RARE:McCartney Mother Natures Son and Blackbird Studio Footage- 

Paul McCartney with Francie Schwartz on June 11th 1968 running through 2 acoustic songs for The White Album.

When Paul was just a creative force of nature here. This is arguably his best time musically - an output that might never be rivalled in popular music.

That look on Francie’s face is just priceless. She had a front row seat on a creation that may well last for ever.

The best of the best! “I’m in awe of Paul McCartney,” Dylan told Rolling Stone in 2007. “He’s about the only one that I am in awe of. But I’m in awe of him. He can do it all and he’s never let up, you know. He’s got the gift for melody, he’s got the rhythm. He can play any instrument. He can scream and shout as good as anybody and he can sing the ballad as good as anybody, you know so … And his melodies are, you know, effortless. That’s what you have to be in awe … I’m in awe of him maybe just because he’s just so damn effortless.”

The genius of McCartney was he could create a beautiful melody and make it seem effortless.

Whenever I am feeling down I turn to The Beatles. How many lives they have saved will never be known, be assured it’s many.

It’s like watching Mozart composing. Incredible footage.

Find someone who looks at you the way Francie looks at Paul here

Mother Nature's Son is a beautiful and underrated McCartney song.

Two of the best songs ever made in one session, absolutely insane

Writing masterpieces with such nonchalance. Like he's chewing gum... Oh, Paul !!! 🤩

THIS is what a creative genius looks like.

Here in America, the Beatles changed music, fashion and culture in six short years. It’s truly amazing.

Mccartney '68/'69 is as cool as it gets ....he was at the peak of his powers his voice was perfection he could sing any genre at will

I'll be seeing Paul in about 2 weeks' time - it's hard to comprehend that I will finally actually be in the same space as the beautiful young genius in this clip. Apart from my family, I don't think there is a person on earth who means more to me or who has fed my soul the way he has.

Francie is mesmerised here.

The Beatles are the gift that keeps on giving.

It's intresting to see him create songs..he was definitely at a peak during this time period...such a genius !

The more time passes, the more moving it becomes to see such footages. The white album at Christmas 68, I was sixteen. Heartbreaking.

Magical brilliant beautiful Paul McCartney

This is extraordinary footage.

It's so nice to see him like this. Perfectly humble. Almost childlike and patient with himself. Good on him.

Listening to McCartney tune his guitar is more musical than most songs! Love the BTS snippet!

That girl is definitely head over heels.

Thank you for posting this video. Never seen it before. One cannot overestimate the importance of this young man and of his three Beatles mates in the lives of those who were young then and who loved them. The Beatles were so much more than a band but their music and their personalities shaped a whole generation. A gift from God, once said Tom Petty. I am grateful they were there when I was a teenager searching for truth and meaning.

Was watching a Macca concert on the BBC last week, he didn't even play _Blackbird_ (or _Yesterday_ ) . Imagine having songs like that and not feeling you have to do them at every concert! Nobody else has that strength in depth of songwriting - nobody.

Between his right heel and his left toe taps, he’s a reliable metronome. It sounds effortlessly flawless throughout.

Such a natural musician....the way he easily picks with the strumming hand...

Well now we know who Paul was talking with in the White Album outtake of Blackbird

We need more footage of making the white album…like let it be!

Glad to see I'm not the only one who has tuning problems.

Acoustic McCartney is brilliant.

I find it so beautiful to watch and experience the feeling of people in their creative element and living their soul's purpose. ❤❤

Ok, I cried through this whole damn thing 😩🤩🫶🏽

One thing that was so special about Paul and the Beatles is they could come in with a very ruff and unfinished sounding part or song. but they always seemed to know where they wanted to end up with the song. they understood what was working and what wasn't working. and what was there but also what was missing. and in the end they always got the song to where it ended up polished and great. I have always believed that the difference between great writers and good or so so writers is having a vision of the level you expect the song to be at. and knowing when it has not reached that level yet. and knowing what is missing in order to bring the song to the next level. even if its just a guitar and vocals song like Black Bird. Paul just kept fine tuning it until it became a masterpiece. and a average writer gets a song to be pretty good. and they are happy with pretty good. because they can't really see what is missing from it to make it great. or what could be done at all to bring it to being very good instead of pretty good. but Paul in his prime was like a conduit where ideas were just flowing and his genius was just coming out of him at such a high level.

This is the beat way I like to remember the Beatles the best when they were young, I was 5 years old when my oldest brother got The WHITE ALBUM for Xmas 1968, I remember opening up or toys then my brother found the album last behind the tree, my two older brothers ran in the bed room to listen to it and made sure they locked the door so I could not get in, no problem I just sat outside the door and rocked back and forth to all the new great songs on the album, got it was the best time to be alive- 5 years old and already a Beatles freak- little did I know that just in a year another band would come into my life as one of my brothers would bring home a new band and new album- up until then only Beatles albums we had , many single of other bands but NO albums until Stand Up. by Jethro Tull came into our lives, The Beatles and Tull still my favorite of all the bands I love. and I love many

This young girl met a historical milestone in the making and probably didn’t realize the magnitude of it

Best sense of melody that I've ever seen.

I’ve looked for years of Beatles and The Rolling Stone’s in studio Writing/creating/jamming. This by far is one of the coolest things I have ever seen

I play acoustic guitar, but you wouldn’t believe how hard a song it is to play as mother nature son McCartney far away was the best instrumental in the Beatles

Uma das canções mais lindas dos Beatles. Paul McCartney é um compositor, cantor e músico excepcional.

Some really great footage here of Paul McCartney tuning his guitar 😅

McCartney had one of the best voices in the industry 👏👏👏👏👏

Profound simplicity

Great footage never seen this before.

Utterly beautiful.

Back then, he was the finest thing on two legs! He also sang like an angel.

Thanks for posting this! I have never seen it before. It is amazing to me how well the Beatles LIVED with their songs, allowing themselves time to polish and refine them. He is actually using this girl as a muse and as an audience, and Lennon and Martin as well. They followed John’s idea to put in a brass section for the song- a brilliant idea, just right- although it is not something I would have thought of. It is hard to describe how much and why I love those guys so much. I think I know them. I think that they are my brothers, my older brothers, but obviously they are not. They just opened so much music and joy. For me. when I was just a kid. But it was art that came straight from the heart and soul. As a young person I got to experience incredibly meaningful art, and the joy that comes from music at such a high level. I was only a kid, but no other artists. could approach what they did. Like these guys are in my heart, and in my bones in my skin. That’s a poetic way of saying that they are foundational to my personality. I needed something to start building myself in there they were providing me with emotions and rhythms : lots of sharing and caring. Even though I don’t really know who they are at all, I still am very grateful for the gift that they gave me. Thanks, lads!

paul breaks my heart

John suggested the brass band!! Incredible.

Paul in his prime playing Blackbird and Mother Natures Son on acoustic? This should be a world heritage video. Show it to aliens or whatever.

McCartney was such an incredible melodic master. He's wrote so many classic songs it's breathtaking. I love the Beatles and Lennon is my favourite songwriter. His songs on Rubber Soul, Revolver, Rain, Strawberry Field's Forever, his incredible melody and verses for A Day In The Life are beautifully sad, and when Paul got involved with what John had brought in it became a masterpiece. The greatest track ever imo. I Am The Walrus is another mighty Lennon classic. I love all the Beatles and the solo work that John, Paul and George created. Also, Ringo's classic 1973 self titled album and Goodnight Vienna. Love how each Beatle helped Ringo for those albums and especially the Ringo album which is a great listen and it makes me feel better. It's like a semi Beatles album with Ringo singing vocals. 😊✌️🙏

This is incredible

McCartney a creative genius (in every since of the word),,,,

Macca is in the groove!

Genius, absolute genius.

Rare is right..never saw this.. this video is a GEM. This 3 minutes means more to me than the entire catalog of GenZ 'artists"

But I must admit, although I have other preferences on subject matter, Paul has a special place in my little world of music for his style, and what a beautiful voice, harmonies, and composition.

The late 60s was the height of human artistic achievement. Certainly musically. Renaissance shmenaissance.

That was nice. 10 minutes of Paul McCartney tuning his guitar.

What a voice

This video gives Little Tears in my eyes 😢

Blows my mind!

Fantastic ! ❤

The patience and practice required to craft a Beatles song was just amazing.

Thank you for this, what a wonderful man Paul is.

You notice on Blackbird, in these early stages he holds the "fly" and "see" at the end of the lines, but in the final version they were actually not held, but sung with a somewhat abrupt stop. Wonder how made that suggestion. Great footage.

That voice is just incredible.

Two beautiful songs, Ive always loved Mother Nature's Son and Black bird is such an intense song so much talent. I wish I could have been Franice Schwartz there in that studio with this genius.

How could I discover this only now !!??

wonderful ti see it in it's raw state of creating a song by Paul, great upload ,,,,,,,,,greetings Renee

He’s beautiful ❤

Paul restera pour moi le meilleur mélodiste. Encore aujourd'hui je possède tous ses albums avec Wings et en solo mais un seul de John "imagine".

Listening here love it

Thank u for posting this

Amazing! Super thanks!

So Yoko wasn't the only woman who sat in the studio with the boys.

Intel on how to play Blackbird 👍🎸 SUPER cool clip

Paul had four women on the go at this time and his break up with Jane seemed deliberate to me. 1968 was a tough year for him as he could see the band he loved more than anything, start to fall apart and the Apple fiasco wasn't helping either. Read Francie's book and you'll see he was really struggling with everthing except music.

Esse vídeo é simplesmente incrível! Mostra a genialidade de Sir Paul MacCartney

Thank you very much!

I could relate to Paul so much when the guitar strings doesn't feel so off in the first few frets but when he plays G in the A string, it then feels sharp when compared to open G string.

Brilliant thank you 😊

Thanks very much for this. Brilliance in the making...

“Icon” : def. synonym for Paul McCartney.

Such great music! 🥰🥰🥰🤗🤗

Great video! And i have a new appreciation for my Snark clip on tuner. I remember the before times of pitch pipes etc

IMMEASURABLE ❤❤❤

Without denied the tallent of Abbey roads sound ingeniors, it clearly appears theirs melodies had to be played live.

Wow. Never seen Francie on film. Outsiders, wives, girlfriends, etc were never allowed into the studio so I imagine Paul was making a point after John virtually installed Yoko into their workspace.

I love seeing these clips that showcase the creative process ... works in progress.

So rare its on youtube

If only to see him again in concert in Washington DC 🙏🏼✝️💟

This guy is damn good

Qué belleza de video. Hermoso por donde se lo mire. ❤

this footage is incredible! how have I never seen this? x

A great story from around this time. Linda was back in NY after meeting Paul. One day her answering service had a message for her from a Mr Paul McCartney, from London (in those days there was a human answering service). So Linda asks the girl: "What's the message?" -"I'm waiting for you in my Bel Air Hotel suite." -"Is that all?" -"Isn't that enough...?"

Muito bom ouvir e ver essa raridade.

My favourite Beatle/McCartney composition, besides Sun King.

Beautiful.