LET IT BE / THE FILM (Room 419)
LET IT BE / THE FILM (Room 419)
Originally it had been announced that the premiere would be in New York City on February 1970 and that John would attend. The release date of the film, (and the album) was shelved on several occasions. Eventually, the film was released in the USA on May 28th, by which time the announcement of the bands break up had been made by Paul. The reviews were mixed, at best, and whilst the project was designed to show a live re-energized band - it was merely seen as a historical documentation of the disintegration of their individual relationships. It is at times uneasy viewing and the tension is evident throughout - save for the electrifying performance on the rooftop when everything seems to fall into place for one more time. There was no great fanfare for the release of the film and at the muted premier in London and Liverpool… no Beatle attended, as it all seemed so pointless. The Beatles were history and all four Beatles were busy working on new projects. The film, unlike all of their others, was never released for the home video market - although rumors and false dawns have been consistently prevalent. However, if and when it is re-released, the rooftop concert featured in the film, will bear witness to the fact that when they got together to play “live” the whole was much greater than the sum of it’s parts. After genuinely enjoying the gig, John famously spoke on behalf of the group hoping that they had passed the audition. In not only passing the audition, the legacy of the four lads from Liverpool was the greatest body of musical work in the history of popular culture. John recalled “I never wanted The Beatles to be has–beens. I wanted to kill the band while it was on top.”
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON
LET IT BE / THE FILM (Room 419)
Originally it had been announced that the premiere would be in New York City on February 1970 and that John would attend. The release date of the film, (and the album) was shelved on several occasions. Eventually, the film was released in the USA on May 28th, by which time the announcement of the bands break up had been made by Paul. The reviews were mixed, at best, and whilst the project was designed to show a live re-energized band - it was merely seen as a historical documentation of the disintegration of their individual relationships. It is at times uneasy viewing and the tension is evident throughout - save for the electrifying performance on the rooftop when everything seems to fall into place for one more time. There was no great fanfare for the release of the film and at the muted premier in London and Liverpool… no Beatle attended, as it all seemed so pointless. The Beatles were history and all four Beatles were busy working on new projects. The film, unlike all of their others, was never released for the home video market - although rumors and false dawns have been consistently prevalent. However, if and when it is re-released, the rooftop concert featured in the film, will bear witness to the fact that when they got together to play “live” the whole was much greater than the sum of it’s parts. After genuinely enjoying the gig, John famously spoke on behalf of the group hoping that they had passed the audition. In not only passing the audition, the legacy of the four lads from Liverpool was the greatest body of musical work in the history of popular culture. John recalled “I never wanted The Beatles to be has–beens. I wanted to kill the band while it was on top.”
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON
LET IT BE / THE FILM (Room 419)
Originally it had been announced that the premiere would be in New York City on February 1970 and that John would attend. The release date of the film, (and the album) was shelved on several occasions. Eventually, the film was released in the USA on May 28th, by which time the announcement of the bands break up had been made by Paul. The reviews were mixed, at best, and whilst the project was designed to show a live re-energized band - it was merely seen as a historical documentation of the disintegration of their individual relationships. It is at times uneasy viewing and the tension is evident throughout - save for the electrifying performance on the rooftop when everything seems to fall into place for one more time. There was no great fanfare for the release of the film and at the muted premier in London and Liverpool… no Beatle attended, as it all seemed so pointless. The Beatles were history and all four Beatles were busy working on new projects. The film, unlike all of their others, was never released for the home video market - although rumors and false dawns have been consistently prevalent. However, if and when it is re-released, the rooftop concert featured in the film, will bear witness to the fact that when they got together to play “live” the whole was much greater than the sum of it’s parts. After genuinely enjoying the gig, John famously spoke on behalf of the group hoping that they had passed the audition. In not only passing the audition, the legacy of the four lads from Liverpool was the greatest body of musical work in the history of popular culture. John recalled “I never wanted The Beatles to be has–beens. I wanted to kill the band while it was on top.”
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON