Tuesday, November 16, 2010

"Let it Be"

                    
Almost every person in the world listens to music in some kind of form.  Certain people, such as me, listen to music for entertainment, solace, to seek for unheard answers, or rather to just drown out the stressful world around them.  There are so many songs that I feel strong connections to, but one really stands out.   The song “Let it Be” sung by the Beatles is a very important song to me.  I have gone through many tough times, and this song has always allowed me to work through, and overcome any obstacle.
The song “Let it Be” was written by Paul McCartney in honor of his mother, who died when he young.  According to oldies.about.com, the song was written due to Paul having a dream in which his dead mother gave him wisdom while the band was slowly falling apart.  There are multiple messages within this song.  One of my favorite underlying messages is to just “let things happen”, to be able to just move past your problems and relax.  Also, along with this, Paul also sings about the war in Vietnam and all of the people looking for answers, and to let people know not to hate each other.  There are bad things that happen to all of us, but it is up to us to be able to accept that something bad has happened and move past it.  To me personally, the song’s meaning is that, whenever things are going really bad in life, don’t worry yourself so much that you become even more stressed out, just “let it be” and it will almost always work itself out.
The music is very solemn but uplifting at the same time.  Paul’s use of more depressing words, such as “broken” or “darkness”, creates this solemn tone.  Overall, the music is composed of an average paced, even tempo.  Also, the main instrument in this song is the Piano, adding to the smooth, melodious tones that are then accompanied by drums, and the electric guitar.  The use of these instruments creates the uplifting tone, and allows the listener to take the words and not be depressed by them, but rather inspired.  The lyrics, although are repeated, have different messages each time they are said while still obtaining the same overall message.  Also, one thing that I tend to ignore, is that there seems to be a religious undertone due to “Mother Mary”, but that may just be coincidental.
I have listened to so many songs that I have been able to relate to, but “Let it Be” has, and will always be one that has stuck out to me through everything that this song has helped me overcome.  As I think about how I first became introduced to The Beatles at all, it is almost ironic.  When I first listened to this song, I was in a very intense argument with my girlfriend of a year and a half.  I was so distraught by the situation and couldn’t seem to “cool myself down.”  I threw on my iPod and this song came on.  Almost instantly, I was nearly brought to tears, because it felt as though the song was tearing my chest open and helping me mend my argument- bruised heart.  It was as if the song was telling me to allow things to settle down between her and I, and things would work out on their own.  Sure enough, within the next few days, we realized we were both at fault, and we were able to resolve our problems.  What is ironic about this situation is that my girlfriend was in fact, the person who brought me into the world of “Abbey Lane” and “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, which even further enforces why this song has a little more leverage over the other songs in my life.
Although I have heard so many songs, it is this song that I turn to when I’m having a bad day.  Whether it is

 
because I am in a fight with a girlfriend, having problems with my family, or am simply just not in a good

mood, this song is always there to cheer me up.


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