Songs linked to the 'Paul is dead' hoax through supposed hidden clues.
The Beatles have 8 songs that the 1969 'Paul is dead' rumour combed for clues, including 'A Day in the Life', 'I Am the Walrus', 'Strawberry Fields Forever', 'Don't Pass Me By', 'Glass Onion', 'I'm So Tired' and 2 more.
Song count per year
% of each member's catalogue with this tag (by writing credit)
| # | Title | Year | Album | Lead Vocal(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strawberry Fields Forever | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | Fade-out mumble heard as 'I buried Paul' (actually 'cranberry sauce') |
| 2 | A Day in the Life | 1967 | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band | John, Paul | 'He blew his mind out in a car' read as Paul's crash |
| 3 | I Am the Walrus | 1967 | Magical Mystery Tour | John | King Lear death lines in the fade; walrus as a death symbol |
| 4 | Glass Onion | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | 'The Walrus was Paul' taken as a death clue |
| 5 | Don't Pass Me By | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | Ringo | 'You were in a car crash and you lost your hair' read as the crash |
| 6 | Revolution 9 | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | – | 'Number nine' reversed becomes 'turn me on, dead man' |
| 7 | I'm So Tired | 1968 | The Beatles (The White Album) | John | Outro mumble reversed as 'Paul is dead man, miss him' |
| 8 | Come Together | 1969 | Abbey Road | John | 'One and one and one is three' read as the three surviving Beatles |
Fade-out mumble heard as 'I buried Paul' (actually 'cranberry sauce')
'He blew his mind out in a car' read as Paul's crash
King Lear death lines in the fade; walrus as a death symbol
'The Walrus was Paul' taken as a death clue
'You were in a car crash and you lost your hair' read as the crash
'Number nine' reversed becomes 'turn me on, dead man'
Outro mumble reversed as 'Paul is dead man, miss him'
'One and one and one is three' read as the three surviving Beatles
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