在開幕式演出中的壓軸大戲中，披頭士樂隊傳奇成員保羅-麥卡特尼與現場8萬觀眾壹齊合唱名曲《Hey Jude》。全場超過8萬名的觀眾與麥卡特尼壹起唱響名曲，歌聲響徹倫敦碗上空。在歌聲中，倫敦奧運會開幕式圓滿結束，而本屆奧運會大幕就此拉開。 保羅-麥卡特尼被認為是20世紀壹流的音樂標誌，他被吉尼斯紀錄列為史上最成功的作曲人之壹。保羅-麥卡特尼總***寫了、或是協助寫了超過50首十大熱門歌曲。他擁有60張金唱片和1億張的單曲銷量。
歌名：Hey Jude
發行時間：1968年8月26日
歌曲原唱：The Beatles
作 者：James Paul McCartney
制作人：George Martin
歌詞：
Hey Jude, don't make it bad.
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.
Hey Jude, don't be afraid.
You were made to go out and get her.
The minute you let her under your skin,
Then you begin to make it better.
And anytime you feel the pain, hey Jude, refrain,
Don't carry the world upon your shoulders.
For well you know that it's a fool who plays it cool
By making his world a little colder.
Hey Jude, don't let me down.
You have found her, now go and get her.
Remember to let her into your heart,
Then you can start to make it better.
So let it out and let it in, hey Jude, begin,
You're waiting for someone to perform with.
And don't you know that it's just you, hey Jude, you'll do,
The movement you need is on your shoulder.
Hey Jude, don't make it bad.
Take a sad song and make it better.
Remember to let her under your skin,
Then you'll begin to make it
Better better better better better better, oh.
Na na na, na na na na, na na na, hey Jude
Na na na, na na na na, na na na, hey Jude
Na na na, na na na na, na na na, hey Jude...