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“HEY JUDE”: Text that has been sold is now displayed at Julien’s California Auction. The song was released in 1986 and was at the top of the American charts for nine weeks. Photo: JANE ROSS / X05934
Paul McCartney’s handwritten text for the Beatles song “Hey Jude” sold at auction on Good Friday, for more than five times the expected price.
Julien’s Auctions reports this to Reuters news agency.
They say the lyrics were quickly written by Paul McCartney before the song was recorded at Trident Studios in London in 1968.
Also read: John Lennon’s guitar sold for a staggering sum
In advance, the expected price was set between $ 160,000 and $ 180,000, while the winning bid was for a total of $ 910,000, more than NOK 9.4 million.
– Obviously it’s a very iconic song that everyone knows. These handwritten lyrics were used in the studio as a guide during the recording of the song, says Jason Watkins, the action house music specialist.
When Paul McCartney turned 70 on June 18, 2012, named VG music critic song “Hey Jude” to its absolute musical highlight:
“The song is and will be an emotional hit, always. Of many performed as a song of consolation for John Lennon’s son Julian, but more importantly, it feels like a pat on anyone’s shoulder. “They write and end it like this:
“A pure mix of ambitious, innovative and always beautiful pop art.”
Juliens Auctions had more than 250 different Beatles products for sale in the online campaign “Beatlemania”.
An ashtray used by Ringo Starr at the iconic Abbey Road recording studio sold for $ 32,500.
“The Beatles”: John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney and George Harrison disappear on a plane in London in 1966, two years before the release of “Hey Jude”. Photo: PA / PA Wire
