point of view
Excelsior Springs, Missouri
Hey Dude?
"When you think of the Beatles’ discography, so many classic songs feel untouchable, almost impossible to imagine sounding any other way. But even the band’s biggest hits had moments of uncertainty behind the scenes. “Hey Jude,” widely considered one of the Beatles’ greatest hits, could have sounded different from the version fans know & love today. McCartney has explained that, at the time, he was struggling with self-doubt. “When I was playing ‘Hey Jude’ to John,” McCartney recalled, “I said, ‘The movement you need is on your shoulder.’ I turned round to him & Yoko, who was standing behind me, & said, ‘Don’t worry, I’ll fix that.’” John, however, was adamant. “And John said, ‘No, you won’t. That’s the best line in it,” he continued. “When someone’s that firm about a line that you’re going to junk, & he said, ‘No, keep it in,’ so, of course, you love that line twice as much because it’s a little stray, it’s a little mutt that you were about to put down & it was reprieved & so it’s more beautiful than ever.” Thanks to Lennon’s insight, what could have been a small, forgotten line became one of the song’s most memorable moments.
choose your attitude!
Thanks so much to those who put up all the beautiful Christmas lights around town, it made the drive home from work so enjoyable! Read it on FB.