I've seen Paul live twice, and both times, he played Blackbird, and both times, he said that it was about the civil rights movement. This would be backed up with "You were only waiting for this moment, to be free"
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I'll verify. Hear him say it myself.
"Back in the 60's, we were hearing about some of the problems here in the states with, you know, civil rights and all that. So, I wrote the one to, you know, maybe offer some encouragement and hope."
@domjohnson
I'll verify. Hear him say it myself.
"Back in the 60's, we were hearing about some of the problems here in the states with, you know, civil rights and all that. So, I wrote the one to, you know, maybe offer some encouragement and hope."
@domjohnson That makes sense, also, when you look at the title. "Bird" is British slang for "young woman". Taking that into consideration, the song could be about a black young woman.
@domjohnson That makes sense, also, when you look at the title. "Bird" is British slang for "young woman". Taking that into consideration, the song could be about a black young woman.
I've seen Paul live twice, and both times, he played Blackbird, and both times, he said that it was about the civil rights movement. This would be backed up with "You were only waiting for this moment, to be free"
@domjohnson I'll verify. Hear him say it myself. "Back in the 60's, we were hearing about some of the problems here in the states with, you know, civil rights and all that. So, I wrote the one to, you know, maybe offer some encouragement and hope."
@domjohnson I'll verify. Hear him say it myself. "Back in the 60's, we were hearing about some of the problems here in the states with, you know, civil rights and all that. So, I wrote the one to, you know, maybe offer some encouragement and hope."
@domjohnson That makes sense, also, when you look at the title. "Bird" is British slang for "young woman". Taking that into consideration, the song could be about a black young woman.
@domjohnson That makes sense, also, when you look at the title. "Bird" is British slang for "young woman". Taking that into consideration, the song could be about a black young woman.