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REVEALED: The Dark Truth Behind Beatles' 'Hey Jude' - How Macca's Car Journey Changed Rock History Forever

REVEALED: The Dark Truth Behind Beatles' 'Hey Jude' - How Macca's Car Journey Changed Rock History Forever

Paul McCartney's drive to comfort John Lennon's abandoned son led to the creation of the longest-running Number One hit of the 1960s - but was it really a coded message to his songwriting partner?

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Nov 02, 2024
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  • Written as 'Hey Jules' during a drive in McCartney's flash Aston Martin to visit Lennon's estranged family

  • The seven-minute epic almost didn't make it to vinyl due to its unprecedented length

  • Beatle insiders reveal the song was actually a subliminal message to John about Yoko

It's a sweltering summer's day in 1968, and Paul McCartney is tooling down the A3…

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