Beyonce has the internet buzzing after she released a cover of the Beatles’ “Blackbird” as part of her new country-focused album. cowboy carter.
The praise has been nearly universal, with many noting the importance of Beyoncé’s song choices and the special guests she chose to accompany her on the songs.
About the Beatles’ “Blackbird”
The song was originally written by Paul McCartney of the Beatles, with John Lennon providing some lyrics. This song was included in the Beatles’ 1968 self-titled song. white album.
McCartney talked about the origins of the song, saying that he was in Scotland when he heard about the Little Rock Nine incident and wanted to dedicate the song to those affected by discrimination in response to the civil rights movement. He said he decided to write a song.
he told KCRW DJ Chris Duridas in 2002. “I was in Scotland playing guitar and I remembered that this whole idea of ’You’ve been just waiting for this moment to happen’ was about the struggle of black people in the South.” I was using the symbolism of a blackbird, which isn’t really a blackbird with a broken wing, it’s a little more symbolic.”
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The song has since been covered by Crosby, Stills & Nash, Sarah McLachlan, Evan Rachel Wood, The Dandy Warhols, Sarah Darling, and by Dave Grohl at the Grammy Awards.
Beatles “Blackbird”
About Beyonce’s version of “Blackbird”
Beyoncé’s version of “Blackbird” is called “Blackbird” on the album’s tracklist, with two “i’s” and is the 27th song on the album. cowboy carter, an album rooted in country music and its origins. For this song, Beyoncé brought in young vocalist Tanner Adele to join Britney Spencer, Tierra Kennedy, and Rayna Roberts on the track.
Adele, a rising star in the country music world, reached out to Beyoncé on social media to ask her to consider a guest appearance on her new album. “As one of the few black women in the country music scene, I hope Bey can sprinkle a little of her magic on me for a collaboration,” she wrote at the time.
Beyonce “Blackbird”
What the internet is saying about Beyoncé’s “Blackbird”
This praise was almost universal. One commenter on social media platform ” he commented. The whole community was singing Beatles songs. I was about to cry,” another added. A third added: “The Beatles would be proud of what Beyoncé did with ‘Blackbird.'”
Some fans shared memes and humorous reactions to see how fans and the music world would react to the new version of Beyoncé’s classic song.
Fans celebrate the importance of Beyoncé’s song choices
As mentioned earlier, the choice of this song has a lot of meaning because it is a song that Paul McCartney wrote about the civil rights movement and people facing discrimination. This was not forgotten by fans, nor was Beyoncé’s decision to include a black female vocalist on the song.
“Beyoncé’s voice sounds so beautiful when she sings on ‘Blackbird’ with Tanner Adele, Britney Spencer, Tierra Kennedy, and Rayna Roberts. Her cover of this Beatles song is so iconic. Yes!” said one person.
Another marveled: “The Beatles cleared a song for Beyoncé. Keep that in mind.”
A third said: “Paul McCartney wrote ‘Blackbird’ about black women during the civil rights movement so he asked Beyoncé to put a black country girl on this particular song. I’m going to say something very normal about the song. #COWBOYCARTER,” he added.
Yet another offered, “@Beyoncé you’re doing your homework, you’re being intentional, and you’re taking action right next to us to keep the doors of the future wide open.”
Where to get Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter
Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” was released today (March 29th). It is available for purchase in multiple formats from the singer’s website.
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