The Beatles
were one of my all-time favorite groups.
It is amazing to realize that they were only together, as a group, for
about 10 years, breaking up the group in 1970.
They were well-known in the United States for only about six of those
years. Here we are over forty years
later, and their music remains popular.
Of their
many songs, among my favorites was “Let it Be.”
I liked it even more after I learned the meaning behind the song.
The song was
written by Sir Paul McCartney. The
inspiration for the song came from a dream he had. Paul’s mother had died of cancer when he was
only 14 years old. Ten or so years
later, he had a dream. In it, he was feeling
very anxious and paranoid, and his mother came to him, “speaking words of
wisdom,” telling him to “let it be.” He
considered it a very sweet dream, and it brought him great peace. From this Sir Paul was inspired to write the
song, “Let it Be.”
Paul has
stated that, at the time he wrote it, he realized that Christians would think
the “Mother Mary” in the song was a biblical reference. In fact, however, his mother’s name was Mary.
George
Harrison and John Lennon, of course, have passed away. To my knowledge Ringo Starr is still with us,
but I haven’t seen him in several years.
Sir Paul is the only one of The Beatles appearing on television with
some regularity, and he still performs concerts.
There was
“The King,” Elvis Presley and then The Beatles who were magnificent performers
and super stars, loved in many countries.
I believe that they alone are still selling many records about two
generations later.
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