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Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free.
Blackbird fly blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.
Blackbird fly blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.
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There was a tsunami in Calgary?
It was a benefit concert in 2005 in Calgary for the 2004 tsunami
actually, it subtracts
Well, I've been dying to share my Sarah story somewhere. RP is as good a place as any. My wife and I were flying to Tofino, B.C. for a winter holiday. The airport (really just a little strip of pavement surrounded by forest) was fogged in and our pilot told us we had to land on the other side of the mountain range. Sarah's flight had also been diverted; she was coming home after performing a tsunami relief concert in Calgary. She looked totally bagged, and had her young daughter with her. She spoke on her cell, telling her husband "I'll just rent a car and get there in a couple hours." "Hi, I'm David," I said to her. "My name's Sarah," she answered. Well, duh. I asked if we could share a vehicle with her and she was glad to. It meant she could sit in the back and tend to her daughter who got car sick on the twisty road. Just your everyday pop star with puke on her jacket. What if I accidentally drive off a cliff? I thought morbidly. That would make me the rock equivalent of Buddy Holly's pilot. Not something I've ever aspired to. We arrived at the "airport" where her husband was waiting for her. He walked towards Sarah, veered with a startled look towards my wife and gave HER a big hug. Turns out they'd gone to high school together. And there you go. Nothing dramatic. Not even any photographic proof to my friends who have cried "bullshit." But it's my favourite brush-with-fame story, made all the more wonderful for just how completely normal it all seemed.
What a great story! "The rock equivalent of Buddy Holly's pilot." Haha!
...another lame Beatles cover ?
Lets get this right only one person can pull off Beatles covers and thats William Shatner!
What about Joe Cocker?
Lets get this right only one person can pull off Beatles covers and thats William Shatner!
So to conclude, I like this one very much. It breathes new life into a great song that has been played to death.
What user4176 said. Covers done well are wonderful examples of different musical and vocal techniques, orchestration, and the cover artist's ability to interpret the material differently.
I like this one; Ms McLachlan leaves in the spiritual angst, but adds a layer of brightness. Like any other artistic endeavor, third-rate artists produce third-rate art. In my book, Ms Lachlan is not third rate.
Actually I really like covers of overplayed-to-exhaustion-classics that don't try to add or remove from the original. The fact that there's somebody else with his or her unique voice and perspective performing, adds enough to the song to make it the same but something completely different all at once. This only works though, if the cover artist is top class. Doesn't work at all with third rate studio musicians that do it for your supermarket shopping background pleasure.
So to conclude, I like this one very much. It breathes new life into a great song that has been played to death.
Regardless, it all works well. Espeically so on this track. Sarah's voice really compliments the tune.
I completely agree. If I was out and about and heard this played like this in live performance - great, nice rendition, it would be enjoyable. As a recording it is totally pointless.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37DHXrFfwrE
Yeah I find Sarah's version fine but unremarkable. Bobby's is far more interesting. I also love this one, even better than the original:
dionne farris
daliebe wrote:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37DHXrFfwrE
adds nothing
I had just dubbed this tune "pretty good" as a sraight cover of the outstanding original...and just then the bells came in at the bridge... And I thought "they tinkered just enough with the arrangement to make it special without spoiling the essence of the song." So +1 to a Quite Likeable. "
Apparently Sarah has a time machine and gave this song to Paul McCartney. She is awsome!
heh
Any other reason to play & listen? Anyone? Bueller? Anyone?
#unnecessarycover
Edit: I checked. No Jaco Pastorius! WAAAAUUGH!!!
If we're going to talk covers of this song, I'll put my two cents in for Evan Rachel Wood's version form the Across The Universe soundtrack.It's not really a great soundtrack, but the cover of Blackbird is wonderful -- sparse, emotional and beautiful.
Apparently Sarah has a time machine and gave this song to Paul McCartney. She is awsome!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMpVZYyLdWs
Edit: I checked. No Jaco Pastorius! WAAAAUUGH!!!
Not unless you do a really good job of it - which Sarah does.
An angel on Earth.
I am smitten!
Profound zing.
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Never heard of a "cover?"
I think the way you TOLD this story makes it more magical. "Just your everyday pop star with puke on her jacket." Sitting here smiling, and definitely appreciating "Blackbird" a lot as a result. Thanks for sharing.
Top one, I love RP.
I think the way you TOLD this story makes it more magical. "Just your everyday pop star with puke on her jacket." Sitting here smiling, and definitely appreciating "Blackbird" a lot as a result. Thanks for sharing.
Totally agree!!
I don't normally care for Beatles covers, but I like this.
I originally thought WTF, "this is a ballsy act to attempt to cover this track." But when I saw the context, it made sense.
I haven't seen this film, but can vouch for Across the Universe. The latter I thought I'd hate, but it was actually very fun and they did a great job with the, uh, visuals.
Oh, wait. I DID see I Am Sam and recall that I hated it. In fact, I can't remember a Sean Penn film that I have liked.
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Well, I've been dying to share my Sarah story somewhere. RP is as good a place as any. My wife and I were flying to Tofino, B.C. for a winter holiday. The airport (really just a little strip of pavement surrounded by forest) was fogged in and our pilot told us we had to land on the other side of the mountain range. Sarah's flight had also been diverted; she was coming home after performing a tsunami relief concert in Calgary. She looked totally bagged, and had her young daughter with her. She spoke on her cell, telling her husband "I'll just rent a car and get there in a couple hours." "Hi, I'm David," I said to her. "My name's Sarah," she answered. Well, duh. I asked if we could share a vehicle with her and she was glad to. It meant she could sit in the back and tend to her daughter who got car sick on the twisty road. Just your everyday pop star with puke on her jacket. What if I accidentally drive off a cliff? I thought morbidly. That would make me the rock equivalent of Buddy Holly's pilot. Not something I've ever aspired to. We arrived at the "airport" where her husband was waiting for her. He walked towards Sarah, veered with a startled look towards my wife and gave HER a big hug. Turns out they'd gone to high school together. And there you go. Nothing dramatic. Not even any photographic proof to my friends who have cried "bullshit." But it's my favourite brush-with-fame story, made all the more wonderful for just how completely normal it all seemed.
Your story made me increase my rating for this song by a point!