(CNN) — Paul McCartney hadn’t taken the stage in over five years when he sat down at his piano to sing “Let It Be” for Live Aid on July 13, 1985, in a performance that was almost totally derailed by a ...

McCartney proposed “Let It Be” to The Beatles in January 1969, eight months before Lennon would begin his split from the band. At this time, Lennon and McCartney were at odds in their writing ...

“Let It Be” knocked Simon & Garfunkel’s enduring tune “Bridge over Troubled Water” from No. 1 on the Hot 100. It spent two weeks on top of the chart before being replaced by The Jackson 5’s pop smash ...

In late 1968, Paul McCartney was feeling emotionally and physically drained. He was both working and partying too hard and depressed at the deteriorating relationships of The Beatles. One night, his ...