Beyonce sings a magnificent cover of the Beatles’ “Blackbird” on her new album.
The version is so lovely that the track is at number 4 on iTunes.
Paul McCartney wrote the song about Black women struggling during the civil rights protests of the 1960s. That’s an old story, but now it’s everywhere thanks to a press release put out by Beyonce’s team. (The story is in dozens of iterations across the internet including from Rolling Stone, as if it were a new idea.)
So far there are no posted credits on Beyonce.com for 25 of the 27 songs on “Cowboy Carter.”
But Paul McCartney might he surprised to learn that Beyonce Knowles Carter is listed a co-writer on Wikipedia. Beyonce was born in 1981. The song was written in 1968. And the only person Paul McCartney shares credits with is John Lennon.
Go figure. Maybe Beyonce thinks she gets a credit for adding an I to her title, “Blackbiird.”
I’m sure someone will be on the phone come Monday morning!
