13,500 people sing Hey Jude in Trafalgar Square, London

  By darraghdoyle | May 6, 2009 - 6:40 pm | Events, Music, Performance Art, The Culch, The Internet

I don’t think I need to add much to this. It made me smile. Even if it is an ad for a phone company.That is P!nk in the crowd.

Brought to you by the same people behind the Liverpool Street Station dance.

Update: could we do something like this in Ireland? What song would we sing? Answer here!

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12 Responses to 13,500 people sing Hey Jude in Trafalgar Square, London

  1. Enda says:
    May 6, 2009 at 6:47 pm

    My GOD!
    T-Mo are really on it with their commercials these days. That’s brilliant. Pity we’ll never see the full 4-min version on the telly.

  2. steph says:
    May 6, 2009 at 8:11 pm

    Aw, brings back happy memories of a big Beatles medley we choired in DCU. Good times.

  3. voodoo says:
    May 6, 2009 at 10:20 pm

    I have always thought that Hey Jude is very over-rated.

  4. Darren Byrne says:
    May 6, 2009 at 10:27 pm

    Magnificent. Why has this not been done before now. It’s a shame it’s for commercial reasons, because what a wonderful feel good idea.

    We should all gather on O’Connell Street once a week to sing Hey Jude…or maybe Galway Girl.

  5. Enda says:
    May 6, 2009 at 10:32 pm

    Galway Girl might get you shot, Darren. :P

  6. Anthony McG says:
    May 6, 2009 at 11:12 pm

    No way, no Galway Girl. Christ that tune gets on my nerves. It’s like it’s become some sort of second national anthem.

    I reckon we could just hum the theme tune to Hawaii Five-O instead

  7. Darren Byrne says:
    May 6, 2009 at 11:26 pm

    @Enda Aw, I like that song. You might be right though.

    @Anto De de de de de deh, de de de de deh…

  8. darraghdoyle says:
    May 7, 2009 at 9:52 am

    You know, this whole thread gives me an idea… Hmmmm. *Off to write an email*

  9. Steph says:
    May 7, 2009 at 10:52 am

    Galway Girl? Heck no. July? Yes.

  10. Niamh says:
    May 7, 2009 at 4:20 pm

    It’s like giant karaoke!! lol.

    Boo urns to any Mundy numbers on O’Connell Street, there has to be something better than that for a sing along

    *off to check other post about sing-songs*

  11. Peter says:
    May 7, 2009 at 4:26 pm

    Damn it. I was determined to be cynical before watching this video but damn - I was moved!

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