A lot has and will be said about Peter Jackson’s documentary of the writing, recording and rooftop performance of “Let It Be.”
Clocking in at over 6 hours long, it is an exhaustive look at a band who had hit somewhat of creative roadblock, but still, through perseverance delivered one of the most incredible performances ever.
Fans of the Beatles will love it, as it really digs in and shows the personalities of the 4 members as well as their significant others, the managers, engineers and the staff tasked with coming up with an album’s worth of material, recording it and performing it- in one month’s time.
I watched this over the Thanksgiving weekend, taking in one episode a night- and it was just enough each night to bring me back the following night.
I sat in amazement as songs like “Dig A Pony,” “Let It Be,” “I’ve Got A Feeling” and the title track materialized out of thin air- just snippets of lyrics or riffs that became fully fledged compositions.
I was pleasantly surprised to see that Lennon was not the dour curmudgeon I had always pictured him to be- he was a goofball! A kid with a great sense of humor- someone I would have enjoyed hanging out with.
It was also very cool to see that the process was not all business, a band trying to crank out one more record- they had fun the entire time, and I believe that was something Jackson wanted to bring out in this series.
“Get Back” is streaming on Disney+ (curse words and all) and if you have the opportunity and the time to take it in, I highly suggest it.
Below is a story that contains one of my favorite scenes- the moment McCartney sees the Bobbys have come to shut down the iconic rooftop performance.
Cop Who Ended Beatles’ Final Show Still Happy With His Conduct
The police officer who halted the Beatles’ final live performance on Jan. 30, 1969, says he’s happy with how he dealt with the situation. Ray Shayler was a 25-year-old constable with three years’ experience when he led a team of four cops to investigate reports of a disturbance at the Beatles’ Savile Row headquarters in London – as seen in Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s 1970 documentary movie and Peter Jackson ‘s new series .
