![]() ![]() He went on to praise his two co-songwriters, Bruce Sussman - who later recounted the surprise impact of "Copacabana" in Manilow's compilation album, The Complete Collection and Then Some…, in 1992 - and Jack Feldman. "This is the first time I've ever won a GRAMMY, and I couldn't be prouder than to have one for 'Copacabana,'" Manilow said at the start of his speech. Watch Michael Jackson Win Best Pop Vocal Performance For "Thriller" In 1984 | GRAMMY Rewind In 2004, 34 years after its original release, "Let It Be," the song, was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall Of Fame, forever solidifying the accompanying track, album, film and soundtrack in GRAMMY and Beatles history. (One month later, in April 1971, the film's soundtrack won the Oscar for Best Original Song Score.)Īccepting the award at the 1971 GRAMMYs, held at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, a smiling, stylish Paul McCartney-alongside his then-wife Linda McCartney, who died 22 years ago today (April 17)-kept his speech short and sweet: "Thank you, goodnight." ![]() While Let It Be, the album, did not win any GRAMMYs that year, the film's soundtrack took home the golden gramophone for Best Original Score Written For A Motion Picture Or A Television Special. Read: Peter Jackson To Assemble New Beatles 'Let It Be' Film From Archival Footage Let It Be notched four GRAMMY nominations that year, including Record Of The Year, Song Of The Year and Best Contemporary Song for the title track, as well as Best Contemporary Vocal Performance By A Duo, Group Or Chorus for the album itself. Let It Be also had a huge presence at the 13th GRAMMY Awards, held in 1971. ![]() As the group's final album, with the film counterpart marking their last original release as The Beatles, Let It Be would go on to make major waves, going multiplatinum in and topping several charts around the world. Let It Be, both the film and the album, would become a bittersweet entry in the Beatles' saga. To accompany the project, the band released a documentary of the same name, which chronicles the making and recording of Let It Be and also includes the act's iconic unannounced rooftop concert, their final public performance as The Beatles. In May 1970, The Beatles released Let It Be, an all-time favorite within the group's discography. It's why, in addition to winning eight career GRAMMYs, with 24 nominations overall, The Beatles also count an Academy Award, the film industry's GRAMMY equivalent, on their wide-spanning résumés. Their groundbreaking approach to curating music to image, and vice versa, has secured their stance as pioneers in both music and film. Their early work in concert and promotional films surrounding their singles and albums are largely credited with birthing the concept of music videos, which would eventually give rise to TV networks like MTV. So get on the bus with the Beatles and a colorful cast of interesting fellow travelers for an afternoon of comedy, music, competition, magic and ever romance.While The Beatles are beloved around the world for their eternal music and forever-classic songs, the English rock icons are also celebrated for their visuals. Produced and directed by the Beatles themselves, the tour in question is a psychedelic busus trip around the English countryside where all is not what it seems and magic is everywhere. So get on the bus with the Beatles and a colorful cast of interesting fellow travelers for an afternoon of comedy, music, competition, magic and ever romance.On the heels of the Beatles' first two successful films, A Hard Day's Night and Help!, came the Magical Mystery Tour. Produced and directed by the Beatles themselves, the tour in question is a psychedelic bus trip around the English countryside where all is not what it seems and magic is everywhere. On the heels of the Beatles' first two successful films, A Hard Day's Night and Help!, came the Magical Mystery Tour. ![]() Magical Mystery Tour Magical Mystery Tour ![]()
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