Listen to this when
Hey Jude
Written for a kid whose parents were splitting up 💛
Who it's for
McCartney wrote this for a five-year-old whose parents were splitting up, and you can hear the kindness in it.
Sad, weighed down→Comforted, hopeful
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Hey Jude" is a 1968 single by the Beatles, written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. McCartney composed it while driving to visit Cynthia Lennon and her young son Julian after John Lennon and Cynthia separated; it began as "Hey Jules," meant to comfort the boy. The song moves from a gentle piano ballad into a roughly four-minute singalong coda.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Age: All ages
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, Part 1, Chapter 1 (tr. Constance Garnett)
