HEY JUDE (Room 406)
HEY JUDE (Room 406)
‘Hey Jude’, The Beatles first release on their new record label Apple, became their biggest ever selling record around the world. Once again The Beatles ripped up the rulebook as the song was over seven minutes long and the norm for the singles chart had always been two – three minutes. Critics who predicted a backlash from the record buying public were quickly put in their place.
The song is simplicity itself, a couple of verses and a middle section, followed by a long fade out. The impact the song had was profound as it put paid for once and for all, to the speculation that the Beatles bubble would eventually burst. They were now outselling even their old singles which had been released during the height of Beatlemania. The Beatles had matured into more meaningful artists without adversely affecting their commercial appeal. John, not always keen to lavish praise on Paul, called ‘Hey Jude’ the greatest song he had ever written and if anybody was to list Paul’s top five songs, ‘Hey Jude’ would have to be in it. However, the simplicity of the song masks the pain and turmoil that was surrounding The Beatles at the time. Paul wrote the song for Julian, John’s son as a way of offering comfort to him during his Mother and Father’s divorce. Originally entitled ‘Hey Jules’, Paul changed it to ‘Hey Jude’ as he felt it would have only brought more publicity at a time when Cynthia and Julian needed time and space away from the media spotlight. Julian to this day remains very close to Paul and when in 1996 the hand-written lyrics of Hey Jude were sold at auction for £25,000 (worth ten times that amount today!) it was no surprise to learn later that the successful anonymous bidder had been Julian Lennon, who called the work “a family heirloom”!
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON
HEY JUDE (Room 406)
‘Hey Jude’, The Beatles first release on their new record label Apple, became their biggest ever selling record around the world. Once again The Beatles ripped up the rulebook as the song was over seven minutes long and the norm for the singles chart had always been two – three minutes. Critics who predicted a backlash from the record buying public were quickly put in their place.
The song is simplicity itself, a couple of verses and a middle section, followed by a long fade out. The impact the song had was profound as it put paid for once and for all, to the speculation that the Beatles bubble would eventually burst. They were now outselling even their old singles which had been released during the height of Beatlemania. The Beatles had matured into more meaningful artists without adversely affecting their commercial appeal. John, not always keen to lavish praise on Paul, called ‘Hey Jude’ the greatest song he had ever written and if anybody was to list Paul’s top five songs, ‘Hey Jude’ would have to be in it. However, the simplicity of the song masks the pain and turmoil that was surrounding The Beatles at the time. Paul wrote the song for Julian, John’s son as a way of offering comfort to him during his Mother and Father’s divorce. Originally entitled ‘Hey Jules’, Paul changed it to ‘Hey Jude’ as he felt it would have only brought more publicity at a time when Cynthia and Julian needed time and space away from the media spotlight. Julian to this day remains very close to Paul and when in 1996 the hand-written lyrics of Hey Jude were sold at auction for £25,000 (worth ten times that amount today!) it was no surprise to learn later that the successful anonymous bidder had been Julian Lennon, who called the work “a family heirloom”!
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON
HEY JUDE (Room 406)
‘Hey Jude’, The Beatles first release on their new record label Apple, became their biggest ever selling record around the world. Once again The Beatles ripped up the rulebook as the song was over seven minutes long and the norm for the singles chart had always been two – three minutes. Critics who predicted a backlash from the record buying public were quickly put in their place.
The song is simplicity itself, a couple of verses and a middle section, followed by a long fade out. The impact the song had was profound as it put paid for once and for all, to the speculation that the Beatles bubble would eventually burst. They were now outselling even their old singles which had been released during the height of Beatlemania. The Beatles had matured into more meaningful artists without adversely affecting their commercial appeal. John, not always keen to lavish praise on Paul, called ‘Hey Jude’ the greatest song he had ever written and if anybody was to list Paul’s top five songs, ‘Hey Jude’ would have to be in it. However, the simplicity of the song masks the pain and turmoil that was surrounding The Beatles at the time. Paul wrote the song for Julian, John’s son as a way of offering comfort to him during his Mother and Father’s divorce. Originally entitled ‘Hey Jules’, Paul changed it to ‘Hey Jude’ as he felt it would have only brought more publicity at a time when Cynthia and Julian needed time and space away from the media spotlight. Julian to this day remains very close to Paul and when in 1996 the hand-written lyrics of Hey Jude were sold at auction for £25,000 (worth ten times that amount today!) it was no surprise to learn later that the successful anonymous bidder had been Julian Lennon, who called the work “a family heirloom”!
Artwork painted and owned by ©SHANNON