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[Gasman]

Jude - the name of an apostle invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless.

[Gasman]

Paul McCartney changed the lyrics to Hey Jude? It used to be Hey Jules but they found 'Jude' easier to sing.

Mine of useless info coming up lol!

[cyprusgrump]

"Hey Jude" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles. Credited to Lennon/McCartney, the ballad evolved from "Hey Jules", a song Paul McCartney wrote to comfort John Lennon's son Julian during his parents' divorce. "Hey Jude" begins with a verse-bridge structure based around McCartney's vocal performance and piano accompaniment; further instrumentation is added as the song progresses to distinguish sections. After the fourth verse, the song shifts to a fade-out coda that lasts for more than four minutes.

"Hey Jude" was released in August 1968 as the first single from The Beatles' record label Apple Records. More than seven minutes in length, "Hey Jude" was, at the time, the longest single ever to top the British charts. It also spent nine weeks as number one in the United States—the longest run at the top of the American charts for a Beatles single. The single has sold approximately eight million copies and is frequently included on professional lists of the all-time best songs.

[Oracle]

"Jude" is German for "Jew".

Pronounciation is completely different. What was your point, really?

Are you complaining about their Liverpudlian accents?

[Gasman]

There is hope yet. Just read that a dancing dog won Britain's Got Talent?

[insan]

The song was called That Sounds Good To Me but it didn't to the Eurovision judges.

Our once proud musical nation became the laughing stock over the weekend when the UK`S entry for the Eurovision Song Contest came last.

The Competition was easily won by fresh faced German chanteuse Lena Meyer-Landrut,19, with her song Satellite, which has already been a hit single in Germany, Austria Switzerland.

Despite doing so badly, Britain's entrant Josh Dubovie remained upbeat describing it as "one of the best experiences of his life".

14 Israel have competed at Eurovision since 1973 despite obviously not being part of Europe. The contest is open to active members of the European Broadcasting Union, which includes several North African countries, some of whom would no doubt compete if Israel did not (Morocco took their chance in 1980).

15 Ireland lead the medal table with seven wins, followed by the UK, France and Luxembourg on five each.

16 In every contest from 2001 to 2008 the winning country had never won Eurovision before.

17 Norway lead the roll-call of Nul-Pointers with 4 but just one behind are Austria, Finland, Spain and Switzerland.

18 The Greece/Cyprus 12 points vote exchange is far and away the most recurring predictable vote.

http://www.nul-points.net/forty.htm

UK music export takings up £20m

The Police were among British acts to tour in 2008
The money made by UK artists overseas increased by £20m last year, the organisation that collects and pays their royalties has said.

UK talent earned £139.6m overseas in 2008 compared with £121.2m the year before, said PRS for Music - formerly known as the Performing Rights Society.

It said international tours by big UK acts including The Police and Iron Maiden had boosted income.

Improvements in working with foreign societies had helped, a spokesman said.

The US was the top-earning foreign territory for the British in 2008, providing an income of £21.7m, followed by Germany with £15.1m and France with £11.7m.

Global bestsellers

PRS for Music says international royalties have more than doubled - from £68m to £139.6m - since 1999

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7985461.stm

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Brits are still the most innovative and progressive music producers/makers of the world though not as good and legendary as they were until early 90s...

Who cares about the rubbish Eurovision songs...