Critical note
Following the height of the Little Rock Crisis, english singer, Paul McCartney, most commonly known for his work with The Beatles, unleashed a sweet anthemic jam, which emphasizes and conceptualizes the idea of freedom and hope. The 1968 release of the song “Blackbird” was inspired by the racial tensions that exploded in America, especially cases such as the 1957 issue of the Little Rock Nine and the montgomery bus boycott. The song manifests and creates a strong but subtle support of the efforts of the civil rights movement which touches on the plight of African Americans and the yearn for them to be free and attain equal rights. The symbolic nature of the songs itself is compelling and identifiable in a way that it reaches …show more content…
The song begins with slow melodic ease into the first verse, “Blackbird singing in the dead of night.” The word “Blackbird” holds an significance in this song as it is used to symbolize an African American individual during the civil rights movement. According to Paul McCartney himself, “the term “bird” is a british slang for “girl,” so the essence of the song is about a “black girl”.” The lexicality of the word is indirectly symbolizing an African American women as a way to communicate the emotions that these individuals felt with discrimination and the segregation. The black bird itself is a metaphor for freedom and by combining the essence of the blackbird with the events that took place in the 1960’s, the singer is creating an indirect reference to civil rights icons, most presumably Rosa Parks, an African American women who showed an act of defiance by refusing to sit at the back of the bus and further became an iconic figure of the freedom movement. Because of its vague nature, the symbolism of “blackbird” gave a depth to the song which cleverly allowed the idea of freedom to relate and be …show more content…
The line “learn to fly” suggests the strength and courage one has to fight and power themselves to reach their for their dreams, further suggesting to take these dreams and make them into reality. The singer emphasizes on the idea of hope metaphorically as a way to directly apply this phrase to any other person in conflict in the same way as Rosa Parks who act of defiance became a key aspect on the spark of freedom and hope for equality. This inspirational quote basically expresses the singers support of the civil rights movement and African Americans as many of them at the time, despite the harsh discrimination, had put forth an immense effort to endure the prejudism as well as never ceasing to deter the idea of hope of
Following the height of the Little Rock Crisis, english singer, Paul McCartney, most commonly known for his work with The Beatles, unleashed a sweet anthemic jam, which emphasizes and conceptualizes the idea of freedom and hope. The 1968 release of the song “Blackbird” was inspired by the racial tensions that exploded in America, especially cases such as the 1957 issue of the Little Rock Nine and the montgomery bus boycott. The song manifests and creates a strong but subtle support of the efforts of the civil rights movement which touches on the plight of African Americans and the yearn for them to be free and attain equal rights. The symbolic nature of the songs itself is compelling and identifiable in a way that it reaches …show more content…
The song begins with slow melodic ease into the first verse, “Blackbird singing in the dead of night.” The word “Blackbird” holds an significance in this song as it is used to symbolize an African American individual during the civil rights movement. According to Paul McCartney himself, “the term “bird” is a british slang for “girl,” so the essence of the song is about a “black girl”.” The lexicality of the word is indirectly symbolizing an African American women as a way to communicate the emotions that these individuals felt with discrimination and the segregation. The black bird itself is a metaphor for freedom and by combining the essence of the blackbird with the events that took place in the 1960’s, the singer is creating an indirect reference to civil rights icons, most presumably Rosa Parks, an African American women who showed an act of defiance by refusing to sit at the back of the bus and further became an iconic figure of the freedom movement. Because of its vague nature, the symbolism of “blackbird” gave a depth to the song which cleverly allowed the idea of freedom to relate and be …show more content…
The line “learn to fly” suggests the strength and courage one has to fight and power themselves to reach their for their dreams, further suggesting to take these dreams and make them into reality. The singer emphasizes on the idea of hope metaphorically as a way to directly apply this phrase to any other person in conflict in the same way as Rosa Parks who act of defiance became a key aspect on the spark of freedom and hope for equality. This inspirational quote basically expresses the singers support of the civil rights movement and African Americans as many of them at the time, despite the harsh discrimination, had put forth an immense effort to endure the prejudism as well as never ceasing to deter the idea of hope of