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    {
        "role": "user",
        "content": "who%20recorded%20the%20hebrew%20song%20lu%20yehi%20and%20combined%20it%20with%20let%20it%20be%20by%20the%20beatles"
    },
    {
        "role": "assistant",
        "content": "The Hebrew song \u201cLu Yehi\u201d (\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d9) was *not* recorded by someone combining it with The Beatles\u2019 \u201cLet It Be\u201d \u2014 at least not officially in its original version. Rather, here's the story:\n\n---\n\n### What \u201cLu Yehi\u201d *Is*\n\n- The lyrics of *Lu Yehi* were written by Naomi Shemer in 1973 as a Hebrew prayer of hope during the early days of the Yom Kippur War. ([exhibition.nli.org.il](https://exhibition.nli.org.il/en/exhibition-items-en/let-it-be?utm_source=openai))  \n- Initially, Shemer wanted to *use the melody* of \u201cLet It Be\u201d by John Lennon & Paul McCartney for those lyrics. ([nli.org.il](https://www.nli.org.il/en/items/NNL_MUSIC_AL990040671500205171//NLI?utm_source=openai))  \n- But at the urging of her husband, Mordechai Horowitz, she decided to compose a *new, original melody*. So the final version of *Lu Yehi* has its own distinct tune. ([exhibition.nli.org.il](https://exhibition.nli.org.il/en/exhibition-items-en/let-it-be?utm_source=openai))  \n\n---\n\n### So, Who \u201cCombined\u201d Them?\n\nBecause the song was originally conceptualized as a Hebrew translation of \u201cLet It Be,\u201d over the years people have made medleys, mashups, and covers that *do* combine the two \u2014 or reference both. Examples include:\n\n- The artists **Yuval Dayan** and **Ran Danker** released a version called *\u201c\u05dc\u05d5 \u05d9\u05d4\u05d9 & Let It Be\u201d* in 2022, credited as a partial cover combining the Hebrew song and the Beatles\u2019 song. ([musicbrainz.org](https://musicbrainz.org/release/e5770c71-9a4d-4c61-91f7-ea734167a21c?utm_source=openai))  \n- There\u2019s also a Jewish a cappella group, Kol Sasson (University of Maryland), which performed \u201cLet It Be / Lu Yehi,\u201d combining both originals. ([music.apple.com](https://music.apple.com/us/song/994575659?utm_source=openai))  \n\n---\n\nIf you want, I can look for recordings or performances that combine *both* songs (lyrics + melody) in more depth \u2014 there are quite a few out there unofficially. Do you mean that kind of \u201ccombine,\u201d or something else?"
    }
]