The Beatles - Hey Jude

When it comes to Beatles tracks, this seems to be one of the most highly regarded, if not more highly regarded than any other Beatles tracks. Pardon my ignorance but I wasn't familiar with this track until last year, so I had this expectation that it was a great song and one of their best. Underwhelming was an understatement. I can get behind the lyrics, which are comforting for Julian Lennon. While I do like the harmonies, the vocals sound a bit flat and dull for me. While it gets too self-indulgent by the end, I actually like the outro where it steps up a gear and becomes kind of fun. Definitely should've ended sooner though. While I have admiration for The Beatles and can appreciate their significance in music, I think this is far from the masterpiece people claim it to be and think they have a numerous other tracks that are better. It has grown on me a lot since the first listen though! I'm sounding very negative, but I honestly do quite like it anyway.