The four minute repetition is unique, and it impresses me how it never really gets repetitive (at least, it doesn't get repetitive for me). The simplicity is part of the song's beauty - it doesn't need anything fancy to convey its comforting message. For all of the people who say it's too simple, and the "na na na" part is too long, I think these are the song's strengths. from Hartford, CtMy all time favorite song. The Beatles disbanded in 1970 but during the last week of December 1972 "Imagine" by John Lennon was #1. Then in 1969 they missed by one week Elvis' "Suspicious Minds" was #1 during the last week of December that year ("Something" was #1 the week before). The last week of December 1963 "I Want To Hold Your Hand" was at #1.
I've never really wanted to know the truth of how Dad was and how he was with me. There seem to be far more pictures of me and Paul playing at that age than me and Dad. Paul and I used to hang out quite a bit - more than Dad and I did. In Steve Turner's book The Stories Behind Every Beatles Song, Julian said: "Paul told me he'd been thinking about my circumstances, about what I was going through and what I'd have to go through. He admitted to Paul that growing up, he'd always felt closer to him than to his own father. In 1987 Julian ran into Paul in New York City when they were staying at the same hotel and he finally heard Paul tell him the story of the song firsthand. The change to "Jude" was inspired by the character "Jud" in the musical Oklahoma! (McCartney loves show tunes) Paul McCartney wrote this as "Hey Jules," a song meant to comfort John Lennon's 5-year-old son Julian as his parents were getting a divorce.