wrote it

you should try "the long and winding road".

❤, welcome to the club of beatles fandom:) ...i think if u continue to react to beatles songs youll find yourself saying "what?? *This* song is the beatles??!??!" quite a bit, theyre just one of those ubiquitous-type bands in the world culture ever since they existed, its why genration after generation keeps discovering them (i discovered them in 1994 a couple months before i turned 18 years old)....anyway, great reaction, liked, & subscribed:)

No one but Harrison could have written that solo.❤

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The single version of this song is what my generation heard first. The have superimposed the album version over this film, which is BS to me, rewriting history. They ha d Billy Preston, guest artist on these recordings. Not the Phil Spector overproduced one with the fancy guitar solo. Someone has infused the fancy guitar solo version into this live performance, this is NOT what the single sounded like at this point, it was a quieter solo. These were made in January 1969 but not released until March or so 1970. No orchestra and brass.

You pause way to much.. killing the vibe.

There the Beatles for a reason doesn't make sense. The name wouldn't mean anything if they were no good.