Freebrid....Singing in the Dead of night......

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"Blackbird"

Freebird 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

Freebird 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

Freebird fly
Freebird fly
Into the light of the dark black night

Freebird fly
Freebird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.

Freebird 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
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.

I'm really stretching the Song. I thought I would just use it for 3 reasons. I am addicted to the Freebird Fierce Shoe Boot Thingy and I love the Song and Sir Paul McCartney.

I just cannot justify or spend that type of money on this beautiful thing. That has My name written all over it. Urban Warrior Gallant Apocalyptic Queen.

Link to the Song for your afternoon break
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDxfjUEBT9I

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7 years ago

Anonymous

I've always loved "Blackbird." In fact, it always brings tears up. I've always wondered what the story behind it was.

Freebirds are the kind of shoe that inspires songs! Keep watching the op shops, I have a feeling a pair will show up, just for you.

viva

Veteran

Xtabay: This is what Paul McCartney had to say about the song, which I also love and find very moving. "I wrote it in the '60s, when the civil rights movement was at its height. I liked to think of a blackbird as being a kind of symbol for a black woman."

LeDonna: I know what you mean about those shoes. They are a sweet penny. I hope someday you walk into a thrift shop and there is a pair waiting for you.

Joy

Ledonna, I' m sure that someday you will find these Freebirds for resale.

RobinF

This is great! I also love those shoes but alas they will never be in my closet. Thank you for reminding me of that song,I'm a big fan.

Ledonna N.

A good song is timeless. I usually don't like remakes but I thought this was done so well. If it size 11w come into the op shop then it must be love.....do do do do. It must be love...occasionally I breakdown out into song while typing. Lol

Blackbird by Glee
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l-cZ_ElJ1oA

Viva you are on the money about the song origin

Firecracker (Sharan)

Thanks for the inspiration. I love those shoes, too.

Ledonna, what size shoe do you wear again? We can keep our eyes peeled for you.

Suz

(website)

Ledonna, those shoes would be awesome on you...Great idea for the sisterhood to keep eyes peeled for the right size.

And what an amazing story, Vivian.

They are half price in tan, size 9 on Shopbop.

Ledonna is 11W (see her earlier post). I'll be on the lookout!

thanks, Xtabay!

Janet

You really should have those shoes.

Here's a nice version of Blackbird from years ago. Cover by Dionne Farris:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nxw_gBQdhwk

Style Fan

We will have to find those shoes for you LeDonna. They are somewhere.

LACeleste

I have a mission! On the hunt for 11W!

Elizabeth P

This is great, and yes, you need the shoes. I'll also keep an eye out. :).

Thank you Thank you Thank you All it is like HUNT for RED OCTOBER hahhahaha

Now I'm dating myself. But that is ok. I shout it from the roof top I happy to be 42. Winning.

I love my YLF FAM

Janet I'm listening now.

Janet that is such a rough beautiful version of the song. I'm gonna be searching all weekend for the song. She has a great voice

I'm glad you like it. She was in the group Arrested Development back in the day. I think I still have a copy of her solo CD around. I used to play her way back when I had a radio show that was all-female musicians. She had a pretty big hit with this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT9h_-pGKK0

Such a host of different experiences.

Janet I remember her and the song. It was all over the radio back in the day.

Sally

I'm really enjoying the poems and lyrics. Great shoes......I can see you wearing them.

Thanks Sally. I'm on the affordable hunt for them. Also I love music and poetry. Art. We all are so multidimensional.

rachylou

I pretty much never click on YouTube links people send me...BUT y'all got me to and a whole bunch at that. I have had a nice musical evening here YLF fam indeed. You're gonna be surrounded in shoes, Ledonna Lol

Affordable shoes hopefully Rachylou. Music is the universal language. I love it all well most of it. When I was a kid I watched musicals on TV 7 brides for 7 brothers, singing in the rain,yentel sound of music. I was "that girl" growing up. Lol

And Carousel and Music Man and and and...! Lol. But boy are those some traditional movies from so looong ago. I have this picture in my head of little kids sitting in front of tube tvs all around the country watching these old movies and it weirds me out. Because that's old fashioned too now. Lol!