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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.
Edward Sharp-Paul of FasterLouder wrote that "'Revolution #9' is the sound of an illusion shattering: Yes, the Beatles are human, and sometimes they drop almighty turds." [ 43 ] The track was voted the worst Beatles song in one of the first such polls, conducted in 1971 by WPLJ and The Village Voice . [ 44 ]
The mumbling, if played backwards can be imagined as something along the lines of "Paul is a dead man. Miss him. Miss him. [ 6 ] This only adds to the many supposed references to the "Paul is dead" conspiracy theory scattered throughout the White album.
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
The Beatles landed at JFK Airport on February 7, 1964, greeted by 3,000 of the fans that had sent “I Want To Hold Your Hand” to the top of the Hot 100, and America’s love affair with the Fab ...
Harrison ended the song with a homage to George Formby, a Northern English comedian who the Beatles were fans of, adding a slight coda with a strummed banjo ukelele, [22] and an archive recording of John Lennon saying "turned out nice again!", Formby's catchphrase, played backwards. [23]
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