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The 1968 track’s title was appropriated by the American cult leader Paul McCartney explains why he stopped playing 'Helter Skelter' livePaul McCartney has revealed that Charles Manson put him off playing 1968 track ‘Helter Skelter’ live for a long time. American cult leader Manson, whose followers were responsible for the Tate/LaBianca murders in 1969, appropriated the song title for his prophecy of an apocalyptic race war between whites and blacks. “He was quite certain that […]The post Paul McCartney says Charles Manson put him off playing ‘Helter Skelter’ live appeared first on NME.
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Last week, Beyoncé released a cover of the Beatles’ “Blackbird” on her new album Cowboy Carter, dubbed “Blackbiird” (with two i’s) to keep with the album’s Act II theme. Today, Paul McCartney, who wrote the song, shared a statement about Beyoncé’s decision to cover...
"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”The post Paul McCartney speaks out on Beyoncé’s “fabulous” cover of ‘Blackbird’ for fighting “racial tension” appeared first on NME.
McCartney’s acoustic guitar and foot tapping from the Beatles‘ original 1968 master recording are featuredThe post Beyoncé used original Beatles ‘Blackbird’ backing track for ‘Cowboy Carter’ version with Paul McCartney’s blessing appeared first on NME.
He also spoke about the origins of the iconic coverThe post Paul McCartney reveals how he came up with The Beatles’ ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ album title appeared first on NME.


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