Aaron didn’t think much of “Hey Jude” when he first heard it, but in this episode of the Nathans & Roncast, he looks at why this 56-year-old song is so relevant right now. His first impression of Paul McCartney’s masterwork was that it was… mushy. But something about this song has given it wings. The Beatles had a tremendous amount of top-shelf content, but Rolling Stone called this the seventh-best song in the Beatles’ catalog. At seven minutes and 11 seconds, it’s really long. It spent nine weeks at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, setting a record. Come join us for a deep dive inside one of rock & roll’s most celebrated singles. If for some reason you don’t know the song, listen here. Paul McCartney. Photo by Jimmy Baikovicius, Creative Commons license.