Heartbreaking family tragedy that led to Paul McCartney's Beatles hit Let It Be
Paul McCartney and John Lennon wrote the majority of The Beatles' hit songs, with Paul penning Let It Be after experiencing a heartbreaking family tragedy. Let It Be is still thought of as one of the best songs by The Beatles, but there's a heartbreaking story behind its creation.
The song was written and sung by Paul McCartney and ended up being the band's final single before Paul announced his departure. Years later, Paul opened up about the meaning behind Let It Be and explained how it had been inspired by his mom's death.
Paul's mother Mary Patricia McCartney sadly died of an embolism as a complication of surgery for breast cancer when her son was just 14 years old. Speaking to James Corden on his segment of Carpool Karaoke, Paul explained, "I had a dream in the 60s where my mum who died came to me in a dream and was reassuring me, saying, 'It's gonna be OK. Just let it be...'"
With Paul's mother being called Mary, it's often believed she is the inspiration for the "Mother Mary" lyric in the song. However, there is another version of the story. Mal Evans was a road manager and personal assistant employed by The Beatles. He worked closely with Neil Aspinall as the band's general go-to man and became close friends with The Fab Four.
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