Let It Be (song) like Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge over Troubled Water", the song "cater[ed] to the lowest-common-denominator emotional stasis of its listeners. 'Let It Be' left the Beatles "no" artistic choice but dissolution." Lennon also commented disparagingly on "Let It Be". In his "Playboy" interview in 1980, he disavowed any involvement with composing the song, saying: "That's Paul. What can you say? Nothing to do with the Beatles. It could've been Wings. I don't know what he's thinking when he writes "Let It Be"." "Let It Be" holds the top spot on "The Fans' Top 10" poll included in "The 100 Best Beatles
The Beatles in India to Harrison's account of his and Lennon's final conversation with the Maharishi, in the 2000 book "The Beatles Anthology", Harrison reminded him of the plan to join Shankar, but the Maharishi was unable to accept it. Harrison added: "That's when John said something like, 'Well, "you're" supposed to be the mystic, you should know.'" While waiting for their taxis to arrive, Lennon wrote the song "Maharishi" (later retitled "Sexy Sadie"), in which he sang: "Maharishi – what have you done? / You made a fool of everyone." In a 1974 interview, Lennon said that they were convinced that the delay