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Paul McCartney wrote Hey Jude to cheer John Lennon s then-five-year-old son, Julian, who was upset about his parents divorce. Paul wanted to encourage Julian and give him some hopeful message-that things weren’t so bad, that life would get better.

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Fun Fact: Paul McCartney wrote “Hey Jude” to cheer John Lennon’s then-five-year-old son, Julian, who was upset about his parents’ divorce. Paul wanted to encourage Julian and give him some hopeful message-that things weren’t so bad, that life would get better.

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