Beatles: Hey Jude Meaning

Song Released: 1968

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Hey Jude Lyrics

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...

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   brokenarrow1976

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   Oct 10th 2006, 16:56 report

   
   

   This song is obviously about heroin. As revealed in John Lennon's tell all autobiography "my life as John Lennon: the John Lennon story" and the subsequent made-for-tv lifetime network movie of the same title reveal, this song was written by Paul mccartney while in the depths of a two year long heroin binge. The name jude is derived from the scientific name for heroin heroinicus judeamoniate. At the time the song was written Paul was wasting away and weighed barely 95 lbs. By his own admission he was shooting scag close to ten times a day. After the song came to him in a dream, in which he envisioned shooting up with the dahli lama in a boat on a river with tangerine trees and marmalde skies (this same dream inspired lucy in the sky with diamonds). After his dream Paul spent most of the next five years recovering in a U.S navy hospital on board and aircraft carrier in the agean sea, foaming at the mouth and ranting delusionally. When his recovery was complete the Beatles loaded up their sitars and clavinovas and headed off to abbey road, and the rest they say is history.

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   anonymous

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   Sep 28th 2006, 20:27 report

   
   

   "let out and let in"?: a syringe . "...Its a fool who plays it cool by making his world a litle colder" be careful not to overdose. St. Jude is the patron saint of hopeless causes. Jude is a junkie who sees life as hopeless and turns to heroin. The screaming refrains at the end implies a delirious drug crazed high. If "her " is yoko ono why is julian lennon "made to go out and get her?"
   p.M. Is just trying to do "damage control" so this song is not condemned by various voices as a "drug song".

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   kayyyla

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   Aug 26th 2006, 06:22 report

   
   

   Sooo many of those were the exact same thing except worded differently, I liked the one with the whole talent lyrics muse thing that was interesting must have taken some thought although I agree with the whole original Jules story... But why go into that everyone else has a million times over in every way possible
   cheers.

   
   
   
   

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   capitalist

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   Aug 14th 2006, 16:17 report

   
   

   I respectfully dissent w/all of the above. This song is Paul to lennon: hey, john, don't make it [your songs] bad/take a sad song and make it better [plagiarize something, like you said you did]/remember to let her [your muse"] into your heart/then you can start to make it [your life; your attitude] better."
   
   I could continue but it seems too obvious to belabor it. But I will if anyone shows any interest. So hey.

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   anonymous

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   Aug 5th 2006, 07:34 report

   
   

   I saw an interview with Paul and he said he wrote it for Julian Lennon. He said he was playing the song for John while he was working on it and when he got to the line "the movement you need is on your shoulder," he told John "I'm going to change that line, it doesn't make any sense, it's just words that go with the melody." John replied "no, that's a great line leave it in there" which goes back to the point that John loved lyrics that made no sense but sounded great in a song. It also shows that even in the tough times they still respected each others talents.
   
   Stop with the drug refrences. There isn't any!

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   Jul 3rd 2006, 21:12 report

   
   

   Ok, as we've covered it was written for Julian by Paul on his way to visit Julian and Cynthia after the divorce. It was originaly titled Hey Jules, but was changed. After the divorce, John tried to cut out Cynthia, and therefore Julian out of his life and the life of the Beatles (prolly to help with the pain). He told the beatles not to see her, but Paul did, which later caused a bit of a fight. The her is both a reference to Yoko, for Julian to try and embrace her, and to Cynthia for Julian not to blame her for the divorce, as he did, like most children of such a young age.

   
   
   
   

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   ringo

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   Jun 14th 2006, 17:09 report

   
   

   The song was written for Jude Law.

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   anonymous

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   May 27th 2006, 10:40 report

   
   

   Although the first person is right, there is more. The song was supposed to be "Hey Jules", which more applies to Lennon's son, Julian. Paul McCartney, however, just didn't think it sounded right. For this reason, McCartney changed it to Jude.

   
   
   
   

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   anonymous

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   May 24th 2006, 03:36 report

   
   

   I think everyone should get over the whole heroin thing!!
   Hey jude is a clasic song about John Lennon's son Julian. The song was written to help him get over the divoice of his parents. The her could be his mum because jude could think it was is mums fault or it could be Yoko.
   
   No herion.

   
   
   
   

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    HelterSkelter

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    May 6th 2006, 22:37 report

    
    

    Ok, first off the last poster wasn't Paul. Second this song is about Lennon's son Julian (written by Paul). Third, THIS SONG HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HERION. I'm sick and tired of hearing people ruin good songs like this and saying "oh man that's about drugs" sorry its not. The Beatles wrote many songs about drugs, for instance "Got to get you into my life" is an Ode to weed, but "Hey Jude" is a touching song that has no connection to drugs at all PERIOD. Enjoy!

    
    
    
    

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    anonymous

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    Apr 9th 2006, 22:52 report

    
    

    This song was written for Julian Lennon, when John was divorcing Cynthia. The song, that was previously named "Hey Julian", had its name changed, and John used to joke around that Paul had written it for him instead of his son.

    
    
    
    

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    anonymous

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    Mar 30th 2006, 16:56 report

    
    

    The song was written for Julian Lennon during John and Cynthia's divorce. Paul wrote it while he was driving up to the Lennon's. He worked out the lyrics and melody in the car and the song was practicaly finished by the time he got there. The words were later changed from Jules to Jude.

    
    
    
    

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    anonymous

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    Mar 4th 2006, 23:26 report

    
    

    Amen to Jenna220. I love John Lennon so much, but I, like many other people forget that he was just a regular guy and wasn't perfect.

    
    
    
    

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    anonymous

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    Feb 8th 2006, 16:54 report

    
    

    Okay, it's CLEARLY not about heroine...gosh.

    
    
    
    

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    anonymous

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    Jan 24th 2006, 04:47 report

    
    

    Someone said: The "her" he is refferring to is Yoko Ono who John left wife no. 1 for. Plain and simple.
    
    Well, isn't it a kind of perversion to ask one's friend's son to accept into a heart a father's new wife, after the father divorced the son's mother? And even ask it with so many repetitions? Isn't it too strange to be the explanation?

    
    
    
    

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    anonymous

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    Jan 16th 2006, 22:38 report

    
    

    The first person is right it is Paul McCartney's nickname for Julian Lennon and he wrote this during Lennon's divorce with his first wife

    
    
    
    

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    anonymous

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    Dec 7th 2005, 03:32 report

    
    

    Paul McCartney wrote it for Julian Lennon when John and his first wife were getting divorced. The "her" he is refferring to is Yoko Ono who John left wife no. 1 for. Plain and simple.

    
    
    
    

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    anonymous

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    Nov 29th 2005, 15:34 report

    
    

    The first one is right. It was written for Julian.

    
    
    
    

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    anonymous

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    Oct 25th 2005, 18:52 report

    
    

    It's about one of the band members's sons. The band member and his wife were going through a rough divorce and he's telling his son to not worry and stay strong.

    
    
    
    

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    anavrin

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    Apr 12th 2005, 01:04 report

    
    

    Originally titled "Hey Jules," This song was written by McCartney during Lennon's divorce to help comfort his son, Julian Lennon.