What is Hey Jude?
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One of the greatest rock 'n' roll songs ever recorded. Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. McCartney was the primary writer of the song. The song is more than 7 minutes long and features a 30-piece orchestra. It was one of the Beatles' 20 No. 1 hits on the Billboard charts.
The song was written for John Lennon's son, Julian Lennon. The original title of the song was "Hey Jules" but was changed to make it flow better.
"Hey Jude, don't make it bad/ Take a sad song and make it better."
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One of the greatest songs ever written, a true classic by Lennon/McCartney and the Beatles. The beautiful begininning coupled with the fantastic end chorus is a stunning reminder of why the Beatles are so fondly remembered
"Remember, to let her into your heart, then you can start, to make it better" - The Beatles
"Na, na na, na na na na, na na na na, Hey Jude" - everyone
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A mighty big hit for the
1. When I was in military recruit training ("boot camp") I was assigned to Junior Officer Of the Deck (JOOD) watchstanding security duty. I wore a yellow armband on my left shirt sleeve that said "JOOD". Every hour I'd tour the building to ensure that all was "secure". I entered my company's barrack room and one of my fellow company mates was standing next to a bunk singing "Hey JOOD. Don't be afraid. Take a sad song and make it better. Remember...". When I got to a compartment on the third floor a recruit shouted, "Hey look, fellas! It's the JOOD!" The whole company broke into singing "Hey Jude" (Hey JOOD, get it?). When I was back on the Quarterdeck on the first floor, you could hear the singing continuing on: ... bettah, bettah, bettah, bettah, bettah, bettah, yeaaaaah! Da da da da-da-da-da, da-da-da-da, hey, Jude!...". Recruit training isn't much fun for anyone, but this was pretty amusing.
2. I saw Sir Paul McCartney on
Saturday Night Live on TV perform "Hey Jude". People in the audience screamed their heads off. One time when Paul was singing the vocals for this song in the studio (or maybe during a Beatles TV performance) he screamed so intensely he passed out. He didn't konk out when performing onSNL that night.
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