I can't BELIEVE it. They've AUTO-TUNED Hey Jude. 

Hey Jude... they made it bad.

Music is really under assault by the wrong people for the all wrong reasons.

They were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.

Auto-Tune is murder by daylight. It kills the soul of the singer, and zero emotion is transferred.

To take a sad song, and make it MUCH MUCH WORSE.

That sounds terrible. I despise auto-tune.

If I was the sound engineer who did that, I'd be ashamed to show my face in public.

OMG! That's like colourizing the first ten minutes of The Wizard of OZ.

This is a crime against humanity. How DARE they?! Thank you, Fil, for keeping this subject alive.

Auto tuning of the human voice lacks sincerity and authenticity. Computers can’t generate real human feeling and emotion. It has no place within heartfelt, genuine music. Enough.

The big question is WHY? Why did an engineer or producer feel it was even necessary? It’s as if they just think it’s something you are automatically supposed to do these days for whatever reason. It has gone beyond even trying to just make corrections to a couple notes that might need fixing. There was a recent release from a great young singer that has obviously been altered by some type of software (This has happened on her other recent releases too) Instead of hearing her beautiful natural voice, you hear an almost electronic sounding voice which is a real shame. In comments for the video some fans were complaining about the Autotuning of her voice, how it took away the unique texture and details of her natural voice. The producer actually responded saying that he didn’t use autotune, he used Melodyne. To me the point was why he felt it was necessary in the first place not what specific software was used. , what’s the difference of which software was used, its as if it’s something they automatically do and he totally missed the point of the comments. It’s one thing to use it if you actually want the talk box effect or the sound of Cher’s Believe.. The Beatles actually did some voice altering tricks on some songs such as on Tomorrow Never Knows but that’s because they wanted a particular sound on the song. But otherwise, what’s the reasoning behind using these softwares. Just because it exists? It’s gotten so engrained in the music industry that it’s just done but no one questions it. The natural sound of real standout voicing is going to be lost. Everyone will have an android voice

I reiterate this so damn much, but when it comes to music, imperfection is perfection. When you try to make something perfect, it just makes it dull and lifeless

How can ANYONE believe this is justified on ANY level?

The great guitarist Kenny Vaughn calls auto-tune “no singer left behind.” Auto-tune is as exactly as another member says. It’s a crime against humanity. Don’t throw away your vinyl records folks. They might be the only way to hear the original. Peace 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Holy schmoly!!! What in the ever livin’ Ninth Circle of Hell is this?! When I saw the thumbnail, I was looking forward to this video, because you are so good at pointing out auto tune that I can seldom hear. But THIS??!! THAT SECOND NOTE IS ATROCIOUS!! I could barely listen to the rest of your analysis.😢”Oh, what is happening here…” You summed it up perfectly with that statement.

The vocals from this ad are likely from Paul's 2009 live album Good Evening New York City, which was heavily autotuned. If you listen to that recording of "Hey Jude", the vocals sound very similar.

It instantly sounds weird and dehumanized.

This is equivalent to photo-shopping a Michelangelo or DaVinci painting! Blasphemy!!!!!

This is the most horrible thing I've ever heard in my whole life. Unbelievable...

Amazing analysis. Autotune can take someone with no talent and make them sound good. On the flipside, it can take talent and destroy it. Never looked at it that way.

My brother is a sound technician. I told him about your videos, thought he might find them interesting. *He doesn't want to watch them because he knows it will make him depressed.* And he's right. This IS depressing.

I physically cringed on "take a sad song". The "song" specifically caused me physical discomfort

After that, I need an ear transplant. Absolutely horrible.

Appreciate what you’re doing. BTW - Great T-shirt. Love SRV and DT….

The problem is that EVERYONE knows this song. When the first bad note hits, you stop paying attention to the commercial and start wondering what the hell is going on with the song.

# Hey Dude, don't make it bad It's a great song Can't make it better #

Thank you for mentioning Talk Box. I was trying just to figure out what it reminded me of.

I've watched several of your videos. This one got a subscribe. Who wouldn't want to just hear Paul?

My ears are bleeding, and I died a little inside.

Auto-tune is destroying the music. It's an insult to all those people who study it and practice singing for hours and hours every day to improve themselves. But also for those who love to listen to music really played and sung is frustrating!

I had to watch your video with the sound off and close captions on because I couldn't stand to here the auto tuning of Paul McCartney singing Hey Jude!

Frankly, I think we are all in trouble and its way more than just music...that is just a more visible symptom

The level of incompetence and hubris!! To think that some arrogant producer or the like would sit down and spawn this monstrosity, broadcast it and go "yeah... it's improved". It's just absurd and sad.

George Martin is rolling over in his grave! RIP Mr. Martin.

Hi, Fil. I didn't know how else to get a question to you....have you done an analysis of Peter Citera of Chicago? I have just subscribed as I only came across your channel about 2 days ago. You have a great way of teaching and explaining what's going on in each music performance we watch. The one I just watched was the one you did on David Gates, If a Picture Paints a Thousand Words. "Nice". I think my favorite groups for most of my teenage...and even younger probably...were Bread and Chicago; though there were many others...such as Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young. By the way I'm a woman who was born in 1960. I'm from Wisconsin, USA. Thanks for your great smile.....it makes me smile, too. I have yet to watch this video of Paul Mcartney's Hey Jude. Wanted to ask my question first.

Never sell your physical copies of anything.

An absolute crime against music. Maybe there should be warnings on recordings with auto tune.

Poor Fil having an existential crisis over here 😂

HI FIL, PLEASE NOTE!! I just randomly spotted a video from 3 days ago by "TJ Walker", & the title was referencing the whole Don Henley miming situation. I went ahead & watched it, & he mentions you a few times (in a good way!!). He actually attended one of the concerts, & at the time he didn't think Henley mimed. HOWEVER, he quickly changed his mind. You might find it interesting to check out his explanation on how he came to prove to himself that it definitely wasn't a live vocal. This guy is on your side of the pond, but this is the only thing I've seen of him. It's interesting to see the impact your video on The Eagles has been having!

Ack! Someone needs to go to jail for crimes against music.

This is the isolated vocals from the Hey Jude live performance as it appears on the Good Evening New York City live album of 2009. The whole album was heavily autotuned, sadly.

My parents were watching csi New York the other day and I noticed they replaced Keith moons drums with something that sounds like a drum machine. It might be a heavily processed sample or something, but it still got me pretty good. That's what this reminded me of.

This should be a crime. Someone needs to be brought up on charges for this. 😡

Fil gets the double whammy of being offended as an Englishman and as a musician. So sorry Fil. 😂

Black sabbaths 1st album, was recorded in 12 hrs. Very few overdubs, no auto tune, no sampling. It still holds up 55 yrs later.

Keep fighting the good fight Phil! Good work sir 👍

Very interesting mate thanks. Would never have guessed that was supposed to be Paul McCartney's voice!

It’s so flaaaaaaaat. Not flat just boring….. no richness!!!!! Thank you Phil for teaching me to hear this! Who would do that!!!!!

This track was taken from the live 2009 album "Good Evening, New York City!", and it’s strange people haven't noticed the auto-tune there before. Paul's vocal is heavily auto-tuned in each and every song on that album. Maybe people just didn't listen to it, I don't know. Or they simply didn't care. Or they can't hear anything.

As always Fil, an excellent this time terrifying analysis video. I drove from San Antonio Texas to California when I was a very young man in 1978. Through the desert at night( because I had no air conditioning, also had no radio. I had a boom box and could only afford two cassettes, Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ and a compilation album ‘The Beatles 1967- 1970’. If this auto tune version was on that album, I would never have survived the journey to California. I also own an original copy of the vinyl 45. This version you presented today has scarred my psyche. ✌️😎

That’s so bad. I wonder how Paul feels about this.

It's clear that artists will have to put a 'no autotune' clause in their contracts from now on. If I were Sir Paul, and this was done without my knowledge/consent, I'd be calling my lawyers. This is so dreadfully lifeless and just plain bad it's not funny. It certainly doesn't sound like a human voice, because it isn't one really, after such brutal alteration. I think you nailed it right on the head, Fil; it seems obvious that they are just applying algorithms and not even listening at all. Mixing with the eyes rather than the ears.

Auto-tune does not make a song better... it makes it horrid. So sad that this is happening to such a great song.

You are doing important work Thank you

I always use auto tune as a talk box/vocoder like effect and never for pitch correction. Some of my vocal tracks might be off key at certain points but if you get 4-8 vocal tracks going and know how to use volume automation the off key notes aren't noticeable.

Not only was it autotuned, it was autotuned very poorly.

Oh man, I cannot even recognize Paul! This is abysmal, so sad! Dear autotuners, please don't ruin my teen memories!! Whew! ❤😢

Ouch! It actually really hurts. It's nails on a blackboard.

I'm not going to lie. That was some of the *worst* Auto-Tune I've ever heard in my life! 😆

If today's bands are so damned insecure that they HAVE to resort to autotune and pitch correction so be it but please, for the love of god, leave the masters who made it on their genuine talents alone, alone! This really makes me so angry!

A song truly engrained into the dna of those who’ve listened to Paul singing this iconic song for decades, can’t HELP but feel violated by this sacrilege….!

Oh wow, this hurts. Man, I wish I could watch the video to the end, but I can't, I'd get nightmares for days. 3:20 killed me already, I can't take any more.

The particular performance of Hey Jude, having proven itself for well over 50 years, could only be vandalized by trying to improve it. It's madness. The worst thing ever to happen to music. The thing is dead.

Yikes! I have the feeling the worst is yet to come for classic music 😩😢

Thanks for doing that man!

Truly horrible.

If Paul won't sue them.... can we get a class action suit??

I was a little confused at first why this was autotune and not pitch correction, but you explained it well by showing how the autotune snapped the note to the wrong line, which pitch correction wouldn't do. I think you're right, it was probably laziness and saving money, and the sense that the majority of people wouldn't notice or care, unfortunately. You and Sir Paul both look appropriately depressed in the thumbnail.

I Auto tuned timpanis by mistake on an orchestral recording once. When it's hit the pitch drops before coming back up but the auto tune snapped it back so quickly it sounded like a comedy boing sound.

Well Fil--that was horrendous, I don't know how you managed to listen to most of it. Just bits and pieces was as much as I could handle. autotune-it's so bad it's a crime!

This is the most horrendous sound I have ever heard! It’s your best example of what’s wrong with music to date.

That's a bloody sin against sound.

I'd be interested to hear your take on Abbey Rd, original release and then the Giles Martin version of the album. To my ears, there are lots of tuning tweaks. Thanks!

I don't have a terribly refined ear but even I could hear that. and seeing Fil's expression was priceless. Thank goodness Nike stayed away from Elvis' vocal on A Little Less Conversation (in advance of the World Cup two decades ago).

This is a tragedy and a travesty against humanity.

This really hurts. My family moved all the way across the USA in 1969 and it seemed that every radio station was playing "Hey Jude" or "Get Back" (We moved to Tucson, so...) I wasn't even 5 years old and this song was writing itself on my cerebral hard drive. Fudge autotune. Fudge it right in the pooter.

Thank you for putting out tons of great videos. I'm thinking the producer don't know the song at all. For an old The Beatles fan this manipulation of Paul's voice is horrible.

I recently sang a lead vocal on a recording, and I got to veto use of autotune! I am happy.

OMG - that’s horrible. We don’t even need the software to know they’ve mucked about with this recording! Thank you for highlighting this!

Autotune: The bane of the soul of modern music.

Yes, I heard it as soon as you played “Hey Jude”.

what's even sadder is that auto tune is going to be improved so much we won't even recognize it even when human beings will be singing it

Why would they mess with a classic? I could see pitch-correcting a singer with bad pipes…but this was so unnecessary. Poor Paul.

This is criminal what they have done.

I can remember Paul McCartney performing Hey Jude at the Olympic Games when in England in recent times and where he had technical issues plus his voice was poor that day. However, listening to the recordings, they are all spot on so, even back then voice-correction was being used for the final release.

Thank you for saying it, Fil! I loved your reactions to the abomination.

Disgusting. WHY?!

This is a bummer. You'd think McCartney would stipulate they can't alter is voice when they authorize the use of it in the ad. I've seen him last time around 2015. You could definitely hear the age in his voice but I gave him credit for doing his concerts live and using his actual voice at the time.

I am glad that you are disturbed by this. I am too. I'll take someone singing a bit flat any day. Live, authentic is where it is at man.

Must admit I also noticed this straight away, and it's largely thanks to this channel👍

I'm so afraid that this is going to go beyond these live performances, and make it to the classic studio versions of all this music. Thank you Fil for helping the world to know the sneaky things producers are doing to music.

It seems entirely possible that Paul may have approved. Here's a quote from 2021: "The 'Maybe I'm Amazed' singer also tells Ronson that he's open to using Auto-Tune in his solo music: 'If I've done a vocal that I don't think is that good, oh come on, let's stick it through. Why not?'" (from Business Insider)

I agree. It is so noticeable.

1st, love your vids. 2) totally disgusting they would do this when it's obviously not needed 3) had a strange thought when watching this... Will little kids who first learn to sing learn to mimick auto tune style vocals as their normal way of singing? Like in an evolutionary type of way so that it becomes the new standard way of singing! Really scary to think that could happen.

That was tragic. My skin is still crawling...🥴

It’s bad enough when they use this on people who can’t sing. When they use it on someone who can, and actually is great… it’s a travesty

Great shirt Fil~

Ow. My ears 😭

So, all of the millions and millions of people who fell in love with the Beatles back in the sixties were wrong in loving them? This insults everyone. Who could have guessed that all these years later, some ass@#%e producers would be so arrogant as to think that they are correct and would dare to do this to Sir Paul. Shocking, just shocking.

Probably the original studio tape machines had more flutter than on that 440 hz note It might be my age and I would accept that, but I tend to find modern audio and video harsh because it has too much detail. There is a happy medium that doesn’t involve trying to adapt nature to be ‘good enough’ for the recordings Possibly recording that Paul McCartney onto open reel tape and back might take the edge off it