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
In Your Letter the song very simple, very almost like ‘50s doo-wop melody and chord structure. The original chord structure was G Major, E Minor, C Major, D Major, similar to the Beatles' "This Boy" among many other songs. The music of "In Your Letter" is a throwback to songs of the 1950s and 1960s. Allmusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine describes it as a "sun-kissed '60s homage." Philippa Hawker of "The Age" describes it as "a grimly uptempo 60s style whinge." Leslie Michele Derrough of "Glide Magazine" describes it as sounding like a "1950s sock hop." Gerald Martineez described the song as "an