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Hey Jude

Words & Music by John Lennon, Paul McCartney

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Hey Jude

Words & Music by John Lennon, Paul McCartney

Hey Jude, don't be a fool
Take a sad song and make it better
The minute you let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

Hey Jude, don't let me down
Take a sad song and make it better
The minute you let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

Let it out and let in
Hey Jude begin
To making the world a little better
Don't you know that it's a fool
Who plays it cool
In making the world a little better

Hey Jude, don't let me down
Take a sad song and make it better
The minute you let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

Let it out and let in
Hey Jude begin
To making the world a little better
Don't you know that it's a fool
Who plays it cool
To taking the world upon your shoulder

Hey Jude, don't let me down
Take a sad song and make it better
The minute you let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

Na na na na na.....
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John Lennon's 1968 divorce from Cynthia Lennon was a rather messy affair, and their son, Julian, was greatly affected by it. While driving to see Julian, Paul McCartney began improvising a song to console him. Originally, the song began, "Hey, Jules, don't make it bad." He later changed the name to Jude because he thought it sounded better. In a 1980 Playboy interview, John Lennon revealed that he believed the song was about him.

Hey Jude (Apple 2276) was the first release on the Beatles' Apple Records label. It entered Billboard's Hot 100 chart at #10 in September 1968. Two weeks later was number one, where it stayed for nine weeks – longer than any other Beatle single. Hey Jude, which had worldwide sales of over six million copies, is the largest record, at 7 minutes, 11 seconds, ever to become number one on the Hot 100 chart. In addition to the Beatles, backing instrumentation included 40-piece orchestra conducted by George Martin.

An instrumental track for Elvis's version was recorded on January 22, 1969, at American Sound Studios in Memphis. Elvis recorded a vocal track at a later date. He would sometimes sing Hey Jude in concert in a medley with Yesterday.

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Hey Jude, don't be a fool
Take a sad song and make it better
The minute you let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

Hey Jude, don't let me down
Take a sad song and make it better
The minute you let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

Let it out and let in
Hey Jude begin
To making the world a little better
Don't you know that it's a fool
Who plays it cool
In making the world a little better

Hey Jude, don't let me down
Take a sad song and make it better
The minute you let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

Let it out and let in
Hey Jude begin
To making the world a little better
Don't you know that it's a fool
Who plays it cool
To taking the world upon your shoulder

Hey Jude, don't let me down
Take a sad song and make it better
The minute you let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

Na na na na na.....


John Lennon's 1968 divorce from Cynthia Lennon was a rather messy affair, and their son, Julian, was greatly affected by it. While driving to see Julian, Paul McCartney began improvising a song to console him. Originally, the song began, "Hey, Jules, don't make it bad." He later changed the name to Jude because he thought it sounded better. In a 1980 Playboy interview, John Lennon revealed that he believed the song was about him.

Hey Jude (Apple 2276) was the first release on the Beatles' Apple Records label. It entered Billboard's Hot 100 chart at #10 in September 1968. Two weeks later was number one, where it stayed for nine weeks – longer than any other Beatle single. Hey Jude, which had worldwide sales of over six million copies, is the largest record, at 7 minutes, 11 seconds, ever to become number one on the Hot 100 chart. In addition to the Beatles, backing instrumentation included 40-piece orchestra conducted by George Martin.

An instrumental track for Elvis's version was recorded on January 22, 1969, at American Sound Studios in Memphis. Elvis recorded a vocal track at a later date. He would sometimes sing Hey Jude in concert in a medley with Yesterday.