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Comment by BeatleBob on May 16, 2017 at 1:32pm

Here is what Paul said:

"I was exhausted! Some nights I’d go to bed and my head would just flop on the pillow; and when I’d wake up I’d have difficulty pulling it off, thinking, "Good job I woke up just then or I might have suffocated."

Then one night, somewhere between deep sleep and insomnia, I had the most comforting dream about my mother, who died when I was only 14.

She had been a nurse, my mum, and very hard working, because she wanted the best for us. We weren’t a well-off family - we didn’t have a car, we just about had a television – so both of my parents went out to work, and Mum contributed a good half to the family income.

At night when she came home, she would cook, so we didn’t have a lot of time with each other. But she was just a very comforting presence in my life. And when she died, one of the difficulties I had, as the years went by, was that I couldn’t recall her face so easily. That’s how it is for everyone, I think. As each day goes by, you just can’t bring their face into your mind, you have to use photographs and reminders like that.

So in this dream twelve years later, my mother appeared, and there was her face, completely clear, particularly her eyes, and she said to me very gently, very reassuringly: "Let it be."

It was lovely. I woke up with a great feeling. It was really like she had visited me at this very difficult point in my life and gave me this message: Be gentle, don’t fight things, just try and go with the flow and it will all work out.

So, being a musician, I went right over to the piano and started writing a song: "When I find myself in times of trouble, Mother Mary comes to me" ... Mary was my mother’s name ... "Speaking words of wisdom, let it be. There will be an answer, let it be." It didn’t take long. I wrote the main body of it in one go, and then the subsequent verses developed from there: "When all the broken-hearted people living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be."

I thought it was special, so I played it to the guys and around a lot of people, and later it also became the title of the album, because it had so much value to me, and because it just seemed definitive, those three little syllables. Plus, when something happens like that, as if by magic, I think it has a resonance that other people notice too.

Comment by BeatleBob on May 16, 2017 at 1:31pm

I Agree!! It IS Sad how both John and Paul's mothers passed away when they were just kids!! Thanks for letting me know about the research you did about George and Ringo's Moms! I never knew that until you posted it here! When I first heard the song "Let It Be" I wasn't sure if Paul was referring to the mother of Jesus or his Own Mother? I thought Maybe Both? Then later I found out that he Was talking about his Own Mother. But, Thanks for confirming that too!!!

Comment by BeatleBob on May 15, 2017 at 12:04pm

I found this one on the web too. So Glad you liked This!! Yes, you sure can see the family resemblance in the Beatle mothers!!! You're So Welcome for posting this!!

Comment by Beatlemaniac on May 11, 2017 at 3:16pm

Aww I love this! You can really see the family resemblance in the Beatle mothers! Thanks for posting this, Beatlebob! Happy Mother's Day!!! :-)