Composer: John Lennon (1940 - 1980) and Paul McCartney (b. 1942)
Arranger: Ming Huang
《Hey Jude》是Paul McCartney（保罗·麦卡特尼，The Beatles成员）为一个五岁的孩子写下的一首歌。这个男孩叫Julian，是John Lennon（约翰·列侬）与前妻Cynthia的儿子。1968年夏天，John Lennon开始和Yoko Ono同居了，他与前妻Cynthia的婚姻也到了崩溃的边缘。Paul一直非常喜爱John Lennon的儿子Julian，他担心大人之间的婚姻变故会对一个小孩子带来心理上的阴影。保罗·麦卡特尼通过这首歌鼓励朱利安勇敢面对现实。1968年夏天，Paul在车里为Julian写下了这首《Hey Jude（Hey，Julian）》，可当时的Julian并不知道。直到二十年后，Julian才明白这首歌是写给自己的
《Hey Jude》于1968年8月26日发行。后还收录于披头士乐队于1970年02月26日发行的精选集《The Beatles》中。 发行后连续9周位于美国Billboard榜首，在全球的销量超过了八百万张。保罗·麦卡特尼并在2012伦敦奥运会开幕式上演唱。
"Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in August 1968. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. The song begins with McCartney singing lead vocals and playing the piano. The patterns he plays are based on three chords: F, C and B♭ (I, V and IV). The main chord progression is "flipped on its head", in Hertsgaard's words, for the coda, since the C chord is replaced by E♭.
In 2013, Billboard magazine named it the 10th "biggest" song of all time in terms of chart success. McCartney sang the song in the closing moments of the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympics hosted in London.
I did the arrangement and sight-read the music sheet from a computer monitor.
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 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.
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.
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.
Na na na nananana, nannana, hey Jude...
(repeat X number of times, fade)