The Beatles “Let it be” Full Film

Notes from watching it

The most poignant parts are George on I me mine and working out Octopus’s garden on piano with Ringo

Paul’s daughter heather age 7 in the studio is too cute

Yoho is like the shadow of death and is attached at the hip to John at all times

The look of sheer boredom Ringo has constantly

How Paul is looking at John on let it be and the long and winding road

How badly Phil Spector butchered some of the songs specifically the long and winding road

Paul hated spector’s version especially the harps and the women’s chorale parts

John didn’t like let it be, he said Paul was trying to write another bridge over troubled water

John playing bass on his guitar on Kansas City shows how important Paul on bass was to the band

The sheer joy Billy Preston brought to the studio and to the band

The very telling conversation of Paul and John where Paul is talking about playing live and how sloppy they would get from nerves. John looks like he wants to tell Paul to shut up.

The uncomfortable exchange between George and Paul where George says he will do whatever Paul wants

The dominating nature of Paul in the studio over the rest of the guys

How good George and John could be on guitar

How withdrawn John could be during the sessions because he was hooked on heroin

I really hope one day they release the out takes, Paul said it is just too painful. There are hours of footage that have never been seen publicly

I like their jam version of Besame Mucho - that kind of thing makes it clear these four guys were doing what they were meant to do at that time of their lives - all the negative baggage notwithstanding.

George bringing in Billy kept the band together a little longer. They didn't want to show their bad side in front of a guest. The rooftop concert is fantastic

Doing some research, one reason for John lacking interest was that just six weeks before the rehearsals began, Yoko had had a miscarriage following a drug bust.

Supposedly there are hours of outtakes that show a lot more of the contentiousness between them all. Would love to see what didn't make the final cut.