The journey to the completion of 1970's Let It Be was best described by the title of one of its songs: a long and winding road. Allison Rapp: I think it has to be Glyn Johns' Get Back mix. The rawer, ...

Even if you don't know much about the Beatles, you're probably familiar with "Let It Be," the No. 1 title track of the band's last album. "Let It Be" was a huge hit when it was released as a single in ...

In The Lyrics, Paul said that the context in which he wrote The Beatles’ “Let It Be” was “one of stress.” It was a difficult and tense time for The Beatles, who were heading toward breaking up.

In late 1968, Paul McCartney was feeling emotionally and physically drained. He was both working and partying too hard and depressed at the deteriorating relationships of The Beatles. One night, his ...

Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s unloved — or misinterpreted? — 1970 documentary, the source for Peter Jackson’s “Get Back,” will stream on Disney+. By Alex Williams See more of our coverage in your search ...

After being officially unavailable for decades, one of the most maligned rock documentaries ever is finally being re-released. It deserves a second look. But Get Back definitely changed the way people ...

In recent years, music aficionados have been blessed with an embarrassment of riches —particularly when it comes to the Beatles. A newly restored version of "Let It Be" (1970), splendidly directed by ...

It appears that The Beatles are everywhere right now, and that perception isn't too far from the truth, with a Beatles-related project seemingly dropping "Eight Days a Week." 2021 brought The Beatles: ...

In 1970, it looked like a portrait of the Beatles breaking up. Now it looks like the first rock 'n' roll reality show — and a vision of them coming together. The Beatles, in their early years, looked ...

Jackson used hours of outtakes from Lindsay-Hogg’s footage to assemble “The Beatles: Get Back.” During the publicity campaign for that project, he repeatedly vowed that his fresh treatment of the ...

In the most basic terms, “Let It Be” is the abbreviated version of “Get Back,” with fewer takes of “Don’t Let Me Down” and no toast. But that oversimplification of what’s wrongly remembered as The ...