Cover versions
What was Weird Al's album in 1984?
Hey Jude
"Weird Al" Yankovic included the song in his first polka medley "Polkas on 45" from his 1984 album ""Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D". Katy Perry performed a cover of the song as part of the 2012 MusiCares Person of the Year concert honoring McCartney, and in her 2012 film "". The song was performed by the members of glee club in the 2013 "Glee" episode "Tina in the Sky with Diamonds" and the soundtrack "Glee Sings the Beatles", in which the song is shortened to four minutes and fifty-one seconds. In the late 1960s, famous singer Sinn Sisamouth recorded a Cambodian version of "Hey Jude". South African band Dr Victor and the Rasta Rebels included a version on their greatest hits album. Wilson Pickett covered the song in 1968 with pre-Allman Brothers Band session musician Duane Allman on guitar. In the 2011 "Top Gear" the song was covered by the "Top Gear band" - consisting of presenters Jeremy Clarkson (drums), Richard Hammond (double bass) and James May (keyboard) as well as executive producer Andy Wilman (vocals) - during a trade fair in Delhi. For rights reasons, in the DVD version of the episode it is replaced by "Sowing the Seeds of Love" by Tears for Fears.