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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 proof to the fact that Paul had passed from physical life in a car accident, supposedly mangling the singer/bassist so bad that dental records had to be employed to tell apart the body. Other theories said that he was genuinely decapitated, so it depends on whom you believe.

Here’s where it gets in truth good. According to the myth, after McCartney’s death, the band kept a contest to find a Paul McCartney look similar to replace the singer so that fans would not know that he had passed away 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 sufficient like McCartney that the band would be capable 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 genuinely have the same voice and played bass amazingly just like Paul. Plastic surgery was employed to smooth out the minor differences. They failed to repair a scar on Campbell’s upper lip – this is how you may tell authentic McCartney photos from the Campbell ones.

According to many, there were a heap of clues to Paul’s death found on respective 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 all over 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 costume 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 keeping 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 in truth grew to be gorgeous huge, and at long last the band, and McCartney himself had to do an consultation 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 fellow member has yet to ever confess to doing so.

The Clues in FullButcher Album

• The bloody meat and various baby doll parts represent the horrid 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 keeping the head of a baby doll next to Paul’s head, to signify that Paul was decapitated in the accident.

‘YESTERDAY’ “I believe in yesterday, suddenly, I’m not half the man I employed to be, there’s a shadow hanging over me. Yesterday came suddenly…” Paul is no longer himself. Or He’s not who we think he is. ‘DR. ROBERT’ “He does everything he can, Dr. Robert.” Dr. Robert did everything he could to save Paul’s life after the accident. ‘NOWHERE MAN’ “you don’t know what you’re missing, nowhere man may you see me at all?” Paul’s is no longer around, and from where he is (buried) he may not see anyone. ‘AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING’ “you can’t see me” “you can’t listen me” Another reference to Paul being buried. Yesterday & Today

• Paul is sitting inside the trunk. The trunk represents a coffin.
• This is one of the original photographs showing a scar on Paul’s upper lip. A sign that this is the imposter William Campbell sitting in for photograph sessions.

Rubber Soul

• The photograph is taken from the potential 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.

Revolver

• Some humans say that since Paul is the only Beatle not facing forward, that it means that he is not ‘one of them’ anymore.

‘TAXMAN’ “If you drive a car *Paul*” Reinforces the fact that Paul passed away in a car accident.”If you get too cold *Paul*” A reference to the state of a body after death. “My counsel to those who die – Taxman” Think of ‘Taxman’ as a Taxidermist – one who preserves the remains of the dead. ‘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. ‘GO TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE’ “I took a ride, I didn’t know what I would find there” Another reference to a car ride. “…and then of a sudden I see you” Once you read the Sgt. Pepper clues you will realize that he saw Lovely Rita. ‘TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS’ “*Paul* played the game existence to the end” Life is the ‘game of existence’ and when you die the game ends. The song title is taken from the ‘Tibetan Book of the Dead.’ Sgt. Peppers

• The humans are looking at what appears to be a freshly dug grave.
• The yellow flowers (directly beneath 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, observe 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 little white car, with a blood red interior, on her lap. This is a model of the car that Paul passed from physical life in.
• Directly underneath 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 keeping a black instrument. Black is affiliated with death. This may seem unimportant now, but it turns up a few more times.
• This is the basi occasion where we see an open palm above Paul McCartney’s head. There are a great deal of dissimilar theories as to what this signifies. It is in general taken to mean either that the person underneath the open palm will soon die or has not long back passed away. As you will see, this turns up rather a few times.
• Take a little 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 amid ‘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.

For those of you who do not have the LP, it ought to be stated that the album had the the lyrics printed on the back cover, layered over a photograph of the Beatles. Those of you with the CD will find that picture on pages 12 and 13 of the CD booklet.

• Paul is facing backwards, to signify that the man in the photograph is an imposter.
• Paul, George, and John were all with regards to 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 brought up earlier, Paul was supposedly substituted by William Campbell. Billy is a nickname for William. Also, Billy Shears may be seen as a play on words. Billy Shears-> Billy’S hears-> Billy’s Here. As altho 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 begin to flirt, now you’re in gear” Refers to Paul looking at Rita. “In Gear” refers to driving.
• ‘A DAY IN THE LIFE’ “He blew his mind out in a car, he didn’t detect that the lights had changed” Describes, in more detail, the accident.
• Yellow Submarine
• The yellow submarine looks as even though it is buried inside the hill that the Beatles are standing on. (read the Lyric Clues beneath to better understand)
• This is the basi occasion where we see an open palm above Paul McCartney’s head. There are galore dissimilar theories as to what this signifies. It’s in general taken to mean either that the person under the open palm will soon die or has not long ago passed away. As you will see, this turns up rather 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 may listen John Lennon sing the two lines cited above
• ‘ONLY A NORTHERN SONG’ “When you are listening…you may think that the band is not rather right… the band is a little dark and out of key, you’re correct, there’s not a single soul 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.’

This booklet came with the basi album, and is not included in subsequent reprints nor is it in the CD.

• Throughout the booklet Paul is shown without shoes. Generally, persons are buried without shoes.
• Page 1; Paul’s magicians hat is pulled down over his face. Hiding his face because it is not actually him.
• Page 3; Paul sits underneath 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 actually 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 humans in white spell out “RIP.”
• ‘I AM THE WALRUS’ “Bury me, inter me, inter my body” “Oh untimely death” This may 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 in truth said “Cranberry Sauce.” But if you listen to this version you may distinctly listen 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 almost to the end of the track, you may listen John Lennon sing the two lines cited above
• White Album
• Page numbers are for the CD booklet. The booklet is a reassembled version of the poster that came with the introductory LP.
• Page 7 Bottom right: A picture of Paul dancing. If you look closely you may see what appears to be two skeletal hands reaching for him.
• Page 14: A huge picture of Paul without doubt or question shows the scar on his lip. Those of you with the LP received this photo as an 8×10.
• 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 when it comes to the Walrus and me – man. We are as close as may 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 may listen 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 merely spun the album backwards. For those with CD’s, utilise 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 rather 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 throughout 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 likewise 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 may 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 persons curl up like monkeys. “He got hair, down under his knees.” When humans die the hair proceeds to grow.
• ‘SHE CAME IN THROUGH THE BATHROOM WINDOW’ “So I quit the police section and got myself a steady job” Explains that William will have to have been a police officer. This also explains the OPD patch from Sgt. Pepper’s.

Final Thoughts Some persons may believe this or not but I think most persons take it in fun. Paul himself has cited this in consultations in a light hearted way. No one will ever know if this was formulated by PR humans to publicize the Beatles records or if the Beatles themselves added clues for a laugh to play along with the joke?.

Read the clues and make up your own mind.

Cbers Guide Radio George Mccarthy

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