Blackbird

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This is a video I made from the Beatles song blackbird. I put a bunch of photos of the Beatles together and individually. This is one of my favorite songs.

There is a lot of chat about what the song is about :
This is what it is said to be about or the meaning of, and some other interesting facts.

Paul McCartney wrote this about the civil rights struggle for blacks after reading about race riots in the US.
Only 3 things were recorded: Paul's voice, his acoustic guitar, and a tapping. According to the video The Complete Beatles, the tap was not a foot or metronome - the Master was intentionally scratched. If you listen closely you will notice that is sounds like a scratch on a record. Birds were dubbed in later.
This was one of 5 Beatles songs McCartney performed on his Wings Over America tour in 1976.
Blackbird Singing is the title of a book of poems McCartney wrote.
Brad Mehldau recorded an instrumental jazz version of this in 1997.
In 2002, The Doves covered this on the soundtrack to the TV show Roswell.
At some of McCartney's concerts 2005, he said that one of the first tunes he learned how to play was a riff by Bach, and that modified riff turned into this song.

Hey Guys, I am going to be working on learning how to play this - I wanted to share this great site with you go check it out you get 12 free lesson to try so there is no risk.

http://www.vguitarlessons.com - learn great songs like this on guitar with easy to follow video guitar lessons, plus download 12 free video lessons.

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  • Don't insult the ...

    Don't insult the Beatles by saying that rubbish band sounds anything like them.

    By ninaiswow [Affiliate User] 1218618714 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • wow how dare you ...

    wow how dare you call this a cheesey song you obviously dont know good music when it hits you in the face

    BTW* some of the most simple songs are the best remember that

    By kirstiegirl322 [Affiliate User] 1218582330 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Ok ppl theyre ...

    Ok ppl theyre nothing like the Jonas Brothers happy???

    By JuliaMusic101 [Affiliate User] 1218582286 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • this song is ...

    this song is beutiful

    the beatles were a truley influental and amazzing band

    their songs will live on forever <3

    pce & love

    By kirstiegirl322 [Affiliate User] 1218582099 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • LOVE THIS SONG!!!! ...

    LOVE THIS SONG!!!!
    I can play it on the guitar, Paulie is a musical genius, I don't know how he thinks of these chord things, this song is freaking genius! Not that Johnnie wasn't too, like, John Lennon is a musical genius too.. But I'm talking about this song right now, and I love it!!!!! ♥♥♥♥

    By thebeatles4everxox [Affiliate User] 1218577777 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • No friggen way.. ...

    No friggen way.. Not even a little... how dare you even SAY the word jonas on here! Nobody listens to the older Jonas Brothers songs anymore.. Yet 40 YEARS later, people still LOVE the Beatles.

    By thebeatles4everxox [Affiliate User] 1218577621 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • In the world of ...

    In the world of music, there's The Beatles, and then there's everybody else.


    /Music

    By texico11 [Affiliate User] 1218574133 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • dnt u dare compare ...

    dnt u dare compare the jonas brothers to the beatles. theyre not even close to bein in the same league

    By eaglebaseballfreak30 [Affiliate User] 1218571595 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • its amazing how ...

    its amazing how much music The Beatles could write to share with people, and its even more amazing howevery single oneof them has actual meaning unlike some other artist's songs

    heheh the beatels rule

    By camuzak [Affiliate User] 1218561126 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • ah, noma... ...

    ah, noma...
    hermoso tu video!!
    me encantaron tus efectos, yeahhh
    y la cancion es sensacional!!
    bye!!!!

    peace and love

    By ushami [Affiliate User] 1218556417 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • No, it's fact.

    No, it's fact.

    By ZehMagikarp [Affiliate User] 1218508199 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • Thats ur opinion

    Thats ur opinion

    By JuliaMusic101 [Affiliate User] 1218492830 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • fail. Jonas ...

    fail. Jonas Brothers have less talent than Paul McCartney in one hair.

    By EmpGrevious [Affiliate User] 1218486257 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • I love this song! ...

    I love this song! the jonas brothers new song lovebug sounds similar 2 this!

    By JuliaMusic101 [Affiliate User] 1218458704 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
  • i know. it ...

    i know.
    it definately is.

    By ZehMagikarp [Affiliate User] 1218412057 Reply Spam Moderate Up Moderate Down
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