http://xpn.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/15/115-paul-mccartney-writes-hey-jude-for-john-lennons-son-julian/ Just another xpn.org weblog Fri, 25 May 2012 03:49:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 http://xpn.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/15/115-paul-mccartney-writes-hey-jude-for-john-lennons-son-julian/#comment-19206 Scott Patrick Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:28:13 +0000 http://xpn.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/15/115-paul-mccartney-writes-hey-jude-for-john-lennons-son-julian/#comment-19206 “Genuine Imitation Life” is the 4 Season’s “Sgt. Pepper,” a concept album released in an expensive newspaper format It borrows a bit of the na-na-nas from “Hey Jude,” but let’s face it; the 4 Seasons and everyone else were chasing the Beatles’ tails by now. This even has a fake fade -- aha, the classic hippie stoner false ending. Only problem was, the 4 Seasons were Newark, not Haight Ashbury, and they were all about making singles, not albums, so “Genuine Imitation Life Gazette” met a quick death on the charts. (John Lennon once told Bob Gaudio over dinner that “Genuine Imitation Life Gazette” was one of his favorite albums. Maybe because they poked holes in McCartney’s “Hey Jude.”) “Genuine Imitation Life” is the 4 Season’s “Sgt. Pepper,” a concept album released in an expensive newspaper format It borrows a bit of the na-na-nas from “Hey Jude,” but let’s face it; the 4 Seasons and everyone else were chasing the Beatles’ tails by now. This even has a fake fade — aha, the classic hippie stoner false ending. Only problem was, the 4 Seasons were Newark, not Haight Ashbury, and they were all about making singles, not albums, so “Genuine Imitation Life Gazette” met a quick death on the charts. (John Lennon once told Bob Gaudio over dinner that “Genuine Imitation Life Gazette” was one of his favorite albums. Maybe because they poked holes in McCartney’s “Hey Jude.”)

]]> http://xpn.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/15/115-paul-mccartney-writes-hey-jude-for-john-lennons-son-julian/#comment-18645 Peter Sacco Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:37:21 +0000 http://xpn.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/10/15/115-paul-mccartney-writes-hey-jude-for-john-lennons-son-julian/#comment-18645 Quick trivia: How many time do they sing hey jude in the song Quick trivia: How many time do they sing hey jude in the song

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