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Dennis Donovan

(18,770 posts)
Sat Aug 26, 2017, 09:35 AM Aug 2017

49 yrs ago today; The Beatles release "Hey Jude"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hey_Jude

"Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. The ballad evolved from "Hey Jules", a song McCartney wrote to comfort John Lennon's son, Julian, during his parents' divorce. "Hey Jude" begins with a verse-bridge structure incorporating McCartney's vocal performance and piano accompaniment; further instrumentation is added as the song progresses. After the fourth verse, the song shifts to a fade-out coda that lasts for more than four minutes.

"Hey Jude" was released in August 26, 1968 as the first single from the Beatles' record label Apple Records. More than seven minutes in length, it was at the time the longest single ever to top the British charts. It also spent nine weeks at number one in the United States, the longest for any Beatles single. "Hey Jude" tied the "all-time" record, at the time, for the longest run at the top of the US charts. The single has sold approximately eight million copies and is frequently included on professional critics' lists of the greatest songs of all time. In 2013, Billboard named it the 10th biggest song of all time.

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49 yrs ago today; The Beatles release "Hey Jude" (Original Post) Dennis Donovan Aug 2017 OP
Wow, that long ago! Just wow! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2017 #1
Really! Wow indeed! CountAllVotes Aug 2017 #2
I recall it like yesterday lying on the sofa at school and listening to it over and over again RKP5637 Aug 2017 #3
That was a great record! CountAllVotes Aug 2017 #5
Hey jude Egnever Aug 2017 #4
LOL!!! n/t RKP5637 Aug 2017 #7
OK, n/t USALiberal Aug 2017 #6
K&R! Definitely in my top one or two of favorite Beatles songs! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2017 #8
I like the song, a lot. I don't like the ending. Archae Aug 2017 #9
If you listen carefully you will hear McCartney swear during the song. former9thward Aug 2017 #10
Thank you! janx Aug 2017 #11
Seventh grade, hanging out with my friends LeftInTX Aug 2017 #12

RKP5637

(67,032 posts)
3. I recall it like yesterday lying on the sofa at school and listening to it over and over again
Sat Aug 26, 2017, 10:01 AM
Aug 2017

when first released.

CountAllVotes

(20,854 posts)
5. That was a great record!
Sat Aug 26, 2017, 10:08 AM
Aug 2017

Same story here ... over and over and over & OVER again! I may still have that LP!



 

Egnever

(21,506 posts)
4. Hey jude
Sat Aug 26, 2017, 10:03 AM
Aug 2017

I saw you nude don't try and fake it I saw you naked....

Man we thought that was funny when I was a kid.

Rhiannon12866

(203,037 posts)
8. K&R! Definitely in my top one or two of favorite Beatles songs!
Sat Aug 26, 2017, 09:34 PM
Aug 2017

Just hard to believe it was so long ago, but it hasn't aged at all.

former9thward

(31,805 posts)
10. If you listen carefully you will hear McCartney swear during the song.
Sat Aug 26, 2017, 11:15 PM
Aug 2017

Depending on how good your speakers are 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 a few seconds later you can hear McCartney say "F**king hell."

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