Editing Hey Jude (section)

==Auctioned lyrics and memorabilia==
[[File:Julian Lennon.jpg|thumb|upright|Julian Lennon (pictured at the [[John Lennon Peace Monument]] in 2010) bid successfully for the Beatles' recording notes for the song at an auction in 1996.]]
In his 1996 article about the single's release, for ''Mojo'', [[Paul Du Noyer]] said that the writing of "Hey Jude" had become "one of the best-known stories in Beatles folklore".{{sfn|Du Noyer|1996|p=55}} In a 2005 interview, Ono said that for McCartney and for Julian and Cynthia Lennon, the scenario was akin to a [[drama]], in that "Each person has something to be totally miserable about, because of the way they were put into this play. I have incredible sympathy for each of them."{{sfn|Doggett|2011|p=340}} Du Noyer quoted Cynthia Lennon as saying of "Hey Jude", "it always bring tears to my eyes, that song."{{sfn|Du Noyer|1996|p=55}}

Julian discovered that "Hey Jude" had been written for him almost 20 years after the fact. He recalled of his and McCartney's relationship: "Paul and I used to hang about quite a bit – more than Dad and I did. We had a great friendship going and there seems to be far more pictures of me and Paul playing together at that age than there are pictures of me and my dad."<ref>{{cite news |first=Justin Wm. |last=Moyer |title=How Cynthia Lennon's doomed marriage to John Lennon inspired 'Hey Jude' |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=2 April 2015 |access-date=23 March 2019 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/02/how-cynthia-lennons-doomed-marriage-to-john-lennon-inspired-hey-jude/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323182436/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/04/02/how-cynthia-lennons-doomed-marriage-to-john-lennon-inspired-hey-jude/ |archive-date=23 March 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 1996, Julian paid {{GBPConvert|25000|year=1996|to=USD|showdate=no|r=-3}} for the recording notes to "Hey Jude" at an auction.{{sfn|Everett|1999|p=347}} He spent a further {{GBPConvert|35000|year=1996|to=USD|showdate=no|r=-3}} at the auction, buying John Lennon memorabilia. John Cousins, Julian Lennon's manager, stated at the time: "He has a few photographs of his father, but not very much else. He is collecting for personal reasons; these are family heirlooms if you like."<ref>{{cite news |title=Lennon and son finally work it out |newspaper=[[The Sunday Times]] |via=Heyjules.com |date=29 September 1996 |access-date=4 March 2007 |url=http://heyjules.com/19931997/articles/1996sept29times.html |archive-date=27 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927105212/http://heyjules.com/19931997/articles/1996sept29times.html |url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2002, the original handwritten lyrics for the song were nearly auctioned off at [[Christie's]] in London.{{sfn|Womack|2014|p=392}} The sheet of notepaper with the scrawled lyrics had been expected to fetch up to {{GBPConvert|80000|year=2002}} at the auction, which was scheduled for 30 April 2002. McCartney went to court to stop the auction, claiming the paper had disappeared from his West London home. Richard Morgan, representing Christie's, said McCartney had provided no evidence that he had ever owned the piece of paper on which the lyrics were written. The courts decided in McCartney's favour and prohibited the sale of the lyrics. They had been sent to Christie's for auction by Frenchman Florrent Tessier, who said he purchased the piece of paper at a street market stall in London for {{GBPConvert|10|year=1973|to=USD|showdate=no}} in the early 1970s.<ref>{{cite press release |first=Jane |last=Wardell |title=McCartney in 'Hey Jude' Battle |date=30 April 2002 |publisher=[[CBS News]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mccartney-in-hey-jude-battle/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020605195221/http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/04/30/entertainment/main507573.shtml |archive-date=5 June 2002}}</ref> In the original catalogue for the auction, Julian Lennon had written, "It's very strange to think that someone has written a song about you. It still touches me."{{sfn|Womack|2014|p=392}}

Along with "[[Yesterday (Beatles song)|Yesterday]]", "Hey Jude" was one of the songs that McCartney has highlighted when attempting to have some of the official Beatles songwriting credits changed to [[Lennon–McCartney|McCartney–Lennon]].{{sfn|Doggett|2011|p=340}}{{sfn|Clayson|2003a|p=270}} McCartney applied the revised credit to this and 18 other Lennon–McCartney songs on his 2002 live album ''[[Back in the U.S.]]'',{{sfn|Kimsey|2006|p=197}} attracting criticism from Ono, as Lennon's widow,<ref>{{cite web |first=Gilbert |last=Garcia |title=The Ballad of Paul and Yoko |website=[[Salon.com]] |date=28 January 2003 |access-date=13 May 2019 |url=http://www.salon.com/2003/01/27/paul_yoko/ |archive-date=7 July 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707150733/http://www.salon.com/2003/01/27/paul_yoko/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and from Starr, the only other surviving member of the Beatles.{{sfn|Doggett|2011|pp=340–41}}{{sfn|Sounes|2010|p=518}}

In April 2020, the handwritten lyrics used during the original recording sold for $910,000 at auction via [[Julien's Auctions]] ({{Inflation|US|910,000|2020|r=-4|fmt=eq}}).<ref>{{cite magazine |first=Daniel |last=Kreps |title=Paul McCartney's Handwritten 'Hey Jude' Lyrics Sell for $910,000 at Beatles Auction |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=11 April 2020 |access-date=9 May 2022 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/paul-mccartney-handwritten-hey-jude-lyrics-beatles-auction-982255/}}</ref>