Behind the Beatles’s breakup

Handwritten lyrics to Hey Jude sell for £730,000 in auction to mark 50 years since the band broke up

The Beatles
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Paul McCartney’s handwritten lyrics for The Beatles' song Hey Jude have sold at auction for £731,000.

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