"Hey Jude," a 1968 non-album single, was the first cut released on the Beatles' Apple label. The original working title was "Hey Jules," written by Paul McCartney to comfort Lennon's son Julian, after John left his wife for Yoko Ono. It reached number one in the U.S., UK, Australia, and Canada. The promotional clip for the David Frost show (below) was filmed in the middle of the recording sessions for the White Album.
The clowning ends and the music begins at around 0:48 (but the clowning is worth watching):
Audio only:
I think that's Mal Evans (Beatles' Roadie and assistant) on anvil in "Hey Jude". The anvil can clearly be heard during the coda on the issued version of the song. It's muffled on the David Frost version. Mal is another one who was destroyed by success.
Wasn't this one supposed to be called "Hey Dude" until George Martin put his foot down?
Oh, to have this song replace "Revolution 9" on side four of The Beatles…