American Icon Beyonce thanked Beatles Paul McCartney for writing “one of the best songs ever made”.
The singer has been performing at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London for the past week and included her cover of The Beatles 1968 classic ‘Blackbird’ to her setlist. The cover was a part of her most recent album ‘Cowboy Carter’ which was acclaimed upon release in 2024 and won Grammys for Best Duo/Country Group Performance, Best Country Album and Album of the Year.”.
Beyoncé took to Instagram to post a snapshot of herself wearing a Blackbird themed outfit designed by Paul’s very own fashion designer daughter Stella McCartney and said: “Thank you, Sir Paul McCartney, for writing one of the best songs ever made. Every time I sing it I feel so honoured. And it is a full circle moment to wear your beautiful daughter’s design. Thank you, London, for creating unforgettable memories for me and my family. Holla at ‘ya when I come on tour again! (sic)”
Sir Paul MCartney sang the praises of the singer, saying her rendition of the song was a “killer version”. Also taking to Instagram back in 2024, he wrote the following words: “I am so happy with @beyonce’s version of my song ‘Blackbird’. I think she does a magnificent version of it and it reinforces the civil rights message that inspired me to write the song in the first place. I think Beyoncé has done a fab version and would urge anyone who has not heard it yet to check it out. You are going to love it! I spoke to her on FaceTime and she thanked me for writing it and letting her do it. I told her the pleasure was all mine and I thought she had done a killer version of the song. When I saw the footage on the television in the early 60s of the black girls being turned away from school, I found it shocking and I can’t believe that still in these days there are places where this kind of thing is happening right now. Anything my song and Beyoncé’s fabulous version can do to ease racial tension would be a great thing and makes me very proud.”
