Ten Reasons Why You Should Believe Paul is Dead
April 11, 2006, by Kongtoon Ruaytae
Nowadays people around the world still see Elvis Presley doing something somewhere. And many still believe the real Paul McCartney is dead. Here are ten clues that the other Beatles had given us to break this news gently to the faithful fans.
1. My Left Foot at Abbey Road
The most famous clue on the cover of Abbey Road album. The four Beatles are walking cross the Abbey Road in line-No, it's the funeral procession. John in all white form is a preacher, Ringo the grave digger, Paul the deceased and George is the mourner. Please note that Paul is barefoot and out of step-the separation from other Beatles.
See Also: Abbey Road (CD)
2. The Beetle 28IF
Abbey Road cover again, the number plate of a parked Volkswagen reads 28IF. Well, Paul would have been 28 in 1969 if he had lived!
See Also: Abbey Road (CD)
3. Death in a Car
The first verse of A Day In The Life in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. John sang "He blew his mind out in a car." That explains how Paul had died from a car accident in 1966.
4. Who Buried Paul? Of Course, John Lennon!
Before all the sound faded out from John's classic psychedelic Strawberry Fields Forever, you can hear a voice says "I buried Paul." Later George Martin tried to inform us that indeed John said "Cranberry sauce." Who's going to believe you, Sir George?
See Also: Magical Mystery Tour (CD)
5. Paul's Funeral
Where's that? Everybody's seen it. The cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album. There are umpteenth clues in it. The Beatles and other mourners gathered around a grave. See that yellow bass guitar made up of flowers? Take a look closer and you can read it: "Paul?" There is a mysterious raised hand above Paul's head. It's the Indian sign of death. On the centre spread you can see the badge on his left sleeve, which reads OPD - Officially Pronounced Dead. And much more, we can make another list of clues from the Pepper cover alone.
6. The Walrus was Paul
In some ancient culture, walrus is a death symbolic. Paul is dressed as a walrus in the cover of Magical Mystery Tour. And if you are not sure that it's Paul. John Lennon said it again in his song Glass Onion in The White Album. "Here's another clue for you all-the walrus was Paul."
7. Miss Him, Miss Him
John muttered something after I'm So Tired. Some Beatleogist played it backward and what they heard is "Paul is dead, miss him, miss him." The next song is Blackbird which included the lyric "Take these broken wings and learned to fly, all your life." This means that William Campbell-the Paul look-a-like must learn how to be Paul from now on.
See Also: The White Album (CD)
8. Call Me Back Again
The word BEATLES in the Magical Mystery Tour LP when held with the mirror will become the numbers-the phone number 2317438. Dial it and you will receive the info about the death of a great Beatle.
9. Turn Me On, Dead Man
This is so spooky and the most famous backward ever. In Revolution 9 when you played the phrase "Number nine, number nine, number nine." You will hear, clearly, "Turn me on dead man, turn me on dead man." We hope you notice that this is the #9 of the list.
See Also: The White Album (CD)
10. Where Is the Other One?
John (again) sang in Come Together. "One and one and one is three." George also cried out for his friend "Paul, Paul, Paul, Paul..." in the fade-out of While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
See Also: Abbey Road (CD)
