The Beatles
Let It Be/ You Know My Name (Look Up The Number)

"When I find myself in times of trouble

Mother Mary comes to me

Speaking words of wisdom, let it be" 

The video capturing its live studio performance has made history, with a McCartney in a black suit showcasing a thick beard covering much of his face, seated at the piano. "Let It Be" belongs to the group of the three great piano ballads composed by Paul between '69 and '70, alongside "The Long And Winding Road" and "Maybe I'm Amazed". It is an intimate, profound, and poignant composition. Its genesis is quite unique; a heartfelt memory of Paul towards his mother Mary who appeared in a dream, after years of not remembering her, right during the most delicate and troubled period of his Beatles adventure that the mother could not even see come to life. Her son Paul, at just twenty-seven years old, is already considered one of the best composers of his era, the group founded with his friend John is almost at its end, and Paul has given in, "let it be".

"Let It Be" is almost a religious hymn, a sort of gospel endowed with a piercing melody, an unconscious swan song skillfully salvaged by Phil Spector from the ashes of the "Get Back" project. "Let It Be" will be performed live by Paul for the first time in '79, but its most famous performance will be the one closing "Live Aid" in 1985. 

"You know My Name (Look Up The Number)" is the B-side. A composition by John initially conceived to be the A-side of the single "What's The News Mary Jane", a song that later merged into "I've Got A Feeling". It is a theatrical piece developed as an idea over two years, an improvisation with the inclusion of various characters, like Paul the crooner or Ringo the special guest. This song in the end can simply be classified as a game of the four and nothing more, curious that it was chosen as the B-side of the single.