Paul McCartney wrote the song "Hey Jude" for John Lennon's son, Julian Lennon. The song was originally titled "Hey Jules" and was intended to comfort Julian during the difficult time of his parents' separation, as John Lennon was divorcing Cynthia Lennon and beginning a relationship with Yoko Ono. McCartney wrote the song as a message of encouragement to help Julian cope with the upheaval, telling him to "take a sad song and make it better." He later changed the name from "Jules" to "Jude" because he thought it sounded better
