Paul McCartney says he never meant to offend Jews with ‘Hey Jude’

(JTA) — In 1968, The Beatles put the title to their upcoming single, “Hey Jude,” on the front of their record label’s boutique store in London. The idea was to intrigue passersby before the release, Paul McCartney told GQ in a new interview.

[color="Red"]However, the song’s name didn’t go over well with everyone. McCartney said a furious Jewish man called him up about the name (because this was the ’60s, when celebrities were apparently reachable by phone) and threatened to send his son over to beat the Beatle up.

The word “jude” (Jew in German) conjured up bad memories in the post-Nazi era, and Jews in London had enough to deal with, the man fumed.

“I said ‘hey baby, let’s cool it down, nothing to do with that,’” McCartney said. “You’ll hear when you hear the record, it’s just a name in a song and it’s all cool.”

https://www.jta.org/2018/09/12/news-opinion/the-telegraph/paul-mccartney-says-never-meant-offend-jews-hey-jude

What do you think about this disturbing revelation, folks? Is Paul McCartney actually an evil Nazi who put antisemitic hate messages in his hit song Hey Jude because he was trying to kick-start a second Shlomocaust? As always, all opinions are welcome.