<p id=”par-1_62″><a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/the-beatles/”>The Beatles</a> were supposedly <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/john-lennon-discussed-jesus-react-the-beatles-eleanor-rigby.html/”>“more popular than Jesus,”</a> and yet their song “Let It Be” took on a religious significance to many people. That was never what the song was supposed to be. The tune became a massive hit in the United States. Years after its release, even John Lennon himself bemoaned that the track was too popular for its own good.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-paul-mccartney-revealed-who-the-beatles-let-it-be-is-actually-about”>Paul McCartney revealed who The Beatles’ ‘Let It Be’ is actually about</h2>
<p id=”par-2_57″>There’s a great tradition of pop songs that sound like gospel music without being religious per se. These tracks include Simon & Garfunkel’s <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/john-lennon-felt-paul-mccartney-wanted-the-beatles-let-it-be-sound-like-1-simon-garfunkel-song.html/”>“Bridge Over Troubled Water,”</a> Elvis Presley’s “Burning Love,” Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” Madonna’s “Like a Prayer,” and Kesha’s “Praying.” The Beatles might have written the most famous pseudo-gospel song of all time: “Let It Be.”</p>
<p id=”par-3_72″>It’s easy to mistake “Let It Be” for a Christian tune, considering it has a gospel soundscape. Furthermore, the tack mentions someone called “Mother Mary.” Some Christians refer to the Virgin Mary as “Mother Mary.” During a 2011 interview with <a href=”https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=52552400&itype=cmsid” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Salt Lake Tribune</a>, Paul said the tune was actually about his mother, Mary McCartney. Despite this, Paul’s words have not stopped some Christians from using “Let It Be” as a hymn.</p>
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<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-does-it-make-sense-to-use-a-beatles-song-for-religious-purposes”>Does it make sense to use a Beatles song for religious purposes?</h2>
<p id=”par-4_58″>So, is it wrong that people have recontextualized “Let It Be?” It all depends on your religious views. Some might see the Christian use of “Let It Be” as a positive form of reclamation. Others might feel that there’s something off about Christians using a song from a band that sometimes had an antagonistic attitude towards their faith.</p>
<p id=”par-5_104″>What we cannot deny is that any controversies surrounding The Beatles and religion couldn’t stop them from producing hit after hit. “Let It Be” became a massive success in the United States. It topped the <a href=”https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-beatles/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Billboard Hot 100</a> for two weeks, lasting on the chart for 14 weeks. It was the Fab Four’s penultimate No. 1 single, with the last being <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/rock-star-said-the-beatles-hit-the-long-and-winding-road-isnt-best-version-song.html/”>“The Long and Winding Road”</a>/” For You Blue.” “Let It Be” became part of the album of the same name. The album <em>Let It Be</em> hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 for four weeks. It lasted on the chart for 79 weeks. </p>
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<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-john-lennon-felt-let-it-be-was-1-of-the-fab-four-songs-that-got-too-much-attention”>John Lennon felt ‘Let It Be’ was 1 of the Fab Four songs that got too much attention</h2>
<p id=”par-6_82″>During a 1980 interview found in the book <em><a href=”https://www.everand.com/read/182513881/All-We-Are-Saying-The-Last-Major-Interview-with-John-Lennon-and-Yoko-Ono#__search-menu_112997″ target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>All We Are Saying: The Last Major Interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono</a></em>, the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/oasis-noel-gallagher-used-riff-john-lennons-imagine-dont-look-back-in-anger.html/”>“Imagine” singer seemed</a> to say that “Let It Be” had become overexposed. “Well, I heard some Beatles stuff on the radio the other day and I heard <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/john-lennon-said-beatles-songs-got-played-radio-1980.html/”>‘Green Onion’ — no, ‘Glass Onion’</a> —I don’t even know my own songs!” he recalled. “I listened to it because it was a rare track. It’s a song they usually don’t play. </p>
<p id=”par-7_78″>“When a radio station has a Beatles weekend, they usually play the same ten songs — <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/paul-mccartney-revealed-connection-the-beatles-a-hard-days-night-tomorrow-never-knows.html/”>‘A Hard Day’s Night,’</a> ‘Help!’ ‘Yesterday,’ ‘Something,’ ‘Let It Be’ — you know, there’s all that wealth of material, but we hear only ten songs,” he added. “So the DJ says, ‘I want to thank John, Paul, George, and Ringo for <em>not </em>getting back together and spoiling a good thing.’ I thought it was a good sign. Maybe people are catching on.”</p>
<p id=”par-8_23″>“Let It Be” is a great song even if it radio programmers play it on the oldies stations a little bit too much.</p>