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‘Hey Jude’ by The Beatles was written by Paul McCartney about John Lennon’s son, Julian. Cynthia and John Lennon divorced in 1968 as a result of John’s affair with Yoko Ono. Shortly afterwards, Paul McCartney drove to visit Cynthia and her son Julian because “We’d been very good friends for millions of years and I thought it was a bit much for them suddenly to be personae non gratae and out of my life” McCartney said.

Cynthia Lennon wrote, “I was truly surprised when, one afternoon, Paul arrived on his own. I was touched by his obvious concern for our welfare. On the journey down he composed ‘Hey Jude’ in the car. I will never forget Paul’s gesture of care and concern in coming to see us”. Originally entitled “Hey Jules”, the song was intended to comfort Julian Lennon as his parents were divorcing. McCartney is quoted as having said, “I started with the idea ‘Hey Jules’, which was Julian, don’t make it bad, take a sad song and make it better. Hey, try and deal with this terrible thing”.

Have a listen to it on your skullcandy headphones now that you know the meaning behind the words!