Beautiful' Beatles song that John Lennon thought Paul McCartney wrote about him
In the second half of the 1960s, tensions within The Beatles began to rise. Having enjoyed unparalleled success throughout the decade, the band's recording sessions for their later albums became marked by creative differences and disagreements.
The sessions for 'The White Album', which was released in 1968, saw the fractures emerge as each member of the band wanted to put their stamp on their work. About that period of recording, Paul McCartney said: "There was a lot of friction during that album. We were just about to break up, and that was tense in itself" and John Lennon later added: "The break-up of The Beatles can be heard on that album."
Creative differences and Yoko Ono's presence in the studio have been cited as the primary reasons for the tension. 1969's recording sessions for the 'Let it Be' were also famously tempestuous, but the seeds for the disharmony were sewn the year before.
One song recorded during that period seemed to capture the mood within the band, though its origins were about something different. 'Hey Jude' was recorded in July and August 1968 before its release on August 26 as a non-album single. It was the band's first release on their new Apple label, hitting shelves three months before 'The White Album'.
Credited to Lennon-McCartney, 'Hey Jude' was written by Paul during a time of turbulence in The Beatles' professional and personal lives. It was originally called 'Hey Jules', addressed to John's son Julian to comfort him after the separation of his dad and mum Cynthia Lennon.
Source: Dan Haygarth/liverpoolecho.co.uk
