The lyrics in the two versions differ a little in the last verse. The film performance of “ Let It Be” has never been officially released as an audio recording. The other version, take 27-B, was included in the film Let It Be as part of the Apple studio performance along with “Two of Us” and “The Long and Winding Road”. The first version, designated take 27-A, would serve as the basis for all officially released versions of the song. This was one of two suitable performances of “ Let It Be” recorded that day. McCartney played a Blüthner piano, Lennon played six-string electric bass (replaced by McCartney’s own bass part on the final version at the behest of George Martin), George Harrison and Ringo Starr assumed their conventional roles, on guitar and drums respectively, and Billy Preston contributed on Hammond organ. The master take was recorded on 31 January 1969, as part of the “Apple studio performance” for the project.
Multi-track recordings commenced on 23 January at Apple Studios. Work continued on the song throughout the month. The first attempt with the other Beatles was made on 8 January.
A single take was recorded, with just McCartney on piano and vocals. During this stage of the film they were only recording on the mono decks used for syncing to the film cameras, and were not making multi-track recordings for release. Some months later, the song would be rehearsed at Twickenham Film Studios on 3 January 1969, where the group had, the previous day, begun what would become the Let It Be film. McCartney first began to play around with “ Let It Be” in the recording studio in between takes of “Piggies” on 19 September 1968. Indeed, others have interpreted the phrase biblically. So that got me writing ‘ Let It Be‘.” In a later interview he said about the dream that his mother had told him, “It will be all right, just Let It Be.” When asked if the phrase “Mother Mary” in the song referred to the Mother of Jesus, McCartney has typically replied that listeners can interpret the song however they like. McCartney later said: “It was great to visit with her again. In rehearsing the song with The Beatles in January 1969, in place of the “Mother Mary” lyric, McCartney occasionally sang “Brother Malcolm”, a reference to The Beatles’ assistant Mal Evans. Mary Patricia McCartney died of cancer in 1956, when he was fourteen. McCartney said he had the idea of “ Let It Be” after he had a dream about his mother during the tense period surrounding the sessions for The Beatles (“ the White Album“) in 1968. Both the Let It Be album and the US single “ The Long and Winding Road” were released after McCartney’s announced departure from and the subsequent break-up of the group. It was their final single before McCartney announced his departure from the band. At the time, it had the highest debut on the Billboard Hot 100, beginning its chart run at number 6 and eventually reaching the top.
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