Alternate Advent Day 10

The Beatles - Let It Be

An utterly beautiful song, one that Lennon didn't really like but Paul did, so much so that he had to beg to get it included on the album, which eventually became called Let It Be also, Lennon made up for the song by having one about a prostitute right after, he thought it was too religious. Mother Mary and all that, but Paul's mother was a Mary and had only recently died. So Paul won, and it remains a beautiful song, Harrisson's guitar work in the mid section is gutsy and Paul's venture into the organ pays off, with Ringo displaying subtlety on the drums he's not always given credit for, his fills are fantastic. Lennon provides bass on a de-tuned 6 string, and is notably distant throughout the performance, with the ghostly specter of Yoko leering over his shoulder.