Hey Jude - (remastered 2015)

: McCartney was driving to visit Cynthia and Julian when the melody came to him. He wanted to tell Julian, "I know you're not happy, but you'll be OK".

: McCartney eventually changed "Jules" to "Jude"—inspired by the character Jud in the musical Oklahoma! —because he felt it sounded better and made the message more universal. Hey Jude (Remastered 2015)

Upon its release, "Hey Jude" defied radio standards with its runtime. : McCartney was driving to visit Cynthia and

: Ringo Starr had actually snuck off to the bathroom during the intro of the final take. He tiptoed back into the booth just in time to hit his drum fill, a moment so "magic" the band kept it. —because he felt it sounded better and made

The Story Behind "Hey Jude" (Remastered 2015) "Hey Jude" is more than just a seven-minute anthem; it is a musical olive branch. Originally titled "Hey Jules," Paul McCartney wrote the song in 1968 to comfort five-year-old Julian Lennon during the painful divorce of his parents, John and Cynthia. While the brings modern clarity to this classic, the raw emotion of its origin remains its most powerful feature. A Message of Empathy

: At approximately 2:58 , listeners of the 2015 Remaster can still hear a faint expletive ("f***ing hell") after McCartney hit a wrong note on the piano. Lennon gleefully insisted they leave it in the mix. A Record-Breaking Anthem