@@fathur4465 lmao. No one can become close to Beethoven except bach and mozart. I love the Beatles but you're literally comparing bob dylan to Shakespeare here
@anita chaudhari I admire bach, beethoven and mozart for their sensibility and being such an influence for great musician of all time in history. But speaking generation here, The beatles still resonance more everywhere today than them 'classic genius'. Nowadays gemeration will honor McCartney as a living form of a music and melody itself. He took influence from the genius, then recompose it for everyone, literally everyone. From proletarian working class, to buckingham palace and white house. Everybody enjoys his music. He become the term 'music' itself. The definition of good music will adapt and change over time. Classics, baroque, rock n roll, jazz, Nothing really died,, they just blends altogether and turn into something fresh to newer generation
@@fathur4465 First of all, i understand you're a big fan of the beatles and so am i but musically The beatles can't be compared with mozart or bach or Beethoven or even lizst. I see you know how great the beatles are but i can also tell you don't have a clue about how great those classical legends were. You can go to every musician in this world and they will feel awkward at the thought that Paul is Beethoven of our generation because if you know anything about Beethoven and his musicality , paul is just a great popular music artist compared to Beethoven. Beethoven music had real depth, genius, complexity, he shaped music, he changed music, The beatles impact on popular music is impeccable but what Beethoven influenced was way much broader than just popular music. Also, The beatles still resonance more for the average audience because uhhhh Beethoven was classical music? Classical music is an acquired taste, it requires time and most important of all musical knowledge. For an average audience , it will be easier and better to listen to sgt pepper and enjoy music than say spending days and nights understanding some symphony by Beethoven. Beethoven is taught in music schools and will be taught for centuries , The beatles are surely relevant today among their fans but i don't think they will be listened from 200 years from now. Beethoven managed to stay relevant because his music is still studied today, there are still books written about him, because his audience throughout history is different than average audience. Popular music doesn't Last for centuries, because popular tastes changes with time. People like blues before 50's. 60's and 70's rock was the prominent. Later disco came and today hip hop and EDM. Popular tastes keep changing and popular mass audience doesn't care that much. whereas classical being the genre of music that is studied, genre with most dedicated fans and especially musicians , classical legends stay relevant. Classical and pop are completely different music and shouldn't be compared.
@@fathur4465 It's just like how bob dylan might be more relevant today than Shakespeare. Or you can say many authors and poets today are more relevant than Shakespeare today but that doesn't mean they will stay relevant forever. Shakespeare will probably stay relevant after centuries from now on whereas those authors and poets Today probably would be forgotten. Shakespeare has such a huge influence on the poetry , literature, english language that is seriously immeasurable. Same goes for Beethoven or bach or any of those classical geniuses. Bach and composers like Beethoven shaped music, The beatles couldn't be the beatles without them, modern music and basically any music that has roots in western classical wouldn't have been same if it wasn't for those classical geniuses. Bach literally invented the modern music, everything can be traced back to him.
I'd be honored if some Beatles fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of PENNY LANE and BLACKBIRD on my YT channel in tribute to the Fab Four and the vocals of Paul McCartney. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Thanks and RESPECT to the legends.
Paul always did have a kind heart. Besides those beautiful eyes and amazing talent, it’s no wonder we were, and still are, in love with him! Thanks for sharing the wonderful message behind this great song.
Being a simple minded person, I never realized the message behind the lyrics. After hearing and playing this song thousands of times, I like it even more now.
I just started learning to play guitar. My first song was Blackbird. It is a great song to learn and get to know the strings, finger-picking, and some nice bar patterns. I've been playing for two years now and I've played Blackbird pretty much everyday, refining tempo, string tone, and overall quality of sound. I've learned a few other songs along with many riffs, but I popped my cherry with Blackbird. Thank you Paul for this wonderful gift. By the way, I'm 64 and I remember watching the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show on Feb 9, 1964 at 8 pm. My sister and I got permission to stay up on that Sunday, a school night, I was 8 yrs old. Their style and performance was unimaginable in those days. They changed things in a way that can only be describe as a phenomenon. It was a good time to be alive.
I like that no matter how famous Paul is he is still down to earth and everything always goes back to the music. This is the best thing he can do for future musicians.
Totally agree. For me , the most moving and pathetic song by the guy. Feel the same when listening to Fire and Rain by James Taylor, and Kathy´s song, by Simon & Garfunkel.
My brother was a Vietnam Vet and was suicidal when he came home. I was just a little girl, i didn't know the pain he was feeling-i just knew my brother was home. He would sing this song to me. He died a few years ago of Prostate Cancer. He shared the part of him being suicidal when in his death bed. "But my baby sister covered me in kisses and loved me. " I have wanted a tattoo of a blackbird flying free ever since as a memorial to my brother. I was TODAY years old when i learned that my dear Paul was writing about, and my dear brother was singing about ME!!! I'm absolutely undone! Thank you SO much, Sir Paul! I AM free! And i AM no victim. What an awesome gift.
A group of old actors decided to get together at the club to discuss plans for a new blockbuster film. "I think it should feature the great composers!" Al Pacino suggested after downing a shot of bourbon, then continued, "I'll be Vivaldi." Nick Nolte gulped down his beer and said, "I'll be Handel." Leonardo DiCaprio held aloft his cocktail and declared, "And I shall portray Tchaikovsky!" Suddenly, Arnold Schwarzenegger stood up and said, "I'll be Bach"...
I remember so many songs growing up but this one stands out a lot because my dad would strum it on his guitar. He passed away at the beginning of last year and just certain songs and certain things remind me of my dad and my mom and my sister is my grandma and all this just being together sitting around while grandma and Dad strumed the guitar and just traveling you listening to music.
What a great background story! I’m a musician and learned this song on the piano. I also remember being a great fan of Bach as well growing up.Thanks for inspiring countless musicians and music lovers❤️
The Beatles have been and will always be a gift upon this green earth. One could [almost] argue that they wrote every song that was necessary to be written and that we need no more.
you say we may need no more,but hay i started a beatles band in 1975 age11 with twisted hands that were stuck half open,,it opened my left hand,so luckerly im not so bad as an adult,i carried on played and have taurt 2 that became national champions,and 2 that became music teachers.. 1 being my daughter at singing,,now her daughter has writen songs since age3 (got her on youtube)and guitar since age5 and is 10 now,and writes amazing songs..all them as i got the same pull to do music and song writting like the beatles got when they saw elvis.. and who knows if the world will want my families songs,,but sooner or later they will,and in the mean-time learning and writing is a personal evolution you cannot imagin.
I really, really like the Beatles. I couldn’t say they are my favourite and probably not in my top 10 - but I recognise without a shadow of a doubt they are and always will be the greatest band ever.
I play Blackbird on my piano...it's just amazing....and yes Bach was such a dude...every change of chord just feels correct. My fingers just fall into place. Maybe it's because I was brought up Baptist and Hymns work in a similar fashion?
Oh Paul, you always make it look like is no big deal but we can't have enough of it. THANK YOU SIR !!!! I worked hard on this song until I could play it. And yes, It always is a tribute to you. and it always will....
First song I ever learned on guitar by a teacher who was obsessed with The Beatles. I learned it in my own way without ever hearing the song until many, many years later 🎶
wow, i thought of this song as one of the greatest written but paul mccartney saying this song is for civil rights movement for mostly black brothers... this song is really GREAT!!!
I love his reaction to the Crosby, Stills and Nash version. In fact it was through this little doc that I learned of the version and I looked it up, such a pretty version they did.
Me too. I think Paul usually mentions "Yesterday" in that manner...he says it was the first song he wrote that was "complete", as far as the way it's constructed. The melody wanders a bit but it ends up back where it started.
Children, he isn't too old, people are supposed to be sound and healthy at this age. Senility comes much much later. Unless you made the wrong choices in life.
So what you're saying then is we should make the "right choices" and smoke copious amounts of cannabis, take LSD, mushrooms and god knows what else. Or maybe it's got more to do with the fact that he's a billionaire and can afford luxury, zero stress, the best food and medical treatment in the world?
@@foxontherun4754 How the fuck did my comment sound religious? I'm not in any way religious. I don't, however, have some beef with people who wish to be religious. I was simply making fun. Sounds like you have some weird chip on your shoulder and are projecting. Get a grip.
The "St. Giles blackbirds" were Africans who fought alongside the British during the American Revolution. After the war, they became destitute in the St. Giles district in London and were known as the "St. Giles blackbirds". This is not to dispute what Paul is saying, but simply to point out that the term was known in England for a long time.
For who he is and what he as given musically what I really respect about the bloke is the none pretentious and the down to earthiness that the old bastard has never lost regardless of who he is.
These interviews are so great! Wow so you introduced Paul to Crosby Stills & Nash's beautiful tribute...wow that alone you gets golden music magic award🙌🙌🙌
He was tuned into a higher power when he wrote that one, which is something that happens to many musicians, but in this case it's Paul McCartney, one of his very best offerings.
I'm not sure which part makes Blackbird a cute song, if was Paul's voice, the melody, the guitar, the story behind the song, or Paul's way delivering the message..all i know is that, i just loved Paul more and more each time i watch him and know more about his songs..
@@daisuke4bleach to be clear, I'm no musician. I was taking piano lessons so I was at a low level. I thought I'd try this song because it sounds so easy and light. But the chords were, to me, a lot more complex and strangely placed than I was expecting. I don't mean it's complex in general, I mean it's deceptively complex for what it sounds like. Like, it gives a sound of something light and easy like "baa baa black sheep" but it's more difficult than that. That's all I meant.
Jammy Git lol those are lyrics a band called Tenacious D used over that particular Bach song. The song is called Classico if you want to hear it. He wasn’t actually referring to Paul as a god, just referencing lyrics
He put it on in the mid 70s because of the connection to the band named Wings: www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/10/17/paul-mccartneys-red-wings-sticker-joe-louis-arena/73939846/
another crucial lesson for songwriters. He learned a little bach and it blew his world open. Also, if you notice, the two notes he's playing on the guitar are different from his melody note. Other than a couple times when his voice hits G and the bass note on guitar hits g at the end of phrases, his voice is ALWAYS the third note of the chord. This discipline throughout the whole song gives it cohesion. That was not an accident. Contrary to popular belief among modern singer songwriters, it's not a bad thing to know what tf you're doing.
Hands down my favourite Beatles song. It’s very special to me for reasons even I can’t fully explain. Such beauty and elegance. Nice to know it was inspired by Bach.
This song spooked me during an acid trip, and I never tripped again after that. I'm glad I saw this. I think I can finally enjoy this song again without feeling creeped out. Worst part was that this was once one of my favorite Beatles tunes.
Really beautiful. Now, after all these years, Paul didn't know that CSN played this song at Woodstock (as well as many other venues)? C'mon.... They did a wonderful job -- harmony and stuff.
I have to agree. I read that when CSN were trying to get a record deal, they were in England meeting with Apple records which was brand new at the time and looking to sign new talent to their label. Supposedly George Harrison and if I remember correctly Peter Asher were there to listen to their audition. CSN played Blackbird as one of their audition songs, and Harrison took a pass on them. CSN were heartbroken...
What he was playing was Bach's Bouree In E Minor (a favourite classical guitar piece for classical students) - except he learned it so long ago that he's playing a simplified student version of it and playing it a bit wrong LOL
first song i ever learned...it really helped me understand the instrument...and I played it most on my $150 Epiphone much like the one in this vid (except Black)
When watching musicians put together a song,then record it. To me there mind is on another planet. Simply amazing. Paul,Mick both be zillion airs and no egos.
I remember the very first time I heard blackbird ..I was at the advanced beginner stages...knew it was simply beautiful and HAD to learn it...and thanks to TH-cam and some great tutorials was playing it within a couple of days...this song made me want to learn guitar as an instrument. Not just bugger about knocking chords out. Cheers Paul 💓
I love Paul, and always appreciated his inspiration here, but if you want the most beautiful BLACKBIRD, look for JON BATISTE's version from Stephen Colbert's Late Show. I think this is what Paul was reaching for when he wrote this. So moving.
Spotify has a lot Beatles outtakes from their music catalogue, and you can see the process that they went through to record them. Especially A Day in the Life. Blackbird is on there too -Take 28. He was struggling with the tone of the lyric ,whether it was too strong or too soft. His answer was I'll know when I've just done it which I found quite brilliant .
![Paul McCartney Blackbird [HD 1080p] (Good Evening New York City)](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/1MVMkRZ_Ajc/mqdefault.jpg)
“Bach got good tunes”
- Paul’s music review
yeah Paul is beethoven of our generation
@@fathur4465 lmao. No one can become close to Beethoven except bach and mozart. I love the Beatles but you're literally comparing bob dylan to Shakespeare here
@anita chaudhari I admire bach, beethoven and mozart for their sensibility and being such an influence for great musician of all time in history.
But speaking generation here, The beatles still resonance more everywhere today than them 'classic genius'. Nowadays gemeration will honor McCartney as a living form of a music and melody itself. He took influence from the genius, then recompose it for everyone, literally everyone. From proletarian working class, to buckingham palace and white house. Everybody enjoys his music. He become the term 'music' itself.
The definition of good music will adapt and change over time. Classics, baroque, rock n roll, jazz, Nothing really died,, they just blends altogether and turn into something fresh to newer generation
@@fathur4465 First of all, i understand you're a big fan of the beatles and so am i but musically The beatles can't be compared with mozart or bach or Beethoven or even lizst. I see you know how great the beatles are but i can also tell you don't have a clue about how great those classical legends were. You can go to every musician in this world and they will feel awkward at the thought that Paul is Beethoven of our generation because if you know anything about Beethoven and his musicality , paul is just a great popular music artist compared to Beethoven. Beethoven music had real depth, genius, complexity, he shaped music, he changed music, The beatles impact on popular music is impeccable but what Beethoven influenced was way much broader than just popular music.
Also, The beatles still resonance more for the average audience because uhhhh Beethoven was classical music? Classical music is an acquired taste, it requires time and most important of all musical knowledge. For an average audience , it will be easier and better to listen to sgt pepper and enjoy music than say spending days and nights understanding some symphony by Beethoven. Beethoven is taught in music schools and will be taught for centuries , The beatles are surely relevant today among their fans but i don't think they will be listened from 200 years from now. Beethoven managed to stay relevant because his music is still studied today, there are still books written about him, because his audience throughout history is different than average audience. Popular music doesn't Last for centuries, because popular tastes changes with time. People like blues before 50's. 60's and 70's rock was the prominent. Later disco came and today hip hop and EDM. Popular tastes keep changing and popular mass audience doesn't care that much. whereas classical being the genre of music that is studied, genre with most dedicated fans and especially musicians , classical legends stay relevant. Classical and pop are completely different music and shouldn't be compared.
@@fathur4465 It's just like how bob dylan might be more relevant today than Shakespeare. Or you can say many authors and poets today are more relevant than Shakespeare today but that doesn't mean they will stay relevant forever. Shakespeare will probably stay relevant after centuries from now on whereas those authors and poets Today probably would be forgotten. Shakespeare has such a huge influence on the poetry , literature, english language that is seriously immeasurable. Same goes for Beethoven or bach or any of those classical geniuses. Bach and composers like Beethoven shaped music, The beatles couldn't be the beatles without them, modern music and basically any music that has roots in western classical wouldn't have been same if it wasn't for those classical geniuses. Bach literally invented the modern music, everything can be traced back to him.
He's a good guitar player I can see him going places.
I would suggest him to play the bass though.
Lol
Your only 50 years late
Ya think? :)
Ausblack Whooooosh
Someone once suggested it should have been 'Bachbird'
ha!
That was neat😂
Hahaha...
Who made the suggestion?
Ba-dum-tss
Always did think Blackbird was a great song. But Bach and civil rights? Way to elevate greatness, Paul.
Marianne Wade LOL typical Paul
I’m guessing this is what it would feel like to hear Einstein talk about quantum physics 😱🧠
@@RickytheMenace Ooh, excellent analogy.
I'd be honored if some Beatles fans would take a listen to my acoustic piano & vocal performances of PENNY LANE and BLACKBIRD on my YT channel in tribute to the Fab Four and the vocals of Paul McCartney. Live acoustic with no autotune or digital editing. Thanks and RESPECT to the legends.
@@willritter4076 I’ll check it out!
Paul always did have a kind heart. Besides those beautiful eyes and amazing talent, it’s no wonder we were, and still are, in love with him! Thanks for sharing the wonderful message behind this great song.
Great comment.
I know a lot of ladies... including my mom had a great fondness for Paul.
He’s amazing.😊👍
Will u still love him when u find out there's 2?
@@thelightwarriordiariesxsup6781 stupid fk
Yes, even beyond his great talent, it's Paul's heart that reaches out and grabs us. No one else can do that.
Being a simple minded person, I never realized the message behind the lyrics. After hearing and playing this song thousands of times, I like it even more now.
Paul McCartney is so brilliant on the detail of Bach - and yet makes it so understandable - such genius. Love it XXX
I just started learning to play guitar. My first song was Blackbird. It is a great song to learn and get to know the strings, finger-picking, and some nice bar patterns. I've been playing for two years now and I've played Blackbird pretty much everyday, refining tempo, string tone, and overall quality of sound. I've learned a few other songs along with many riffs, but I popped my cherry with Blackbird. Thank you Paul for this wonderful gift.
By the way, I'm 64 and I remember watching the Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Show on Feb 9, 1964 at 8 pm. My sister and I got permission to stay up on that Sunday, a school night, I was 8 yrs old. Their style and performance was unimaginable in those days. They changed things in a way that can only be describe as a phenomenon. It was a good time to be alive.
I like that no matter how famous Paul is he is still down to earth and everything always goes back to the music. This is the best thing he can do for future musicians.
You have to be inhuman to not be moved by this song
Totally agree. For me , the most moving and pathetic song by the guy. Feel the same when listening to Fire and Rain by James Taylor, and Kathy´s song, by Simon & Garfunkel.
Tell that to generation z. A lot of them don’t even know a lot of songs by The Beatles
This song makes me teary eyed, even when im not sad
deaf people are not humans xd
I am always love it but when he told the meaning...WHOA...
George: "Is this how it goes?" - So cool.
My brother was a Vietnam Vet and was suicidal when he came home. I
was just a little girl, i didn't know the pain he was feeling-i just knew my brother was home.
He would sing this song to me. He died a few years ago of Prostate Cancer. He shared the part of him being suicidal when in his death bed. "But my baby sister covered me in kisses and loved me. "
I have wanted a tattoo of a blackbird flying free ever since as a memorial to my brother.
I was TODAY years old when i learned that my dear Paul was writing about, and my dear brother was singing about ME!!!
I'm absolutely undone! Thank you SO much, Sir Paul! I AM free! And i AM no victim.
What an awesome gift.
you lady have made me cry... but thank you anyway...
Same I have tears and I don’t cry ever
GOD BLESS
Where would the world be without the Beatles music.
My favorite Paul McCartney song! I love that it has such a deeper meaning to it.
A true, true Genius in music. This man never ceases to amaze me
A group of old actors decided to get together at the club to discuss plans for a new blockbuster film.
"I think it should feature the great composers!" Al Pacino suggested after downing a shot of bourbon, then continued, "I'll be Vivaldi."
Nick Nolte gulped down his beer and said, "I'll be Handel."
Leonardo DiCaprio held aloft his cocktail and declared, "And I shall portray Tchaikovsky!"
Suddenly, Arnold Schwarzenegger stood up and said, "I'll be Bach"...
Oh my gawd...
Good One Ha Ha
Hahahaha cool
Leonardo DiCaprio is an old actor?
nerdy355 yep he is old but dates are not
I remember so many songs growing up but this one stands out a lot because my dad would strum it on his guitar. He passed away at the beginning of last year and just certain songs and certain things remind me of my dad and my mom and my sister is my grandma and all this just being together sitting around while grandma and Dad strumed the guitar and just traveling you listening to music.
GOD BLESS
What a great background story! I’m a musician and learned this song on the piano. I also remember being a great fan of Bach as well growing up.Thanks for inspiring countless musicians and music lovers❤️
We had to learn this song in school. I always wondered what it was really about. Thank you Mr. McCartney. I like to hear it from the artist himself.
I hope to be as sharp as he is at his age..
Move into a house made of whetstones.
@@SpaceCattttt Now THAT'S a sharp joke!
@@SpaceCattttt Noice 👌
He's been a veghead for a loooonnng time ;)
Story Time Vegetating more likely.😂🤣😂
The Beatles have been and will always be a gift upon this green earth. One could [almost] argue that they wrote every song that was necessary to be written and that we need no more.
God bless you and greetings from Liverpool 😍
Lol - Beatles are great, but lets not get carried away. Stones and Led Zep are much better in my book.
Conversely, if I never hear another Beatles song for the rest of my life, I would be no worse off.
They never did Piano Man or Bohemian Rhapsody :)
you say we may need no more,but hay i started a beatles band in 1975 age11 with twisted hands that were stuck half open,,it opened my left hand,so luckerly im not so bad as an adult,i carried on played and have taurt 2 that became national champions,and 2 that became music teachers.. 1 being my daughter at singing,,now her daughter has writen songs since age3 (got her on youtube)and guitar since age5 and is 10 now,and writes amazing songs..all them as i got the same pull to do music and song writting like the beatles got when they saw elvis.. and who knows if the world will want my families songs,,but sooner or later they will,and in the mean-time learning and writing is a personal evolution you cannot imagin.
Blackbird One of Paul's Best Songs.
GOD BLESS
Sir paul the master of writing songs
He said he likes it when people try to learn it, it's a great tribute for him! I learned it for you Macca!
I used to sing Blackbird to my kids when they were babies❤When they're sick I still do. ❤🎶
I really, really like the Beatles. I couldn’t say they are my favourite and probably not in my top 10 - but I recognise without a shadow of a doubt they are and always will be the greatest band ever.
I played a gig last night and this song went down so well. The people who spoke to me after all said how much it means to them.
🎸🎼🎤
Blackbird was inspired by Bach. I love that
Paul is absolutely amazing !! My favourite singer songwriter * ever !! Thank you Paul for the gift of your music 🎵 🙏🏻
I play Blackbird on my piano...it's just amazing....and yes Bach was such a dude...every change of chord just feels correct. My fingers just fall into place. Maybe it's because I was brought up Baptist and Hymns work in a similar fashion?
maybe
Shut the fuck up dumbsss lmfao
Oh Paul, you always make it look like is no big deal but we can't have enough of it. THANK YOU SIR !!!! I worked hard on this song until I could play it. And yes, It always is a tribute to you. and it always will....
This explains why I actually like the song.
Shrub Plays no it doesn’t
I just like the fact that people like it (Blackbird) enough to learn it. It's a great tribute for me.
First song I ever learned on guitar by a teacher who was obsessed with The Beatles. I learned it in my own way without ever hearing the song until many, many years later 🎶
Just an iconic song from one of the best band of musicians to ever assemble.
Amazing.👍
Yup...
Paul McCartney is a musical genius 👏
Bach was
wow, i thought of this song as one of the greatest written but paul mccartney saying this song is for civil rights movement for mostly black brothers... this song is really GREAT!!!
Another cool story thank you very much! Didn't know Paul McCartney was a Detroit Red Wings fan
I love his reaction to the Crosby, Stills and Nash version. In fact it was through this little doc that I learned of the version and I looked it up, such a pretty version they did.
This guy will be famous some day
That song is one of my favourites..gets me in the feels
Paul McCartney's most perfect song?....................I think so.
Definitely in the top 200...
Me too. I think Paul usually mentions "Yesterday" in that manner...he says it was the first song he wrote that was "complete", as far as the way it's constructed. The melody wanders a bit but it ends up back where it started.
I was enjoying this video until they showed crosby stills and nash bludgeoning the poor song into meaningless fluff
Yes.
Here There Everywhere is that song.
Children, he isn't too old, people are supposed to be sound and healthy at this age. Senility comes much much later. Unless you made the wrong choices in life.
Paul made some bad decisions though
So what you're saying then is we should make the "right choices" and smoke copious amounts of cannabis, take LSD, mushrooms and god knows what else. Or maybe it's got more to do with the fact that he's a billionaire and can afford luxury, zero stress, the best food and medical treatment in the world?
Austin Dyer you sound religious! That’s not healthy at all.
starryian007 some people take great comfort in killing. Doesn’t mean it’s a good thing.
@@foxontherun4754 How the fuck did my comment sound religious? I'm not in any way religious. I don't, however, have some beef with people who wish to be religious. I was simply making fun. Sounds like you have some weird chip on your shoulder and are projecting. Get a grip.
Wow. Bach. Incredible how his music is still reengineered and listened to so frequently.
The "St. Giles blackbirds" were Africans who fought alongside the British during the American Revolution. After the war, they became destitute in the St. Giles district in London and were known as the "St. Giles blackbirds". This is not to dispute what Paul is saying, but simply to point out that the term was known in England for a long time.
One of the best acoustic song ever, respect sir Paul
For who he is and what he as given musically what I really respect about the bloke is the none pretentious and the down to earthiness that the old bastard has never lost regardless of who he is.
These interviews are so great! Wow so you introduced Paul to Crosby Stills & Nash's beautiful tribute...wow that alone you gets golden music magic award🙌🙌🙌
Their White Album was one of my favorite album by the Beatles. I could sit listen to this album and it's entirety. I still do to this day.
sir paul great composer and guitarist! and beautiful voice! all together with george, john and ringo!
He was tuned into a higher power when he wrote that one, which is something that happens to many musicians, but in this case it's Paul McCartney, one of his very best offerings.
Same thing happened to Brian Wilson when he wrote God Only Knows. Some songs seem like they were written by a higher power.
If I had the talent that Paul has in his little toe,I'd be a Genius. God Bless you Paul McCartney.
I knew the meaning of the song Blackbird and I loved it when I first it. I still love it. Good job Paul and George.
It will never happen but I would really like for Paul to come out with an all acoustic album..it would be FANTASTIC....
Joe: Paul McCartney has released an acoustic album. It was the MTV sessions in 1991 and called - McCartney unplugged.
Great to see the interaction between Paul and classical music.
the most beautiful song ever written.
I'm not sure which part makes Blackbird a cute song, if was Paul's voice, the melody, the guitar, the story behind the song, or Paul's way delivering the message..all i know is that, i just loved Paul more and more each time i watch him and know more about his songs..
For such a simple-sounding fun little ditty, it's a remarkably complex song. So great.
How so? Just curious what makes you think it is complex.
@@daisuke4bleach to be clear, I'm no musician. I was taking piano lessons so I was at a low level. I thought I'd try this song because it sounds so easy and light. But the chords were, to me, a lot more complex and strangely placed than I was expecting. I don't mean it's complex in general, I mean it's deceptively complex for what it sounds like. Like, it gives a sound of something light and easy like "baa baa black sheep" but it's more difficult than that. That's all I meant.
0:35 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 😂
Nope, when it comes down to it, he's just a bloke, no better or worse than you or I, and definitely NOT a god worthy of being worshipped.
@@JammyGit
Whoosh
Jammy Git lol those are lyrics a band called Tenacious D used over that particular Bach song. The song is called Classico if you want to hear it. He wasn’t actually referring to Paul as a god, just referencing lyrics
Fascinating story from the legendary Paul McCartney
Great to know where blackbird came from. Makes sense 👍😊
“We weren’t as stupid as we look” hahaha
Beautiful meaning to the lyrics!
-Ey Paul, wthat do you think about Bach?
- oh yeah, he had good tunes, yes...
The Red Wings sticker on his guitar made my day.
He put it on in the mid 70s because of the connection to the band named Wings: www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/10/17/paul-mccartneys-red-wings-sticker-joe-louis-arena/73939846/
Playing the Oilers tonight. Must be a bad omen.
As a Detroit native, I approve this comment!
love Paul McCartney...he's such a great musician and human being 🙂
whatever and wherever your song is inspired ... you are too genius for us, sir
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
That’s such a nice thing to know, that he considered it a civil rights song. Cool, never knew that. 👏
another crucial lesson for songwriters. He learned a little bach and it blew his world open. Also, if you notice, the two notes he's playing on the guitar are different from his melody note. Other than a couple times when his voice hits G and the bass note on guitar hits g at the end of phrases, his voice is ALWAYS the third note of the chord. This discipline throughout the whole song gives it cohesion. That was not an accident. Contrary to popular belief among modern singer songwriters, it's not a bad thing to know what tf you're doing.
I love Blackbird. It takes me to a place of peace every time I hear it.
Paul on Bach: He's got good tunes. OK, I guess he had a couple.
Beautiful clip of CSN playing it at the end!
This was fascinating. Thank you
Hands down my favourite Beatles song. It’s very special to me for reasons even I can’t fully explain. Such beauty and elegance. Nice to know it was inspired by Bach.
This song spooked me during an acid trip, and I never tripped again after that. I'm glad I saw this. I think I can finally enjoy this song again without feeling creeped out. Worst part was that this was once one of my favorite Beatles tunes.
Bach?? No wonder why they were so good.
Get Bach to where you belong. Get Bach, Jo Jo.
brilliant talent paul! and at very young age amazing!
I used to be able to play this song. Think I will try to relearn again tomorrow, it's only been 20 years I wonder how much is still in my brain.
Doesn't have to be in your brain. Kinesthetic memory will take over. Have you relearned it yet?
Really beautiful.
Now, after all these years, Paul didn't know that CSN played this song at Woodstock (as well as many other venues)?
C'mon....
They did a wonderful job -- harmony and stuff.
I have to agree. I read that when CSN were trying to get a record deal, they were in England meeting with Apple records which was brand new at the time and looking to sign new talent to their label. Supposedly George Harrison and if I remember correctly Peter Asher were there to listen to their audition. CSN played Blackbird as one of their audition songs, and Harrison took a pass on them. CSN were heartbroken...
@@Charleybones Didn't know the story. Thanks for sharing it.
Sir Paul, one of the most humble rock/Pop stars ever! 👍🎸🇨🇦
That is one cool story
What he was playing was Bach's Bouree In E Minor (a favourite classical guitar piece for classical students) - except he learned it so long ago that he's playing a simplified student version of it and playing it a bit wrong LOL
He said as much in the video.
Yeah, I don't like his version, lol
He said he took some elements of that piece
Thank you! Ive been looking for this comment !
I always liked this song the melody and as i grew older I really like the meaning of it. Beautiful song
Yes he was inspired by Bach but holy shit he's a genius. No one else could've gotten that tune out of that one song like he did
first song i ever learned...it really helped me understand the instrument...and I played it most on my $150 Epiphone much like the one in this vid (except Black)
When watching musicians put together a song,then record it.
To me there mind is on another planet.
Simply amazing.
Paul,Mick both be zillion airs and no egos.
Oh man this is so awesome!
I remember the very first time I heard blackbird ..I was at the advanced beginner stages...knew it was simply beautiful and HAD to learn it...and thanks to TH-cam and some great tutorials was playing it within a couple of days...this song made me want to learn guitar as an instrument. Not just bugger about knocking chords out.
Cheers Paul 💓
On Crosby, Stills & Nashes Cover, Paul McCartney was like "No I haven't heard it" Wheres my Royalty Check?
Lol!
"These CSN guys sound pretty good. They might go places."
That's odd because I thought their rendition was part of their Apple audition. Even if Paul wasn't present, really?
I love this channel! This is such a lovely interview. I am now even more in awe of Sir McCartney.
Best wishes from Barcelona Blackbird!
I love Paul, and always appreciated his inspiration here, but if you want the most beautiful BLACKBIRD, look for JON BATISTE's version from Stephen Colbert's Late Show. I think this is what Paul was reaching for when he wrote this. So moving.
His talent is outworldly.
Spotify has a lot Beatles outtakes from their music catalogue, and you can see the process that they went through to record them.
Especially A Day in the Life.
Blackbird is on there too -Take 28. He was struggling with the tone of the lyric ,whether it was too strong or too soft.
His answer was I'll know when I've just done it which I found quite brilliant .
Paul is as honest as anyone should be, down to earth no fuzz. This song is just amazing to hear him sing. Also like CSN version in three part harmony.
I cry when I hear the song. It’s too beautiful
One of my favorite Beatles songs
When you are this good, they call you Sir.
It's a beautiful song, Blackbird.