10 Concept Albums That Make Absolutely No Sense

The idea of Paul McCartney actually contributing to a movie soundtrack should be something intriguing for nearly any rock fan. Considering that nearly half of the Beatles' catalog was made to accompany their own movies, Paul's initial idea to write, direct, star in, and write the music for Give My Regards To Broad Street should have been an ace in the hole from day one. However, giving someone full creative freedom can end up leading to their own downfall.

Going into the production for the film, Paul had used this record as a way of recontextualizing his old Beatles' song to suit his new voice. Here's the problem though: the movie itself does not make any sense whatsoever. Across its runtime, the film is part concert film, part story (kind of), part McCartney fever dream. Though we do get to see a few half decent performances of Beatles classics like For No One and the Long and Winding Road, there's no reason for them to exist in this form so long as we still have the originals from the '60s.

Once everything came together, you could practically feel the audible clunk that everything had, which explains the retcon that happens in the movie when it's revealed that everything was a dream. For as much as Let It Be feels like you're getting a glimpse into Paul's head, this is what happens when you delve a little too much into his mind.