Alicia Keys and John Legend's Cover of "Let It Be" Is Really Something Special

In 2014, two Coaches from The Voice  got together to honor one of the greatest bands of all time. John Legend and Alicia Keys joined forces onstage to perform a moving rendition of "Let It Be" during a special titled The Night That Changed America: A Grammy Salute to The Beatles.

The performance started out with Legend and Keys sitting on opposite sides of a duel piano, playing simultaneously. They crooned the first part of the verses separately before singing the chorus in unison. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr nodded in appreciation from the audience while Legend and Keys interpreted the peaceful lyrics with their own unique vocal flair.

Watch the performance here.

About "Let It Be" by The Beatles

A single off the band's final 1970 album of the same name, "Let It Be" rose to the number-one spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Written by Paul McCartney, he got his inspiration from the song when he was visited by his mother named Mary in a dream during a troubling time in his life. Now considered to be one of the band's signature tracks, Rolling Stone listed it as the eighth best Beatles song of all time in 2020. 

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"Let It Be" by The Beatles lyrics

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

Alicia Keys performs onstage at The Greek Theatre on September 06, 2022 in Los Angeles, California; John Legend performs onstage during the Ninth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AK; Araya Doheny/Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize

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
There will be an answer, let it be

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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
Whisper words of wisdom, let it be, be

And when the night is cloudy there is still a light that shines on me
Shinin' until tomorrow, let it be
I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me
Speaking words of wisdom, let it be

John Legend performs onstage during the Ninth Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on April 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Araya Doheny/Getty Images for Breakthrough Prize

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

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