Talk:Let It Be (song)

message: I just added an explantion pointing out that "Let it be" indeed means, or translates to if you will, "Amen."  I am sure someone here will jiggle it around in the best way as desired.
All of these articles on the Beatle's songs are very well-written, it's a great section!   Cheers!—Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.149.36.207 (talk • contribs) 12:34, 2 July 2007
:Please see my comment under the Amen heading, below. I created a new heading only because I hadn't noticed your comment, since the standard is to add comments at the bottom of the page. Please see Help:Talk_pages#Using_talk_pages regarding that point and about signing your comments. --rich<Rich Janis 01:23, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Added 'amen'

message: I like to see it made possible to link the article on the song, "Let It Be" to itunes.com and/or to Yahoo Music.  (Is it possible now to link to free song clips on itunes.)  That's what a song is all about, the music.
Does anyone have an authoritative source demonstrating the origins of this song?  I'd like to have an interview with Paul and/or John linked to here. - McCart42 01:41, 2005 Jan 17 (UTC)
Rather than the Spector version having a "different" guitar solo, isn't it double tracked? i.e. a second solo has been overdubbed onto the one we hear on the single. I don't know about you guys but I think on all the other versions the guitar sounds like an elastic band, only on the Spector album is it a hair raising moment! :-) --kingboyk 12:01, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: General discussion

message: I re-inserted the alleged "second hand blog entry nonsense". First of all, most of the stuff and interpretation written about The Beatles are second hand; second, I think it's an interesting testimony to the political change and awakening John was undergoing at the time - which would eventually make him an enemy of Edgar Hoover and have him deported from the States (just as he was collaborating with the very same Stewart Albert). And besides, so what if the song is Paul's, not John's? He was still entitled to apply his own interpreatation as he sang it - just as we are entitled to our own interpretations as we listen. —This unsigned comment was added by 138.40.149.75 (talk • contribs) .
:Reply:
:Paul sang Let It Be, not John.  As a rule they mostly sang their own songs (with some exceptions).  The article is about the song Let it Be and not about John's supposed political leanings.  The band were naturally left-wing and Labour supporters (this is well documented).  John toyed with communist ideas and other radical philosophy.  He gave his answer to the leftest revolutionaries in the song 'Revolution' released over a year prior to this song.  I think this hearsay should be removed a it is not NPOV and no sources are cited.  Possibly if some evidence can be found then it could be included in the John Lennon article. simonthebold 09:51, 15 March 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: It's trivia and as far as I am concerned only aggrandises the writer of the blog. This is an article about the song, not a dump for every last piece of hearsay and trivia ever uttered about it. I fully support what Simon says too; in particular, it was a McCartney song, so secondhand claims by Lennon are irrelevant even if true. --kingboyk 16:39, 6 April 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  John & The Yippies 

message: This article was very informative. However I am not sure who performed it originally? I think it was John Lennon, maybe this information could be in the introduction if somebody knows... - Abscissa 05:54, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Who is the original performer?  

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replies: text: Added fair use rationale. John Cardinal 21:41, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Nice one, John. --andreasegde 12:51, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Fair use rationale for Image:Letitbe single.jpg

message: I'm removing the Amen section, which was added by the edit of 12:27, 2 July 2007 81.149.36.207, for the following reasons. So far, the section makes a good observation, which would be appropriate for a review or an editorial. To make it encyclopedic, I believe that it would have to describe (with appropriate citation) The Beatles' intent, or, at the very least, if that intent is subject to speculation, it should cite the independent researchers who are trying to resolve that issue, rather than appear as the editor's opinion. Also, unless The Beatles' intent was specifically directed at the song, the point made applies to the album title, so I suggest that it would be better placed in the Let It Be (album) article (again, with appropriate wording & documentation). Finally, on a minor formatting matter, if this point is restored it should use quotation marks (not apostrophes) around the word Amen, just as quotation marks are used elsewhere in that paragraph (see WP:MOS#Quotation_marks).  --rich<Rich Janis 00:44, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I believe with the deletion. John Cardinal 17:04, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Amen 

message: I have nominated this article to be a Good Article. I think it is very well done, and passes. FamicomJL 22:03, 3 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I am not digging the sprawling lists at the end of the article.--The Fat Man Who Never Came Back 18:35, 7 October 2007 (UTC)

text: I don't particularly agree with a few that have been removed because "well known" is subjective but I think if you're going for GA and beyond, I would simply remove both sections of Cover Versions and Cultural References altogether, because you're right, lists are frowned upon.  I applaud your work so far.  ♫ Cricket02 02:56, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd leave notable covers and cultural references in. Yes, they are lists in the generic sense of the word, but they are not what the WP policy is trying to prevent. More importantly, cover versions and cultural references are a measure of the importance of the song to other artists and awareness in the general public of the song. Trimming the lists to notable occurrences makes sense, but deleting them entirely is not necessary or desirable. John Cardinal 04:05, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm fine either way, but maybe we should wait and see what the reviewer has to say. (It would be nice to convert the lists into text, but it would probably end up being as long as the article; who played on them, chart positions and so on...) --andreasegde 09:08, 12 October 2007 (UTC)

text: BTW, I only cut out the ones that were not mentioned specifically in Wiki, or had no external references. --andreasegde 09:41, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: GA Nominee

message: I put one in. Boy, was that tough work (having never done it before, and I had to do it a few times...) --andreasegde 19:47, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Unfortunately, it seems to have been deleted, and I don't know why because the original filename was removed from the infobox (so I can't find its page on Images/Media for Deletion). Can someone else upload a sample of this song? –Edward Tremel (talk) 21:16, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Song sample

message: I find it strange that the Ferry Aid page directs to here. It is surely worth some kind of article, if only because a large group of musicians got together to raise money for victims of a disaster. I wonder if other charity records have a page? I would think so.--andreasegde 09:27, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Ferry Aid

message: I have condensed the list by grouping together the various artists in their musical styles. I hope it will suffice. --andreasegde 16:03, 13 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Lists

message: I have been asking around and I have found a few versions of the song, but my conscience doesn't want me to upload them. I'm sorry - they're just nowhere near the original. If anyone has heard a really great version, I might be tempted to upload it if they can tell me who sung it, which record label, etc...--andreasegde 13:09, 15 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have cleaned the mess I made with the quotation marks and italics. I have also taken a few "Let It Be"s out, as they seemed repetitous. --andreasegde 09:39, 16 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  Personally, I like Joan Baez' 1971 cover version better than the original. It uses the "There will be no sorrow" line from the film version, so it might be worth mentioning in the film chapter. --Roentgenium111 (talk) 20:12, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: I jut saw there already is a Covers section. --Roentgenium111 (talk) 20:28, 28 June 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Cover versions

message: Can someone check the reference for the Wexler citation on the comments that allege the song was originally intended for Aretha? I've read almost everything about Macca that there is to read, and I've never heard it was intended for her, and so I think the Wexler info may not support that claim. The part about The Beatles reacquiring the rights is not correct; songwriters don't have to reacquire rights. This whole section is dubious and poorly written. John Cardinal 19:02, 20 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I have cleaned this rather spurious declaration and have added it to cover versions. I checked the internet very carefully. (She waited two years until she could study the lyrics? I don't think so...) --andreasegde 21:15, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I found this: "Inspired by the church-born soul of Aretha Franklin, an anxious Paul McCartney started writing "Let It Be" in 1968, during the contentious sessions for the White Album. Is that POV? Yes, and that's it... --andreasegde 21:29, 21 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Aretha/Wexler 

message: My favourite Beatles song...here's a GA pass, with a few suggestions, as always.
*"Single by The Beatles from the album 'Let It Be… Naked'" (infobox) - This should note the original album, not the remix or whatever it was.
*Lead ends with two full stops.  Also needs a minor touch up and copyedit.
*"It will be alright, just let it be.[5]" - No need to italicise, we get the point that it's the song title.
*""an intimate bioscopic experience with THE BEATLES".[9]" - Don't need the caps, just put in in normal case.
*"Anthology version" section should be expanded or merged into others.
*I've done a bit of minor copyediting just to make it read a bit better - help me out :)
 — H2O —  09:07, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I thank you kindly, Sir. --andreasegde 12:50, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: GA pass

message: I was wondering if anyone else thinks that it would be worthwhile to add the cover version of this song from the recently released movie "Across the Universe". The version is of a high quality and has become immensely poplar. I was going to add it myself, but wasn't sure whether it would be acceptable, seeing as the section is for "Selected Cover Versions". EmilyELewis (talk) 05:37, 8 June 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Potential Cover Version Addition? 

message: Deleted it because it added nothing but a single individual's personal reaction to the intro. On top of it all, the piano transcription given was incorrect. No offense, but this reads like a bad analysis paper: It does not present any objective analysis (harmonic, rhythmic, etc.). InFairness (talk) 20:48, 13 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Piano Accomp 

message: the  personnel section needs to be better.
Is that the personnel from the album version or single version? and where is the sax and cello etc? Helpsloose  22:58, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:   Personnel section 

message: To avoid misleading interpretations because the single and album versions of this song are different, John Cardinal and myself came up with the solution of two separate infoboxes, one for the single and the other for the album track. Steelbeard1 (talk) 15:56, 3 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Separate infoboxes for single and album track 

message: I've been playing guitar for quite some time now (not a year) but my music ear is developing somewhat... I've been comparing the film solo and the naked solo... many time repeatedly. I'm wondering... are they the same? I know the versions aren't the same with where the lyrics were placed,but the solos seem to be the same... are they?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.241.120.130 (talk) 05:10, 10 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: According to The Beatles Bible, the solos are different. McLerristarr | Mclay1 11:36, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  2 solos are the same? 

message: How is Aretha's version a cover when she released her version before The Beatles?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Miketlow (talk • contribs) 17:12, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  How is Aretha's version a cover? 

message: I don't know what this article has established as notable for the covers section, but I personally think the Ray Charles cover from True to Life is amazing. 75.93.212.49 (talk) 01:22, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: If you have a source for the song, stick it in. You don't have to ask before you edit that page. McLerristarr | Mclay1 03:40, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Ray Charles Cover 

message: For though they may be parted "PAUL IS DEAD" Böri (talk) 12:17, 24 November 2013 (UTC)
replies: text: Listen (1:07) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcBnJw-H2wQ   Böri (talk) 06:46, 28 November 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Paul is dead 

message: They should release a Beatles version of this song identical to the single version but with the second overdub guitar solo from the album version. Also they should have the two overdub guitar solos playing at the same volume rather than the second one playing over the first. Without counting the additional editing that Phil Spector made, the only thing I find disappointing with the album version is that it doesn't have George Harrison and John Lennon's harmony vocals, not to mention Linda McCartney's crucial harmony vocal overdub except during the first chorus. C.Syde (talk | contribs) 23:00, 1 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Idea for a mix of this song 

message: The fact that Linda McCartney provided backing vocals for the single release of Let It Be only contradicts from information I found when reading the Let It Be album page.
Information I found while reading the Let It Be song Personnel
* Linda McCartney – backing vocals (on single release only)
Information I found while reading the Let It Be album Personnel
* Linda McCartney - backing vocals on "Let It Be"
Seeing as both pieces of information I've found clearly contradict one another. I feel we need to check which bit of information is correct. There are infact backing vocals heard during the first chorus on the album version.
I can make out what sounds like a third backing vocalist (Linda) along with the George Harrison / John Lennon backing vocals. But I want someone else to confirm whether this really is what I can hear.
The backing vocals are very faint during the first chorus of the album version, and for the rest, the backing vocals are removed completely. C.Syde (talk | contribs) 11:09, 12 May 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Linda McCartney on backing vocals 

message: I have heard all studio versions of this song and I can't help but notice that there is an electric piano heard after the second chorus and at the end of the song on the single and album versions. These are the only versions of the song where I heard the electric piano. Should there be any mentioning in the "single version" section of the article that an electric piano was overdubbed into the song? Who agrees and who disagrees? Explain.--Kevjgav (talk) 17:45, 9 August 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Presence of an electric piano on single and album versions 

message: There are four officially released studio versions of this song. The only version without Billy Preston's keyboard work is the "anthology version" while the only versions with the electric piano, orchestration and Linda McCartney's backing vocals are the "single version" and "album version."  Also I have the original "Let It Be" album, Anthology 3, The Beatles 1 (which has the single version) and Let It Be...Naked. The "layered drumming" heard during the the third verse was not only Phil Spector's version, but I can also make out that sound on the "single version." The "layered drumming" (like the orchestration) is very faint in this version with Linda McCartney's backing vocals being more prominent than the other overdubs. With Spector's version on the other hand, there is a tape delay effect to the hi-hat during the second verse and a shaker along with more prominent "layered drumming" during the third verse which I hear Ringo Starr wasn't too fond of. The orchestration is also more prominent, and the backing vocals (heard only during the first chorus) and Billy Preston's keyboard work are the "very faint" sounds. Finally, the Let It Be...Naked version features the original instrumentation and actually sounds very similar to the single version, but a guitar is heard after the second chorus and at the end of the song instead of an electric piano and the production is much simpler.--Kevjgav (talk) 06:23, 5 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Instrumentation by version 

message: In this article and The Beatles Bible, I found two different bits of information that contradict one another. 
This is the information I found while reading Let It Be (song)#Personnel-2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tenor saxophone, cello
This is the information I found while reading The Beatles Bible-2 trumpets, 2 trombones, tenor saxophone, cellos
I think we need to check on which bit of information is correct. The Beatles Bible says there are at least two cellos in the orchestration but this article says that there is only one cello. I consider the information in The Beatles Bible to be more accurate. But at the same time, I don't really know which is more accurate. I would like for other users to tell me what they think.--Kevjgav (talk) 10:42, 29 October 2014 (UTC)
thread_title:  Orchestration on single and album versions 

message: Can anyone verify that Paul McCartney played bass on the final takes? I have looked at every source of information I can find, and none of them say that McCartney played bass. Every site I have looked at says that John Lennon played bass on all versions of the song. I think that the claim of McCartney on bass for the final takes needs references to reliable sources because I can't find a site that lists McCartney on bass.--Kevjgav (talk) 22:01, 30 January 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Paul McCartney on bass? 

message: What about the Sesame Street sketch Letter B? 19:10, 22 November 2015 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sesame Street 

message: As with other articles on The Beatles, the personnel list here keeps getting reverted to many different reversions. But again, that personnel list for this song appears to be unsourced. Does anyone have the 2005 edition of Ian MacDonald's book? That's currently the source we cite for The Beatles song credits. If so, could someone please change the credits (back) to MacDonald's version?--Kevjgav (talk) 10:44, 30 August 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Personnel credits 

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message: I noticed the mention of Wurlitzer electric piano when The Beatles weren't really noted for that instrument, and were better known for the Hohner Pianet and Rhodes piano, so I edited that accordingly. Beginning in January 1969, they were mostly using the Rhodes (although the Hohner can be seen off to the side in the videos of The Beatles' rooftop concert) yet the electric piano on this song kinda sounds a Wurlitzer, AFAIK the closest thing they had to the Wurlitzer tonewise was the Hohner. Having said that, the electric piano on the original vinyl releases of this song was most likely a Hohner Pianet. But as not to contradict the info in the cited source, I edited this section to just say electric piano without being specific about the brand. The mention of Hammond organ doesn't seem to be as controversial since the Beatles made quite extensive use of the RT-3 early on, such as in Mr. Moonlight.--73.172.36.126 (talk) 19:24, 22 December 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Removed mention of "Wurlitzer"  

message: I don't see why John insinuated that Paul was inspired by "Bridge Over Troubled Water" when he wrote "Let it Be", because a) The Beatles were recording in London and Simon & Garfunkel were recording in New York City, Los Angeles and Nashville and b) "Let it Be" was written and recorded prior to Paul Simon writing "Bridge Over Troubled Water", so it's impossible for McCartney to be inspired by "Bridge" to write "Let it Be". It's true that the songs were both number one hits in the United States during the same time frame, but I cannot detect any similarities other than being piano-based ballads. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" wasn't recorded - RECORDED, not RELEASED - until November 1969.61.69.217.3 (talk) 21:53, 11 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: John's comments

message: I don't know this song has to do with death (other than it being written after Paul McCartney had a dream of his late mother, Mary McCartney, who died when Paul was 14 years of age) and looking at the "Origins" section, from what McCartney had described in an interview, my impression is that this song isn't really about death. Having said that, I'd be interested in knowing what the "songs about death" category is doing in this article. Personally, I'm considering removing it, but I'm not gonna do that without consensus first.--2601:153:900:43F0:3813:9EF8:FA5A:C703 (talk) 21:27, 4 August 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Category:Songs about death 

message: Giraffedata's version says "composed of" not "comprised of, but NovaBrunswick's version insists that "comprised of" is better. Furthermore, wikilinks should be kept as simple as possible, and NovaBrunswick's version has the original piped link beetles in place of the blended affix beetles, when the latter is the preferred style over the former. However, I also wanted to mention that beetles is a redirect to beetle, and so why fix something that's WP:NOTBROKEN?--2601:153:900:43F0:FCB2:84A4:246:C2B1 (talk) 16:12, 2 March 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Composed of" or Comprised of"? 

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thread_title:  Move discussion in progress 

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thread_title:  Move discussion in progress 

message: Which version of the song was used for track 26 of the compilation "1" (the album with a red background and a yellow "1" in its cover)? --Fandelasketchup (talk) 09:37, 24 May 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Question 

message: I see that someone changed the bass credit to Lennon. Although Lennon played bass on the early takes (his bass parts can be heard in film version, Anthology version and "Naked" version, and is seen playing bass in the film) when The Beatles prepared the song for release, they recorded overdubs on 4 January 1970. During the overdub session, McCartney replaced Lennon's bass part with his own, at the behest of producer George Martin. The sources in the article clearly state that the bassline on the commercially released version is McCartney.2601:153:881:3D60:20B8:607:5095:C668 (talk) 16:57, 27 April 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: It looks like someone changed the bass credit again to Lennon, also deleting the sources that confirm it was McCartney (not Lennon) who played the bassline on the commercially released version. But I edit with my phone and don't have the same interface as desktop editors, so I don't know how to restore the references when reverting any edits in which references are deleted.2601:153:881:3D60:F0D0:F139:279F:A94F (talk) 01:01, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
replies: text: I hope my edit  has done what you wanted.   signed, Willondon (talk)  01:09, 4 February 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  Bass dispute 

message: The article introduces "Let It Be", a song by the English rock band the Beatles.
Is it now necessary to identify the Beatles as English? Or as a rock band? It's by the Beatles. 'Nuff said. It's a sad and sobering day when the Beatles need introduction. JifiDeWiki (talk) 16:44, 2 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  This famous band