A brief Beatles segue:
The cover of "Let it Be" from the 2007 film, Across the Universe, by Carol Woods & Timothy T. Mitchum breaks the world down. (The scene in the movie does the same with its allusions to the Vietnam War and the 1967 Detroit riot.) Its visceral fragility and catharsis literally — literally — sends chills down the spine. It just — damn, the words shouldn't get in the way. In all possible seriousness, stick with these, of wisdom: just let this song be.
(Photo: screenshot from the film's "Let it Be" scene)
When I saw Across the Universe in the theater, I could have walked in and then walked out for just the "Let it Be" sceene and I would have been more than satisfied. Incredible sound, imagery, juxtaposition...a heart-wrenching moment. Thanks for reminding me.
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