Hey Jude 是甲殼蟲樂隊的經典曲目之一.當John Lennon 與Cynthia離婚後,他們年幼的兒子Julian面對這種變故悶悶不樂,樂隊另一位成員Paul McCartney特意為Julian寫了這首歌,用來鼓勵他勇敢地面對未來.這首歌后來被人們認為愛與和平的演繹,最後那20遍"Hey Jude"的重複更是感人肺腑.

其實這首歌原來以Hey Jules命名,Jules是Julian的簡稱,在錄音時,Paul覺得Jules這個名字唱起來不順口,就改成了Jude. 而提到名字,John Lennon 的母親名字叫Julia, 在John Lennon 18歲時,Julia 因車禍逝去,母子情深的John Lennon決定以第一個孩子的名字來紀念她,生女孩子叫Julia, 生男孩子叫Julian.

另外,這首歌有兩個小花絮,第一是在大約第50秒時,我們開始聽到Ringo Starr精彩的擊鼓聲,但在1994年的採訪中, Paul McCartney回憶說其實開始錄音時,Ringo Starr並不在位而是去了離鼓不遠的洗手間,演奏中,Paul McCartney只覺得有人從身後快速地趕來,還沒有反映過來是誰時,鼓聲就響起來了...

第二是在2分58秒時,仔細聽能夠聽到John Lennon 因將和音唱錯而爆出了一句粗口,"????ing hell",這樣一個明顯的錯誤,結果避過了監製,錄音師等而成為最終發行的版本,至今好像依然是一個迷.

Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
Hey Jude, don't be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better
And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah
Hey Jude, don't let me down
You have found her, now go and get her
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better
So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin
You're waiting for someone to perform with
And don't you know that it's just you, hey Jude, you'll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah yeah
Hey Jude, don't make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you'll begin to make it
Better better better better better better, oh
Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude (fade out)

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