Indigo Girls & The Beatles – Blackbirds
“I remember that cold morning when the trees were black with birds
I tried to make out some connection
We were at a loss for words
After all that we’ve been through
I could not see giving up . . .
So we went rolling on down through the years
Taking time off we could steal
Until the thief of things unreconciled
Stuck it’s stick into the wheel
Now we’re tumbling in a freefall
No one’s gonna go unscathed . . . “
by the Indigo Girls from “I Believe in Love” in Despite Our Differences (2006). http://www.indigogirls.com/
“Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free
Blackbird fly Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise”
by John Lennon and Paul McCartney from ”Blackbird” in The Beatles White Album (1968).
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everyone should read “13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird”
by Wallace Stevens
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Thank you for the recommendation. I could not find a book titled with that on Amazon. Is that a poem contained in another book?
You can read it online here:
http://www.writing.upenn.edu/~afilreis/88/stevens-13ways.html
It’s the name of a single poem in his collection.
Thank you very much gingermiss. And thank you again Michael, very appropriate connection. Note: Stevens’ poem was written before The Beatles’ song.