{"id":28660,"date":"2015-04-07T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-07T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/?p=28660"},"modified":"2026-07-22T12:43:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T19:43:46","slug":"cover-me-let-it-be-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/estreetshuffle.com\/index.php\/2015\/04\/07\/cover-me-let-it-be-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Let It Be Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you were an American television viewer in the 1950s, you might have come across an anthology series called <em>Climax!\u00a0<\/em>(also known as\u00a0<em>Climax Mystery Theater<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>Every Thursday night, <i>Climax! <\/i>brought to life a different story. Sometimes it was a classic like <em>The Long Goodbye<\/em> or\u00a0<em>The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.<\/em> More often it was a lesser-known tale, and occasionally it was a story destined to become a classic. (Its third-season adaptation of <em>Casino Royale<\/em>, for example, was the first-ever screen adaptation of a James Bond novel.)<\/p>\n<div id=\"v-D6DAJWuS-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='758' height='568' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/D6DAJWuS?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write; presentation'><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>(Yes, I included that clip just for the introduction of Bond&#8230;\u00a0<em>Jimmy<\/em>\u00a0 Bond.)<\/p>\n<p>Midway through the 1956-57 season,\u00a0<em>Climax!\u00a0<\/em>featured an episode entitled &#8220;Let It Be Me,&#8221; featuring an intriguing synopsis: &#8220;Corruption in the recording industry plays out just as the music plays in. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The music that played in was sung by the episode&#8217;s featured actress, Jill Corey. Corey&#8217;s performance of &#8220;Let It Be Me&#8221; proved popular enough for it to be released as a single, which peaked at #57 on the Billboard Hot 100.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mKiLw5D9I5o?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Let it Be Me&#8221; was credited in part to American lyricist Manny Curtis, but also to French songwriter Gilbert B\u00e9caud.<\/p>\n<p>B\u00e9caud, who was known in France as &#8220;Monsieur 100,000 Volts&#8221; based on his electrifying performances\u00a0 (not unlike a certain New Jersey rocker), had recorded the song in its original French form as &#8220;Je t&#8217;appartiens&#8221; in 1955. In the video below, we can see why B\u00e9caud earned his nickname.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k4n4UQtJRpw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>B\u00e9caud&#8217;s original has considerably more vigor than Corey&#8217;s sentimental reading, but it was Corey&#8217;s arrangement that influenced The Everly Brothers when Phil and Don covered it in 1959.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lvA-STM7oJk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>That version of &#8220;Let It Be Me&#8221; was considerably more successful, notching as high as #7 and inspiring an even more successful cover by \u00a0Betty Everett and Jerry Butler that went to #5 in 1964.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"758\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YwTh4OkPTb0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>While the song&#8217;s lush orchestration and gorgeous harmonies contribute much to its enduring popularity, there&#8217;s no doubt that part of the allure of &#8220;Let It Be Me&#8221; comes from the unabashedly romantic lyrics. Perhaps that&#8217;s also why the song was on Bruce Springsteen&#8217;s mind throughout his 1988 Tunnel of Love Express Tour.<\/p>\n<p>While Bruce never actually performed &#8220;Let It Be Me&#8221; in concert, he performed it at sound check frequently&#8211;and three of those performances were actually captured on tape.<\/p>\n<p>The earliest of the three was in Chapel Hill, just eight days into the tour. In this performance, we can eavesdrop on Bruce and the E Street Band working out their plan of attack for the first ninety seconds or so before the band kicks in. Bruce&#8217;s vocals enter about a minute later, and the E Streeters quickly coalesce in a beautiful performance.<\/p>\n<div id=\"v-a3W1Ufzd-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='758' height='426' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/a3W1Ufzd?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write; presentation'><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Just a few short weeks later in Atlanta, Bruce took another crack at &#8220;Let It Be Me,&#8221; this time in a much more intimate arrangement that centered around vocals by Bruce and Patti (who were growing much more intimate as well).<\/p>\n<div id=\"v-xRkEfMqZ-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='758' height='568' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/xRkEfMqZ?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write; presentation'><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Let It Be Me&#8221; next surfaced on May 6th, before Bruce&#8217;s show in Tacoma. What makes this last performance notable is the lead vocal switch from Bruce to Nils at around the 45-second mark. The soaring melody of &#8220;Let It Be Me&#8221; proved perfectly suited for Nils&#8217; range, and by the final verse the song belonged fully to him.<\/p>\n<div id=\"v-yjejxWkw-1\" class=\"video-player\"><iframe title='VideoPress Video Player' aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='758' height='426' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/yjejxWkw?hd=1&amp;cover=1&amp;loop=0&amp;autoPlay=0&amp;permalink=1&amp;muted=0&amp;controls=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;useAverageColor=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen data-resize-to-parent=\"true\" allow='clipboard-write; presentation'><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Each of those three performances featured different arrangements, which suggest that Bruce never quite hit on an approach he was satisfied with. That might explain why &#8220;Let It Be Me&#8221; never made it to the official concert stage, but at least we have these glimpses of what might have been.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Let It Be Me<br \/>\nFirst sound checked:<\/strong> March 4, 1988 (Chapel Hill, NC)<br \/>\n<strong>Last sound checked:<\/strong> May 8, 1988 (Tacoma, WA)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 August 7, 2021<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Frequently sound checked but never performed, the unabashedly romantic &#8220;Let It Be Me&#8221; seemed perfectly suited for the Tunnel of Love Tour. 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