One spring evening, on the way home from one of our favorite restaurants, Koenig's in Floral Park, New York, the original version of "Hey Jude" was playing on the radio in the car.  My wife was pregnant with our son and we had not decided on a name yet.  My wife, her sister (who was visiting from West Virginia) and I started singing along with Paul McCartney (who was on the radio, of course).  Right after we sang "Ju-Ju-dee-ju-dee-ju-dee-ju-dee-ohhh", we knew we had to name our son Jude.  So naturally, the song has a special meaning for my family and me.

When I saw "Hey Jude" in the track listing of Tom Jones' 1969 album, "This Is Tom Jones",  that I was listing (on eBay), I had to listen to it.  Since I was listening to side 2 at the time, I had to flip the record over and drop the needle on the last track on side 1.

Needless to say, Tom Jones took the song and made it his own.  Not quite as good as the Beatles, but very enjoyable, nonetheless.  I'm not a big Tom Jones fan -- my wife is -- but I have to say, his "Hey Jude" kicks ass!