Paul McCartney told Santa Monica radio station KCRW that Its not really about a blackbird whose wings are broken, you know, its a bit more symbolic. A highlight from the McCartney songbook (and written at his kitchen table in Scotland), Sir Paul penned Blackbird about the American Civil Rights Movement, drawing inspiration from the racial desegregation of the Little Rock, Arkansas school system. Put succinctly by USA Today, Paul McCartney penned Blackbird about the black struggle. In a 2008 interview with Mojo, McCartney elaborated on just how enamored The Beatles were with the Civil Rights Movement happening across the pond. I got the idea of using a blackbird as a symbol for a black person. It wasnt necessarily a black bird, but it works that way, as much as then you called girls birds ... it wasnt exactly an ornithology ditty; it was purely symbolic. youtube/watch?v=BrxZhWCAuQw
Posted on: Sat, 21 Jun 2014 10:59:44 +0000
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