"Paul McCartney and Beyoncé's 'Blackbird' Covers Spark Civil Rights Conversation"
TL;DR
Paul McCartney praises Beyoncé's cover of "Blackbird" on her album "Cowboy Carter," expressing his happiness with her rendition and its reinforcement of the civil rights message that inspired the song. Beyoncé's version features additional vocals from four Black country singers and fresh bass and orchestration over McCartney's original solo acoustic track. McCartney also discusses the song's origins, citing the civil rights movement in the '60s as a key inspiration.
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- Paul McCartney says Beyonce’s ‘Blackbird’ cover ‘reinforces’ civil rights message behind it CNN
- Beyoncé's C.M.A. Awards Performance Becomes the Target of Backlash (Published 2016) The New York Times
- Paul McCartney Meets Women Who Inspired Beatles’ ‘Blackbird’ Rolling Stone
- Beyoncé's 'Blackbird' cover 'awakens so much,' Little Rock Nine member says The Washington Post
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