"The Beatles" (Paul McCartney) Blackbird cover

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Thank you all for the love and support as always, you guys are amazing!
It's 2 AM in the morning and im feeling pretty sick with a cold but...that wont stop me from recording :p
Here's one of my favorite songs of all time. its perfect in every way.
i hope you all enjoy!

The Beatles-Blackbird cover

"Blackbird" is a Beatles song from double-disc album The Beatles (also known as The White Album). Blackbird was written by Paul McCartney, but credited as usual to Lennon/McCartney.
There are two conflicting stories surrounding the creation of 'Blackbird'. One story simply says that Paul woke up early one morning in Rishikesh to hear a blackbird singing, picked up his guitar to transcribe the bird song and came up with an album track..

One night in the summer of 1968, Paul serenaded the fans gathered outside his home with an acoustic version of 'Blackbird'. Margo Bird, a former Apple Scruff (the term for the group of fans who used to congregate outside the Apple offices in Savile Row) remembers: "I think he had a young lady round, Francie Schuartz. We'd been hanging around outside and it was obvious she wasn't going to be leaving. He had a music room right at the top of the house and he opened the sash window, sat on the edge and played it to us. It was the early hours of the morning."

Paul often cites 'Blackbird' as evidence that the best of his songs come spontaneously, when words and music tumble out as if they had come into being without conscious effort on his behalf.

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• salvatore manalo
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• Paul McCartney
• The Beatles (album)
• John
• Lennon
• George
• George Harrison
• Starr
• Clapton
• Eric
• Paul Mccartney
• Blackbird (song)

[SalvatoreManalo]

Thanks for all the get well wishes everyone!

I appreciate it dearly :)

And im glad you all like my cover.

[zazamaxi]

Just the most beautiful sound, to be rivalled only by the blackbird ( did you know the blackbird holds top place for the sweetest birdsong?) !!! BRAVO

[cbrb40]

Wow awesome! That intro part alone made this so special Sal. I wish I could do that you're one of the best guitarists around,love the crispness the notes you play that was sooooo pretty & melodic. You put your own special touch to this beautiful song. This was brilliant also,you have such a great ear for music finding the right way to sing & play a song. Your voice is right on,just perfect for this meditative song. Paul himself should hear your version he'd flip,it's the best version of it. :))

[titiritera96]

@SalvatoreManalo 3 people thought that the "dislike" button was the replay or the download one ^_^

[Rimuteee]

Sooooo good! :)

[varesy]

this was one of the first fingerstyle songs i ever learnt and man you did an amazing job on this.. well done man once again and by far my favourite version ive ever heard of this song... and there is a lot of them out there....beautiful man... huge thumbs up again :)

[iMiklen]

Omg that guitar sounds so great and you to!

[Svhsgirl]

Beautiful cover and beautiful face!

[Goodbarrr]

FANTASTIC, well done! - the only CRIT I've got is, 'you're playing in your bedroom' - it just makes it a bit Un Cool in my opinion because your Mummy could walk in any minute to make you bed, Bless :o) - Great Job though!!

[BigLoveZone]

huge like!

[aimitomori]

awesome sal!

[RohanRajendraMaliya]

good one

[SCOTTpilgrimist12]

Official. Greatest Blackbird cover. Bravo sir.