If Paul McCartney is dead, then who the hell wrote Penny Lane?

[deadfrg]

“Paul Beatle II is one of the greatest artists in modern music.”

[thelastchannelonyoutube]

I’m sure Paul is just ecstatic to know that people think that his best work was created by someone else

[punkin.]

If this was actually true then I like the ‘fake’ Paul better

[jrob]

Paul is dead was another way of saying Paul grew up.

[mistertwister]

I like the implication that Paul was killed and the Beatles somehow found someone who looked and sounded identical, had the same sense of humor, was also as good of a musician, who was also a lefty, and ended up having a child that looks EXACTLY like Paul and Paul’s brother, and that Paul’s family was cool with this fake getting all of the royalties and recognition of the real Paul for the following 60+ years, and the fake Paul ended up being a better writer than real Paul.

And all of this is somehow a more logical answer than “Paul didn’t die, his facial change wasn’t nearly as intense as you claim it to be and all of your evidence requires phenomenal logical leaps.”

[samjones]

I bet the guy that replaced Paul in the 60's didn't think he'd be having to headline Glastonbury at 80

[pendentz]

The way the Beatles interact with each other on the get back documentary is proof alone that Paul’s not dead

[silverofficial]

It makes me laugh that people still think Paul died!

[ExtremeBeatlesArchive]

So, in order to secretly replace Paul they found a left-handed bassist who looked exactly like him, had the same singing and speaking voice, and the same level of songwriting ability, and then convinced Jane Asher to date him, and got his father and brother to go along with the lie, and managed to silence the police, the coroner and the newspapers, and got rid of the wreckage of his vehicle?

And what of the man who replaced him? He vanished from his own life without a trace and no loved one or friend or employer ever reported him missing?

[ehoffmann]

The answer to why he suddenly got better is actually the same reason Alice in wonderland is so iconic. Drugs

[RobertJRoman]

No, no, no. They didn't find a Paul McCartney doppelganger, who happened to be an even better songwriter. They pre-selected the world's greatest melodist, and offered him a spot as a Beatle for the price of getting Paul McCartney surgery.

[luishumbertovega]

The government went to his family and told them "We do not care that you lost a family member recently, we've found a replacement who will receive his identity, his assets and everything else that belonged to him, so act as if nothing have happened".
Yeah, right...

[mannymoctopusREAL]

The funniest thing about this theory to me is my dad actually almost hit Paul with his car a couple years ago. Dude does not have a good track record with vehicles!

[richardbullwood]

It is the most ridiculous of all conspiracy theories because of what would have to take place. You would have to find a guy who was not only an exact replica of Paul, that he would have to be a bigger musical genius than Paul ever was. Because the Imposter wrote Let It Be. The Imposter wrote Hey Jude. The leadership of the band towards the end was at Paul's feet. I doubt they give that power to the Imposter. And of the four Beatles, The Imposter would have by far the most successful solo career. That's like saying that Eddie Van Halen died in 1978, so they found a guy who looked exactly like him in every way, only was a much better guitar player and songwriter. And the rest of the band didn't care. Doesn't make much sense.

[kevinforbesofficial]

Worth noting, this is a song about Paul McCartney's childhood nostalgia. And while Paul, John, and George all grew up in the same neighborhood they didn't feel the same way about it - Strawberry Fields Forever is also about nostalgia, and it's very different because John Lennon had a different experience of that neighborhood. Point being, it would have been very hard for anyone other than Paul McCartney to have written that specific song.

[danme]

this really could be fleshed out into a full video

[tahsinsabah]

I don’t know but when the title popped up on my notifications, I had a mini heart attack cos I read “Paul McCartney is dead”

[sabiangilang]

how can anyone be the same face, voice, left-handed, best songwriter of all time have a double?

[baberoot]

John called all those who believed Paul was dead....freaks.

[WillyTheComposerOfficial]

Don’t underestimate early Paul ! All My Loving, Michelle, I’ve Just Seen a Face, And I Love Her, I’ll Follow the Sun We Can Work It Out, I’m Looking Through You, Eleanor Rigby, For No One, YESTERDAY