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Songlines

Stories behind some of our most enduring songs. 2/8. John Cavanagh puts the iconic Beatles song Let It Be under the spotlight.

Tantalising stories behind some of our most enduring and significant songs.

2/8. John Cavanagh puts the iconic Beatles song Let It Be under the spotlight. Inspired by a dream Paul McCartney had about his own dead mother, what went on in the recording studio, where dozens of versions of the song were cut? What provoked John Lennon's frustrations and outbursts towards Paul McCartney, and what mystery still surrounds Aretha Franklin's recording of Let It Be?

25 minutes

Last on

Sun 4 Nov 2007 12:05

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  • Sun 4 Nov 2007 12:05