The document discusses the Beatles song "Let It Be". It provides background on the band members and context for the song. Specifically, it notes that the Beatles wanted the song on their final album before splitting up. It also discusses the music video's performance-only style, typical of videos in the 1970s genre of pop music. Finally, it outlines the song's popularity and legacy, including its placement on lists of the band's greatest songs.

2. The music video
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdopMqrftXs

3. The Artists
 The Beatles are a British boy band formed in the early 60s. The 4 members
are Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
 They wanted this song to be on their last album “Abbey Road” before
splitting in December 1970.
 After the album, they all released solo albums within the 70s
 This song, as a gramophone record, had the B –side “You know my name”.
 The songs intertextuality refers to Paul McCartney’s mothers death in the
lyric about “Mother Mary”.
 In an interview, McCartney also said he had a dream that his mother said
“It will be all right, just let it be” which inspired him to write the song.

4. Genre
 The genre is classical pop rock
 The music video is performance based with all 4 artists playing
instruments however there is no narrative being shown.
 This is not typical of music videos today of the pop rock genre as
they usually skip between clips showing the narrative and
performances but The Beatles’ video just shows the performance.
 However, it was typical of music videos in the 1970s of the pop
genre because they are usually performance based and often
performed live such as Jackson 5’s ‘ABC’.

5. The impact: before and
after
 The song is now number 3 in the 100 top
Beatles songs list behind “Strawberry Fields
Forever” and “A Day in the Life”
 The popularity of the song was mainly due to
it being one of their last songs before the
split.
 Many new versions of the song have been
released
 A documentary on the Beatles’ last album
was called “Let it be” after the song and was
released later on in 1970. The
director, Lindsay-Hogg, said it’s Blu-Ray and
DVD film will be released in 2013.

6. Is it typical of the artists?
 The genre of the song was more indie pop rock than
classical slow rock compared to their other early 60s
to mid 60s tracks such as “Hey Jude” and “All you
need is love”.