Paul McCartney Applauds Beyoncé’s ‘Killer’ Beatles Cover
Paul McCartney took to Instagram on Thursday to share high praise for Beyoncé, whose latest album, Cowboy Carter, includes a cover of the classic Beatles ballad “Blackbird.”
“I am so happy with [Beyoncé’s] version of my song ‘Blackbird,’” McCartney wrote under an old photo of him and Bey. “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!”
He continued: “I spoke to [Beyoncé] 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.”