Paul McCartney Explains Blackbird

[@stevescontriano860]

Paul. When you left the Oakland Arena on 5/8/22 in your bus. I was the guy holding up my guitar Hoping you could sign it. I saw you look at me and I knew that you couldn’t stop. But I had to try. You are my hero. I’m 64 years old and I will listen to your music since I was six years old. I love you buddy

[@pvictormesquita]

Cute

[@wwesmackdownvsraw]

I was listening to the Beatles in high school from 2003-2006 I'm an adult who grew up in the 1990's and love the FAB FOUR to this day

[@stevmarc5425]

I was at that show

[@JakobChallis]

There's a reason Beatles don't stop to give autographs in the US any more

[@DigitalDaffodil]

He ain’t reading this

[@donaldanderson4370]

The Bach piece is Bourree in E minor from a lute suite. It was also covered by Jethro Tull on one of their early albums.

[@robira1313]

Thank you, Maestro.

[@dittilio]

Also by Tenacious D as Classico haha... "it's a rock block of Bach that he learned in the school, the school of hard knocks.."

[@KebabMusicLtd]

Many bands borrowed from Bach during 1968. This followed the success of Procol Harems 'Whiter Shade Of Pale' which is heavily based on Bach's Air from suite 3.

[@Adrian_Marmy]

I was looking for the comment to mention Bourree AND Jethro Tull. Kinda surprises me that Paul didn't know that... one of the most famous pieces by Jethro Tull.

[@QuakerLady]

Thank you! And now I also remember Ian Anderson playing this fairly recently as a duet with a flute player on the ISS.

[@Boop__Doop]

"I'm not prepared" *Proceeds to play flawlessly*

[@Jake6753O9]

Imagine sitting right next to Paul McCartney as he demonstrates and explains how he came up with a legendary Beatles song.

[@danejurus69]

We don't have to imagine. There's a video right here where 3 people are experiencing that scenario. Lol

[@WintJames]

The beatles still suck today

[@KingJorman]

@@WintJames ha ha, good troll dude! ya gotta futcha!

[@yendorthegrand4078]

Oh, grow up. These people, these pop artists, aren't worthy of that sort of admiration. Once you realize your own worth, you will be embarrassed by your fawning.

[@lumutu6479]

@@yendorthegrand4078 Lmao Sir Paul McCartney is not a pop star...He's the reason most modern music genres exist 😝

[@paliki]

Now we know, that song is a miracle inspired by Bach. One of the best songs ever written.

[@SECURITY39]

Not really inspired by Bach. Really he’s saying Bach was how he learned how to play the classical guitar style

[@treyblakeandrew]

@@SECURITY39 did you miss the second half of the video?

[@SECURITY39]

@@treyblakeandrew perhaps you aren’t a musician

[@blackfootedferret]

@@SECURITY39 lets just say without Bach it wouldnt have come to him and agree upon that, ay chaps?

[@SECURITY39]

@@blackfootedferret true, but only because it’s the only classical song he knew on guitar and his introduction to finger picking.

[@BeSmarterFaster]

Always enlightening when an artist of this magnitude reveals some of the behind-the-scenes information about how their compositions came into being.

[@robertthompson3941]

I got to SEE Paul Live (with his first Linda)@ “The Georgia Dome” back in the ‘90s,

[@clivethereddevil3178]

@@robertthompson3941 kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6jcdpV5j66hp9E

[@touristguy87]

You sir have an A+ level grasp of the obvious. How lucky we are that you enjoy sharing the obvious with others.

[@sorellman]

So, he plays Bach too.

[@touristguy87]

@@sorellman yes, enough Bach to say that he's playing Bach ;) I don't think that Bach ever wrote anything for the guitar, or that McCartney ever seriously studied his work

[@Octavio12341000]

He has greatest bass lines of all time, piano lines, guitar lines, vocal lines. This guy were a miracle

[@trapezoidspangle934]

My favourite baseline of Paul’s is ‘Goodnight Tonight’. It’s brilliant. Even John liked it!

[@JuanPerez-kn4tv]

I was thinking about the same word : "miracle" ,and just saw your comment. Blackbird and Yesterday are two miracles (but not the only ones). And they are not "semi"-classics, as Paul says. They have become a part of Music's History.

[@vozza14]

I just saw him at Oakland arena too. My life is complete now. So glad I had that opportunity for my biggest hero in music to play in front of me. Legend

[@perrysteinbrooksr9817]

Good for you!

[@davidbatin1699]

When Paul & John get together they were magical in creating great songs. George of course was a genuis as well in putting out great songs. Miss both John & George.

[@maureenmatthes]

Rubber Soul was one of my first vinyl records. I listening to it over and over, along with The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Rollingstones and more. I started my own first band in 1979. Today, l am still making music. I owe a lot to all my early listening. Thank you Paul. 🎶❤️

[@jetnut89]

Theres something so amazing about watching someone who is a master in their field, just do what they do. You can see the genius and true skill of what make them so great. Watching Paul with a guitar in his hand or at the piano is like watching Bob Ross paint a landscape.

[@Sundae_Times]

*There's

[@Sundae_Times]

@@nelsonhibbert5267 New to trolling, are you? 🥱

[@Sundae_Times]

@@nelsonhibbert5267 At least make your childish hissy fits believable, mate - you've just dismissed the entire back catalogue of the World's best-selling songwriter of all time as a pile of 💩

[@Sundae_Times]

@@nelsonhibbert5267 Still, thanks for taking time out from your Justin Bieber playlist to come say hi

[@Sundae_Times]

@@nelsonhibbert5267 By the way, congrats on your zero content, zero profile pic and one subscriber after only six years. How did you become such a major influencer?

[@japsley6172]

The success this man has enjoyed is almost immeasurable. I was just a 9-10 year old when I became aware of The Beatles, after watching them on “Scene at 6.30”. I was electrified from the word go…..nearly 60 years ago! My parents and grand parents grumbled about “who are these….Beatles?” and “they’ll be forgotten in a year”. Then slowly they became accepted as the loveable mop tops. Their incredible success in the USA was difficult for anyone to ignore, as British pop artists were always expected to flop there. Later in the 60s and the guys experimented with new sounds and a less loveable look/appearance, the press started to predict again their fall and demise. When Sgt Pepper was released they sort of became untouchable as a band. The sound and concept was so different! In school (where I was a known Beatlemaniac) so many boys approached proclaiming this incredible work in reverential terms. For many of my male schoolmates at the time it was cooler, in their minds to publicly proclaim the Stones as the best. Pepper produced a massive conversion across age, class and culture barriers. Even if they retained loyalty to others, acceptance of The Beatles as head and shoulders above the rest was widespread. In the last few years of the band John (Lennon) became a popular target of the press. They hunted him and Yoko as they did Diana many years later, but their treatment of him was so much more negative and disgusting! (Listen to “the ballad of John and Yoko). When they finally announced their split I always felt it was the right time. I’m glad they never reformed as a band (or a group as we called it then). Their body of work across 7-8 years was of such a high standard and so prolific, that it may never be matched. All these years later we still have Paul and Ringo touring and sharing insights from their phenomenally successful time together. I will continue to enjoy it, while we have them, or while I still can and reflect on that time when they were still regarded as a flash in the pan! Thank you John, Paul, George and Ringo.

[@cyndifoore7743]

I was about your age when I saw them on Ed Sullivan and my dad, a crew cut guy, laughed and made fun of them and both my parents saying how this music wouldn’t last. Ahem.

[@lorissantarsiero5849]

Wow what an interesting piece of life experience. It must've been a total blast experiencing them at all their peak and during their monumental phase. Just being there. Honestly I'm a bit sad that i grew up way later. Then again thanks to advances in technology I'm able to listen to their music anywhere at anytime.

[@konrrade]

I remember when the Beatles first got popular. I was about 9 years old in '63 when "She Loves You" came out. All the little girls loved them. Us little boys....not so much. I remember we called them the Buttholes instead of the Beatles. We were jealous. Of course that all changed as I got older and the Beatles matured. Anticipating their next album for weeks. The White Album is really a masterpiece....is there any style of music those guys couldn't play?

[@johnhamilton5288]

Cyndi Foore }]=+

[@margonca17]

Well said Mr Apsley, totally agree

[@signerudbergselin4960]

Paul is one of the best singer -songwriters ever! Thank you for the music ! (Yes I am a ABBA fan too). Greetings from Sweden!

[@williamchristopher348]

Just saw him the day before yesterday. Took my girlfriend and she cried and she is not a big Beatles fan like I am. She wasn't prepared to experience the life altering power of seeing a Beatle perform. I got a little teary preshow but I kept it together, not my first rodeo but it's always an ethereal experience.

[@Rhougue]

@@johnnyrocker7495 hey, he did say he's a big beatles fan. that of course can be a changing experience

[@profile2047]

@@johnnyrocker7495 I’d assume your life altering experiences wouldn’t be so life altering to others either.

[@mr.dudemeister7321]

I seen him in Winston-Salem too!!! It was incredible! I will definetely remember for the rest of my life. I don't know what I was expecting, but he blew me away.

[@craccozelpa]

bruh... I thought Paul took your girlfriend and she cried

[@EB_musik]

“Yesterday”

[@Peter-976]

As a composer and musician, the world will be sad when this man passes. He is right up there with Mozart and Beethoven.

[@ryanoc333]

Damn, should I be worried or something?!

[@TurboThePig2]

I personally wouldn’t put him that high up.

[@letsgooo1637]

@@TurboThePig2 That would make you wrong then

[@TurboThePig2]

@@letsgooo1637 yes because my opinion is incorrect. I would not put him up there with Mozart and Beethoven. That is my opinion, you may disagree with it, but it’s my opinion

[@letsgooo1637]

@@TurboThePig2 I know and I understand thoroughly and you’re wrong!

[@robertlaschever3935]

"Blackbird" is clearly one of the greatest songs ever.

[@robertlaschever3935]

@@johnnyrocker7495 I assume that you are throwing a mild insult at me, and that you don't agree with my comment. That is your right. Tell me, what do you consider one of the greatest songs ever to be? FYI, I have listened to quite a lot of music for quite a number of years. I mostly listen to jazz, quite often Pat Metheny.

[@Clubs_88]

@@johnnyrocker7495 @Robert Laschever very diplomatic gentleman.

[@ldildi8338]

@@johnnyrocker7495 you didn’t answer his question of what you consider one of the greatest songs

[@robertlaschever3935]

@@johnnyrocker7495 I am not a musician so I can't speak to this in technical or musical history terms, I can only say that it has an amazing, light, flowing rhythm that paints a very vivid and joyful picture in my head. it's not Mozart, and it's not Mile Davis, etc., but I think quite a number of people would agree with me on this. By the way, I love your web name "Johnny Rocker". Are you a musician?

[@nickharvey7233]

@@robertlaschever3935 maybe, maybe not, but he does seem to enjoy puncturing people's bubbles - I saw another comment/reply from him in a similar vein in this video. I guess whatever floats his boat.

[@crevcarrillo5670]

As talented and famous as he is, it's wonderful to see him like this and how humble he actually is.

[@24hoursadaywithbobr]

Nothing but love for this man. He has truly gifted me.

[@Kritikateur]

.....Just three chords and this guy opens up a world. God Bless Him. Carus Alambra :-)

[@StephNuggs]

My uncle played this at a family gathering when I was young and since then it's been stuck with me. It's such a great tune

[@mayhtoo3576]

Hello 🤩 Paul..it's blessing see you again..plucking so beautiful ❤️ tune..wish you longivity n happy you always forever young n handsomely ever more with your ❤️ soul..........

[@scottdykema5385]

Paul McCartney may be the coolest guy on the planet.

[@Hallalo]

*Hendrix

[@scottdykema5385]

@@Hallalo Jimi was the coolest cat on the planet.

[@coryserratore5951]

He is both a nerd and cool. The coolest nerd on the planet.

[@scottdykema5385]

@@Hallalo interesting, I just watched a video where Paul says his favorite guitar player was Jimi Hendrix.

[@Gamingguy-my4wn]

The piece he’s referring to is Bouree in E minor by Bach.

[@robsol123]

And so was born one of the greatest most well known finger picking songs of all time x

[@Bulletguy07]

This perfectly illustrates exactly why Lennon & McCartney have been such prolific and great songwriters. Blackbird is a beautiful little tune.

[@LouisEmery]

That's all that was needed. We have his recordings. We want to hear him talk.

[@EvanNagao]

imagine he accidentally gave him a right-handed guitar 😂

[@thelast9112]

He'd just flip it over and play it upside down. He's very good at it which is fascinating.

[@stevedabestperiod]

​@@thelast9112yes, most left-handed bassists/guitarists develop that skill due to necessity. That's none the less impressive though.

[@Chad-on8jg]

Could've given him shovel. He'd still get a tune out of it.

[@kripsandy]

He would still sound better than most musicians born after 2000.

[@adg_87]

​@@Chad-on8jg😂

[@darrenwilson99]

I love his honesty. We've all heard licks, riffs etc and adapted them into our own tunes. Subconsciously a lot of the time.

[@affablecamel153]

In this case McCartney didn't actually incorporate/rip off Bach because the bit he used for blackbird was a mistake.

[@jrock2720]

I always thought Blackbird had a classical music sound and it's wonderful here to see Paul allude to Bach as an inspiration for Blackbird. One of my favorite pianists says that to classical musicians, "Bach is the sun". And beyond the guitar playing and song construction, Paul's superior lyrical and vocal abilities make him a nonpareil rock musician.

[@thegrandpencil4374]

As a composer, I put Beethoven at the top.

[@no_nameyouknow]

I love how it's just an old dude strumming on some strings and then for a brief second while he is playing BB he starts singing and it's like magic, in an instant.

[@KairuHakubi]

He's so humble about it, but he also pauses for the applause knowing from years of screaming fans that.. they're gonna cheer and he's gotta leave room for it.

[@markmeleady]

He wasn't that old here - about 63.

[@johnstarr2326]

I didn’t see “an old dude”...?? You must be 14yrs old!🤔😆

[@leokimvideo]

Musical genius confirmed

[@phenixreturns]

Hackett is more genius imo

[@vetlerradio]

@@phenixreturns Steve? Yeah, he's an amazing guitarist too, especially on Selling England by the pound.

[@j.c7719]

Steve Hackett is not more genius than Sir Paul McCartney, god of music.

[@stuie46]

Listen to Bream play Bach more than once.

[@DaveTaste]

Well observed....

[@penguinraids2723]

“You were only waiting for this moment to arrive” I always tell myself that I can’t wait for the day where I can sing those lyrics and actually mean it

[@LooongNose]

👍 Hope you get that "moment in a world of chances and circumstances". Cheers paraphrased lol

[@JesusChrist-xl1zg]

"Arise" not arrive. Rosa Parks ascending to Heaven, that's my take.

[@2beJT]

Look how just a portion of a song made everyone's day there. Thank you for taking the guitar, Paul.

[@SECURITY39]

Is he on here reading comments?

[@2beJT]

@@SECURITY39 Yes. He messaged me and invited me and my gf to brunch with the Queen next time we are in town. I was just proclaiming my thanks for others to see but now I am going on a double date with Paul and Elizabeth.

[@SECURITY39]

@@2beJT great response

[@SecondLifeDesigner]

I love Paul. He is such a down to Earth good guy. I get no hint of over blown ego.

[@stillaliveandwell5291]

When you are the only one left out of three still holding a guitar.....

[@Marnild]

agree.. Just a complete music nerd.. Him and Harrison seem like insanely likable people.

[@BenneWill]

@@Marnild It's not a contest, but the Beatle with the least ego I'd have to give that to John. He was known to approach people in Central Park and have chats with complete strangers and sign autographs. Of course we know what happened by him being so open to his fans on the street.

[@wlouisharris]

That's the impression I get. We went to his concert in Atlanta about 12 years ago. As we were walking to the show that was at a park a limmo drives by and slows down. Paul stuck his head out and waved to us. It was just a really kind gesture.

[@mikeriesco6174]

Arguably our era's Mozart, in terms of the sheer genius of his melodies, harmonies, and instant and universal likeability of his compositions. A once-in-a-century (or more) talent...his music will be listened to centuries from now.

[@LAM1895]

That’s funny because this can be said for a lot of artists in the last century, especially between the 60s through 90s when there was a big creative boom in the music industry.

[@angelthman1659]

@@LAM1895 Not to the extent of Paul McCartney. He is our Mozart.

[@LAM1895]

@@angelthman1659 I get that you like him, but he’s not the only one with such big achievements.

[@angelthman1659]

@@LAM1895 No one in modern music has had his success.

[@LAM1895]

@@angelthman1659 Funny, a couple names come to mind instantly. Don’t get me wrong, he is one of the greats, emphasis on the "s"…

[@heyitzphil]

Paul plays flawlessly and sings accordingly too, still the musician in him says bro you ain't prepared you ain't worth shit 😂 what a curse to be an artist

[@marianoperna130]

Uno de los mejores músicos, intérpretes y compositores de la historia. Un genio

[@mr.dudemeister7321]

this is awesome. I learned that little Bach song before learning Blackbird when I was like 12/13. I always thought they were very similar and got them mixed up lol so awesome to see that's how he came up with it.

[@americanpancakelive]

That was awesome and so Bach helped with Blackbird and as it goes with music- Blackbird and Paul helped legions of other songwriters who adapted Blackbird into countless other songs.

[@malikba8048]

Hi could you please explain to me when he said at 1: "we made it samy". Not sure to get that, is it slang? Thank you

[@justme2720]

@@malikba8048 he’s talking about the piece of music that was inspired by Bach and says it’s ‘semi-classical’ and then jokes and says ‘well, we made it semi’ He’s joking that him and George couldn’t play it properly so that’s why it was semi classical and not classical. Hope that helps!

[@clivethereddevil3178]

@@malikba8048 semi = half

[@malikba8048]

@@justme2720 thank you very much, I got it wrong first I had understood "samy"! Have a great day

[@malikba8048]

@@clivethereddevil3178 thanks for your explanation! I misunderstood with "samy". Much better with your help

[@Robertonnz]

What an artiste. I remember walking around a Christmas toy fair in Liverpool with "I wanna hold your hand" playing in 1965. I was 5 minutes by car from where Paul lived - I was 9 at the time.

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

After watching The Beatles Disney flick, I'm convinced Paul was the the driving force behind their musical success. I can remember hearing them on diner jukeboxes in the early 60's.

[@nesgimp6099]

Paul was certainly the driving force by the end but without John there would have never been a Beatles.

[@MrJondinham]

He was the workaholic but Lennon surely contributed just as much in songwriting

[@silvertongues2]

Yeah the film gave me that impression too. I’ve read since though that John was into heroin at that time too and so was not at his best.

[@rogeeeferrari]

Driving force behind the Beatles ? Sorry but no...

[@nesgimp6099]

@@rogeeeferrari literally John had left the group and was doing whatever with Yoko and heroin at the time. Paul is my least favorite Beatle but your blind if you don’t see him holding things together.

[@DM-kv9kj]

Can't you see he's the man Let me hear you applaud He is more than a man He's a shiny golden god!

[@NegativeSpade]

YES! Came looking for this...

[@ShoutsWillEcho1]

Omfg, thats it!

[@chicosuman]

He is goin to kick you effin s And u know his name is Kyle Gass

[@teerboyd]

@@chicosuman rocking and fucking rolling and fucking rocking and fucking rolling

[@1mespud]

We were only waiting for this moment to arise. Good go!

[@peterbulloch4328]

I have played guitar mainly acoustic since I was 14 years old. I'm now 59 and have only just discovered Pauls guitar version or original chord progressions to some of the great songs from back then. Step inside Love, the tune they gave to Cilla Black is one that I love and learned to play. There is an audio of him playing it with Cilla singing it to him playing it on acoustic guitar on KZbin. He did incorporate some jazzy chords in his stuff, so I wasn't surprised he medled with Bach as well.

[@ritualee10]

A random link sent me here and now I'm just crying.... We're here while HE'S here. What a miraculous thing that is.

[@bsnf-5]

Lindsey Buckingham plays great fingerstyle too. He is self-taught also.. has a very distinctive style. So go check him out, if you haven't already!

[@bsnf-5]

@Bob Meager definitely is! One hell of a singer! Did you hear his newest album? I've been listening to "Out of the Craddle" , but I plan to listen to his most recent work as well! I think it's already available on KZbin!

[@beamer.electronics]

My favourite Beatles song, and now I know its' background - thank you.

[@briansalisbury4764]

Paul is Rock royalty and you know that anyone who is with him on any show and it could be anyone, must be in awe of him. A Beatle for Christs sakes! I so envy these people. He was my favorite Beatle for years until John surpassed him, but he is still just so mesmerizing as a person.

[@julianfranco2777]

Paul es un caso excepcional de artista, excelente músico, toca varios instrumentos y a gran nivel, tiene una voz preciosa, con amplios rangos vocales, escribe, compone, musicaliza e inmortaliza canciones que pasan de generación en generación, sencillamente un genio en toda la extensión de la palabra, difícil encontrar alguien que lo supere.

[@DjVortex-w]

I think he could say almost anything and the audience would applaud and cheer.

[@Martin-69]

Right. But I mean, he earned that.

[@sorellman]

That was not anything. That was interesting and enlightening.

[@MysticMover]

Thanks for this upload.

[@awsumsum]

That band! Those guys! They have more talent in their nail clippings than most contain in their whole bodies. Would never get bored listening to them.

[@edvinparmeza1298]

Bach's music has inspired not only Beatles, but the whole 18th, 19th and 20th century music

[@mickavellian]

And you just discovered humidity!

[@paulabbott4474]

As the great Pat Metheny recently said, "Compared to Bach, we all suck." :->

[@allenjones3130]

Sir Paul's explanation of how he came up with one of his classic tunes is very entertaining.

[@hotruss7630]

When Paul started playing Bach's Bouree in E Minor, I immediately remembered Jack Black singing over it.

[@davebenjoya]

That is bach and it rocks it's a rock block of bach that he learned in the school called the school of hard knocks

[@moano3271]

The most beautiful song ever made ❤️

[@coryserratore5951]

He is the Mozart - or should I say Bach? - of our times. We're blessed to be living alongside him.

[@MrCabimero]

Someone I know has worked as his bodyguard. He said you couldn’t meet a nicer, kinder more down to earth person. He seems to be a peace with who he is in the world and walks easily amongst us, thankful for all he has been able to do. Unlike other stars, who are constantly griping about their stardom. I would say the same about Ringo being at peace with who he is.

[@Will_Wel]

Paul McCartney and Jimi Hendrix were two people I would use as examples when people would try to tell me to play right-handed!

[@itisaporsche]

@parmesan Paul is left hand oriented and somewhat ambidextrous. He can play guitar right handed but is much more comfortable playing left handed. At a time where left-handed guitars were more scarce, many lefties learned right-handed. But McCartney switched over after seeing an album with a left handed guitarist. He plays drums right handed. He auditioned for Lennon by playing a right handed guitar, but did it left handed with the strings in reversed. The pair met on 6 July 1957, at a local church fête, where Lennon was playing with his skiffle group the Quarrymen. McCartney attend the church event with a mutual friend Ivan Vaughan. Lennon was impressed with McCartney's ability on the guitar, and his version of Eddie Cochran 's "Twenty Flight Rock". The rest is history..as they say.

[@majorpm]

@@itisaporsche he meant he's not paul he's billy shears a right handed man

[@slapyomomma8727]

Because they’re both really sloppy guitar players?

[@Will_Wel]

@@slapyomomma8727 because they're two of the most famous ones ever and both play left-handed at a time when people constantly told me to play right-handed

[@Professorkenneth]

Paul is brilliant. He's my favourite musician 👍🏻💯

[@GBPaddling]

As someone else once said to him......."So it's actually Bach-Bird"

[@edmorrison5645]

A true Liverpool would accent pronounce it "blachbird".

[@mannyp467]

My only claim to fame : my brother and I stood next to him at the “June Show” in Campbeltown in ‘77 and he said hello lads. Goose bumps to this day.

[@burgofichakia]

Este hombre es leyenda. Un genio como pocos

[@perrysteinbrooksr9817]

tienes toda la razón

[@jack002tuber]

From the few tens of thousands of us who play that on guitar, we thank you

[@DuusMusic]

I love How incredible ‘not brilliant’ the Beatles were, until they put it all together and made magic!

[@mplungjan]

Love this. The coolest thing is I taught myself to play BOTH Bourrée in E minor AND Blackbird in the same month :)

[@saoirsedeltufo7436]

The piece he is referring to is Bourrée in E minor - Jethro Tull actually released an adaptation of the start of this piece (entitled Bourée)

[@itisaporsche]

wow..very cool.

[@karimajor1165]

Omygooodness 😢one of my favorite of all songs

[@Tom-dv9ep]

Can't you see he's the man, Let me hear you applaud, He is more than a man He's a shiny golden god

[@TrueHelpTV]

i heard that too haha

[@guintar6661]

Was going to comment the same thing! Lmao

[@Ricardo-cl3vs]

Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well...

[@rabm1483]

*RRRRRockinggg and FFFFuuuckkinnng RRRRRRRolllinnggg....*

[@kamotetopz6776]

Ah shit! I though I was the first one. haahah

[@cmcull987]

Thank you for sharing. I love classical music but the Beatles, too.

[@JasonBBell]

He's one of the rock stars that rock stars swoon over like the fans of rock stars.

[@lynnoliver1404]

I will always love that song

[@coryserratore5951]

Paul has always gotten flak for his "granny music" tendencies, but he persevered long enough for us to eventually recognise that he just has an appreciation and aptitude to absorb and incorporate everything he's heard in his life. He transcends cool.

[@adamrussell658]

That classical was Bouree. A great song itself. Jethro Tull did a great version of it on their second album Stand Up.

[@rikkousa]

Blackbird is an excellent example of a Beatles song that slowly increased in popularity . It was not considered in the Beatles top 5 greatest songs but it is hard to find any ranking of their best songs that does not include it . I consider myself a amateur Beatles historian and have ready probably 50 books or more about the Beatles or an individual recording artists. Regarding Blackbird , Paul regularly talks about it as a protest song or a song about black rights--while this may be true…I can not find any reference in all of those books I have read. While that doe snot mean that Paul made it up, I have only heard him reference this on interviews he has done in the last 10-15 years. If anyone has a better memory or can cite an earlier reference, please share it. I have hear many people discuss how many artists (including Macca) have a tendency to document their history, origins of music and then the play it back again and again Ana again during interviews. Would not surprise me if this was. anew revelation that was added to the rotation

[@fbm22]

Check out Matt Williamson on Pop goes the 60s. He would definitely be someone you could ask about this though at times I've noticed him to be a bit biased in his love for the Beatles and maybe not quite as impartial as a historian should be. Nevertheless he's very knowledgable and this is exactly the kind of thing he might know about, or know someone who does. I do agree with you that I've only ever seen records of Paul mentioning Blackbird as a civil rights song in more recent interviews, the Wikipedia article on Blackbird even mentions the varying accounts. I guess one small maybe irrelevant (maybe not) piece of evidence that could suggest it really was intended as a black civil rights support song is the fact that it was a part of Charles Manson's inspiration for the race war and everything. I imagine if he interpreted it as such it was because it had been reported in the media or he'd seen something about it being related to civil rights, because I think even for someone as batshit crazy as Manson, it would be quite a stretch to assume that that's what the song was about unless you knew the meaning, the lyrics are pretty ambiguous.

[@plotdot32]

Here he is saying it 17 years ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eKG6eX2hetSmd6M

[@KebabMusicLtd]

The song is generally assumed to have been 'inspired by a blackbird' that was sitting outside Paul's window one morning, and whose chirping woke him up. But he has often said that it was also intended as a tribute to the American Civil Rights movement . The word blackbird crops up in a great deal of civil rights literature of the time (1968), and a musical called Fly Blackbird Fly that had been performed in front of Martin Luther King. Similarly, the Woodstock Music Festival of 1969 featured a white bird as a motif.

[@alexestrada1788]

Actually, I read a print interview in the early 80s where Paul spoke of the protest aspect of "Blackbird". Yikes! That was 40 years ago..... I'm old now😎

[@Jojoyorr]

@@KebabMusicLtd Women in the UK were informally referred to as birds back then, then you add on the "black" aspect of some and I could see how it could inspire the comparison for him.

[@LacklusterOfficial]

What is that bach composition he plays a bit of? Thats the only thing i know how to play and i have no idea how i even heard it or who played it for me or showed it or wot. Please help

[@BrunoVailati-yy2vw]

It's called Bouree by Johann Sebastián Bach. There are several versions on classical guitar on KZbin. There is also a Jethro Tull version that is great.

[@Esperluet]

1:45 This is where talent begins

[@camilolym]

What a dream it must be to make such music, he was meant to be a star

[@daveshepard9154]

We who were alive during the time that the Beatles were creating music for the first time are among the luckiest humans, musically. That such talent was available to us, to see created, for the first time in a multimedia way (albums, radio, TV), was remarkable. We are all the better for the Beatles.

[@jjhpor]

In fact, if you grew up in the US between WW2 and about 1980 you are one of the luckiest humans that ever did or ever will live. That is if you didn't go to Viet Nam.

[@ajsmusic2561]

I saw the Beatles at the Chicago Amphitheator in 1967. Great seats, like 20th row in front of the stage. I was only 13 but still remember Paul stepping up alone and singing "Yesterday" in the spotlight. They were wearing purple suits and my Mother gave me a fork that Ringo ate with (gross) at the ??? Restaurant (on the tip of my tongue?) next door before the concert. Top that one Pilgrims!

[@MorgsDuane]

Paul is such a gem

[@nickunderwood6175]

So informative ❤

[@Moourjhe]

Genius.....no need for more words

[@christinelc61]

wonderful song. thanks Paul

[@QueensWino]

Makes sense that the Bouree in E Minor by Bach would prove an inspiration to those guys. Jethro Tull also drew on it nicely, as did Tenacious D. How about that? I just went from the sublime to the ridiculous! But, all in good fun.

[@synthhero1347]

Just an absolute genius there is no other way to describe him

[@dougpeters1625]

The greatest overall musician and songwriter to ever walk the face of the earth

[@madratter]

Blackbird is such a beautiful song ❤️

[@BHound1981]

Can't you see he's the man? Let me hear you applaud! He is more than a man, he's a shiny golden god!

[@petr8767]

I cant believe I am the first thumbs up on your comment... I always knew Paul was a part of Tenacious D!!!

[@s.deegan3740]

I saw him play this thing by Bach along with Jenny Wren and Blackbird live in Atlanta, September 20th, 2005.

[@byronelenica8329]

I dont think I could stop from passing out if he sat next to me and played Blackbird !!!!

[@xD1904]

An awesome song. I learned it 2 years ago. But I learned an more easy version like most of the people learning it. But I really wanted to learn it like Paul plays it with 2 fingers and that little strum he makes with his Index finger. And if you get it right, it makes totally sense to play it with 2 fingers and sounds better. Paul McCartney is a genius.

[@EmericaNobles]

Wow as a classical trained guitarist, I had no idea that Blackbird came from Bouree 😱

[@MarkInLA]

How he derived the 'bridge' or B section to this is even more amazing; with that G drone throughout it, leave alone throughout A section,..and how it all resolves to G Maj. so well...

[@vmbrown]

When is he going to learn to play it the right way around? Only joking, he's a legend and a great picker as well as one of the greatest of all-time songwriters!

[@perrysteinbrooksr9817]

He makes himself available to us...I'm grateful.

[@tankhalffull]

A true genius in our time...

[@svanstroll]

Haha, I just saw this, and when it stopped and it got quiet I heard the local blackbird singing through the open balcony door. :D

[@markfcoble]

Best composer ever. Face it.

[@blujay9191]

I re-watched the Get Back documentary again lately. I remember Ringo just hanging out at the piano saying that he could just watch Paul for hours. Yep.