While written for Julian, John Lennon famously believed the song was actually Paul subconsciously giving him his blessing to leave the band and be with Yoko. 🎹 Breaking the Rules of Radio
It originally started as "Hey Jules, don't make it bad..." Hey Jude
As McCartney drove, he turned off the radio and began to compose a melody in his head. He started singing words of encouragement to the young boy caught in the middle of a messy divorce. While written for Julian, John Lennon famously believed
🎸 Taking a Sad Song and Making It Better: The Story of "Hey Jude" 🎸 Taking a Sad Song and Making It
Music has the power to heal, but rarely has a song been born so directly out of a desire to comfort a broken heart. In the summer of 1968, the world was changing rapidly, and so were The Beatles . John Lennon had separated from his first wife, Cynthia, and was beginning his life with Yoko Ono.
Written by Paul McCartney in 1968, this masterpiece transformed a personal tragedy into a universal message of hope. Below is a complete blog post exploring the history, the music, and the lasting legacy of the greatest sing-along in pop history.
McCartney later changed "Jules" to "Jude" because he thought it sounded a bit more country and Western, and rhythmically stronger.
