Did Paul McCartney Really Die? Some crazy theories never seem to want to fade away. This is the case with the famous Paul McCartney’s death rumor that started at the time that the Beatles were recording the “Sgt. Pepper’s” album.
The rumor seems to have started when in 1969 a listener to a Detroit radio station called into the station, claiming to be somebody named Tom, and told the Disc Jockey, Russ Gibb, that a few of the Beatles records contained clues that were evidence to the fact that Paul had died in a car accident, supposedly mangling the singer/bassist so bad that dental records had to be used to identify the body. Other theories said that he was actually decapitated, so it depends on whom you believe.
Here’s where it gets really good. According to the myth, after McCartney’s death, the band held a contest to find a Paul McCartney look alike to replace the singer so that fans would not know that he had died and the band could carry on without missing a beat.
The winner of this contest was supposed to have been a guy named William Campbell, an actor who looked enough like McCartney that the band would be able to get away with the whole charade.
Luckily for the remaining members of the band, Campbell happened to be an orphan from Edinburgh so he would never be missed, and actually have the same voice and played bass amazingly just like Paul. Plastic surgery was used to smooth out the minor differences. They failed to fix a scar on Campbell's upper lip - this is how you can tell authentic McCartney photos from the Campbell ones.
According to many, there were numerous clues to Paul’s death found on various albums and album covers to prove this theory. A few worth mentioning were on the Abbey Road cover.
This is the famous cover (probably made much more famous from this radical theory actually) where the four members of the Beatles are walking across the street on a zebra crossing on Abbey Road itself.
One of the trigger giveaways was the fact that they were lined up in a row, which seemed to represent a funeral procession. Another clue was the clothing that the four members wore in the picture.
Lennon was leading in all white, which represented the church, and in the back was Harrison who wore what looked to be work clothes, representing the gravedigger of the bunch.
McCartney was barefoot indicating that like other cultures he would be buried barefoot, as well as the fact that he was holding a cigarette in his right hand when everyone knew that the real Paul McCartney was left handed.
Many other clues were found, of course, within song lyrics and in other places on album covers. The debate actually grew to be pretty huge, and finally the band, and McCartney himself had to do an interview himself to disband the rumors.
Some suspect that the band was probably subsequently feeding into the ridiculousness of it all adding tidbits of their own clues here and there, but no member has yet to ever admit to doing so.
The Clues in FullButcher Album
- The bloody meat and assorted baby doll parts represent the horrible nature of the car accident.
- Notice the set of teeth of Paul's right arm. They signify that Paul's teeth were knocked out in the car crash. This rendered dental records unavailable as a means for identifying the body.
- George is holding the head of a baby doll next to Paul's head, to signify that Paul was decapitated in the accident.
- Paul is sitting inside the trunk. The trunk represents a coffin.
- This is one of the first photographs showing a scar on Paul's upper lip. A sign that this is the imposter William Campbell sitting in for photograph sessions.
- The photograph is taken from the prospective of the real Paul McCartney looking up from his grave.
- The title of the album is written in the shape of an upside down heart.
- Some people say that since Paul is the only Beatle not facing forward, that it means that he is not 'one of them' anymore.
- The people are looking at what appears to be a freshly dug grave.
- The yellow flowers (directly below the flowers that spell Beatles) are in the shape of a bass guitar. Paul was the bass player for The Beatles.
- There are three sticks on the yellow flowers that represent the strings of the bass. There are only THREE sticks to represent the THREE remaining Beatles.
- Also, notice that the yellow flowers spell out 'PAUL?'; questioning Paul's existence.
- The doll on the right of the cover (in the white, black, and red stripes) has a small white car, with a blood red interior, on her lap. This is a model of the car that Paul died in.
- Directly below the doll's left foot is a white vase with yellow flowers in it. If you look closely it resembles a car plummeting over a cliff with flames coming out of the back end.
- Below the 'T' in Beatles is a statue of the Hindu God Shiva 'The Destroyer.' Its hand points directly to Paul.
- Notice The Beatles standing behind the drum in the center of the photo. They are standing sideways except for Paul who is facing directly forward. John, Ringo, and George look *three dimensional* while Paul looks like one of the cardboard cutouts.
- Paul is the only one holding a black instrument. Black is associated with death. This may seem insignificant now, but it turns up a few more times.
- This is the first occasion where we see an open palm above Paul McCartney's head. There are many different theories as to what this signifies. It is generally taken to mean either that the person under the open palm will soon die or has recently passed away. As you will see, this turns up quite a few times.
- Take a small mirror, or the bottom of a CD will work, and place it perpendicular to the center of the drum, so that you split 'LONELY HEARTS' in half. Now read the combined writing on the drum and the mirror. It says 1 ONE 1 X HE | DIE. '1 ONE 1' equals three, another reference to three Beatles. The 'X' crosses out Paul because he is no longer alive. And the arrow between 'He' and 'Die' points directly to Paul.
- The Fab Four are sitting facing the camera. On Paul's left arm is a patch that says O. P. D. (Officially Pronounced Dead), much like D. O. A. (Dead on Arrival).
- The photo was taken at such an angle, and with Paul's sleeve folded, so that it appears to say O. P. D. when in reality it reads O. P. P. This stands for the 'Ontario Provincial Police.'
- Another interpretation is that William Campbell was once a police officer in Canada. The lyrics to 'She Came in Through the Bathroom Window' explain this.
- Paul is facing backwards, to signify that the man in the photograph is an imposter.
- Paul, George, and John were all about the same height, but in this photo Paul appears higher than the other two. This represents that he is *rising up,* ascending if you will.
- The words "Without You" are coming out the side of Paul's head, from the song title "Within You, Without you."
- George's thumb is pointing to the lyrics "Wednesday morning at 5 o'clock," the time of Paul's death.
- George's (in red) hand makes an L, John's (in green) a V, and Ringo's (in pink) an E. Paul (in blue) is the HOLE where the O would be in the word LOVE. 'SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND' "Let me introduce to you the one and only Billy Shears" As I mentioned earlier, Paul was supposedly replaced by William Campbell. Billy is a nickname for William. Also, Billy Shears can be seen as a play on words. Billy Shears-> Billy'S hears-> Billy's Here. As though they were introducing William (Billy) to the world.
- 'SHE'S LEAVING HOME' "Wednesday morning at five o'clock" The time when the car accident occurred.
- 'LOVELY RITA' "When I caught a glimpse of Rita" Paul was looking at Rita and not paying attention to the road.
- 'GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING' "Nothing to do to save his life" " You are own you're own, you are in the street" References to the car accident. "People running around, it's five o'clock" Another reference to the time of the accident."Watching the skirts, you start to flirt, now you're in gear" Refers to Paul watching Rita. "In Gear" refers to driving.
- 'A DAY IN THE LIFE' "He blew his mind out in a car, he didn't notice that the lights had changed" Describes, in more detail, the accident.
- Yellow Submarine
- The yellow submarine looks as though it is buried inside the hill that the Beatles are standing on. (read the Lyric Clues below to better understand)
- This is the first occasion where we see an open palm above Paul McCartney's head. There are many different theories as to what this signifies. It's generally taken to mean either that the person under the open palm will soon die or has recently passed away. As you will see, this turns up quite a few times. 'YELLOW SUBMARINE' "...sky of blue, sea of green in our yellow submarine" The yellow submarine represents a coffin, buried beneath a sea of green which represents the grass. "... in the land of submarines" In a cemetery - in the land of coffins.
- 'ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE' "Yes he's dead... we loved you yeah, yeah, yeah." If you listen closely to the end of the track, you can hear John Lennon sing the two lines mentioned above
- 'ONLY A NORTHERN SONG' "When you are listening...you may think that the band is not quite right... the band is a little dark and out of key, you're correct, there's nobody there" Paul played the bass guitar. Generally the bass player keeps the rhythm for the band. The band would not sound right if Paul was playing.
- Magical Mystery Tour
- Paul is the Walrus. He is the only one in black. We know Paul is the Walrus from the song 'Glass Onion.'
- Throughout the booklet Paul is shown without shoes. Generally, people are buried without shoes.
- Page 1; Paul's magicians hat is pulled down over his face. Hiding his face because it is not really him.
- Page 3; Paul sits under crossed flags. Crossed flags are placed over the casket in British Military funerals.
- Page 3; A sign sits on the desk in front of Paul that reads "I WAS YOU."
- Page 3;In this photo Paul has the scar on his lip.
- Page 4; Paul's hat is crushed, indicating that he suffered head injuries in the car crash.
- Page 9; A cartoon of Paul shows a crack in Paul's head. Again a reference to the head injuries.
- Page 13; Ringo's drum reads "LOVE THE 3 BEATLES."
- Page 23; Paul is the only Beatle wearing a Black carnation.
- Page 24; An open Palm is photographed above Paul's head.
- Page 2; Paul's magician hat is pulled down over his face. Hiding his face because it is not really him.
- Page 2; Paul's magicians hat is the only one with black flowers on it.
- Page 2; "AWAY IN THE SKY, beyond the clouds, live 4 or 5 Magicians." There were only four Beatles, unless you count William.
- Paged 4 & 5; Ringo's drum reads "LOVE THE 3 BEATLES."
- If you turn it sideways the people in white spell out "RIP."
- 'I AM THE WALRUS' "Bury me, bury me, bury my body" "Oh untimely death" This can be heard if you listen closely to the person speaking in the background at the end of the song. "goo goo goo joob" These are said to be the last words of Humpty Dumpty's before he fell and cracked his head. 'STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER' "I buried Paul" John Lennon says when the song fades back in. The Beatles Anthology #2 states that John Lennon really said "Cranberry Sauce." But if you listen to this version you can clearly hear that this phrase has been manipulated to sound like "I buried Paul."
- 'ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE' "Yes he's dead... we love you yeah, yeah, yeah." If you listen closely to the end of the track, you can hear John Lennon sing the two lines mentioned above
- White Album
- Page numbers are for the CD booklet. The booklet is a reassembled version of the poster that came with the original LP.
- Page 7 Bottom right: A picture of Paul dancing. If you look closely you can see what appears to be two skeletal hands reaching for him.
- Page 14: A large picture of Paul clearly shows the scar on his lip. Those of you with the LP received this photo as an 8x10.
- Page 18: (bottom right corner, near the photo of George Harrison) A picture of William Campbell before the plastic surgery.
- 'GLASS ONION' "Looking through a glass onion." A glass onion is a term for a coffin with a glass top. "I told you about the Walrus and me - man. We are as close as can be - man. Well here's another CLUE for you all, the WALRUS was PAUL" John tells us the Walrus on the cover of the Magical Mystery Tour was Paul.
- 'WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS' "Paul, Paul, Paul, Paul......" At the fade out of the song you can hear George sing this. He is crying out for Paul.
- 'I'M SO TIRED' Played forward it is gibberish, but backwards it says "Paul is Dead man, Miss him, Miss him" Those of you with albums simply spin the album backwards. For those with CD's, utilize the CD-ROM drive on your computer.
- 'REVOLUTION #9' Played forward "Number nine, number nine..." but backwards it says "Turn me on dead man, turn me on dead man..." This one is quite audible and very clear. Also, there are nine letters in the name McCartney.
- 'DON'T PASS ME BY' "You were in a car crash..." Another reference to a car crash. "...and you lost your hair" Yet another reference to head injuries.
- Abbey Road
- In the procession across the street, John represents the Preacher (or God), Ringo represents a Pall Bearer (or undertaker), Paul is the Deceased, and George is the Grave Digger.
- Paul's eyes are closed and he is in his bare feet, both representative of a corpse.
- Paul is out of step with the other Beatles - his right foot is forward, the others are leading with their left foot.
- Paul is smoking with his right hand. Paul played the bass as a lefty. This shows that an imposter was brought in for the photograph.
- An ambulance, or a morgue wagon, is parked on the right side of the street.
- The car in the background appears to be headed directly at Paul.
- The VW bug that is parked on the left side of the street has a license plate that says '28IF'. Paul would have been 28 when this album was released, IF he would have lived.
- The license plate also says 'LMW' which stands for 'Linda McCartney Weeps.' Or “Linda McCartney Widow”
- If you connect the dots they form a 3 - the three remaining Beatles.
- There is a crack in the letters that spells 'Beatles.'
- If you turn the album sideways you can see a white skull in the upper left corner.
- The woman that you see on the right edge is Rita, the meter maid.
- 'COME TOGETHER' "Come together right now over me" Over Paul's grave. "One and One and One is Three" Another reference to three Beatles, not four. "He got monkey fingers" The fingers of dead people curl up like monkeys. "He got hair, down below his knees." When people die the hair continues to grow.
- 'SHE CAME IN THROUGH THE BATHROOM WINDOW' "So I quit the police department and got myself a steady job" Explains that William must have been a police officer. This also explains the OPD patch from Sgt. Pepper's.
Read the clues and make up your own mind.
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