Julian Lennon stepsister, Kyoko Chan Cox. Paul McCartney wrote "Hey Jude" to console him over the divorce; originally called "Hey Jules", McCartney changed the name because he thought that "Jude" was an easier name to sing. After his parents' divorce, Julian had almost no contact with his father until the early 1970s when, at the request of his father's then short-term girlfriend, May Pang (Yoko Ono and Lennon had temporarily separated), he began to visit his father regularly. John Lennon bought him a Gibson Les Paul guitar and a drum machine for Christmas 1973, and encouraged his interest in music by showing
Mother (John Lennon song) about its commercial appeal and he considered issuing "Love" as a single instead. In November 1982, a remixed version of "Love" was released as a single to help promote The John Lennon Collection LP. An early version of "Mother" performed on an electric guitar by Lennon can be heard on the "John Lennon Anthology" box set. A demo version of the song was featured in the final scene and credits of the 2009 John Lennon biographical film, "Nowhere Boy". Barbra Streisand recorded "Mother" (as well as Lennon's "Love") on her 1971 album "Barbra Joan Streisand"; it was also released as