Paul McCartney Explains Blackbird

Paul McCartney: Parkinson Show December 2005

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[stevescontriano]

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

[JakeO]

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

[Octavio]

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

[donaldanderson]

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.

[BeSmarterFaster]

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

[jetnut]

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.

[williamchristopher]

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.

[Boop__Doop]

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

[EvanNagao]

imagine he accidentally gave him a right-handed guitar 😂

[japsley]

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.

[vozza]

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

[andrew]

I have a hard time believing Sir Paul is ever "unprepared" to play a song he's been playing for 60 years.

[robertlaschever]

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

[scottdykema]

Paul McCartney may be the coolest guy on the planet.

[hoursadaywithbobr]

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

[Peter-]

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

[crevcarrillo]

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

[davidbatin]

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.

[LouisEmery]

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

[paliki]

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