Blackbird singing in the dead of night

Music in this episode:

The Beatles - “Blackbird” (1968)

Paul McCartney on Parkinson (2005)

JS Bach - Bourée from Suite in E Minor, BWV 996 performed by Andres Segovia (c. 1708-1717)

The Beatles - “Mother Nature’s Son” (1968)

Paul McCartney & Wings - “Bluebird” (1973)

Paul McCartney - “Jenny Wren” (2005)

Brad Mehldau - “Blackbird” (2021)

Billy Preston - “Blackbird” (1972)

Crosby, Stills & Nash - “Blackbird” (1983)

The Swingle Singers - “Blackbird/I Will” (2021)

Beyoncé - “BLACKBIIRD” (2024)

The Beatles - “I Am The Walrus” (1967)

Brad Mehldau - “I Am The Walrus” (2023)

For background on the writing and recording of “Blackbird”, I drew on A History of Rock Music In 500 Songs.

Bonus track from my most recent podcast episode: a mashup of most of the songs in the episode plus beats sampled from “Be Black, Baby” by Grady Tate and “Dreaming About You” by Blackbyrds