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    the behind the scenes story of the final mix of Let It Be...

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    • Get On The Right Thing
      Get On The Right Thing last edited by

      All right seems like there is more to the story than I know. How did all the little extra bits between songs, "and now all the angels come by...", etc etc get on there. Seems I heard a story that John and Phil Spector went in behind everyones back and put them in. Is that true? Cheers to all. And my sincere apologies if this is a repeat thread. Feel free to merge or delete or pint me in the right direction... GOTRT

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      • Nancy R
        Nancy R last edited by

        It's "And now we'd like to do All The Angels Come" that I believe John actually said as a joke right before Paul started the song Let It Be.

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        • Get On The Right Thing
          Get On The Right Thing last edited by

          Nancy R:

          It's "And now we'd like to do All The Angels Come" that I believe John actually said as a joke right before Paul started the song Let It Be.

          yes, yes, we all know the line. i simply didn't feel like writing the whole thing. thanks though. so they didn't go in behind the rest of the gangs collective back?

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          • Nancy R
            Nancy R last edited by

            If they did, I never heard about it. Anyone?

            Omni, Atlanta, GA May 18, 1976, Feb. 17, 1990

            GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

            Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

            FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

            Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

            Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

            Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

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              admin last edited by

              Seems like they did quite a bit of talking and joking around between takes that shows up on the youtube footage of those sessions.

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                admin last edited by

                In fact it is: "Hark, the angels come", meaning "Listen, the angels come".

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                • Nancy R
                  Nancy R last edited by

                  Foxx54:

                  In fact it is: "Hark, the angels come", meaning "Listen, the angels come".

                  I knew I might have part of that wrong. I was trying to remember what real song John was paroding ("Hark, the Herald Angels Sing")

                  Omni, Atlanta, GA May 18, 1976, Feb. 17, 1990

                  GA Dome, Atlanta, GA May 1, 1993

                  Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA May 12, 2002

                  FedEx Forum, Memphis, TN May 26, 2013

                  Philips Arena, Atlanta, GA Oct. 15, 2014

                  Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, GA July 13, 2017

                  Bon Secours Arena, Greenville, SC May 30, 2019

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                  • oobu24
                    oobu24 last edited by

                    LOL & here they say "Hour the Angels Come". : at the very end

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                    • favoritething
                      favoritething last edited by

                      To answer the original question, yes, a lot of those between-song bits were edited from other takes of the songs, or elsewhere altogether. The "Hark, the angels come" part on the LP version of "Dig It" was actually edited in from a different take of the song, for example.

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                      • beatlesfanrandy
                        beatlesfanrandy last edited by

                        The line "and now we'd like to do 'hark the angels come' " was stuck in as a joke right before Let It Be starts to lighten the "heavy" mood of the song as it were. None of the Beatles worked on the Let It Be tapes after they were given to Phil Spector. The production is his, not John's. As John said later, none of them could be bothered. Spector took "the most badly recorded shit with the worst feeling ever and made something out of it. When I heard it I didn't puke." Paul was the most angry, especially over the strings and chorus added to The Long and Winding Road without his knowledge. He was never happy with it, which is why he finally re-produced Let It Be Naked in 2003.

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                        • favoritething
                          favoritething last edited by

                          beatlesfanrandy:

                          The line "and now we'd like to do 'hark the angels come' " was stuck in as a joke right before Let It Be starts to lighten the "heavy" mood of the song as it were. None of the Beatles worked on the Let It Be tapes after they were given to Phil Spector. The production is his, not John's. As John said later, none of them could be bothered. Spector took "the most badly recorded s**t with the worst feeling ever and made something out of it. When I heard it I didn't puke." Paul was the most angry, especially over the strings and chorus added to The Long and Winding Road without his knowledge. He was never happy with it, which is why he finally re-produced Let It Be Naked in 2003.

                          Quite right, John had nothing to do with the production. George Martin was also angry at what was done with the sessions, which he actually supervised. His quote is that the credits should read, "Produced by George Martin, over-produced by Phil Spector."

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                            JoeySmith last edited by

                            beatlesfanrandy:

                            The line "and now we'd like to do 'hark the angels come' " was stuck in as a joke right before Let It Be starts to lighten the "heavy" mood of the song as it were. None of the Beatles worked on the Let It Be tapes after they were given to Phil Spector. The production is his, not John's. As John said later, none of them could be bothered. Spector took "the most badly recorded s**t with the worst feeling ever and made something out of it. When I heard it I didn't puke." Paul was the most angry, especially over the strings and chorus added to The Long and Winding Road without his knowledge. He was never happy with it, which is why he finally re-produced Let It Be Naked in 2003.

                            From what I've read, Paul initially gave his approval of the Spector-produced LIB album (but who knows if he actually listened to what Spector did). But, when he found out that his solo album would have to be delayed and "wait its turn" after LIB, he quickly changed his mind. He sent a memo to Klein to take the strings off of The Long & Winding Road, and other edits, but Klein refused saying it was too late. Then, the whole Ringo incident at the house, etc. This probably caused Paul to use the release of McCartney as the official breakup, which he later regretted on how it was done. Very sad ending.

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                              admin last edited by

                              Then, the whole Ringo incident at the house, etc. This probably caused Paul to use the release of McCartney as the official breakup, which he later regretted on how it was done. Very sad ending.

                              Can you elaborate on the "whole Ringo incident" at the house? I feel as if I should know about this, but I guess I don't. Did it involve somebody showing up at someone's house and having a door shut in his face?

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                                JoeySmith last edited by

                                Soft-Hearted Hana:

                                Then, the whole Ringo incident at the house, etc. This probably caused Paul to use the release of McCartney as the official breakup, which he later regretted on how it was done. Very sad ending.

                                Can you elaborate on the "whole Ringo incident" at the house? I feel as if I should know about this, but I guess I don't. Did it involve somebody showing up at someone's house and having a door shut in his face?

                                Yes, its that infamous incident. John & George sent Ringo over to hopefully smooth things over with Paul. Paul was very upset at this point since: 1). His Macca album was being delayed 2). His edits for LIB were being ignored 3). His realization that the riff between him & the others including Klein was too big & the Beatles were no more. So, he took it out on poor Ringo. The others backed down on 1). & let McCartney be released 1st. But, this was the final straw for Paul.

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                                  admin last edited by

                                  Thanks very much, Joey. That rings a bell (no pun intended) now that you mention it. Poor Ringo indeed. I watched the LIB youtube clip posted above, and Ringo just looks so, so sad in those sessions. His beautiful blue eyes are dark and hooded.

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                                    admin last edited by

                                    Soft-Hearted Hana:

                                    Thanks very much, Joey. That rings a bell (no pun intended) now that you mention it. Poor Ringo indeed. I watched the LIB youtube clip posted above, and Ringo just looks so, so sad in those sessions. His beautiful blue eyes are dark and hooded.

                                    Ringo's face says it all.

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                                    • beatlesfanrandy
                                      beatlesfanrandy last edited by

                                      liv4art:

                                      Soft-Hearted Hana:

                                      Thanks very much, Joey. That rings a bell (no pun intended) now that you mention it. Poor Ringo indeed. I watched the LIB youtube clip posted above, and Ringo just looks so, so sad in those sessions. His beautiful blue eyes are dark and hooded.

                                      Ringo's face says it all.

                                      Part of the story of that film is that union rules dictated they had to film in the morning and afternoon. The Beatles were night owls. They have stated over the years the reason they looked so miserable is that they were not at their best being filmed in the morning.

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                                      • toris
                                        toris last edited by

                                        beatlesfanrandy:

                                        liv4art:

                                        Soft-Hearted Hana:

                                        Thanks very much, Joey. That rings a bell (no pun intended) now that you mention it. Poor Ringo indeed. I watched the LIB youtube clip posted above, and Ringo just looks so, so sad in those sessions. His beautiful blue eyes are dark and hooded.

                                        Ringo's face says it all.

                                        Part of the story of that film is that union rules dictated they had to film in the morning and afternoon. The Beatles were night owls. They have stated over the years the reason they looked so miserable is that they were not at their best being filmed in the morning.

                                        I still love that the "shi#ttiest" stuff they put out in those sessions is still pretty, pretty good. And I am hanging out to get more of my hands on it.

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                                        • Get On The Right Thing
                                          Get On The Right Thing last edited by

                                          thanks to all above for clearing that up!

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                                            admin last edited by

                                            Thanks for starting the thread.

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