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"Paul is dead" is an urban legend and conspiracy theory alleging that English musician Paul McCartney of the Beatles died in 1966 and was secretly replaced by a look-alike. The rumour began circulating in 1966, gaining broad popularity in September 1969 following reports on American college campuses.
The loop of "number nine" featured in the recording fuelled the legend of Paul McCartney's death after it was reported that it sounded like "turn me on, dead man" when played backwards. [50] In an interview held at his home on 2 December 1968, Lennon was asked if "Revolution 9" was about death, because it seemed like that to the interviewer.
The song was recorded on 8 October 1968 and was completed including all overdubs in this one session. [5] The Beatles also started and completed "The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" during the same recording session. [5] The chorus of the monaural mix of the song features louder backing vocals from Paul McCartney than the stereo mix.
Gibb played the song backwards on his turntable, and heard the phrase "turn me on, dead man". [14] Gibb began telling his listeners about what he called "The Great Cover-up", [15] and listeners cited other alleged backmasked phrases, including "Paul is a dead man, miss him, miss him, miss him", on "I'm So Tired". [14]
The song speaks degradingly about angsty teenagers who look for backwards messages in music, and contains the lyrics "Play that record backwards / Here's a message yo for the suckas / Play that record backwards / And go fuck yourself." Moby "Machete" "I have to say goodbye." [62] Appears midway through the song. Motörhead
Likewise, a backing track of reversed drums and cymbals made its way into the verses of "Strawberry Fields Forever". The Beatles' well-known use of reversed tapes led to rumours of backwards messages, including many that fueled the Paul is Dead urban myth. However, only "Rain" and "Free as a Bird" include intentional reversed vocals in Beatles ...
They live on in film as well, with movies centered around their music, including 2007’s Across the Universe and 2019’s Yesterday as well as documentaries like 2021’s The Beatles: Get Back ...
In the middle of this song played backwards, ... Forwards: "Slacol eht dellik lhad nov e." A reference to the Beatles' "Paul is Dead" urban legend. Detailed here.