Music

In 1970, the Beatles released their final album, Let It Be. The album included tracks that were recorded by the Beatles and then sent to producer Phil Spector, who added his “wall of sound” to the recording. In 2003, an alternate version of the album was released called Let It Be... Naked, which included just the original tracks recorded by the Beatles, without the added wall of sound. Listen to the song “The Long and Winding Road” from both versions of the album (Let It Be (Links to an external site.) and Let It Be... Naked (Links to an external site.)). How does the orchestration change the feel of the song? How does this affect your perception of what kind of “long and winding road” the song is about? Which version do you prefer, and why?