"Music? Horrible.": David Yow's Favourite Records | Page 7 of 14

Baker's Dozen

Artists discuss the 13 records that shaped their lives

6. The Beatles‘Hey Jude’

I’m old enough that I used to buy Beatles stuff when it came out. My best buddy Chuck and I got the ‘Hey Jude’ 7” and I remember listening to that song, particularly near the end when they’re getting a little rowdy, screaming and repeating the “na na na, hey Jude” part. I turned to Chuck after my eight year old brain made a deduction and I knowingly announced: “You can tell they’re really on drugs right there!”

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