Paul McCartney has given his opinion on Beyoncé’s version of “Blackbird”.

On March 29th, Beyoncé released his astonishing album of country-style songs, in which a version of the classic appears like a gem Blackbird of the Beatles, included in their famous White album from 1968.

Now, with a post on his official Instagram account, Paul McCartney evaluates Beyoncé’s version Blackbird.

What Paolo said

“I’m very happy with @beyoncé’s version of my song Blackbird. I think that he makes a magnificent version of it and reinforces the civil rights message that inspired me to write the song in the first place. I think Beyoncé made a fabulous version and I urge anyone who hasn’t heard it yet to give it a try. “They’ll love it!”, she said.

Paul goes on to explain that they connected after he gave her his blessing to record a performance of the song. “I spoke to her on FaceTime and she thanked me for writing it and letting her do it,” he continued.

“I told him the pleasure was all mine and I thought he had done a spectacular version of the song. When I saw images on television of black girls being rejected in school in the early 1960s, I found it shocking and can’t believe there are still places these days where this kind of thing happens right now. Everything my song and Beyoncé’s fabulous version can do ease racial tension “It would be something great and it makes me very proud.”

The registration

McCartney does not mention in his publication that she he used the master tapes of the original guitar and foot accompaniment part for which it was registered White album by the Beatles in 1968 as the backing track for their new version, as reported a few days ago. He also receives a co-production credit for his new recording.

The lyrically and musically faithful version of Beyoncé’s 1968 song adds additional harmony and/or lead vocals from four black country singers (Reyna Roberts, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer and Tiera Kennedy) along with new bass and orchestration, on the McCartney’s original solo acoustic track. .

This isn’t the only cover from Beyoncé’s new album; Cowboy Carter also includes a new version of Jolene by Dolly Parton, with an updated rewrite of the country star’s lyrics and song structure.

Blackbird It was first heard on the Beatles’ self-titled album, also known as White album. Written by McCartney (credited as Lennon-McCartney), the song’s inspirations have long been attributed to the sounds of blackbirds in Rishikesh, India (where the Beatles stayed while studying Transcendental Meditation), ailing relatives, or the rights movement civilians in the United States in the 1960s.

The singer-songwriter solidified the origins of the song’s inspiration in a recent interview, in which he said, “I was sitting with my acoustic guitar and hearing about the civil rights issues that were happening in the ’60s in Alabama, Mississippi, Little Rock in particular.”

“So this was on my mind, and I thought, ‘It would be really nice if I could write something that, if it ever reaches some of the people who are going through these problems, can give them a little bit of hope. ‘ So I wrote Blackbird. In England, a bird is a girl, so I thought about a black girl going through this; now it’s time to get up; to break free; Take these broken wings.”

“One of the good things about music is that you know that a lot of people who listen to you will take what you say in the song seriously. “I’m very proud of the fact that the Beatles’ output is always quite positive,” concluded Paul.