The Beatles – Paul McCartney speaks out on rumour he fancied John Lennon's wife

This week’s podcast episode of A Life in Lyrics features Sir Paul McCartney reflecting on one of his best-loved Beatles tracks, Hey Jude.

Macca admitted he likes it when fans mishear his lyrics, saying: “I like my songs to be [for] every man or every woman, because I know people are going to listen to them.

“And I like the fact that they put their own interpretations on them and I'm always glad when the lyrics get a bit screwed up and when they mishear them, because it's yours now.

“I’ve let it go, and so now you should make of it what you will.” The recording of Hey Jude famously features accidental swearing if you listen carefully.

Podcast host Paul Muldoon said: “[McCartney] had accidentally begun the song while Ringo was out of the room but Ringo managed to return from the toilet at just the right moment, hitting his drum entrance perfectly.

“It was the most spirited take, though not without mistakes. If you listen really carefully, you may hear one of the band members swearing. When Paul flubs the piano part, remember.”

The 81-year-old Beatles also shared how he came up with Hey Jude for John Lennon’s son Julian, after his father left his first wife for Yoko Ono.

Recounting the events, Macca dispelled the rumour that he was in love with Cynthia Lennon.

Source: George Simpson/express.co.uk