[47][48] Two frequently cited examples are the suggestion that the words "I buried Paul" are spoken by Lennon in the final section of the song "Strawberry Fields Forever", which the Beatles recorded in November and December 1966. But the theory gets even weirder; the Beatles and their management, realizing the huge financial losses that might result from announcing the death of one of the members of the biggest band in the world, decided to cover up his death. Basically, the Paul is dead controversy overshadowed John's statement and album sales went through the roof with kids trying to find new clues. Maybe, just maybe John lost both legs in a horrific car accident in 1966, and unwilling to travel for his job found a way to trademark a popular singer's name, with both entities profiting. FACT Paul McCartney did have a minor accident on 26th Dec 1965 when he fell off a moped, split his lip and chipped a tooth. How can the McCartney's (Brother Mike & Father Jim) be convinced to go along with this morbid and sinister cover-up. The conspirators went to enormous lengths trying to prove their point. Backwards masking and all the other recording tricks were probably done in case they were exposed.All they would have to say is that if it were a true fraud it would have been stupid to expose themselves. What a moment in time to behold! Dual misdirection at its finest. I knew if I put it on he wouldn't be able to help himself Before I knew it he was scrambling for album covers with his jaw dropped and eyes wide. To spare the public from grief, or simply as a joke, the surviving Beatles replaced him with the winner of a McCartney look-alike contest. Paul climbed into his Aston-Martin, sped away into the rainy, chill night, and was found four hours later pinned under his car in a culvert with the top of his head sheared off. It took me 10 entire days of intense Web research, but it finally clicked for me. Just check out the early concert videos. The greatest argument agagainst Elvis being alive is that he is dead, and the greatest argument against Paul being dead is that he is alive. Were they afraid he would be arrested or have an accident that might expose his false fingerprints, blood or DNA. At that time of night, WABC's signal covered a wide listening area and could be heard in 38 US states and, at times, in other countries. Since then you were just a man named William Shears Campbell! If this was the night when the seed of the rumor was sewn, it would be two years later when the theory really took off, particularly among teenagers in the American Midwest, after a song titled "Saint Paul" achieved widespread success in the region in May 1969, according to Hoaxes. The real Paul *does* have a faint scar on his upper lip from the above-mentioned motorcycle accident. The John is dead fake was set up years in advance. She goes on and on about some sort of Betrayal that would devastate the world if the truth were to be known. It's them twisting it that ruins it for me.". His picture is included on the poster that came with the White album in the lower right-hand corner. His death was covered up and he was replaced in the band by a lookalike competition winner, William 'Billy' Shears Campbell, to 'play' Paul on future Beatles records. By the fall of 1969, Beatle fans finally stumbled upon the mystery and . Silario, I read an article about Abbey Road that said the album was supposed to be released a year later than it was (when Paul would have been 28).
Pepper recording session and drove off angrily in his car, distracted by a meter maid ("Lovely Rita"), not noticing that the traffic lights had changed ("A Day In The Life) crashed, and was decapitated ("Don't Pass Me By").
And have you noticed that Paul's palate is more narrow than Faul?
Think of the millions of royalties being given to an imposter. I'm not here to judge you at all. So the smoke screen worked. I think most of us know if you have any idea about history at all! I have All ways loved there music like millions of others.it did bother me for a while, that McCartney might in fact ,not be the real McCartney, but really, who cares.the music has ,and will stand the test of time,just enjoy. Trying to prove or disprove anything from these albums is a waste of time. I'm a Beatle Now; and to think that to this day his nuts are still in a vice. [61] Rocco Catena, Capitol's vice-president of national merchandising, estimated that "this is going to be the biggest month in history in terms of Beatles sales". [22] Titled Paul McCartney: The Complete Story, Told for the First and Last Time, it was set in a courtroom and hosted by celebrity lawyer F. Lee Bailey,[33] who cross-examined LaBour,[22] Gibb and other proponents of the theory, and heard opposing views from "witnesses" such as McCartney's friend Peter Asher and Allen Klein. Neither is the story", Arion: A Journal of Humanities and the Classics, "Why fans think Avril Lavigne died and was replaced by a clone named Melissa", "The Avril Lavigne conspiracy theory returns", "The Four-Color Adventures of the Fab Four: The Beatles and Comic Books", "The Beatles flesh out zombie mash-up craze", "George Harrison Stabbed in Chest by an Intruder", https://twitter.com/JoelSGilbert/status/1648738007577669633, https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/latest-from-the-trump-conspiracy-factory-bill-clintons-black-son/2016/11/01/d05e321e-a070-11e6-a44d-cc2898cfab06_story.html, "EL VY post lyric video for new single 'Paul Is Alive', "Paul Is Dead A Comedy Short Film Inspired by the Classic Bizarre Rock & Roll Conspiracy Theory". We've been getting questions like that for years, of course, but in the past few weeks we've been getting them at the office and home night and day. The only morons I can see are the ones that need to be told by the mainstream media what to think and when to think it. I have done enough press for a lifetime, and I don't have anything to say these days. I also get the difference in the Eleanor Rigby song that the real Paul McCartney sang and how your voice is completely different from his when you sing Penny Lane. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album was awash with Paul-is-dead clues: the Beatles had indeed officially formed a "new" band featuring a "fictional" member named Billy Shears, which happened to be the actual name of Paul's replacement. According to them there is a secret phone number hidden in the stars making up the title on the sleeve of the Magical Mystery Tour album. Society was reshaped by having a replacement helping to carry on the Beatles who were the impetus of the revolution. You can find more information about the Paul is Dead conspiracy in The Great Beatle Death Clues by R. Gary Patterson published by Robson Books. Take a mirror and lay it horizontally across the middle of the drum skin on the artwork on the front cover of the Sgt Pepper sleeve and it reads. That's because William Campbell is McCartney. HA HA!" If there are two William Campbell's, one real and one fictional, then perhaps there should be a new article like William Campbell. I believe John wrote the song The Greatest making fun of Faul's ego and it is really meant to be how Faul feels about himself. Spooky!
Did Ringo Starr Admit Paul McCartney Died In 1966, Replaced With Look Then there was Magical Mystery Tour, where we three had red roses and he had a black one. Paul is still alive, but very old now. However, if I was dead, I'm sure I'd be the last to know. The stomp your feet and rattle your jewelry comment by John was famously spoken during concert. Imagine why we never saw the bruises etc. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, often credited as a concept album. [34] Another song was Terry Knight's "Saint Paul",[24] which had been a minor hit in June that year and was subsequently adopted by radio stations as a tribute to "the late Paul McCartney". Well, that would be true, but the person who stabbed "George Harrison" (actually just Billy Shears) was actually the original George Harrison, back from India at last. Of course they don't always happen. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. And the infamous "photo of him" is Paul disguised so people would not recognize him on the street. [5] In November 1968, their self-titled double LP (also known as the "White Album") was released containing the track "Glass Onion". I've never seen any reports about whatever happened to the real Billy Shears. Yesterday was written before the alleged death of Paul. Commentary for "Lisa the Vegetarian", in The Simpsons: The Complete Seventh Season [DVD]. Later, the line was interpreted as a "clue" in the "Paul is dead" urban legend that alleged McCartney died in 1966 during the recording of Sgt. The person that had replace him, would had been a Paul McCartney from a parallel universe. Also, check out IAMAPHONEY. [59] In Winn's description, the family portrait used for Life's cover shows McCartney no longer "shabbily attired", but "clean-shaven and casually but smartly dressed".[58]. Where did this come from out of the blue? The WKBW DJs concluded that the "Paul is dead" hoax was fabricated by Lennon. More information, It was fifty years ago today Sgt. You are correct in your stated assumption that the book had to be written as fiction and that people see what they want to see. Paul McCartney was Irish, so wouldnt have been singing mull of kintyre. After a firecracker was thrown onto a stage, the Beatles were pretty much done with live performances. In the eight months leading to the completion of their masterpiece Sgt. Following the publication of the article and the photo, in the issue dated 7 November,[58] the rumour started to decline. But remember, Paul was no saint. "[8] WKNR fuelled the rumour further with its two-hour programme The Beatle Plot, which first aired on 19 October. There is no such thing as coincidence. When my hubby and I watched this skit together, I had already been a five year believer that Paul really did die in the Year of '66 and that watching this skit with the older Fake Paul pretty much sealed the deal for me (I'm a nuance person, it's in the details that gives it away). Bolstered by Linda's support, he began recording his debut solo album at his home in St John's Wood. We stuck a vinyl copy of Sgt Pepper on the turntable and asked Steve to tell us all about it. I've always liked the prospect of happy endings. Those who were alive during the Beatles days recognized that an older replacement(s) was present with SGT Pepper. It will vanish and shrink. Billy Shears was Ringo Starr's alias on The Beatles 1967 album Sgt. To spare the public from grief, the Beatles replaced him with a man named William Shears Campbell, who was the winner of a McCartney look-alike contest and who happened to have the same kind of jovial personality as Paul. Whoever took over knew how to write songs with bite in them and not those poppy paulies although he can do those as well. Charlotte A's comment on Ringo's singing. Wasn't Paul's name William Campbell. It was repaired expertly as you might expect with someone rich. Then again, there has been so much (& some really bad) photo tampering all along the way. Because he is not Paul McCartney and the real Paul would never ever have gone and done something like that behind the other Beatles backs..yeah-yeah-yeah, right! [26] Vin Scelsa, a student broadcaster in 1969, later said that the escalation was indicative of the countercultural influence of Bob Dylan, the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, since: "Every song from them starting about late 1966 became a personal message, worthy of endless scrutiny they were guidelines on how to live your life. [2] The rumour was acknowledged and rebutted in the February issue of The Beatles Book. Most are from military families that take oaths and sign disclosure agreements where everything can be taken away. Follow Billy online for tour dates, news and more! Don't know what to believe about the Paul/Faul conspiracy. If someone names William Spears Campbell really won a Beatles look-a-like contest and then dropped off the face of the earth, that would be weird. [22] Noden writes that "Very soon, every college campus, every radio station, had a resident expert. John and Paul were inspiring collaborators, while Paul and George were close schoolmates before the group was even formed. Ringo exposed the scam a few years ago but since then has appeared in several interviews with Fail. .a clear reference in theorists minds to the dates of Pauls death in Roman numerals I ONE = 11 (i.e November) and IX = 9. Not one person did so. Faul is protected by powerful people and money or he would have been exposed years ago. Lennon himself dismissed any deep meaning to the mysterious lyrics: > I threw the line in "the Walrus was Paul" just to confuse everybody a bit more. [37] According to a report in Billboard magazine in early November, Shelby Singleton Productions planned to issue a documentary LP of radio segments discussing the phenomenon. The same as he couldn't get married [or] go on holiday without the world knowing it. Also, Paul starts to dominate the A-side of the rest of the Beatles hits and he started to out shine the others. .. Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.46.189.122 (talk) 14:56, 8 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]. Nothing ever came to light explaining where he was or what happened to him. He was and still is 5'11" hazel eyes. Oh, and then there is the DVD Paul McCartney Really is Dead-The Last Testament of George Harrison. They saw the Sgt Pepper album as yet more proof of the on-going speculation that Paul McCartney had been killed in a car crash on Wednesday, November 9th 1966 and replaced with a look-a-like, sound-a-like called William Campbell Shears a.k.a Billy Shears born in Shreveport, Louisiana on September 16th, 1940. 20th Century Fox. Listen to Paul's lead vocals in Lady Madonna, Back In The USSR and Oh Darling.
Paul McCartney 'replaced by body double after death' claims bizarre "We didn't know what to do, and Brian Epstein, our manager, suggested that we hire Billy Shears as a temporary solution.
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