The Beatles - Blackbird [Cover by Mary Spender]

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[@robertakerman3570]

Mary is correct, I"m hearing more & more of these scammers.

[@stofferrussell]

We will welcome you to Málaga with open arms... and there's some tapas and drinks in it for you too if you promise to play "Blackbird"! ;)

[@DreamingInTechnicolor]

My mother would sing to me Beatles songs almost every morning until I was around age 5 or 6. This was one of my favorites. Mary’s voice took me back to those beautiful memories of my youth. So grateful for that!

[@olemattsmusak]

Mary! I rarely post because I feel it’s not important, however you showed your true love and colors in this one… and the song choice and your timbre … simply perfection… absolutely beautiful! You mesmerized me & likely many when you went into the middle eight, coming out with a smile and a beautiful soulful voice! Geez…! The world is waiting for you to drop an album. We don’t be care if it’s a small EP or a full-on LP. I just want to hear your compositions, girl. My best mates and many other nerd musicians like me are here for this! You! I’m sending you love and 🤗 from Nashville; the world is waiting with baited breath for your OG music career! I’m certain that if you can travel to the states, specifically Tennessee…. The Nashville audiences will adore your songwriting, talent and charm! Cheers friend! This is what you were made for… thank you for sharing the gift you have!

[@treforroberts4687]

fully agree, both in technicalities and natural melodic voice, good to see how fast you have travelled musically in toto!!

[@m.valley3782]

It's such a relief to hear such a nice voice after a long day. ✨👏🏾

[@connoranderson2608]

You're one of the very few musicians who can bring something new to songs that have already been covered countless times. Absolutely brilliant as always!

[@perniciousreaper4393]

My first memory of ever having any interest in guitar is from around age 3 or 4. At that age, I was a miserable sleeper. My dad, who played fingerstyle, would come into my room bleary-eyed in the dead of night with his old acoustic. He'd sit on the edge of the bed and play/sing a handful of songs to get me to calm down and fall back asleep. Blackbird is the most memorable song for me out of that repertoire. As such, it has for me always been closely associated not just with my love for guitar, but with my father's love for me. I'm really glad you covered it.

[@sappo504]

So, so good. As someone commented, that lower register really works for both you and the song. Would LOVE to hear you perform Jenny Wren.

[@frankboyd.]

Ain't it the truth. If Mary focused on that low register and worked on songs with fewer words (repetition is okay), her music would soar.

[@gilbroussard2240]

Guitar-player since 1971, here to draw attention of guitarists and non-guitarists to one (of many) understated bits of mastery in this video: Mary’s left hand, the one chording up and down the guitar neck. Blackbird demands a bit of a workout from the chord hand, but you wouldn’t know it watching this video. Mary’s fingers dance lightly across the strings with grace, rendering clean, distinct chords with slight finger movement: precise yet tender, deliberate yet delicate. No distracting flinches or string-swipes, no outward appearance of stress or effort. That’s where I found Mary’s Blackbird today, perched happily at the intersection of Art and Mastery.

[@michaeld.mahoney9106]

Nicely done Mary, great vocal. Best wishes.

[@JessicaOrban3606]

I love playing Blackbird, but your vocals are another level on this!

[@hey-jax]

Ditto

[@garytru563]

This was a real pleasure, thank you.

[@riffsontwowheels]

it's amazing Paul put those chords together - sounds great

[@donjuan3296]

Nice touch doing the percussive snare with the guitar.

[@mugoletti9730]

Velvet and silk. Thank you, I love it.

[@BarleyC]

A beautiful and masterful rendition. So faithful to the original, yet still "Spenderized" in your own special way! :) Nicely minimal video production too, just a single shot, monochrome, live performance take is all that was needed. A masterclass on so many levels, in less than two and a half minutes!

[@gmpas]

OUTSTANDING Mary

[@zzzyzzzyzzzyxxx]

Goosebumps. Thanks.

[@Yoda19611]

WOW!! Just beautiful! Thank you so much!!

[@ElTurfStuff]

Sublime. Absolutely sublime.

[@chrismclaren4871]

A monochrome delight and rendering of my favourite acoustic track. Thanks Mary, lovely

[@garychisholm2174]

Great great great!!!!!!!! On my play list!!!

[@3ss1caj]

You are so beautiful inside and out. Thanks so much for sharing yourself with us. You inspire me to keep trying to be better.

[@opalivy739]

Nice job Mary. You did justice to this song. I love your vocals singing on this song ❤️☺️

[@rayeckert242]

Sublime and heartfelt rendition of a truly classic composition. Stellar work, Mary. Those guys really were fab.

[@hippomancy]

wonderful... loved the little giggle as you quieted down...

[@TSGEnt]

Well done Mary. Thank you.

[@MoonDoggie999]

The way you sang the line after the break… 💜

[@gracie99999]

[@fenicks22]

The first thing i watched after coming home from work. Thank you, i didn’t know i needed this.

[@charlavenant3857]

Absolutely fabulous. You brought a wonderful song to a whole new life. I loved the almost conspiratorial look you gave at the end of the song - you engaged your audience directly in the performance. You are truly on another level, please keep bringing gems like this forward. 👏👏

[@birdphone]

Somehow I found my way to this music video from a bike fitting session? Way to go Mary!

[@Quietman651]

In my opinion, Mary, this was your best performance.

[@georgevance399]

Really nice Mary! Nice blend with my morning coffee.

[@robert1969woodstock]

👏🏼👏🏼 I really like the lower smooth vocals!! Wow

[@murphygraham4724]

Just love everything you do. Most of us “shuttered” guitar players play this and it was fun to watch your hands. If you come to Houston, TX, I’ll be there with as many as I can bring with me.

[@craigbachman5765]

Love Ms Mary! Nice version of Blackbird.

[@paulschmolke188]

Unbelievable‼️‼️best version I’ve ever heard. Have you found your calling.?👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[@joekmoch978]

Beautiful! More!!!

[@georgehowe6750]

Absolutely beautiful

[@christianmason1817]

Wow, just wow.

[@stevetalent8255]

I was at a bar in 1980 where a guy was playing Blackbird on a Martin D-45. I was inspired to learn it and still play it often.

[@laurentrichard6562]

Actually this 🤏 close to drop all hope of an artistic career... This is what I needed to hear today

[@neale5j]

You make it looks so effortless. I’m sure it certainly wasn’t! Nice job!

[@randallmiller8314]

Beautiful cover of one of my favorites! Thanks for posting.

[@dancompton1728]

Great job! I always support music creators doing musical things on KZbin.

[@shopwookie]

Awesome Mary, it just made my day to hear this first thing as I wake up....😊

[@brianmusson2789]

Another beautiful rendition from Mary

[@VincentDeBellis]

Amazing and Beautiful ❤️

[@donalgodon]

Thanks so much for this. I was able to see Paul McCartney in concert decades ago and this has always been one of my favorite Beatles tunes.

[@robertnewman7888]

That's just lovely. Thank you 😊

[@danny_the_K]

I’m in love with your voice… sultry, silky smooth… really well done Ms Mary… one of my favorites. Now how about Rocky Raccoon… if you add Please Don’t wear Red tonight, you would have the makings of a great set…

[@von_Apa]

My father and I went to see the Beatles 1964 in Stockholm and that changed my life! 💥🎶💥🙏🏻❤️

[@livefromtheboxroom7962]

Really enjoyed your cover of this Beatles Classic

[@JiminTennessee]

Killin it !!

[@robillardjosh]

That was beautiful. Thank you.

[@PhillipAlcock]

Strange - here am I on 7Oct 2022 taking a late holiday with my wife in our caravan in rural Wiltshire, and I decided 4 days ago to learn “Blackbird” (on my Washburn travel guitar). And then this pops up. Beautiful, Mary, thanks!

[@warnerpm]

Nicely done Mary! This song is amazingly complex and nuanced and you really pull it off smoothly, effortlessly and beautifully!

[@bazzer124]

To quote the great philosophers Bill S Preston and Theodore "Ted" Logan, "Excellent!!!" Not only do I love hearing this song, I love playing it on guitar as well. Beautiful job, Mary! Cheers....

[@alex0589]

I actually like your lil version of this, somehow the swing you put in your right hand doesnt change the feel but makes it yours in a nice way. This song works on so many levels in so many versions. well done, mary, cheers.

[@Creative_Dialogue]

Beautiful, lovely register!

[@squierjoshyt]

Anyone else’s heart skip a beat when she turns and looks into the camera at the end? ❤

[@whichgodofthousandsmeansno5306]

Such a beautiful song.. another McCartney masterpiece. Mary did it justice.

[@BuckTravis]

Mary you make music fun again. Thanks!

[@Jet1ranger]

What an amazing lower registry you have! Sultry! Great cover!

[@K3V_L4W]

Lovely performance Mary.

[@bbdudeyt]

wow, very impressive! nice work Mary!

[@egdunne]

Your version has a nice groove. Brava.

[@ViaMichaelRocks]

Beautiful.

[@stevehallbery]

Just wow !

[@sparkdaniel]

Lovely as always

[@moshondobeat]

Almost thought you were done😂😂,,, it's like you already knew I couldn't get enough 💙💙

[@michaeljones9952]

Sounds very sensual in that vocal register, lovely version of one of the most played Beatles songs..

[@joereynolds3061]

Great cover. This song needs a simple touch and you delivered. Esp. liked your intonation on the line "into the dark black night." Those are not easy intervals and you hit them dead on. The bit of variation in the guitar part the second time around made it yours. Nice!

Lovely job, Mary.

[@plainscrafter]

That rhythm,damn! Oh so good!

[@BobSperber]

Love the original right-hand touch, sweet & crunchy

[@leonardallen7380]

Absolutely brilliant

[@lj5899]

Love it! (I hear there's a guy in NC that will collaborate on the birds chirping at the break).

[@douglasalan5783]

I love your rendition of “Blackbird,” Mary. Lovely key for you, smooth and soulful. And your picking, especially your rock steady right hand technique, serves the song and your vocal perfectly. Well done 👏

[@PhillipAlcock]

Agree totally. Actually I can’t imagine this played in any other key on a guitar…)

[@stevepanetta3500]

Thank you, Mary, for this amazing rendition of one of my favorite songs by the boys from Liverpool. I especially liked the way you did the reprise. I would sing Blackbird to my kid every night as I rocked them to sleep, and this brought back some sweet memories of those time. Peace.

[@paulchristie9170]

Beautiful!!!

[@stofferrussell]

One of my all time favourite songs for an acoustic guitar and still well beyond me. Well done. Beautiful cover!

[@marctheriault]

That, was sweet!! I was actually looking for another video I had already started but then saw the link to this. I was going to pass it by, but then I remembered the guitar part to this song, and suddenly really wanted to hear your take on this. 😅 I was not disappointed. And also was reminded of the “Guitar Skill” naysayers spoken of in the past, and really enjoy considering their disdain for seeing this masterfully done, live, in a single take. 💥👊🏻🤙🏻

[@barybowman1914]

You should always sing like this, forget all that super high stuff. Really, really good job.

[@freesk8]

Wow! Nice! I like how your version "bounces!"

[@tonyadigitalnorway1155]

Stunningly beautiful. As is the performance.

[@auralsonicwaves7170]

So lovely. I could listen to your voice forever. Soothing, calm, smooth and full. Just wonderful.

[@francomartinez4572]

That was amazing my lady!

[@seangriffiths8036]

Exquisitely done

[@rpashoukos]

Well that's just perfect!

[@OscarASevilla]

Love this song so much. Awesome job Mary!!! 💙😁

[@gracie99999]

[@andelson]

So beautiful!

[@Inquisitor6321]

Very well done Mary! Love it! Bravo!! Belissimo! 👏👏👏👏👏

[@mikecole4489]

Killing it mary!!

[@michaelclover9186]

Great performance, vocally and musically!!!!

[@beatxt]

I like the way I can hear that 'um-chucka-um-chuck' rhythm as you strum - very Paul!

[@Hammerman48]

I love playing this…..it’s my go to when I want to show I’m not just a strummer! Nicely done Mary!

[@junevertucci3420]

Awesome song choice for the Queen of Fingerpickin'. Loved the black and white video. It totally fit the song's vibe.

[@MrWilson-WithaPbass]

Love this Mary Thank you !

[@keeganitreal]

Great job Mary 👏

[@BoydPhotographycom]

Thanks Mary! One of my favorite songs by Paul. Your guitar playing is so skillful! And love your vocals. Such warmth...