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 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 ...

Few albums captured the end of an era quite like Let It Be. More than five decades later, The Beatles’ final studio chapter ...