I’ve found myself dwelling on negative aspects of a situation, or even anticipating bad happenings, which has become somewhat of a habit for me. The song, “Let It Be”, performed by the “Beatles” and written by, Paul McCartney is a perfect song to fight those words in my head. Let it be, repeated many times throughout the song, to me means- let the bad things in your life be, don’t dwell, let go of the things you have no control over and just relax. This message is very clear, and elementary, but is the most powerful, for me. Whether it is a very real conflict I am dealing with or just a voice inside my head, the seven letters, let it be, send my thoughts in a more logical and relaxing direction. As the song goes on the meaning slightly changes. McCartney wrote this in 1969 when several wars where plaguing the world, including the Vietnam War, and he addresses this in his song when he says “And when the broken hearted people
Living in the world agree
There will be an answer
Let it be.” In this he means, let a new world of peace happen.
The first line in the song is, “When I find myself in times of trouble, mother Mary comes to me” and most listeners including myself, at one point believed mother Mary to be the Virgin Mary, but Paul McCartney’s mother’s name was Mary and Paul has stated that his mother is whom he had in mind, when writing the song. The story, “Let It Be”, is a short and repetitive story, but it relays a profound message, a message that for me is most important, RELAX.
I'm not quite sure if this counts as a good comment or not, but I want to start out by thanking you for writing this post. It may have not been a story, but it brightened my spirits. I've been dealing with a lot of personal nonsense and this made me look at this song in a new light. The Beatles have always reached out to me in times of trouble, but your take on the classic song is well appreciated. The only critique I have is that I would have liked to know more about the meaning behind the song and how it formed in the minds of these famous musicians.
ReplyDeletePoint 1: I love the Beatles. Point 2: This song is probably a good analysis of how Paul, George, and Ringo handled thier problems. BUT. I don't think John Lennon really shared this mind set. Although he was a self-proclaimed "ambassador of peace", at his core John Lennon was truly a contradiction. A peaceful revolutionary. The angry pacifist. etc. He was definitely a doer.
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