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Paul wrote it in Scotland but was inspired by the song of a bird that wakes him up every morning in India. He discusses with John whether to add a string quartet, but in the end, it's just Paul, his guitar, and the birds… Paul McCartney wrote “Blackbird“ on his farm in Campbeltown, Scotland. However, it likely started to take shape in his mind during the spring of 1968, while attending the Maharishi's retreat in Rishikesh, India, where Paul would wake up to the sound of a blackbird singing before dawn. The song may have also drawn inspiration from current events surrounding the growing racial tensions in America at the time. Nevertheless, with its moving encouragement in the opening verse, «Take these broken wings and learn to fly», “Blackbird“ manages to achieve an even more universal significance than the similar emotional state expressed in “Hey Jude,“ becoming one of Paul's finest compositions. The recording features only the songwriter himself on ac
