Julian Lennon's 'Love-Hate' Relationship with 'Hey Jude,' the Beatles Song Paul McCartney Wrote for Him

[{"selector":"#anim-6a1f164d-07a0-4abe-a169-b7ad70e164fb [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-62.28027320861816%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d8072082-ed48-40a8-ad5e-ab5c05abf21e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3a2ae03a-ffe6-4aa5-8a13-772810bccce1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 196.74325%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] – Julian Lennon has a "love-hate" relationship with the Beatles song "Hey Jude," which was written by Paul McCartney for him in 1968.

[{"selector":"#anim-73a939e5-4062-47fd-9d4d-3b6ba5c9554f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-62.28027320861816%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6283a132-3273-4ad9-ad88-d2961ac585a8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-afa626d9-c4e1-4ece-983a-1e5f597969c1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 166.58559%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] – Lennon told Bill Maher that the song is a "stark, dark reminder" of his parents' divorce, but he is also grateful for the song and the love that it represents.

[{"selector":"#anim-807db261-ea16-4b84-8f86-f59474f170b4 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-62.28027320861816%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-e11fb1af-24f9-4895-a5a2-7330f6a0b02a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-169a121b-9dad-4b04-af59-00cfef78b0d9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 312.63310%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Lennon said that he has heard the song "more than most people alive"

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[{"selector":"#anim-986cb355-bfca-40d6-a372-bc40e88468e0 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-62.28027320861816%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-22f8e83b-8d48-4d9f-bf79-18ac6d375005","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a0042876-2663-463b-9608-194a226524cc","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 312.63310%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] – Paul McCartney wrote "Hey Jude" to comfort Julian Lennon during his parents' divorce.

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[{"selector":"#anim-f4dc6c52-0289-42d7-850b-ef74d3fb6411 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-62.28027320861816%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8dd97d6f-ba13-45f5-a22a-29ccec3b80d0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-78fdcfb8-3c20-453a-a68f-ec36cff0abe9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 245.40028%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":3600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] – Julian Lennon has said that he has come to appreciate "Hey Jude" more as he has gotten older.