Do you believe to the rumor of The Beatles that Paul McCartney was supposed to be dead last Nov 9 1966 by a car accident and was replaced by his look alike in order not to dissapoint their fans?.. And some sort of clues in their songs that tells that Paul was really dead?.. What can you say about this?
2007-04-06 04:59:22 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
The whole thing was a gimmic - a hoax, cooked up by a disc jockey in Detroit during an "all Beatles" weekend.
He started putting together clues from song titles, and album covers on the air and some news agency picked it up and ran with it.
In typical Beatles fashion, they had a hilarious press conference where they all filed out and sat down, then Paul got up and said, "If I was dead, I would be the last to knw!" (because he had been out of touch ina secluded farm in northern Scotland with his family). Then they all got up - and filed out - leaving the press corps with egg on their faces.
My favorite part of the hoax was that there was supposed to be a phone number you called and asked for "Billy Shears" (a name from a "Sgt. Pepper" song.), and he told you the true story of what happened to Paul.
Or that Paul picked up a girl during a rainstorm in his sports car and when she realized who he was she flipped out and caused him to wreck the car - killing both of them ("He blew his mind out in a car...." "A Day In The Life").
2007-04-07 17:06:02 · answer #1 · answered by dreamair 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This was a hoax, and like true rock and rollers, they let the mystique of the rumor take over.
There are a lot of supposed "clues" on the Abbey Road album cover :
* Paul is out of step with the other 3 Beatles.
* Paul is barefoot. The Beatles had recently returned from India, where it is customary in some cultures to be buried without shoes.
* He is holding a cigarette in his right hand (Paul is left-handed).
* The license plate on the car behind them (A VW Beetle, no less) reads "28 IF". Paul was 27 at the time of the rumor's birth. He would have been *28 if* he had lived.
* Their wardrobes : George was the gravedigger, Paul was the corpse, John was the preacher, and Ringo was the undertaker.
2007-04-06 05:05:03 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
It's not true. Paul is alive and well. I know, because he just talked to me online last night.
Seriously, this was just a rumor and the Beatles, being the brilliant lads that they were, ran with it.
2007-04-06 11:16:57 · answer #3 · answered by Robin R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-26 22:53:00 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
was just a hoax. Paul is alive and well.
2007-04-06 05:08:22 · answer #5 · answered by kaisergirl 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if he's dead, but the dude sure looks old.
2007-04-06 05:05:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a bunch of horse shi*
2007-04-06 05:03:18 · answer #7 · answered by Skullsoda 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Publicity stunt and look, it worked, people are STILL talking about it!
2007-04-06 05:13:17 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
nothing relevant except that i think it's a hoax
2007-04-06 05:03:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've never heard this rumor before. I doubt it however. Are you sure you didn't just make this up?
2007-04-06 05:08:06 · answer #10 · answered by Johnny's Girl 4 · 0⤊ 4⤋