"Paul is Dead" clues from Let It Be
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Let It Be, the end product of the "Get Back" sessions, was the final album released by The Beatles. This album contained very few "Paul is Dead" clues.
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[edit] Cover
On the cover of Let it Be, Paul appears to be singled out from the other Beatles in two ways. First, he is facing forward while the other Beatles are looking to the left. Second, Paul is the only Beatle whose face is not on a white background. What's more, said background appears to be blood red.
When the album was remixed into Let It Be... Naked Paul's picture is still facing a different way than all the others, even with a new picture for George added, and the background is still different, a white background for Paul with a somber black for the rest.
[edit] Lyrics
[edit] Let It Be
The lyrics from McCartney's piece "Let It Be" include "I wake up to the sound of music, Mother Mary comes to me". This has been interpreted by believers to signify Paul meeting his mother Mary, who died when he was 14, in heaven. The whole song could be read as being about Paul's "death".
The lines "when the broken hearted people living in the world agree" and "for though they may be parted" could be about Paul and his fans.
A more obscure clue is that when the words "Let it be" are played backwards, they become "He is dead".
On the single version mix of the song, something can be heard at 1.07. When slowed slightly it sounds like "stop it," though proponents of the theory believe it is someone whispering "Paul is dead". This can not be heard on the mix that was released on the album. This particular section can be heard here.
[edit] Get Back
When the chorus of "Get Back" is played backwards, it seems to become, "I need some wheels. Help me! Help me! Help me!", referring to Paul's car being totaled in the crash. [1]
[edit] Explanations of the clues
The pictures on the cover of Let It Be... Naked were merely negatives of the pictures of John, Paul, and Ringo from Let It Be and the new picture of George. The "Get Back" clue is almost impossible due to the fact that it was a live perfomance.
[edit] See also
- Paul is dead
- "Paul is Dead" clues from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
- "Paul is Dead" clues from Magical Mystery Tour
- "Paul is Dead" clues from The White Album
- "Paul is Dead" clues from Abbey Road
