Beatles albums with few "Paul is Dead" clues
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Although most of the clues to the "Paul is Dead" hoax are found on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and the four subsequent Beatles albums, other clues have been identified throughout the band's discography.
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[edit] Pre-Beatles Oldies
The discography of The Beatles before the compilation A Collection of Beatles Oldies contain a relatively small number of alleged clues. It should be noted that none of these clues could possibly be valid as they all predate the alleged death.
[edit] "My Bonnie"
The Beatles' first single, as a backing band for the singer Tony Sheridan, is based on a Scottish folk song about the death of Bonnie Prince Charlie. For decades after his death, Scottish nationalists hoped that he might still be alive.
[edit] Help!
The song "Help" from the album of the same name is alleged to contain the message "we need a member", presumably due to the absence of Paul, when the line "I never needed" is played backwards. In addition, it has also been alleged that the line "I know that I just need you like", when reversed, contains "now he uses marijuana", presumed by some believers to refer to Paul. Driving under the influence of drugs was suggested to be one of the reasons for Paul's alleged car crash.
[edit] Rubber Soul
The Rubber Soul album cover has been suggested to look like the other Beatles (and the McCartney look-alike) are looking down into the grave of the real McCartney. Also, the text "Rubber Soul" seems to resemble an upside-down heart or a spade. Believers have interpreted this to represent an ace of spades, considered by some to be a symbol of death.
[edit] Yesterday...and Today
The lines "I believe in yesterday, suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be, there's a shadow hanging over me. Yesterday came suddenly..." from the song "Yesterday" have been taken by believers as an admission from McCartney's replacement.
The controversial original "Butcher" album cover for Yesterday ... and Today features The Beatles holding broken dolls; one of the dolls' heads is being held next to McCartney's head, supposedly alluding to his decapitation in the car accident. On the subsequent replacement cover, McCartney is sitting inside a trunk, which might represent his coffin.
[edit] Revolver
The John Lennon song "She Said, She Said" contains the lyric "I know what it's like to be dead".
"Got to Get You Into My Life" contains the lyrics "I was alone. I took a ride. I didn't know what I would find there," alluding to the fateful car ride that preceded the crash.
[edit] A Collection of Beatles Oldies
The cover of the compilation album A Collection of Beatles' Oldies shows a car with headlights driving, suggested to represent the car McCartney allegedly died in. Again, alluding to Paul's decapitation, the car is headed towards the head of the man depicted on the album cover.
Another hidden clue is derived by incrementing the first two letters of "Oldies" (o-p, l-m), which leaves "pmdies" supposedly standing for "Paul McCartney dies".
[edit] Yellow Submarine soundtrack
A small number of alleged clues have also been found in the Yellow Submarine album. The following list does not include alleged clues found in non-original songs on the album.
On the cover of Yellow Submarine, all the cartoon characters are pointing towards Paul, who is at the top of the hill in front of the group. John Lennon is holding his hand up over McCartney in what has been interpreted as a sign of benediction or the devil's horns. Many of the other characters are showing the same gesture. Also note that Paul is stood in the middle of the road, the other 3 more to the side.
George Harrison's "Only a Northern Song" contains the lines "If you think the harmony, is a little dark and out of key, you're correct, there's nobody there". Believers have interpreted this as George alluding to the fact that he and Paul would often harmonise together on many of the group's songs, but now that he's gone ("There's nobody there") the harmony isn't working out.
Also the record player has a broken record in it.
[edit] Very Together
One of four Canadian only releases by The Beatles, the 1969 album Very Together has become synonymous with the "Paul is dead" scare due to the ambiguous cover image of three lit candles along with one which has been recently snuffed. Believers claim that the candles in this image depict each member of the band, with the extinguished one representing the recent death of Paul.
[edit] Anthology
On the cover of the third volume of The Beatles Anthology, The Let It Be cover is shown, but Paul's face is replaced by a picture of him from the Rubber Soul cover, maybe meaning that Paul has been covered, or replaced by the impostor. Because Rubber Soul was released before the alleged accident, it could represent the real Paul covering up the false Paul. Also, very visible at the bottom left of the cover, is the word "remains", which alludes to buried or cremated remains of Paul's body.
At the end of an alternate version of A Day in the Life (Volume 2, Disk 2, Track 5), Paul is heard saying "You see the worst thing about doing something like this is at first people are a bit suspicious, like.. you know.. what are you up to?" [1]
[edit] See also
- Paul is dead
- "Paul is Dead" clues from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- "Paul is Dead" clues from Magical Mystery Tour
- "Paul is Dead" clues from The White Album
- "Paul is Dead" clues from Abbey Road
- "Paul is Dead" clues from Let It Be
