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Adorable.

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A classic story, and actually Bach-related -- as you may know, Sir Paul based “Blackbird” on Bach’s Bouree from the e-minor Lute Suite BWV 996:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7UWkn55ByGM&pp=ygUdcGF1bCBtY2NhcnRuZXkgYmFjaCBibGFja2JpcmQ%3D

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Yes — and the words inspired by the civil rights movement. Pretty great.

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What a lovely story. And how lucky you were. I still live in hope of bumping into him one day!

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One day!!

Are you the Tim Riley who has written books on the Beatles?

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When I was in high school I read the one that has essays on each song.

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I’ll see if I can track it down here in the UK.

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Sadly not.

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