Blackbird sings of Spring
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Written by Paul on his farm in Scotland, the original inspiration was from a well-known piece by Bach, what he never knew the title of, that he and George used to play as kids. Originally Paul had in mind a black women, rather than a bird. These were the days of the civil-rights movement, something that Paul and the other Beatles cared passionately about. Consequently, Paul is really writing this song to a black woman, who was experiencing the many associated problems concerning civil-rights in the United States. Paul is saying to his woman (or any black woman) to keep trying, to keep the faith, and that there is hope. Rather than using specifics, Paul used a blackbird, that became symbolic so that it could be applied to any situation or problem. One of Paul's themes of "taking a sad song and making it better," is used again here.