{"id":29179,"date":"2024-04-03T00:02:43","date_gmt":"2024-04-03T00:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/paul-mccartneys-original-backing-track-used-on-beyonces-blackbiird\/"},"modified":"2024-04-03T00:02:43","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T00:02:43","slug":"paul-mccartneys-original-backing-track-used-on-beyonces-blackbiird","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/paul-mccartneys-original-backing-track-used-on-beyonces-blackbiird\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul McCartney\u2019s original backing track used on Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s \u201cBlackbiird\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-04-02\/M_PaulMcCartney_ABC.png\" alt><figcaption>ABC\/Heidi Gutman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s <\/strong>latest album,\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Cowboy Carter<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">,<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">features her interpretation of <strong>The Beatles<\/strong>\u00a0classic \u201cBlackbird,\u201d and it turns out she took more than just inspiration from the band.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2024\/music\/news\/beyonce-beatles-blackbird-backing-track-paul-mccartney-cover-version-1235956618\/#recipient_hashed=4c01f22a6a41b2092fc16cef081057dccf84876e4a079bb15540d35a61030b91&amp;recipient_salt=003e8e1d4363f02b5fb126f718ae840a43dd9e2cdb3e8541430981f0038cf293\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Variety<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/a><span class=\"s1\"> has confirmed that the song,\u00a0retitled\u00a0\u201cBlackbiird\u201d for\u00a0Bey&#8217;s album, includes acoustic guitar and foot tapping by <strong>Paul McCartney<\/strong>, taken from the song\u2019s original\u00a0backing track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Credits for the\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Cowboy Carter<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"> were not\u00a0shared until\u00a0after the album&#8217;s\u00a0official\u00a0release on Friday, March 29, and it did list McCartney as playing guitar, but a rep for the two-time Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Famer has now confirmed that guitar contribution isn\u2019t new.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Many reviewers have noted that it&#8217;s especially fitting that Bey recorded a cover of &#8220;Blackbird&#8221; given that McCartney has said the song was inspired by the U.S. Civil Rights Movement and in particular, the struggle of Black women.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">So far, McCartney has not commented\u00a0on Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s cover, which also features backing vocals by four Black country artists:\u00a0<strong>Tanner Adell<\/strong>, <strong>Tiera Kennedy<\/strong>, <strong>Reyna Roberts<\/strong> and <strong>Brittney Spencer<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&#8220;Blackbird&#8221; originally appeared on The Beatles&#8217; self-titled 1968 double album, which is commonly known as\u00a0<\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">The White Album<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABC\/Heidi Gutman Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s latest album,\u00a0Cowboy Carter,\u00a0features her interpretation of The Beatles\u00a0classic \u201cBlackbird,\u201d and it turns out she took more than just inspiration from the band. Variety has confirmed that the song,\u00a0retitled\u00a0\u201cBlackbiird\u201d for\u00a0Bey&#8217;s album, includes acoustic guitar and foot tapping by Paul McCartney, taken from the song\u2019s original\u00a0backing track. 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