John Denver Let it be Lyrics:
This song appears on three albums, and was first
released on the Poems, Prayers & Promises
album, and has also been released on the Changes
and Reflections: Songs of Love and Life albums.

When I find myself in times of trouble Mother Mary
comes to me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be
And in my hour of darkness, she is standing right
in front of me Speaking words of wisdom, let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be Whisper
words of wisdom, let it be

And when the broken hearted people living in the
world agree There will be an answer, let it be For
though they may be parted, there is still a chance
that they will see There will be an answer, let it
be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah
Ther will be an answer, let it be Let it be, let
it be, let it be, let it be Whisper words of
wisdom, let it be

Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be, yeah,
let it be Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

As early as 1983, Jim and William Reid were
recording demo tapes at their home in East
Kilbride Scotland and submitting them to London
record companies under the name "The Poppy
Seeds". The poor response prompted the Reids
to move to London where they could make a name for
themselves on the concert circuit. They changed
their name to The Jesus & Mary Chain and
recruited Murray Dalglish for drums and Douglas
Hart to play bass and would show up unannounced at
London gigs as the "opening act".
Assaulting the audience with feedback their show
was often controversial once reportedly being
thrown offstage after only 4 minutes by the
manager of the venue.

By mid-1984 they were headlining concerts which
lasted 15 to 20 minutes. Things turned around when
a demo tape was sent to Alan McGee, the owner of
Creation Records, and manager of a small venue
called The Living Room. McGee was impressed enough
to put the group on in The Living Room in front of
a dozen or so onlookers, paid for studio time and
became their manager. The result was a seven inch
single called Upside Down in October 1984 which
cost about 172 pounds to make. Murray was replaced
by Bobby Gillespie, vocalist from Primal Scream.
The band signed a 2 single deal with Blanco Y
Negro and released Never Understand and You Trip
Me Up. A long term contract was then signed .

One more single, Just Like Honey, was released
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prior to the release of their first album,
Psychocandy. (November 1984) The album received
critical acclaim and was listed in Sounds
magazine's 100 best albums of all time. It was
also listed in NME as the number two album ever
released. In April 1987, after some line-up
changes, including Bobby Gillespie returning to
Primal Scream, and replacement John Moore, who
filled the role as drummer and guitarist, the band
emerged with the single April Skies. In September
1987, Darklands was released to mixed reviews. It
was recorded exclusively by the Reid brothers. The
lack of feedback left critics and fans scratching
their heads, but also proved that the Reids'
songwriting was strong enough to stand on its own
merits. By this time, the group had enough singles
and E.P.s, that it released "Barbed Wire
Kisses", a B-sides LP with several newly
recorded tracks. No tour for the LP followed. The
band went through more line up changes, but in
1989 the Reids relied , once agai n, on themselves
for the recording of Automatic. The more rock
driven album was the band's most accessible album
yet. The single Head On was getting air play on
album rock radio stations in the US and had the
most commercial success to date.

The tour to promote Automatic included Ben Lurie,
a former employee of Rough Trade records, on
rhythm guitar. Lurie appears to be a permanent 3rd
member of the Jesus & Mary Chain to this day.

1992 saw the release of Honeys Dead, the first
album to be recorded at the studio in London that
Jim and William had acquired called "The Drug
Store". A tour to support the LP started off
in the UK with the Rollercoaster tour. Also on the
bill was Blur, My Bloody Valentine, and Dinosaur
Jr. The US leg of the tour in the summer of '92
was part of the Lollapalooza package. Reports
started to surface that the band was not happy
with the tour and they made it known in
interviews, calling it a mistake after the third
show.

The group embarked on a Rollercoaster tour of the
US later that year with Curve, Spiritualized, and
Medicine (LA only)

After a long hiatus, the band returned with a
softer, acoustic based album called Stoned and
Dethroned. It marks the emergence of William as an
equal vocalist and also had separate song writing
credits. The album included a duet with Hope
Sandoval of Mazzy Star, reputedly William's
girlfriend. So it was no surprise to see the two
groups tour the U.S. together.

I Hate Rock 'N' Roll was the sentiment of 1995 .
Sick of the music business, the Reids sing about
being wronged by the industry on the UK 4 song EP
of the same name. In the US a full length LP was
released containing the 4 new tracks and B-sides
dating back to 1992's Honeys Dead.

In the 12 official years that the JAMC has been
around, many singles, albums, and promotional
materials have been released. In the interest of
brevity, several of these have been omitted.
Please refer to the discography for a complete
listing of releases.

Words and music by John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Lyrics: Let it be, John Denver [end]