Did Paul McCartney really die in 1966? The history of the conspiracy theory | Vinyl Rewind

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Reeve, Andru J. Turn Me on, Dead Man. AuthorHouse, 2004.
Hunter, Davies. The Beatles Lyrics. Little, Brown and Company. 2014

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[AngelSutcliff]

Um... Paul is the only left handed player?

*Ringo is again forgotten*

[habs]

*the Beatles probably a bit drunk at some point in 1965*
Paul: "let's pretend I'm dead"
Ringo, John, George:" brilliant"

[TravellingTARDIS]

Theory: The Beatles don't exist. It's just Ringo moving really fast.

[richardbullwood]

Keep in mind that not only did they find an imposter that looked exactly like Paul, and was also able to become left-handed and learn all of Paul's stuff, but the Imposter was a bigger musical genius than anyone else in the band, since the Imposter wrote songs such as Let It Be and Hey Jude. And then post-beatles, the Imposter had the biggest solo career of any of the four. And the Imposter became the richest musician in the world. That's like saying Eddie Van Halen died in 1978, so they found someone that looked exactly like him, that turned out to be an even better guitar player and songwriter and the rest of Van Halen didn't mind. Okay.

[hasinvaded]

if you play it backwards it says "paul is dead haha"

the record:

[nathanhoward]

My theory is that John thought it was funny so he led them on.

[JakeCuster]

Imagine being so famous that people think you're dead when you take your shoes off

[gregjohnson]

I was a teen when "Paul is dead" came out and I looked into it. Paul was my favorite Beatle and I wasn't convinced that anyone else could replicate Paul's looks, talent singing and playing left handed while helping write classic songs. SO glad Sir Paul is alive and well.

[WobblesandBean]

Alternate title: "How the Beatles trolled the hell out of their fans"

[cmslayr]

"Paul is the only left handed band member in the band" *sad Ringo noises*

[deadsteve]

My Aunt Yvonne went out with Paul McCartney for 2 weeks when she was 14 and he was 16. They went to schools across the road from each other. She doesn't seem to think that Paul McCartney has been replaced.

[donkrouskop]

Yeah, if the real Paul McCartney died in 1966, the replacement they found is one of the most talented musicians in the history of rock and roll.

[mub]

"it's unknown how this theory got started"

*Proceeds to explain how the theory started*

[creepergalgames]

*Paul is the only left handed Beatle*


Ringo: hold my Yellow Submarine

[ireneisameme]

The thing is, like said in the video, that it's easy to find clues about a thing if we are looking for them. I'm sure that if the rumor was "Ringo is dead" someone would find clues for that too

[bautistasardi]

Paul: doesn’t like wearing shoes
Fans: he’s dead

[dayshawna]

“paul was the only left handed member of the group”

ringo: :(

[TheLenaweeTrekker]

I think the Beatles were having fun with this rumor. Staying silent is just part of the fun.

[goldenboy]

The imposter Paul that they got has been really good at maintaining his disguise for the last 56 years. Billy (a Scottish guy) even got the accent and all of Paul’s mannerisms down perfectly!

[angelusvastator]

I know it's fake but this conspiracy theory is genuinely creepy.