The Beatles - Hey Jude
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Published 2015-12-07
Hey Jude topped the charts in Britain for two weeks and for 9 weeks in America, where it became The Beatles longest-running No.1 in the US singles chart as well as the single with the longest running time.
The Beatles did not record their promotional film until Hey Jude had been on sale in America for a week. They returned to Twickenham Film Studio, using director Michael Lindsay-Hogg who had worked with them on Paperback Writer and Rain. Earlier still, Lindsay-Hogg had directed episodes of Ready Steady Go! And a few months after the film for Hey Jude he made The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus TV special that featured John and Yoko but wouldn’t be shown until 1996
To help with the filming an audience of around 300 local people, as well as some of the fans that gathered regularly outside Abbey Road Studios were brought in for the song’s finale. Their presence had an unlikely upside for The Beatles in their long-running saga with the Musicians’ Union in that the MU were fooled into believing the band were playing live, when in fact they were miming for the vast majority of the song. Paul, however, sang live throughout the song.
The video was first broadcast on David Frost’s Frost On Sunday show, four days after it was filmed. At that point transmission was in black and white although the promo was originally shot in colour. It was first aired in America a month later on 6 October 1968, on The Smotheres Brothers Comedy Hour.
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All Comments (21)
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It was 51 years ago.
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0:04 Paul: hey can we have - band starts to count Paul: panics
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4:20 What a goal! Hey Jude immediately sang by the crowd audience
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I never used to appreciate the Beatles but now im older they are absolutely phenomenal
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Can we appreciate Paul's lil ₕₑᵧ ⱼᵤᵤᵤ𝒹ₑ before they started
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0:04 Paul: Hey can we have a- John: 2, 3, 4 Paul: ._.
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Dad, I know how much you liked this song, it hurts me every time I hear it. I hope angels are with you now. Happy Birthday 😢
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After 70 long years, we may once again have the best player in the world.
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Fun fact: The piano used in hey Jude is the same one Freddie Mercury used to record Bohemian Rhapsody.
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I feel like Paul's staring right into my soul when he's looking at the camera
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAUL McCARTNEY! Thank You for SO MANY Memorable Moments APPRECIATING Your Superb TALENTS and Musicianship! Your Songs have INSPIRED So MANY, and You're CLEARLY ONE of My FAVOURITES, Ever! Most Appreciated! HOPE THAT YOU'RE ENJOYING YOUR "SPECIAL DAY" Today, Too! ❤
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"The minute you let her under your skin then you'll begin to make it better." One of the best lines in any songs of all time, and any time!
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That lil "hey juuuudee" before he started to properly sing will never stop making me smile
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John : "How many times do you want us to say NA NA" Paul: "Yes."
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Hey Jude! You won the Champions 🏆
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I really miss my sweet Mom! She LOOOVED The Beatles. So of course I’m crying my eyes out, because I remember how happy it made her to listen to their music. Especially after I bought her volume 1, of The Beatles hits, which was really every song they ever made! ❤ That was for Christmas, then for her birthday volume 2.
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The fact that Paul wrote this for John's son Julian makes it even more special
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that awkward moment when it's almost 2016 and the beatles vevo finally uploaded hey jude
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Never screamed so loud in my life, Jude Bellingham is him.
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Without a doubt one of the most iconic The Beatles songs.
