The Beatles – Hey Jude

Paul McCartney wrote this as “Hey Jules,” a song meant to comfort John Lennon’s 5-year-old son Julian as his parents were getting a divorce. The change to “Jude” was inspired by the character “Jud” in the musical Oklahoma! (McCartney loves show tunes).

This was the Beatles longest single, running 7:11, and at the time was the longest song ever released as a single. It was the first long song to get a lot of airplay, as radio stations still preferred short ones so they could play more of them. When this became a hit, stations learned that listeners would stick around if they liked the song, which paved the way for long songs like “American Pie” and “Layla.” Disc jockeys were the real winners here, as they could finally take a reasonable bathroom break.

This was the first song released on Apple Records, the record label owned by The Beatles. It was recorded at Trident Studios, London, on July 31 and August 1, 1968 with a 36 piece orchestra. Orchestra members clapped and sang on the fadeout – they earned double their normal rate for their efforts.

The Beatles filmed an uplifting music video (called a “promotional film” at the time) for “Hey Jude” on September 4, 1968, at Twickenham Studios. The director, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, brought in an orchestra and an audience of about 100 people who rose to their feet and sang along to the second half of the performance. The Beatles really got into it, feeling the energy from a performance for the first time since August 29, 1966, when they played their last concert.

In terms of song craft, this is one of the most studied Beatles songs. It starts with a vocal – Paul’s voice singing “Hey” – then the piano comes in (an F chord). The song gradually builds, with McCartney alone playing on the first verse, then the sounds of George Harrison’s guitar, Ringo’s tambourine, and harmony vocals by George and John. The drums enter about 50 seconds in, and the song builds from there, reaching a peak of intensity with McCartney delivering the “better… better… better” line punctuated by a Little Richard-style scream, then the famous singalong resolution.
The “na na na” fadeout takes four minutes. The chorus is repeated 19 times.

If you listen at about 2:55, you hear a sound from John Lennon while Paul keeps singing. It sounds like “Ohh!” at first, but it is really him saying “…chord!” You can barely hear it, but if you listen really closely, you can hear him say “Got the wrong CHORD.” He says “chord” much louder than the other words. And about two or three counts later, you can hear McCartney say “F**king hell.”

The song debuted at #10 in the Hot 100, and in doing so it made history by becoming the first ever single to reach the top 10 in its first week on the chart.

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Hey Jude este  este creditată Lenon-McCartney.

Înregistrare între 31 Iulie – 2 August 1968. La înregistrarea video au participat o orchestra de 36 de personae și un public de 300 de persoane.
Hey Jude rămîne unul dintre cele mai faimoase cântece ale grupului.

Melodia a fost lansată la 26 August, la 4 zile după ce Ringo Starr a ieșit din grup în mod oficial, plecând practic de la înregistrările pentru albumul “White Album”.

Se pare că această melodie se bazează pe separarea dintre John Lennon și soția lui de 6 ani, Cynthia Powell, datorită relației lui John cu Yoko One.

Hey Jude, este compoziția lui Paul, cu titlul original “Hey Jules”, ințial pentru al încuraja și consola pe băiatul lui John, care avea 5 ani.

Versuri:
Hey Jude, don’t make it bad,
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.

Jude, don’t be afraid,
You were made to go out and get her.
The minute you let her under your skin,
Then you begin to make it better.

And anytime you feel the pain,
Hey Jude, refrain,
Don’t carry the world upon your shoulder.

For well, you know that it’s a fool
Who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder.

Na, na, na, na, na na, na, na. na.

Hey Jude, don’t let me down.
You have found her, now go and get her.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.

So let it out and let it in
Hey Jude, begin, you’re waiting for someone to perform with.
And don’t you know that it’s just you?
Hey Jude, you’ll do, the movement you need is on your shoulder.

Na, na, na, na, na na, na, na. na.

Hey Jude, don’t make it bad,
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her under your skin,
Then you begin to make it better, better, better, better, better, better, oh!

Na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, na, hey, Jude.

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