Deep, Meaningful, Passionate, Bliss.
Deep, Meaningful,
Passionate, Bliss.
Ollie Wharington 1/8/20
The Beatles are most commonly famous for their Up-beat easy-going rhythm and sound, however Paul McCartney wrote “Blackbird” in the spring of 1968 after he was moved by the escalating racial tensions in America. Paul felt that it was time for the on-going racial injustice in the Southern states of America, to end, for their ~“moment to be arise”~ Paul McCartney, 1968 (Blackbird). The Lyrics of the song suggest a Black woman British slang for a woman (Bird), Waiting for her moment to break free from the Racism of America and Assimilate into normal society after a lifetime of waiting for her moment to be free. As short and insignificant as the lyrics may seem, the Beetles blew the critics away with the beautiful simplicity of Paul McCartney’s words. Paul’s feelings for a black woman led him to the idea of writing a peaceful melody in her sorrow, to numb the pain of the disgraceful mistreatment of black people. Throughout the 1960s Paul McCartney wrote lyricized “fly into the light of the dark black night” was metaphorical for the implication that the light at the end of a lifetime of ‘dark night’ was near.
The inspiration for Blackbird came from a well-known piece written by Bach in the 18th century, which Paul and George used to play as children on classical guitars. As children, George Harrison and Paul McCartney always sought inspiration from classical music, which was the predominantly popular guitar/acoustic sound at the time. However, as the years progressed it was widely speculated and confirmed in an interview with Paul McCartney in 2005, that drug fuelled inspiration was also a primary method used by the Beetles to enhance the creativity of their lyrics. Inspiration to create a surge of truly age defining music may have been sought from things like LSD, as suggested the 1967 release Lucy In The sky with diamonds.
Even taking into consideration the influence of drugs in his music there is
Passionate, Bliss.
Ollie Wharington 1/8/20
The Beatles are most commonly famous for their Up-beat easy-going rhythm and sound, however Paul McCartney wrote “Blackbird” in the spring of 1968 after he was moved by the escalating racial tensions in America. Paul felt that it was time for the on-going racial injustice in the Southern states of America, to end, for their ~“moment to be arise”~ Paul McCartney, 1968 (Blackbird). The Lyrics of the song suggest a Black woman British slang for a woman (Bird), Waiting for her moment to break free from the Racism of America and Assimilate into normal society after a lifetime of waiting for her moment to be free. As short and insignificant as the lyrics may seem, the Beetles blew the critics away with the beautiful simplicity of Paul McCartney’s words. Paul’s feelings for a black woman led him to the idea of writing a peaceful melody in her sorrow, to numb the pain of the disgraceful mistreatment of black people. Throughout the 1960s Paul McCartney wrote lyricized “fly into the light of the dark black night” was metaphorical for the implication that the light at the end of a lifetime of ‘dark night’ was near.
The inspiration for Blackbird came from a well-known piece written by Bach in the 18th century, which Paul and George used to play as children on classical guitars. As children, George Harrison and Paul McCartney always sought inspiration from classical music, which was the predominantly popular guitar/acoustic sound at the time. However, as the years progressed it was widely speculated and confirmed in an interview with Paul McCartney in 2005, that drug fuelled inspiration was also a primary method used by the Beetles to enhance the creativity of their lyrics. Inspiration to create a surge of truly age defining music may have been sought from things like LSD, as suggested the 1967 release Lucy In The sky with diamonds.
Even taking into consideration the influence of drugs in his music there is