These 5 Beatles Tracks That Aren't “Revolution” Proved the Fab Four Weren't Afraid To Get Political

The debate over whether it’s appropriate for musicians to voice political opinions as entertainers often calls back to mainstream bands of yesteryear as if to say, “See? They didn’t have to do it! It was all about the music back then.” The Beatles inevitably fall into this argument time and time again, thanks to a plethora of songs that seem more generically neutral than blatantly political, like “All You Need Is Love”, “Come Together”, and “With A Little Help From My Friends”.

Even Beatles songs that sound political, like “Revolution”, have ambiguous lines like, “When you talk about destruction, don’t you know that you can count me out.” However, to say that The Beatles avoided political songs would be to ignore these five tracks, some of which are more overtly socioeconomically inspired than others.
“Blackbird”

One of The Beatles’ most beautiful, tender guitar ballads was actually a civil rights anthem hiding in plain sight. Paul McCartney wrote “Blackbird” based on the plight of Black men and women in the United States, which shines a whole new light on this heartfelt song.

Source: americansongwriter.com/Melanie Davis

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