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| Inspiration for the Beatles' Lady Madonna? National Geographic | Inspiration for the Beatles' Lady Madonna? National Geographic |
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| Sir Paul McCartney says photo of woman breastfeeding inspired him to write song | |
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| Thu 2 Nov 2017 00.01 GMT | |
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| Sir Paul McCartney has spoken of his inspiration for the Beatles song Lady Madonna: a photograph of a woman breastfeeding her child in National Geographic. | Sir Paul McCartney has spoken of his inspiration for the Beatles song Lady Madonna: a photograph of a woman breastfeeding her child in National Geographic. |
| McCartney said he was inspired to write the song, which reached the top of the charts in 1968, after seeing then image in the magazine in the 1960s. | McCartney said he was inspired to write the song, which reached the top of the charts in 1968, after seeing then image in the magazine in the 1960s. |
| National Geographic’s January 1965 issue included a photograph entitled Mountain Madonna, of a woman whose way of life was threatened, with one child at her breast and another laughing up at her. | National Geographic’s January 1965 issue included a photograph entitled Mountain Madonna, of a woman whose way of life was threatened, with one child at her breast and another laughing up at her. |
| “She looked very proud and she had a baby ... And I saw that as a kind of Madonna thing, mother and child,” McCartney said. | “She looked very proud and she had a baby ... And I saw that as a kind of Madonna thing, mother and child,” McCartney said. |
| “Sometimes you see pictures of mothers and you go: ‘she’s a good mother’. You could just tell there’s a bond and it just affected me, that photo. So I was inspired to write Lady Madonna, my song, from that photo.” | “Sometimes you see pictures of mothers and you go: ‘she’s a good mother’. You could just tell there’s a bond and it just affected me, that photo. So I was inspired to write Lady Madonna, my song, from that photo.” |
| The musician also spoke of not getting tired after a long live performance, even at 75. | The musician also spoke of not getting tired after a long live performance, even at 75. |
| “I think I feel very healthy and I do shows three hours long and I don’t feel knackered at the end of it. I still feel strong,” he said. | “I think I feel very healthy and I do shows three hours long and I don’t feel knackered at the end of it. I still feel strong,” he said. |
| The singer, a vegetarian for decades, was speaking to National Geographic’s editor in chief, Susan Goldberg, about his Meat Free Monday campaign and new documentary short. | The singer, a vegetarian for decades, was speaking to National Geographic’s editor in chief, Susan Goldberg, about his Meat Free Monday campaign and new documentary short. |
| The film features daughters Mary and Stella McCartney, as well as actors Emma Stone and Woody Harrelson. | The film features daughters Mary and Stella McCartney, as well as actors Emma Stone and Woody Harrelson. |
| McCartney, discussing the effect of livestock agriculture on climate change, said: “We’re on this incredible planet and there doesn’t appear to be another one within sight.” | McCartney, discussing the effect of livestock agriculture on climate change, said: “We’re on this incredible planet and there doesn’t appear to be another one within sight.” |
| One Day A Week is released on Friday on YouTube. | One Day A Week is released on Friday on YouTube. |
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