<P> McCartney said he had the idea of `` Let It Be '' after he had a dream about his mother during the tense period surrounding the sessions for The Beatles ( `` the White Album '' ) in 1968 . According to McCartney , the song 's reference to `` Mother Mary '' was not biblical . The phrase has at times been used as a reference to the Virgin Mary , the mother of Jesus Christ . Nevertheless , McCartney explained that his mother -- who died of cancer when he was fourteen -- was the inspiration for the `` Mother Mary '' lyric . He later said : `` It was great to visit with her again . I felt very blessed to have that dream . So that got me writing ' Let It Be ' . '' He also said in a later interview about the dream that his mother had told him , `` It will be all right , just let it be . '' When asked if the song referred to the Virgin Mary , McCartney has typically answered the question by assuring his fans that they can interpret the song however they like . </P>
<P> McCartney said he had the idea of `` Let It Be '' after he had a dream about his mother during the tense period surrounding the sessions for The Beatles ( `` the White Album '' ) in 1968 . According to McCartney , the song 's reference to `` Mother Mary '' was not biblical . The phrase has at times been used as a reference to the Virgin Mary , the mother of Jesus Christ . Nevertheless , McCartney explained that his mother -- who died of cancer when he was fourteen -- was the inspiration for the `` Mother Mary '' lyric . He later said : `` It was great to visit with her again . I felt very blessed to have that dream . So that got me writing ' Let It Be ' . '' He also said in a later interview about the dream that his mother had told him , `` It will be all right , just let it be . '' When asked if the song referred to the Virgin Mary , McCartney has typically answered the question by assuring his fans that they can interpret the song however they like . </P>
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