Apart from the title song, the most celebrated tune on Let it Be is John’s masterful ‘Across the Universe.’ This is one of those quintessential Beatles tunes that really gets to the heart of what made them special… the combination of simple melody, inspired production and enlightened lyrics.
It’s ironic that John repeats the phrase “nothing’s gonna change my world” when this song is a perfect example of how he and The Beatles changed everybody else’s world through their music.
Let it Be is one of my least favorite Beatles albums (all things being relative, of course… it’s better than just about everything but other Beatles records). Some of the songs are just ok and the great songs have been over-produced by Phil Spector.
I’m curious about the Let it Be… Naked release of a few years ago, which presented the album without Spector’s embellishments, although I’ve heard that one is a bit disappointing too.
Let it Be was actually the last original album The Beatles released, though it was recorded before Abbey Road. I’ve ordered them this way because Abbey Road feels like a more fitting finish to their career (hell, it even ends with a song call ‘The End’).
Let it Be was recorded amidst even more band strife than The White Album, and it was during these sessions that Yoko Ono’s presence was most acutely felt (it’s also why she’s widely believed to be the cause of the band’s breakup). Contrary to the individual efforts on the last album, this record was mostly recorded live, including in a famous rooftop jam session that drew many onlookers as well as the police.
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