Hey Jude (song)

Hey Jude is a song by Paul McCartney of The Beatles, credited Lennon/McCartney.

The purpose of Hey Jude was to comfort Julian Lennon (aka "Jules") about his parents' divorce (John and Cynthia Lennon) It went to number one on the Billboard hits and also comforted Jules.

Composition
The song was written by Paul McCartney, in an attempt to soothe Julian Lennon, John Lennon's son, after his father and mother, John's first wife Cynthia, got a divorce, the original name of the song was "Hey Jules". McCartney thought it up in his car while driving to Lennon's house to babysit his son Julian. "Revolution" was released as its B-side. It is also said that John misunderstood the song and thought that it was Paul telling John that he supported his relationship with Yoko.

Credits

 * Paul McCartney - lead vocal, piano, bass
 * John Lennon - harmony and backing vocal, acoustic guitar
 * George Harrison - harmony and backing vocal, lead guitar
 * Ringo Starr - drums, tambourine, and backing vocal

Behind the scenes

 * Actor River Jude Phoenix (August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993) was given his middle name because of this song.
 * In November 2015, viewers of UK TV channel ITV voted this song their all-time Beatles number 1, in the show The Nation's Favourite Beatles Number 1.

Links

 * Lyrics and Audio at Songpedia