Julian Lennon has opened up about his “love-hate” relationship with The Beatles‘ classic track ‘Hey Jude’.The musician and son of late Beatles icon John Lennon talked about the song – which remains one of the Fab Four’s biggest hits – during a recent appearance on the Club Random With Bill Maher podcast.“I have a love-hate [relationship] with it, I have to say,” Julian explained (via Loudwire).“I’ve probably heard that song and heard renditions of [it] more than most people alive.
And even my dear friends send me babies in nappies playing guitars [and] singing ‘Hey Jude’, which I really don’t need.”He continued: “I’m thankful for the song without question.
But … the other real thing is that people don’t really understand that [the track is] a stark and dark reminder of actually what happened.“The fact that dad walked out, walked away – left mum and I.
That was a point of complete change and complete disruption and complete darkness and sadness. I mean, I was only 3, but I recognised that something was up, you know?”A post shared by Strawberrybeatlesforever (@thebeatallsfanpage)As Julian referred to in the conversation, Paul McCartney wrote the 1968 non-album single for him about his father’s break-up with his mother, Cynthia.
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