Would this surprise you?

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HmmNot · 16/05/2025 07:57

My 50yo husband (lived in the UK all his life) has never heard- or even heard of- the Beatles’ song Blackbird.

YABU- yeah it’s not that well known.
YANBU- has he been living under a rock?

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Genevieva · 16/05/2025 08:04

It’s a classic. So simple. Almost like an old English country folk song. I can hear Paul McCartney’s voice and guitar in my head just by you mentioning it.

YellowPostIts · 16/05/2025 08:02

I’ve heard of it now you mention it but I couldn’t sing it. If you asked me to name 20 Beatles songs it wouldn’t have been in the list.

CurlsLDN · 16/05/2025 08:00

Just googled and it came out in 1968, a decade before he was born!

KrisAkabusi · 16/05/2025 08:00

It's not one of their best known songs. I cant think of the last time I actually heard it. So I'd say YABU, it's an easy one to miss.

FanofLeaves · 16/05/2025 08:00

I’m 39 never heard of it 🤷🏻‍♀️

The Beatles aren’t really my cup of tea, but of course I know the big ones.

CurlsLDN · 16/05/2025 07:59

I’m 40 and I don’t know it.

It’s not that it’s not well known, I’d assume all Beatles songs are well known by many, but they are my dad’s era (he’s in his 70s!) so beyond the mega hits I don’t know their stuff.

perhaps I’d recognise it if I heard it, but don’t know it from the name.

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