Comments on: Song of the Day #135: ‘Let it Be’ – The Beatles http://meetinmontauk.com/2008/12/06/song-of-the-day-135-let-it-be-the-beatles/ Musings on movies, television, music and more Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:18:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Amy http://meetinmontauk.com/2008/12/06/song-of-the-day-135-let-it-be-the-beatles/#comment-1585 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:52:33 +0000 http://meetinmontauk.wordpress.com/?p=1990#comment-1585 No doubt. I’ve heard this song hundreds and hundreds of times, and I’m getting chills listening to it this morning, as I sit in my living room doing nothing of importance. When this song accompanies powerful moments or images, it becomes almost unbearably powerful. I remember Paul closing out Live Aid with a performance of the song
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxwsp9McLv0 –
When the microphone finally kicks in (after nearly 2 minutes of not working), the sound that crowd makes overwhelms me.

I also remember it being performed after 9/11. It’s one of those songs that is such a striking “anthem” precisely because it is so simple and so heartfelt. “When I find myself in times of trouble” this is a song that I reach for.

By the way, this You Tube clip also has the”Do They Know It’s Christmas?” finale, which seemed timely to include :-) Off to play freerice.com to help “feed the world” in 2008.

]]> By: Dana http://meetinmontauk.com/2008/12/06/song-of-the-day-135-let-it-be-the-beatles/#comment-1584 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:52:01 +0000 http://meetinmontauk.wordpress.com/?p=1990#comment-1584 Certainly an iconic song, to be sure, though not ultimately one of my favorites. For me, the standouts on this album are Across the Universe and Get Back.

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