"Hey Jude" is a song by The Beatles. This song became the most successful song that they ever released. It sold more than 10 million copies in the Unites States. When I first heard this song I fell in love with it. Out of all the songs we have listened to in class, this one was the ones that caught my attention the most. After listening to the song a few times I realized that the message was a little unclear which is why I wanted to analyze this song. After making a little research, I learned that this song was written to Julian. Julian is Cynthia's and John's son. His parents were going through a divorce. Mc Cartney wanted to give a message to Julian through this song but Julian didn't know this until 19 years later. Now the lyrics make much more sense.
"And anytime you feel the pain, hey jude, refrain,
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders"
This basically means to let everything out, to not stay with it inside. When one keeps everything inside the pain only grows and grows.
"For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder"
This part means that John is cold but that Julian knows that and he shouldn't let that affect him.
Furthermore, I think it is really interesting how different people took the song in different ways. For example, John thought the song was for him because of the following part "go out and get her". I think it is even more interesting that Julian didn't realize the song was written for him. All in all, the song was trying to make Julian feel. In my opinion they should have told him since the beginning and not waiting 19 years.
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