<P> When introducing the composition to Lennon, McCartney assured him that he would "fix" the line "the movement you need is on your shoulder", reasoning that "it's a stupid expression; it sounds like a parrot ." Lennon replied: "You won't, you know . That's the best line in the song ." McCartney retained the phrase; he later said of his subsequent live performances of the song: "that's the line when I think of John, and sometimes I get a little emotional during that moment ." </P> <P>--John Lennon, 1980 </P> <P> Although McCartney originally wrote "Hey Jude" for Julian, John Lennon thought it had actually been written for him . In a 1980 interview, Lennon stated that he "always heard it as a song to me" and contended that, on one level, McCartney was giving his blessing to Lennon and Ono's relationship, while, on another, he was disappointed to be usurped as Lennon's friend and songwriting partner . </P> <P> Other people believed McCartney wrote the song about them, including Judith Simons, a journalist with the Daily Express . Still others, including Lennon, have speculated that in the lyrics to "Hey Jude", McCartney's failing long - term relationship with Jane Asher provided an unconscious "message to himself". McCartney and Asher had announced their engagement on 25 December 1967, yet he began an affair with Linda Eastman in June 1968; that same month, Francie Schwartz, an American who was in London to discuss a film proposal with Apple, began living with McCartney at his St John's Wood home . When Lennon mentioned that he thought the song was about him and Ono, McCartney denied it and told Lennon he had written the song about himself . </P>

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