Paul McCartney 'Offended' George Harrison While They Recorded The Beatles' 'Hey Jude'
Paul McCartney didn’t like the way he acted during the recording of The Beatles’ “Hey Jude.” The song became influential anyway.
The Beatles‘ “Hey Jude” is one of the most uplifting songs in the classic rock canon. Ironically, Paul McCartney said he upset George Harrison while they were completing the song. The “Silly Love Songs” singer regretted some of his actions. Regardless, the tune became a No. 1 single in multiple countries.
In the 1997 book Paul McCartney: Many Years From Now, Paul discussed the contentious recording of “Hey Jude.” “I remember sitting down and showing George the song and George did the natural thing for a guitar player to do, which is to answer every line of vocal,” Paul recalled. “And it was like, ‘No, George.’
“And he was pretty offended, and looking back, I think, ‘Oh, s***, of course you’d be offended. You’re blowing the guy out,'” Paul continued. “I said, ‘No, no. You come in on the second chorus maybe, it’s going to be a big build this.'”
Source: Matthew Trzcinski/cheatsheet.com
