The Beatles’ “Let it Be” Caps a Career
The Beatles Let It Be is a song which has come to define not only the melodic uplifting style of Paul McCartney but also encapsulate the emotions surrounding the breakup of the Beatles as a band. ‘Let It Be’ was included on the album of the same name, and released in 1970. It was produced by Phil Spector, the famous originator of the ‘Wall of Sound’ that had dominated the girl group style in the early part of the 1960’s. Centering around a barebones piano arrangement onto which layers were gradually added, the end of the track gave listeners the impression that they had borne auditory witness to a great spiritual transformation. As some critics put it, ‘Let It Be’ was McCartney’s greatest hour in terms of imparting his fans with the feeling of sharing in some mystic knowledge buried deep in the words and lyrics of the song.