Let It Be (song) over single notes in the left hand. In his review of the single, for the "NME", Derek Johnson admired McCartney's performance and the lyrics' "pseudo-religious" qualities. Although he considered that the melody paled beside some of the band's previous singles, Johnson added: "As ever with The Beatles, this is a record to stop you dead in your tracks and compel you to listen attentively." John Gabree of "High Fidelity" magazine found the lyrics "dangerous politically", but viewed the song as possibly "the best thing musically that McCartney has done". In 2010, "Rolling Stone" magazine placed "Let It Be" at number
I Wanna Be Your Man in 1980, saying: The Beatles also recorded two versions of the song for the BBC. One version was for the "Saturday Club", recorded on 7 January 1964 and first broadcast on 15 February. The second version was released on the "Live at the BBC" collection from the "From Us to You" show. It was recorded on 28 February and broadcast on 30 March. The Beatles also recorded a version for the "Around The Beatles" TV show, recorded on 19 April 1964. This version was released on the "Anthology 1" collection in 1995. Bob Dylan recorded a song for "Blonde on