Paul is Dead?
Supposedly in 1966, the Beatles were working late in the studio when John and Paul had a fight over something. Paul got mad and stormed out of the studio, jumping into his car and speeding away. While he was driving, he saw a woman hitch hiking on the side of the road. She was good looking so he decided to pick her up. They started talking and she said she was running away from home because she was pregnant and wanted to have an abortion and she was going to meet him in a few days. When she realized who he was, she started going crazy and he got distracted and didn't see the light had changed and saw another car coming towards him so he swerved so he wouldn't hit it but crashed into a lamp post. The car burst into flames, Paul crashing through the windshield and the other woman hitting her head on the dashboard. Both were killed from the flames. Paul's hair was burned off and some of his teeth were knocked out. Since this was the height of Beatlemania, the other Beatles didn't know how to break the news to the fans so an hour after the accident, John had the article recalled from the papers and no one ever found out. They had to do something because people would obviously notice that one of the Beatles was missing so they held a Paul McCartney Look-Alike contest. The winner was a man named William Campbell. After some minor plastic surgery, William assumed the roll of Paul McCartney. Because of the height difference between he and Paul, they stopped touring in fear of someone noticing. Instead of the Beatles telling people straight out, they placed "clues" on their album coves and in their songs to slowly break the news to everyone. As the years went by, the clues became more abundant and more obvious. Here are some of them.
- The title "Rubber Soul" is in the shape of an upside-down heart which means a false soul is among them. They look as though the are peering down. Mabe into a grave? The picture is some what distorted so you can't tell that it is William, not Paul.
Rubber Soul lyrics
Girl:"...that man must break his bach to earn his day of leisure will she still belive it when he's dead..."
I'm Looking through You: "...I'm looking through you, where did you go? I thought I knew you, what did I know. You don't look different but you have changed, I'm looking through you, you're not the same.." "..your lips are moving I can not hear, you don't sound different I've learned the game.." "..you were above me but not today, the only difference is you're down there.." "..you've changed, you've changed, you've changed..." (down in the grave?)
Nowhere Man: "He's a real nowhere man..." "...doesn't have a point of view, knows not where he's going to..." "...you don't know what you're missing, nowhere man can you see me at all?..."
In My Life: "...all these places have their moments ... some are dead and some are living, in my life I love you more..."
There is an open palm over Paul's head which means death.
The album cover was drawn because it was difficult to take pictures of William and make them look like Paul.
Revolver lyrics
Eleanor Rigby: "...father McKenzie (Father McKenzie was to be originally called Father McCartney; the Beatles decided against refering to Paul's Dad that way) writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear.." "..was buried.." "..father McKenzie wiping the dirt from his hands as he walks from the grave, no one was saved..."
She Said She Said: "...she said I know what it's like to be dead.."
And Your Bird Can Sing: "...you can't see me, you can't see me.." "..you can't hear me, you can't hear me..."
For No One: "..she says her love is dead.." "..she says that long ago she knew someone but now he's gone.."
Dr. Robert: "...you're a new and better man..." "..he does everything he can, Dr. Robert.." (William is the new man. Nothing he can do will bring Paul back)
Got To Get You Into My Life: "...I was alone I took a ride I didn't know what I would find there..." "...and then suddenly I see you..."
Tomorrow Never Knows: "...laid down all thoughts surrendered to the void..." "... play(ed) the game existence to the end..."
The crowd includes mostly faces of people that have died.
They're overlooking the grave site of the Beatles. That is why "Beatles" is in flowers. They are all looking at Paul and he is facing toward the grave indicating his impotance.
Place a mirror accross the middle of the drum so that the reflective side is facing the top of the album. Read what the reflection has created by looking at the words split by the edge of the mirror: HE ^ DIE, The arrow points to Paul.
Beatle is holding an instrument: John, a brass French Horn; George, a brass Flute; Ringo, a brass Trumpet; and Paul, a woodwind black Cor Anglais.
The flowers spell out the word "BEATLES" and there is a left handed bass guitar there with 3 sticks upon it indicating that there are 3 remaining Beatles. Some even believe that the guitar appears to spell, "PAUL"
Above the Red "S" is a doll wearing a green dress, she is watching a burning car fall from a cliff.
There is another open palm above Paul's head.
A doll sits off to the side with blood running down her dress. A small car sits on her lap, a model of the car Paul was driving.
On the back cover, the Beatles are all facing forward except for Paul, who's turned around. George is pointing a sixth finger at him, a sign of bad luck.
If you read across the back cover, from left to right, you can find all sorts of clues. Starting with "Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly" (from Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds), "Wednesday Morning at five o'clock as the day begins", "life flows on within you and without you" , "you're on your own you're in the street". Inside the album, Paul has a patch on his left arm "O. P. D." (Officially Pronounced Dead?).
The paper sleeve that held the vinyl record looked like it had been soaked inblood! At the bottom it's bright red but then fades into a light pink at the top. Some releases of this album did not have the red-faded-into-pink color scheme on the inner sleeve.
Sgt. Pepper lyrics
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band: "..so let me introduce to you the one and only Billy Shears and Sgt. Pepper's lonely heart's club band.."
Fixing A Hole: "..and it really doesn't matter if I'm wrong I'm right where I belong. See the Beatles standing there, they disagree.." "..silly Beatle run around, they worry me.." (William is getting used to his new role as Paul)
She's Leaving Home: "..Wednesday morning at five o'clock as the day begins.." (the time of the accident)
Good Morning, Good Morning: "..nothing to do to save his life.." "..and you're on your own you're in the street.." "..people running around it's 5 o'clock.." "..watching the skirts you start to flirt, now you're in gear.."
A Day In The Life: "...I saw the photograph. He blew his mind out in a car, he didn't notice that the lights had changed. A crowd of people stood and stared they'd seen his face before, nobody was really sure if he was from the..."
Paul is in a black walrus suit and the other three are wearing white.
The walrus is a sign of death in some cultures.
The word "Beatles" when held up to a mirror says a phone number. 2317438. When called, you would get the message: "You're getting closer..." then it would cut off.
Inside is a booklet. On page 3 there is a picture of Paul seated at a desk with a sign in front of him with the words "I was" on it.
Another open palm over Paul's head on page 18.
- On page 23 Paul is wearing a black flower, unlike the rest of the Beatles which are wearing red ones. Ringo's bass drum says; "Love the 3 Beatles." Behind this is a number of police officers and doctors.
Magical Mystery Tour lyrics
The Fool On The Hill: "..day after day, alone on a hill, the man with the foolish grin is perfectly still.." "..but nobody ever hears him and the sound he appears to make.." (that's because he's dead)
I Am The Walrus: "...bury me, bury me.." "..bury my body.." "..*Paul* you're darn near death!.." "..rest you.."
Hello Goodbye: "..you say goodbye, I say hello.." (exit Paul, enter William)
Strawberry Fields Forever: "..I buried Paul.." (this means he must've been there with father McKenzie)
All You Need Is Love: "..No one you can save that can't be saved.." "..nothing you can see that isn't shown.."
White Album lyrics
Glass Onion: "..I told you about Strawberry Fields.." "..well here's another place you can go.." "..to see how the other half live, looking through a glass onion.." "..I told you about the walrus and me.." "..well here's another clue for you all, the walrus was Paul.." "..I told you about the fool on the hill.." "..listen to me, fixing a hole in the ocean.." "..looking through a glass onion.." (a glass onion is a coffin with a glass panel over the top so you can see in)
I'm So Tired: "..Paul's dead man, miss him miss him.." (what you hear when you play the very end of the song backwards)
Mother Nature's Son: "..find me in my field of grass, Mother Nature's son.."
Revolution #9: "..his voice was low and his eye was high and his eyes were closed.." "..Paul died.." "..my fingers are broken and so is my hair, I'm not in the mood for wearing clothing.." "..maybe even dead.." "..you become naked.." (these are heard playing the song forward, "number 9". McCartney has 9 letters in it) "..get me out, get me out!.." "..turn me on dead man, turn me on dead man.." (these are heard playing the song backwards, there is a car crash and it catches fire, that's when you hear Paul screaming "get me out! get me out!". Curiously, the forward words "number 9, number 9" are the words "turn me on dead man" backwards.)
John is dressed in white, the preacher. Ringo is dressed as the pallbearer. Paul is the corpse. George is dressed as the grave digger.
The licence plate on the Volkswagon is "28 if ". Paul would have been 28 at the time the album came out.
There is a hearse in the background.
Paul is holding a cigarette in his right hand when he is left handed.
Paul is bare foot which means that person has passed on. (Hey, that's what I heard. It doesn't make much sense though).
Abbey Road lyrics
Come Together: "..he say I know you, you know me.." "he got early warning.." "..he say one and one and one is three. Got to be good looking cause he's so hard to see.." "..He got hair down to his knees.." "..He got monkey fingers.." (When you die, your finger nails and hair still grow).
- You Never Give Me Your Money: "..one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, all good children go to heaven..."