"Let It Be" on "The Ed Sullivan Show"

[y***@hotmail.com]

I've been told that the Beatles played "Let It Be" on the "The Ed Sullivan
Show" in April of 1970, but I can't locate a source that will confirm this.

While I have no documented proof, I can personally confirm that the Beatles were on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1970, performing "Let It Be," because I saw it, and remember it well. They were not live in New York, but appeared via a film made in England. Paul sang and played keyboard and wore a beard.

[Talis Mann]

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While I have no documented proof, I can personally confirm that the Beatles were on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1970, performing "Let It Be," because I saw it, and remember it well.

Yes, it's well-documented:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=68&v=1LrUTzijqz8

[rwalker]

Post by y***@hotmail.com

I've been told that the Beatles played "Let It Be" on the "The Ed Sullivan
Show" in April of 1970, but I can't locate a source that will confirm this.

While I have no documented proof, I can personally confirm that the Beatles were on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1970, performing "Let It Be," because I saw it, and remember it well. They were not live in New York, but appeared via a film made in England. Paul sang and played keyboard and wore a beard.

Well, I remember seeing it as well, so that's two of us.

[t***@gmail.com]

[t***@gmail.com]

Eat your heart out Paul!

[t***@gmail.com]

Although it’s important to settle this question of whether The Beatles did “Let It Be” on Ed Sullivan, the more important question is why Putin didn’t chart with his version of “Blueberry Hill”?

[hector]

Post by y***@hotmail.com

I've been told that the Beatles played "Let It Be" on the "The Ed Sullivan
Show" in April of 1970, but I can't locate a source that will confirm this.

While I have no documented proof, I can personally confirm that the Beatles were on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1970, performing "Let It Be," because I saw it, and remember it well. They were not live in New York, but appeared via a film made in England. Paul sang and played keyboard and wore a beard.

I used to see that clip on morning television at the time.
Let It Be movie if anyone missed that fact.

[z***@gmail.com]

I didn’t see the film version of the song “Let it Be” until about 1985 or later. Youtube recently has shown various
camera angles of the song, some very boring, and showing Paul sitting sideways.

[gary chambers]

I didn’t see the film version of the song “Let it Be” until about 1985 or later. YouTube recently has shown various
camera angles of the song, some very boring, and showing Paul sitting sideways.

The film Clip Ed Sullivan showed us was indeed The Beatles doing a version of "Let it Be" from their movie. I don't think it was the version from the single or the album
since they performed the song many times in rehearsals...
But it was either before or after Ed showed us "Let it Be" . He showed us another video clip, taken from the same movie "let it Be" it was
"Two Of Us" this time. Paul played his Martin Acoustic Guitar, Ringo in the back up on drums. George, sitting down playing bass but using in Fender Telecaster, and playing low notes.
John sitting down next to Yoko, playing guitar, singing backup and.... whistling... Take a look https://vimeo.com/281265758 🚶🏿‍♂️🚶🏿‍♂️🚶🏿‍♂️🚶🏿‍♂️

[say hey]

I didn’t see the film version of the song “Let it Be” until about 1985 or later. YouTube recently has shown various
camera angles of the song, some very boring, and showing Paul sitting sideways.

The film Clip Ed Sullivan showed us was indeed The Beatles doing a version of "Let it Be" from their movie. I don't think it was the version from the single or the album
since they performed the song many times in rehearsals...
But it was either before or after Ed showed us "Let it Be" . He showed us another video clip, taken from the same movie "let it Be" it was
"Two Of Us" this time. Paul played his Martin Acoustic Guitar, Ringo in the back up on drums. George, sitting down playing bass but using in Fender Telecaster, and playing low notes.
John sitting down next to Yoko, playing guitar, singing backup and.... whistling... Take a look https://vimeo.com/281265758 🚶🏿‍♂️🚶🏿‍♂️🚶🏿‍♂️🚶🏿‍♂️

btw the version on eds show was the one with a guitar {maybe lennon i was told back then} playing a lead thru a leslie amplifier which was a ORGAN synthesizer amp that had spinning horn type speakers that gave any but specifically a hammond B3 organ its MAGNIFICENT church-esc sound , had thought the date of taped event was at XMAS 69 but its been ALONG TIME so que sera

[super70s]

Post by gary chambers

Post by z***@gmail.com
I didn’t see the film version of the song “Let it Be” until about 1985
or later. YouTube recently has shown various> camera angles of the
song, some very boring, and showing Paul sitting sideways.

The film Clip Ed Sullivan showed us was indeed The Beatles doing a
version of "Let it Be" from their movie. I don't think it was the
version from the single or the album
since they performed the song many times in rehearsals...
But it was either before or after Ed showed us "Let it Be" . He showed
us another video clip, taken from the same movie "let it Be" it was"Two
Of Us" this time. Paul played his Martin Acoustic Guitar, Ringo in the
back up on drums. George, sitting down playing bass but using in Fender
Telecaster, and playing low notes.
John sitting down next to Yoko, playing guitar, singing backup and....
whistling... Take a look https://vimeo.com/281265758
🚶🏿‍♂️🚶🏿‍♂️🚶🏿‍♂️🚶🏿‍♂️

If it was Sunday April 12 that was the day after the ax fell, was that
mentioned at all?

"Let It Be" was the No. 1 single, until "ABC" took over the last couple
of weeks in the month.

[Bernie Woodham]

Right, and Let It Be was the version from the movie, with the same camera
shots and all, so if you have a copy of the film you wouldn't need this one
too.
-- Bob G.

Woah, hold on there a minute...

Granted that it may have been the same clip, but the Sullivan show probably showed the clip in it's original 16mm format. That would be different than the reformatted version for the 35mm theatrical cut, (which is the cut you get on the laserdisc.)

So, I for one, would find value in having the version from the Sullivan show.