Hey Jude – Paul McCartney and guests

McCartney leads the pack while belting an emotionally charged, Hey Jude

Arranged and produced by George Martin (the fifth Beatle), Music For Montserrat was held on Sept 15, ’97 at the Royal Albert Hall.

After a major volcanic eruption earlier that year left the island devastated, Martin arranged for a stellar group of musicians to come together to raise money for the Caribbean island of Montserrat.

All proceeds from the show that evening including the DVD and CD were used for immediate relief and also went to help fund a new cultural center in Montserrat.

The concert starred musicians such as Phil Collins, Ray Cooper, Carl Perkins, Jimmy Buffett, Mark Knopfler, Sting, Elton John, Eric Clapton, Paul McCartney, Midge Ure, and many more, all of whom had once recorded at the island’s famous AIR Studios.

McCartney really knows what he’s doing. While he acknowledges his past without living in it, he records with new artists and has been able to reinvent himself while staying true to who he has always been. He’s managed to grow old gracefully while remaining relevant to music today.

A true genius

+Hey Jude lyrics below+

Hey Jude, don’t make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

Hey Jude, don’t be afraid
You were made to go out and get her
The minute you let her under your skin
Then you begin to make it better

And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain
Don’t carry the world upon your shoulders
For well you know that it’s a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah

Hey Jude, don’t let me down
You have found her, now go and get her
Remember to let her into your heart
Then you can start to make it better

So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin
You’re waiting for someone to perform with
And don’t you know that it’s just you, hey Jude, you’ll do
The movement you need is on your shoulder
Nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah nah yeah

Hey Jude, don’t make it bad
Take a sad song and make it better
Remember to let her under your skin
Then you’ll begin to make it
Better better better better better better, oh

Nah nah nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah, hey Jude