Paul has stated in interviews that a particular line in the song always chokes him up and makes him think of John everytime he sings this since John's death. The line in question is, "The movement you need is on your shoulder." Apparently when Paul first played the song to John, he got to that line and said "Don't worry, I know that's not a very good line. I'll change it." John apparently turned round and said, "You won't, you know. I know what it means. It's the best line in the song." So now when Paul gets to that line, it reminds him of that conversation. Great reaction. Stay safe 🤘 ✌️
I love that story. Just like how Carl Perkins wrote a song called My Best Friend, within lined won't you think of me every now and then my old friend. Which was the final conversation the two had together.
that line.."you're waiting for someone to perform with" ...it's all about the 2nd part "Don't you know it's just you...hey Jude you'll do.." ..the idea that permission and power you are wating for is already there. I just teared up a bit.
The funniest thing about "Hey Jude" is that it was by far the longest single that any rock or pop artist had produced at the time. In fact, their record company didn't want to release it as a single, because they were afraid radio stations would never play it since it was so long. But John Lennon just laughed and said, "If it's us, they will." He was right, of course. #1 hit everywhere.
Actually, the first recording to break the 2:30ish maximum length was Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" in 1965. It went to #2, blocked from #1 by "The Beatles" "Help!".
MacArthur Park, sung by Irish actor Richard Harris, written by Jimmy Webb, was released a few months earlier than Hey Jude, and is actually longer at 7 minutes and 21 seconds long, making it the longest pop single to ever reach the top 10. Hey Jude was 7 minutes and 11 seconds long. the rest of your information is correct though.
@@Dex619 Yeh and Beatles enjoyed pissing off the radio stations and giving the DJ's enough time to go to the john lol. George Martin [producer] objected the song was too long and radio stations wouldn't play it. John Lennon responded "They will because it's us" [paraphrased], and he was absolutely right. To me, Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and Stairway to Heaven are way too long too. Wonder if these songs would have ever happened if MacArthur Park and Hey Jude didn't blaze a trail and break the rules of radio play length.
I got to see Paul McCartney and his band in San Francisco with my daughter for my 60th birthday and we got to sing along with 40 thousand plus other people for over 3 hours to Beatle songs,Wings and solo! It was just amazing!
The message was intended for one but was also intended for the world to hear. The message is strong and meaningful to everyone that has listened to it.
No he was telling Julian to find love in the future. He didn’t want him to isolate himself from the world and relationships as many children of divorced parents do. Despite his parents relationship not working out, he wanted Julian to put himself out there in the future when he’s older and ready to find love
Hey Jude was certainly about Julian, but it was also the first single the band released on their own label Apple. Every other album in the world was "hurry up and record your track, now get out!" and every single was: "we're trying to drive quarter sales so make it fast and catchy so kids keep feeding the jukebox!" The Beatles said they'd rather make a single 7 minutes long, and F how any studio accountant feels about it, and here it is.
@@davidtullis2810 Michael had sold half to Sony, at his death the remaining shares went to his heirs. Michael’s heirs then sold the remaining 50% to Sony. So, it’s Sony blocking the music.
No "psychological analysis" necessary: it was written by Paul for John's son "Julian". It is largely fictionalized about the imaginary "her". It was also written around the time of "Let it Be" in which he speaks of "mother Mary" -- Paul's mother's name was Mary.
Lennon & McCartney wrote and performed their own songs, which was virtually unheard of, certainly in the UK, when The Beatles began their recording career in 1962. This paved the way for other bands such as The Rolling Stones to follow suit.
Hi Rosie....I feel that Paul is advising Jewels to deal with a situation different as it may be, with courage. In this life we all face challenges and Paul being familiar with his own, is offering a little guidance toward a better end and also cheers him on in his attempts noted in the second half of this song.
This is the ultimate arena sing-along-song whether it's Paul performing it live which he often does at his shows or someone else playing it live since everyone knows this song!!
When John Lennon broke up with his wife his son was devastated. His son's name was Jule. Paul wrote the song to benefit Jule hoping it would ease the emotional pain.
BEATLES is one of my favorite (so NOT anti) but the inventer of Multi Track recording is Mr Les Paul (of which the guitar is named) in the 1950's with his wife Mary Ford who sang and also played guitar and I believe piano (?) Paul and John wrote many of the songs but Sir Paul was a Hit Factory!! Great Job Miss Elliott! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
The most interesting analysis about this song for me is from John himself. In an interview, he said he though it was about him. About Paul giving him his blessing to leave their partnership to pursue his relationship with Yoko. He said he knew he sounded like those crazy fans that think their favourite artist is singing about them, but Yoko had just entered into the picture, and Paul is singing "you have found her, now go and get her", "the minute you let her under your skin then you will begin to make it better", "you were made to go out and get her", "you're waiting for someone to perform with", etc.
Not about John. He was telling Julian to find love in the future. He didn’t want him to isolate himself from the world and relationships as many children of divorced parents do. Despite his parents relationship not working out, he wanted Julian to put himself out there in the future when he’s older and ready to find love
Their biggest influence was that before them, songwriters wrote songs for artists - after their first year it was expected that bands would write their own material - some had, but post 63, you lacked all cred if you didn’t. Love your reactions Rosalie.
What's really great about the post-psychedelic Beatles (68 - 70) is their more RAW productions. Not every harmonized lyric is sung perfectly in time, there's some "live" sounding AUTHENTIC moments. It wasn't a perfect shiny studio song. It was a live song with the live energy.
Nice reaction, We can't see the vid but it sounds like the vid where the audience is singing at the end. If so, the music on this vid is recorded but the vocals are live.
Ive always took this song to be inspired by and directed to Julian, John and Paul. John had met yoko and paul had met linda...its a song for everyone really
one of the few songs I've ever heard in any genre that didn't even need a studio version; should always have been a live cut because the energy you feel when it's done live makes it like a different song!!
They were experimenting with different sound effects with multi track tape recorders and Revolver sessions is huge staple of the reversing and speeding and slowing the tape pitch to hear the effects it could produce...Tomorrow Never Knows is the product of all that .... Les Paul, the same guy who made the famous Gibson Les Paul guitar is the innovator of the Multi Track Layer Recording in a joint effort with the Ampex corp high end equipment in the mid 1950s ..
It's ironic that Julian Lennon actually hates talking about this song because it brings back memories of a bad time although he does appreciate that Paul McCartney was trying to help.
The orchestral arrangements on Hey Jude are nothing short of genius: subtle low register strings and brass at first, then builds texture with interlocking string parts, all courtesy of Sir George Martin.
Until the Beatles came along, radio stations were run by advertising and had a limit of no more than 3 minutes between ads. NO SONGS were ALLOWED to last longer, or get parts or half the song cut. The Beatles were SO popular, they stretched that out slowly to 3.5--4.5-7 minutes on air without being cut.
Most people don't remember how awful 1968 was. Wars, weekly death counts, riots, assassinations. upheaval, etc. And then HEY JUDE! It is such a song of hope and comfort. And the refrain that goes on and on -- a joyful sound that soothed and uplifted the soul. On its own it is a great song. But to the world, this was a breath of air, a ray of sunshine in a very dark time.
Hallo Rosalie! Das ist aber schlimm, schlimm, schlimm, der Schluss von Hey jude abzubrechen, denn es gibt kaum einen so guten Ausklang aus einem Song wie dieser. So einfach mit immer dem gleichen Rhythmus und doch spannend und mit immer wieder aufschäumender Freude.
The irony is that John is singing the Harmony on a song that Paul wrote for John's son. If you want to really experience the magic that is Paul's voice, check out Oh Darling!
Should have watched the Beatles official video of this classic, recorded in a studio live with many guests joining in. The video is a real hoot and is just amazing to watch. Maybe you could check it out next.
It's obvious if you watch it enough times, it was not really live, they just played along with the recording and Paul sang the lead vocal live along with his own lead vocal on the record, with George and John singing live harmonies along with the record..You couldn't fit an expensive orchestra in the room for that one shot deal anyway. The guests were real of course and singing with them. It was made to promote the song.
@@thomastimlin1724 I never claimed the orchestra was live. It's clearly a different vocal take than the official version, similar to the Revolution video.
Not just music .. but fashion and hairstyles .. I remember the majority of guys wearing the Beatles style suits and getting a Beatle hairstyle my 2 brothers amongst them
I just watched a reaction to the live version. The beginning is pure Beatle jokester. When they got to the long 'na-na-na', and the audience came up on the stage was special!
They were also innovative at music writing, esp chord progressions, lyric ideas. According to the book Revolution In The Head, the initial inspiration for the song was from 4 year old Julian Lennon and the situation he was going through, which is the first verse. but the rest of the song was about Paul and his relationship with actress Jane Asher. When Paul first played it for John, John exclaimed: "It's about me!" . Then Paul replied: "No, it's about me!" The middle section lyric "anytime you feel the pain, ...refrain" was about Paul telling himself to express and show his anger, and not hold it in.
"For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool \ By making his world a little colder..." -- better to take the song at face value first before reading more into it from what was said about it afterward. Nobody back when knew anything about the parental dynamics at work in the song's making and yet the song resonated with millions anyway. Check out the YT clip of Paul McCartney performing Hey Jude at the 2010 Hard Rock Calling from Hyde Park to see tens of thousands of people singing along with the nanananananana parts.
I’ve heard this song a million times, but I’m grateful for reaction channels that encourage me to listen to old familiar songs with new ears. One thing that emerged for me on this listening is that one can find comfort by expanding your sphere… go out and get her, whoever or whatever ‘her’ might be for you. This is further embodied by the expansive ‘na na na nana na na’ section that invites a singalong. The other thing I noticed is a kind of yin-yang energy between the na na na’s and the yeah yeah yeahs. All in all, for me, Hey Jude is about opening up one’s self to the life force.
The Tv performance on tape [playing with their record and Paul singing the lead live] was amazing you should watch, the diverse audience gather around them to sing the NaNaNa part. Too bad you didn't use it, everyone else seems to be able to find it. i was 12 in 1968, and a former school music teacher, I know what I'm talking about. Some people are making statements that are not true in the comments. I LIVED that history. Ringo Starr, now 84, was the Beatles drummer. He always played in the pocket, inside the song for the GOOD of the song. The Beatles were a tight unit, no big solos, superior songwriters, and wrote in a wide variety of styles.
No one in comments about this song that John was 100% convinced that some of the lyrics in this song was for him like "You were made to go out and get her" Think about that that. Why would Paul be telling a 5 year old that? John always felt that Paul was encouraging his friend to go out and get Yoko. I think that a lot of people aren't that when John met Yoko he was very shy around Yoko and the fact that she was very shy by nature that in the beginning they were a very awkward couple. John felt that Paul was saying, you love her go for it. This isn't what I think it's what John felt about the song. I'm pretty sure that John spoke about this song probably in his last big interview with Playboy magazine in 1980 which was released either the December, 1980 or the January, 1981 issue. It's one of the two and came out right after his death. This extensive interview is considered too be the Bible of John Lennon's thoughts on a wide range of topics. It eventually came out in book form. I have a hard back copy of it and I still have my two Playboy copies. I subscribed to Playboy so I have that one which has never been read and still in its mailing wrapper and I bought one to read also. Another great interview that you can find on U Tube is his 1975 TV interview with Tom Snyder's Tomorrow Show, it's a great watch, look it up and watch it. I'm with John on this, I've always felt that some of these lyrics were for him. I felt that way long before the Playboy interview. I felt the song was for both Julian and John, always have. By the way, listen to George's song "Isn't It A Pity" from his "All Things Must Pass" Lp. That na na na bit was his from a song he had with The Beatles. Paul outright nicked that from him and to this day has never given George credit for it. I'm getting older now and have 60 years worth of Beatles info floating around in my brain. I've read so much about the band and all four as four dudes. I can't recall everything like who said it or when it was said like with "Isn't It A Pity". I can't recall if George said it or if someone else said that but I'm pretty sure it was George that said "Isn't It A Pity" was a bout his ex band mates, including his own self how near the end how badly and wrongly they treated one another. If you think about it, the song was about The Beatles so putting the na na na bit at the end would make a lot of sense. You should react to that song, it's great. I'm quite sure you would enjoy it. John and George were my two favorite Beatles and George was my favorite solo Beatle. He had an incredible catalogue of a lot of great music which is often overlooked today. John was my 2nd favorite solo Beatles artist. He was great. Peace ❤
Julian Lennon don’t really care for this song he said in an interview, because it brings back too my pain of not having a father in his life ( kind of shitty of John Lennon) but respects the fact that Paul wrote it for him and John never liked playing it in concerts. Ironically Sean Lennon Yoko and John’s son, reached out to his brother Julian and they’re pretty tight.
John didn’t have a father in his life. Julian was born just as the Beatles were getting popular and his dad was gone constantly. That lack of connection with him didn’t help establish a proper relationship from the beginning. John didn’t know how to be a father. With Sean he was a hands on stay at home father which allowed for a strong bond between them.
"John never liked playing it in concerts. ??????" The Beatles NEVER played this in concerts, they had already stopped touring in 1966. They only played it on a taped show with the record, on the David Frost Show which was sent to the USA to be played on the Smother Brothers Comedy Hour at the time. where the heck do you get your information?
Check out the music video (called a promo film back then) for this song. Although for musicians' union reasons, some of the tracks were pre-recorded, the main vocals are live. And your description of calling everyone together to sing the chorus is exactly what happened in the video. ua-cam.com/video/A_MjCqQoLLA/v-deo.html&ab_channel=TheBeatlesVEVO
"No ...bull shit ...John Lenon's mother died and Pual wrote a song for her for John ...the movement you need is on your shoulder -comfort during time of grief ...but the underlining song was double meaning talking about using Heroine -remember to let her under your skin ...and then you ca start to make it better'
Frankly nobody knew about the song being about Julian being the subject of this song when it came out. We just accepted as a great song. Over - analysis can kill a good song. It was #1 for 9 weeks in 1968, they're biggest selling single, right at a time when critics thought the Beatles were washed up just because they had not released a single in months. So the Beatles just kicked the critics' asses, which I enjoyed lol...All You Need is Love is another song the Beatles brought the world together in 1967.
I hate to break this to you, but there are not enough hours in the day to analyze the deeper meaning of Beatles music. When they gave up touring to create studio music, they created an almost endless food for thought. Even fun songs like Ob La Di, Ob La Da have stories of family, day to day living, and a hopeful future. Good luck with Maxwell's Silver Hammer.
Boils down to what I call "British Humor from Liverpool" for Maxwell's Silver Hammer,,the other three hated the song, thought they shouldn't release it due to violent content etc, McCartney spent way too much time on it also which pissed them off, but it of course wound up on the Abbey Road album anyway.
I don’ty buy this song was for Julian. Maybe it started that way and morphed into a song of lost love and going out and getting the girl. A lot of Paul’s songs are lyrically muddy and this might be one where he has a few ideas and melded them into one.
Paul has stated in interviews that a particular line in the song always chokes him up and makes him think of John everytime he sings this since John's death. The line in question is, "The movement you need is on your shoulder." Apparently when Paul first played the song to John, he got to that line and said "Don't worry, I know that's not a very good line. I'll change it." John apparently turned round and said, "You won't, you know. I know what it means. It's the best line in the song." So now when Paul gets to that line, it reminds him of that conversation. Great reaction. Stay safe 🤘 ✌️
I love that story. Just like how Carl Perkins wrote a song called My Best Friend, within lined won't you think of me every now and then my old friend. Which was the final conversation the two had together.
They are the greatest band of all time. Period
that line.."you're waiting for someone to perform with" ...it's all about the 2nd part "Don't you know it's just you...hey Jude you'll do.." ..the idea that permission and power you are wating for is already there. I just teared up a bit.
The Beatles are the GOATS, They are in another universe when it comes to popular music and no one has ever come close.
ditto!!!
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This is why they were the Greatest.
They could write a song about each other and still give it their Best.
The funniest thing about "Hey Jude" is that it was by far the longest single that any rock or pop artist had produced at the time. In fact, their record company didn't want to release it as a single, because they were afraid radio stations would never play it since it was so long. But John Lennon just laughed and said, "If it's us, they will." He was right, of course. #1 hit everywhere.
Music is the answer.
Actually, the first recording to break the 2:30ish maximum length was Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone" in 1965.
It went to #2, blocked from #1 by "The Beatles" "Help!".
MacArthur Park, sung by Irish actor Richard Harris, written by Jimmy Webb, was released a few months earlier than Hey Jude, and is actually longer at 7 minutes and 21 seconds long, making it the longest pop single to ever reach the top 10. Hey Jude was 7 minutes and 11 seconds long. the rest of your information is correct though.
@@michaelt6218 Well, it is too long. It overstays its welcome. It’s a good song but I stop it well before the end.
@@Dex619 Yeh and Beatles enjoyed pissing off the radio stations and giving the DJ's enough time to go to the john lol. George Martin [producer] objected the song was too long and radio stations wouldn't play it. John Lennon responded "They will because it's us" [paraphrased], and he was absolutely right. To me, Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald and Stairway to Heaven are way too long too. Wonder if these songs would have ever happened if MacArthur Park and Hey Jude didn't blaze a trail and break the rules of radio play length.
I got to see Paul McCartney and his band in San Francisco with my daughter for my 60th birthday and we got to sing along with 40 thousand plus other people for over 3 hours to Beatle songs,Wings and solo! It was just amazing!
New Year’s Eve they had the top 100 songs of the year on the radio and Hey Jude was the number 1 song of 1969. Cheers 😊🌹
The message was intended for one but was also intended for the world to hear. The message is strong and meaningful to everyone that has listened to it.
the Beatles don't block videos, Sony does!
Scumbag Sony executives
He wasn’t telling Jules to find love. He was just a boy. He means to really bond with his mother so together they could start to heal.
No he was telling Julian to find love in the future. He didn’t want him to isolate himself from the world and relationships as many children of divorced parents do. Despite his parents relationship not working out, he wanted Julian to put himself out there in the future when he’s older and ready to find love
"She's leaving home" by the Beatles would give you a lot more to analyse 😊
You should have been there when this was released.
It was such a wonderful feeling.
Sorry you missed it.
Yes your right on point with why Paul wrote it he was actually driving out to see them when the rough song popped into his head
Hey Jude was certainly about Julian, but it was also the first single the band released on their own label Apple. Every other album in the world was "hurry up and record your track, now get out!" and every single was: "we're trying to drive quarter sales so make it fast and catchy so kids keep feeding the jukebox!" The Beatles said they'd rather make a single 7 minutes long, and F how any studio accountant feels about it, and here it is.
Julian had his own recording career in the mid- 80s. His voice haunting sounds like his father. His hits include Valotte & Too Late For Goodbyes.
Now Your In Heaven and Saltwater were Top 10 hits here in Australia as well. I remember them from when I was a much younger bloke. 😀
He’s still recording, producing, exhibiting his photography. He really came into his own❤️
Michael Jackson's heirs own the rights to the Beatles music.They are the ones blocking it
@@davidtullis2810 Michael had sold half to Sony, at his death the remaining shares went to his heirs. Michael’s heirs then sold the remaining 50% to Sony. So, it’s Sony blocking the music.
what can I say -- they are the greatest band in the world -- hands down ....
In my youth in the 70s, this song always meant the last dance at my school's dances
A beatlemania será para sempre uma das maiores de todos os tempos
My favorite part is when the violins gracefully ease their way in at the end.
Thanks for this! Love your existentialist psychological take. Irving Yalum would be proud!
McCartney still performs this live at the age of 82 and still sounds awesome!
No "psychological analysis" necessary: it was written by Paul for John's son "Julian". It is largely fictionalized about the imaginary "her".
It was also written around the time of "Let it Be" in which he speaks of "mother Mary" -- Paul's mother's name was Mary.
Had the experience of singing this with an arena full of people at a Paul McCartney concert. One of the best moments of my life.
Lennon & McCartney wrote and performed their own songs, which was virtually unheard of, certainly in the UK, when The Beatles began their recording career in 1962. This paved the way for other bands such as The Rolling Stones to follow suit.
A timeless classic. The message can be applied to so much more than just love.
Hi Rosie....I feel that Paul is advising Jewels to deal with a situation different as it may be, with courage. In this life we all face challenges and Paul being familiar with his own, is offering a little guidance toward a better end and also cheers him on in his attempts noted in the second half of this song.
spelled "Jules."
@@thomastimlin1724 I stand corrected.... :)
Nice reaction! So many others you could choose next. I suggest She's Leaving Home, Dear Prudence, Lady Madonna or Here Comes the Sun.
This is the ultimate arena sing-along-song whether it's Paul performing it live which he often does at his shows or someone else playing it live since everyone knows this song!!
When John Lennon broke up with his wife his son was devastated. His son's name was Jule. Paul wrote the song to benefit Jule hoping it would ease the emotional pain.
His name was "Julian" they sometimes called him "Jules" with an "s"
BEATLES is one of my favorite (so NOT anti) but the inventer of Multi Track recording is Mr Les Paul (of which the guitar is named) in the 1950's with his wife Mary Ford who sang and also played guitar and I believe piano (?) Paul and John wrote many of the songs but Sir Paul was a Hit Factory!! Great Job Miss Elliott! Peace 🕊️☮️♾️😎
I will always believe that he wrote and was singing to John as well as Julian. He loved him so much.. it makes it easier for me anyway.
This song is the 1960s saying goodbye.
To me, the early Beatles were pure pop. As they evolved their music got more complex until they became the GOATS
I've heard it said that the early Beatles were a girl-group cover band.
@@sourisvoleur4854 most albums during that time was filled with cover songs
Don't think you mentioned that The Beatles are the biggest selling musical artists of all time.
And Hey Jude their biggest selling single, 9 weeks at #1.
The most interesting analysis about this song for me is from John himself. In an interview, he said he though it was about him. About Paul giving him his blessing to leave their partnership to pursue his relationship with Yoko. He said he knew he sounded like those crazy fans that think their favourite artist is singing about them, but Yoko had just entered into the picture, and Paul is singing "you have found her, now go and get her", "the minute you let her under your skin then you will begin to make it better", "you were made to go out and get her", "you're waiting for someone to perform with", etc.
Not about John. He was telling Julian to find love in the future. He didn’t want him to isolate himself from the world and relationships as many children of divorced parents do. Despite his parents relationship not working out, he wanted Julian to put himself out there in the future when he’s older and ready to find love
I bought all the Beatles albums after Sgt. P the day they came out. I was 14 when they broke up, and said, "What are we going to do now?"
You weren't the only one.
Their biggest influence was that before them, songwriters wrote songs for artists - after their first year it was expected that bands would write their own material - some had, but post 63, you lacked all cred if you didn’t.
Love your reactions Rosalie.
What's really great about the post-psychedelic Beatles (68 - 70) is their more RAW productions. Not every harmonized lyric is sung perfectly in time, there's some "live" sounding AUTHENTIC moments. It wasn't a perfect shiny studio song. It was a live song with the live energy.
There were millions who lived it.
Nice reaction, We can't see the vid but it sounds like the vid where the audience is singing at the end. If so, the music on this vid is recorded but the vocals are live.
This is the mix from the 1 CD.
Ive always took this song to be inspired by and directed to Julian, John and Paul. John had met yoko and paul had met linda...its a song for everyone really
one of the few songs I've ever heard in any genre that didn't even need a studio version; should always have been a live cut because the energy you feel when it's done live makes it like a different song!!
I saw Paul Mccartney 8 yrs ago. We were all rockin, laughing, crying & hugging complete strangers at the concert! We were one!
They were experimenting with different sound effects with multi track tape recorders and Revolver sessions is huge staple of the reversing and speeding and slowing the tape pitch to hear the effects it could produce...Tomorrow Never Knows is the product of all that .... Les Paul, the same guy who made the famous Gibson Les Paul guitar is the innovator of the Multi Track Layer Recording in a joint effort with the Ampex corp high end equipment in the mid 1950s ..
This is one of those songs that is 100% best as a live performance version.
I was 10 when this was released. It changed my life, I "discovered" the power of music with this song.
It's ironic that Julian Lennon actually hates talking about this song because it brings back memories of a bad time although he does appreciate that Paul McCartney was trying to help.
Let's not forget the contribution made by the fifth Beatle.... George Martin.
and Geoff.
So glad you didn’t say the drug dealer billy. George knew exactly what the songs needed
@@Brandi6666 But often at the Beatles requests to get this or that sound or idea across...it was a partnership with George Martin.
The orchestral arrangements on Hey Jude are nothing short of genius: subtle low register strings and brass at first, then builds texture with interlocking string parts, all courtesy of Sir George Martin.
Always! The Beatles were not even fairG.Martin and Billy Preston in the later albums is just freaking ridiculous!
Until the Beatles came along, radio stations were run by advertising and had a limit of no more than 3 minutes between ads. NO SONGS were ALLOWED to last longer, or get parts or half the song cut. The Beatles were SO popular, they stretched that out slowly to 3.5--4.5-7 minutes on air without being cut.
Just let it be!…pun intended😉too much reading into it!😵💫😂
Sir McCartney wrote for John Lennon's son Julian after John left Cynthia and Julian for Yoko.
His name is Sir Paul McCartney, not Sir McCartney.
Julian maybe feared John had lost his mind.
Most people don't remember how awful 1968 was. Wars, weekly death counts, riots, assassinations. upheaval, etc. And then HEY JUDE! It is such a song of hope and comfort. And the refrain that goes on and on -- a joyful sound that soothed and uplifted the soul. On its own it is a great song. But to the world, this was a breath of air, a ray of sunshine in a very dark time.
Okay.
Yes are the group who changed how to use the studio.
But it was Les Paul who started using the recording process that let to the Beatles.
brillante análisis.
I consider The Beatles the most prolific song writers, singers and musicians ever. They were inspired by Buddy Holly. They're super creative !
They were inspired by numerous artists including British.
Hallo Rosalie! Das ist aber schlimm, schlimm, schlimm, der Schluss von Hey jude abzubrechen, denn es gibt kaum einen so guten Ausklang aus einem Song wie dieser. So einfach mit immer dem gleichen Rhythmus und doch spannend und mit immer wieder aufschäumender Freude.
The irony is that John is singing the Harmony on a song that Paul wrote for John's son. If you want to really experience the magic that is Paul's voice, check out Oh Darling!
George also sing harmony in spots. John was just doing his part to create another Beatles record.
Should have watched the Beatles official video of this classic, recorded in a studio live with many guests joining in. The video is a real hoot and is just amazing to watch. Maybe you could check it out next.
It's obvious if you watch it enough times, it was not really live, they just played along with the recording and Paul sang the lead vocal live along with his own lead vocal on the record, with George and John singing live harmonies along with the record..You couldn't fit an expensive orchestra in the room for that one shot deal anyway. The guests were real of course and singing with them. It was made to promote the song.
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I never claimed the orchestra was live. It's clearly a different vocal take than the official version, similar to the Revolution video.
Not just music .. but fashion and hairstyles .. I remember the majority of guys wearing the Beatles style suits and getting a
Beatle hairstyle my 2 brothers amongst them
For extra fun,, watch them perform this live on the David Frost Show
The Beatles aren't the ones "big on blocking videos" since they don't own the songs.
Macca does now, so all tabs in Ultimate Guitar were suddenly removed, not sure whete else
@@gray6071 does he have control over that if he doesn't have the rights, though?
@@garylee3685 I think Macca ows parts of the catalog but it's like a djungle who owns what.
@danielolson5378 actually, he owns 2 Beatle songs. The first two on the first record Love Me Do and P.S. I love you.
😢he owns the catalogue. The 52 yr copyright law expired.
Should have played the live version from the David Frost Show.
I just watched a reaction to the live version. The beginning is pure Beatle jokester. When they got to the long 'na-na-na', and the audience came up on the stage was special!
The irony of John doing background vocals…
I sang this to all my little ones. Its got a special place in my heart thanks to Stephen King actually! Lol
John actually did leave both his wife and Julian. He had very little contact with Julian after the divorce.
Thanks! I always appreciate your intelligent, insightful reactions. Would love to see you catch up with Angelina Jordan.
"Jude" is a german word for JEWISH .... it gives the song a whole new meaning
The Beatles literally took a "sad song" and made it "better"!!☮
Facts!
John also had pretty much no contact with Julian for years.. not cool
I think you would have enjoyed the live 1968 debut of Hey Jude on David Frost.Everyone else has and haven’t had any trouble.
They were also innovative at music writing, esp chord progressions, lyric ideas. According to the book Revolution In The Head, the initial inspiration for the song was from 4 year old Julian Lennon and the situation he was going through, which is the first verse. but the rest of the song was about Paul and his relationship with actress Jane Asher. When Paul first played it for John, John exclaimed: "It's about me!" . Then Paul replied: "No, it's about me!" The middle section lyric "anytime you feel the pain, ...refrain" was about Paul telling himself to express and show his anger, and not hold it in.
"For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool \ By making his world a little colder..." -- better to take the song at face value first before reading more into it from what was said about it afterward. Nobody back when knew anything about the parental dynamics at work in the song's making and yet the song resonated with millions anyway. Check out the YT clip of Paul McCartney performing Hey Jude at the 2010 Hard Rock Calling from Hyde Park to see tens of thousands of people singing along with the nanananananana parts.
Yes Listen to A day in the Life and the Balad of John and Yoko
I’ve heard this song a million times, but I’m grateful for reaction channels that encourage me to listen to old familiar songs with new ears. One thing that emerged for me on this listening is that one can find comfort by expanding your sphere… go out and get her, whoever or whatever ‘her’ might be for you. This is further embodied by the expansive ‘na na na nana na na’ section that invites a singalong. The other thing I noticed is a kind of yin-yang energy between the na na na’s and the yeah yeah yeahs. All in all, for me, Hey Jude is about opening up one’s self to the life force.
The Tv performance on tape [playing with their record and Paul singing the lead live] was amazing you should watch, the diverse audience gather around them to sing the NaNaNa part. Too bad you didn't use it, everyone else seems to be able to find it. i was 12 in 1968, and a former school music teacher, I know what I'm talking about. Some people are making statements that are not true in the comments. I LIVED that history. Ringo Starr, now 84, was the Beatles drummer. He always played in the pocket, inside the song for the GOOD of the song. The Beatles were a tight unit, no big solos, superior songwriters, and wrote in a wide variety of styles.
No one in comments about this song that John was 100% convinced that some of the lyrics in this song was for him like "You were made to go out and get her"
Think about that that. Why would Paul be telling a 5 year old that? John always felt that Paul was encouraging his friend to go out and get Yoko. I think that a lot of people aren't that when John met Yoko he was very shy around Yoko and the fact that she was very shy by nature that in the beginning they were a very awkward couple.
John felt that Paul was saying, you love her go for it. This isn't what I think it's what John felt about the song. I'm pretty sure that John spoke about this song probably in his last big interview with Playboy magazine in 1980 which was released either the December, 1980 or the January, 1981 issue. It's one of the two and came out right after his death.
This extensive interview is considered too be the Bible of John Lennon's thoughts on a wide range of topics. It eventually came out in book form. I have a hard back copy of it and I still have my two Playboy copies. I subscribed to Playboy so I have that one which has never been read and still in its mailing wrapper and I bought one to read also.
Another great interview that you can find on U Tube is his 1975 TV interview with Tom Snyder's Tomorrow Show, it's a great watch, look it up and watch it.
I'm with John on this, I've always felt that some of these lyrics were for him.
I felt that way long before the Playboy interview. I felt the song was for both Julian and John, always have.
By the way, listen to George's song "Isn't It A Pity" from his "All Things Must Pass" Lp. That na na na bit was his from a song he had with The Beatles. Paul outright nicked that from him and to this day has never given George credit for it.
I'm getting older now and have 60 years worth of Beatles info floating around in my brain.
I've read so much about the band and all four as four dudes. I can't recall everything like who said it or when it was said like with "Isn't It A Pity". I can't recall if George said it or if someone else said that but I'm pretty sure it was George that said "Isn't It A Pity" was a bout his ex band mates, including his own self how near the end how badly and wrongly they treated one another. If you think about it, the song was about The Beatles so putting the na na na bit at the end would make a lot of sense. You should react to that song, it's great.
I'm quite sure you would enjoy it. John and George were my two favorite Beatles and George was my favorite solo Beatle.
He had an incredible catalogue of a lot of great music which is often overlooked today. John was my 2nd favorite solo Beatles artist. He was great.
Peace ❤
Julian was only 5 years old when John and Cynthia divorced
Julian Lennon don’t really care for this song he said in an interview, because it brings back too my pain of not having a father in his life ( kind of shitty of John Lennon) but respects the fact that Paul wrote it for him and John never liked playing it in concerts. Ironically Sean Lennon Yoko and John’s son, reached out to his brother Julian and they’re pretty tight.
Hey Jude was released in mid 1968 after The Beatles has stopped touring.
John didn’t have a father in his life. Julian was born just as the Beatles were getting popular and his dad was gone constantly. That lack of connection with him didn’t help establish a proper relationship from the beginning. John didn’t know how to be a father. With Sean he was a hands on stay at home father which allowed for a strong bond between them.
"John never liked playing it in concerts. ??????" The Beatles NEVER played this in concerts, they had already stopped touring in 1966. They only played it on a taped show with the record, on the David Frost Show which was sent to the USA to be played on the Smother Brothers Comedy Hour at the time. where the heck do you get your information?
BEATLES WHITE ALBUM REVOLUTION 9 !!! Besides that, the entire White Album is iconic!
Sadly, I think Paul cared more for Julian than John did.
Ringo, nothing flashy, but killed it! ❤😂
He felt his job was to help make the song work, not show off. they were a tight unit, a team.
Check out the music video (called a promo film back then) for this song. Although for musicians' union reasons, some of the tracks were pre-recorded, the main vocals are live. And your description of calling everyone together to sing the chorus is exactly what happened in the video. ua-cam.com/video/A_MjCqQoLLA/v-deo.html&ab_channel=TheBeatlesVEVO
"No ...bull shit ...John Lenon's mother died and Pual wrote a song for her for John ...the movement you need is on your shoulder -comfort during time of grief ...but the underlining song was double meaning talking about using Heroine -remember to let her under your skin ...and then you ca start to make it better'
Thx.
Frankly nobody knew about the song being about Julian being the subject of this song when it came out. We just accepted as a great song. Over - analysis can kill a good song. It was #1 for 9 weeks in 1968, they're biggest selling single, right at a time when critics thought the Beatles were washed up just because they had not released a single in months. So the Beatles just kicked the critics' asses, which I enjoyed lol...All You Need is Love is another song the Beatles brought the world together in 1967.
“The movement you need is on your shoulders” this verse is just perfect
It was inspired by Lennon's marriage breakup, but turned into a universal song with no particular meaning
Just a complimate.
You have a great under of Music.
Julian became a recording artist, if you want a different take on this song try Wilson Picket
"Get with the program ...G1'
You have to watch the video, it covers everything you discussed 4 months ago
I hate to break this to you, but there are not enough hours in the day to analyze the deeper meaning of Beatles music. When they gave up touring to create studio music, they created an almost endless food for thought. Even fun songs like Ob La Di, Ob La Da have stories of family, day to day living, and a hopeful future. Good luck with Maxwell's Silver Hammer.
Boils down to what I call "British Humor from Liverpool" for Maxwell's Silver Hammer,,the other three hated the song, thought they shouldn't release it due to violent content etc, McCartney spent way too much time on it also which pissed them off, but it of course wound up on the Abbey Road album anyway.
Thanks for reacting to the studio version rather than the pseudo “live” David Frost version which is entertaining, but lacking in audio quality.
They started the long hair...parents hated it.
I don’ty buy this song was for Julian. Maybe it started that way and morphed into a song of lost love and going out and getting the girl. A lot of Paul’s songs are lyrically muddy and this might be one where he has a few ideas and melded them into one.
I think Paul is saying to get involved in life. Relax and get involved.
Rosalie, I love you. What a sweet face you have!
Hey, this is a music reaction channel 🤣
Lennon felt the song was about him not Julian.
Interesting interpretation of the song's ending, which I have never liked and never understood the reason for its inclusion in the song.