His name is William Campbell, and beginning with Sgt . Irate at the intrusion, he swore at the pair, threw a bucket of water over them and was captured on film attempting to hit the photographer. Okay, I confess. [74] Schaffner said that, given its origins as an item of gossip and intrigue generated by a select group in the "Beatles cult", "Paul is dead" serves as "a genuine folk tale of the mass communications era". When I was 11 years old and heard Penny Lane for the first time, I thought to myself who is the new person in the group singing this song and who was singing She Loves You Yeah, Yeah, Yeah at the end of All You Need is Love. By the fall of 1969, Beatle fans finally stumbled upon the mystery and . On 25 February 2015, fake news website World News Daily Report (WNDR) added a new chapter to a classic urban legend when they published an article claiming that Paul McCartney had passed away in 1966. I am happy to be with my family and I will work when I work. Not hard to get people to keep quiet, big money let's people enter another tax bracket, a better life, better health care for their families, and not have to work a job for 30-40 years. Faul is protected by powerful people and money or he would have been exposed years ago. The Beatles made up the clues about Paul has a distraction. Oh, and then there is the DVD Paul McCartney Really is Dead-The Last Testament of George Harrison. I keep searching images of Billy, but he does not possess the vulnerability, compassion and depth that once lived in our Paul's eyes. I have All ways loved there music like millions of others.it did bother me for a while, that McCartney might in fact ,not be the real McCartney, but really, who cares.the music has ,and will stand the test of time,just enjoy. Today, we see the real Paul performing all over the world. (Officially pronounced dead VS. Ontario Provincial Police), has anyone dared to ask the Question what Canada has to do with the British Pop Band, The Beatles? I was wondering if anyone on here would be interested in talking on camera about it. Most are from military families that take oaths and sign disclosure agreements where everything can be taken away. It's hard to believe that a rift could have developed between Paul and the others. Mirkin, David (2005). For more information, please see our Paul is sitting at a desk and there I'd a sigh "The Best Way To Go Is MDC" as in Mark David Chapman. [8] In the interview, McCartney said the rumor was "bloody stupid" and went on to say: Perhaps the rumour started because I haven't been much in the press lately. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band was released in the US. [45] In this latter telling, the surviving Beatles were said to be wracked by guilt at their duplicity, and therefore left messages in their music and album artwork to communicate the truth to their fans. There are some other good sites, like the Sage of Quay & a.d. Clarke. I find peace in thinking about John playing a song he contributed so much to and lived thru in such Grace. Advertisement. We're more popular than Jesus now; I don't know which will go first rock 'n' roll or Christianity. And have you ever wondered what on earth the purpose was of writing and recording "Revolution 9," backwards it says "Turn me on, dead man." The greatest argument agagainst Elvis being alive is that he is dead, and the greatest argument against Paul being dead is that he is alive. Maybe the trip to India and Maharishi Mahesh Yogi made him a believer. [56] Part of the interview was first broadcast on Radio 4, on 26 October,[57] and subsequently on WMCA in the US. [70], LaBour later became notable as the bassist for the western swing group Riders in the Sky, which he co-founded in 1977. Persons whom have not honoured their contracts or whom have had doubts seem to have died or mysteriously disappeared. If you recall, Billy Shears had a heavy hand in penning the Sgt. It is the rumor that Paul McCartney, the principal singer-songwriter alongside John Lennon in the Beatles since their formation in the late 1950s, is dead, and has been since a gruesome car accident sometime around the end of 1966. William Campbell has this faint scar on his upper lip, PM doesn't. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Think of the millions of royalties being given to an imposter. Billy Shears is just a ficticious name. If M15 is actually involved in the switch they could stop the criminal charges in Britain but in the US and the rest of the world they could be open to those charges plus many others. If you can think of any ways to improve the article, why not create one? There is no such thing as coincidence. No winners were ever announced for this competition. Maybe in '66 and a year or three but now, No. To me, the greatest argument against the "Paul is dead" theory is very similar to the greatest argument against the "Elvis is Alive" theory. [22] Noden writes that "Very soon, every college campus, every radio station, had a resident expert. This is an Amazon book review I wrote on 9 Jun 20 for Billy's Back!! He now goes by the name of Mr Whippy. . Wouldn't having William Spears Campbell and the real Paul in the same room saying here we both are, both alive and well no story here have put and end to it all. The Beatles were allegedly the first Tavistock owned and operated musical band that exceeded anything that Tavistock ever dreamed that they would become as worldwide famous as they are, still even today. patch on Paul's Sgt Pepper uniform. Why? Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles withdrew from touring and shifted musically. [3][bettersourceneeded] By 1967, the Beatles were known for sometimes including backmasking in their music. Also, when you play that one part in "I Am the Walrus"backwards where it sounds like complete rubbish, you hear the demonic chanting of "PAUL IS DEAD! [62] Sgt. [24] Bailey left it to the viewer to determine a conclusion. Hello. What IF faul was knighted for his lifelong dedication to the lie? Where did this come from out of the blue? The John is dead fake was set up years in advance. If this was the night when the seed of the rumor was sewn, it would be two years later when the theory really took off, particularly among teenagers in the American Midwest, after a song titled "Saint Paul" achieved widespread success in the region in May 1969, according to Hoaxes. The Beatles never played live again nor come to US for awhile. These pictures from 1966 show the great resemblance between Paul McCartney on the left, and William Shears Campbell on the right, at the time of McCartney's alleged death. There must be articles about the car crash ( if there ever was one) in local newspapers??? If Ringo had feared the non disclosure agreement he never would have stepped forward at all. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. There is no such thing as the Ontario Police Department. [24][61] The rumour benefited the commercial performance of Abbey Road in the US, where it comfortably outsold all of the band's previous albums. To the poster above and any otherPaul is deadtheorists that want to use theGeorge Harrisons last will and testimentvideo , it was a mockumentory, it was made to be a joke, its not real, which is the same as Paul is dead, thats fake and not real too. But that hasn't happened, has it? Even if you're not a huge Beatles fan, you probably know something about one of the greatest conspiracy theories in rock music history. I've looked into this theory for quite some time now.. So boom. The Billy Shears story goes that in 1965 William Campbell Shears entered and won a Beatle 'Look-a-Like'competition organised by Brian Epstein who was looking for Beatle doubles just in case one of his boys got killed. What about that looney Heather Mills? Make up your own mind. Meanwhile, Hoaxesclaims that Paul's car did crash that night, but he wasn't behind the wheel. A similar reversal at the end of "I'm So Tired" (another "White Album" track) yielded "Paul is dead man, miss him, miss him, miss him". There have been many references to the legend in popular culture, including the following examples. [44] According to the scientists' findings, the man shown in the post-November 1966 images was not the same. They wouldn't be PREDICTING his death, won't they? I spent much of the past year researching this, and even saw Paul in concert in Green Bay last summer. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album was awash with Paul-is-dead clues: the Beatles had indeed officially formed a "new" band featuring a "fictional" member named Billy Shears, which happened to be the actual name of Paul's replacement. Then there was Magical Mystery Tour, where we three had red roses and he had a black one. Billy's Back! The band should have been honest that Paul was out either by death or choice. Shears and Paul's ends of their noses are different and the cheekbones on Paul are somewhat larger. Embarrassed by his fat lip he began to grow a moustache. MYTH: Then the Beatles, in the winter of 1966, held a "Paul look- alike" contest but no winner was ever announced. If this is true in any way I could never look at any of reality in the same way. Pepper persona. In fact, if you listen to all Beatles songs between 1967 to 1970, Paul breaks out that particular voice a lot (not always). Well, here's another clue for you all, the walrus was Paul" The song's "the Walrus was Paul" lyric is both a reference to "I Am the Walrus" and Lennon saying "something nice to Paul" in response to changes in their relationship at that time. I've always liked the prospect of happy endings. Of course William Campbell Shears was as equally talented, charming and witty as the original Paul and although he was an American he quickly assumed Pauls distinctive Liverpool accent!. Peppers album cover has two Beatles groups standing side by side. has the best of the Memoirs' "Paul is Dead" material (excluding those . I don't enjoy the idea that Paul may have died in an automobile accident. If he did NOT become Paul McCartney's replacement, what happened to him? Afterward, a college kid did a story on clues he thought he found in the album cover and songs, this created a distraction that John jumped on when he later wrote 'Glass Onion", in 1968. " Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, often credited as a concept album. The 50s were boring but it was more than a change for cool. What about there is not 1 picture of him using glasses occasionally? So the smoke screen worked. The whole ''conspiracy theory' is a load of rubbish perpetrated by idiots and believed by fools. It's some people's day job, gagged with NDAs and the OSA. Nobody will argue with that. When the first rumors finally began about the whole thing, we felt very nervous and started fighting a lot with each other. Follow Billy online for tour dates, news and more! Thanks everyone. "When Paul died, we all panicked!" According to conspirators, the singer's replacement was a sweet-sounding Louisiana local called Michael Campbell Shears - better known as Billy Shears. So begins a new novel, Whatever Happened to Billy Shears? The story of 'Billy Shears' is the untold story of Billy Campbell. Backward messages hidden on records, unusual photographs, the OPD badge that Paul is wearing on the fancy blue uniform that he is wearing on the Sgt Pepper sleeve being official police slang for Officially Pronounced Dead, the first line of Shes Leaving Home - Wednesday morning at 5 oclock as the day begins as printed on the Sgt Pepper sleeve being a direct reference to the time of Pauls death on Wednesday 9th November 1966. Pepper. My basic premise in believing the information in the book is because it all makes sense and explains to me why everything happened the way it did within the Beatles circle of friends. Right from the beginning of Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band it is obvious that the Beatles are pretending to be other people - Were Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band they sing. And what about police reports? THEY say that hints of Paul dying started in the Revolver album BUTTTTTTT the REVOLVER album was recorded and released BEFORE November 9 1966. [35][nb 3] A cover version of "Saint Paul" by New Zealand singer Shane reached the top of that nation's singles charts. Rumours of the death did get out and have persisted. This page is not available in other languages. Open your eyes you sheeple! Whoever really believes that crazy crap is a moronic fool. The REAL truth about William Shears Campbell. The original Beatle Paul Was most certainly replaced. Everyone concerned is under contract not to disclose. A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project, http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/chaplin2.htm, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:William_Shears_Campbell&oldid=920583797, This Beatles-related redirect is within the scope of, This redirect does not require a rating on the project's, This page was last edited on 10 October 2019, at 17:42. "We felt guilty about the deception" added Ringo Starr. Paul suddenly unleashes a chromatic downward scale that stays in time, rhythm and has its own distinctive melody. Once they were brown now they are green. Whoever took over knew how to write songs with bite in them and not those poppy paulies although he can do those as well. This is quite an exceptional read. Billys name is there at the end of the very first song, I dont really want to stop the show Scooters are NOT ^&#@!ing mopeds. Pepper onward is not the same Paul McCartney pre-Winter of 1966. So let me introduce to you [52][53][nb 4] That the left-handed McCartney held a cigarette in his right hand was also said to support the idea that he was an impostor. but as I said it is really O.P.P. The original Paul McCartney can be seen on YouTube of Queen' s Concert in Britain 1963. It was Paul the first time, but Billy the second time. More information, It was fifty years ago today Sgt. Pepper. Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.46.189.122 (talk) 14:56, 8 October 2010 (UTC)Reply[reply]. [56][nb 5], McCartney was secretly filmed by a CBS News crew as he worked on his farm. At that time of night, WABC's signal covered a wide listening area and could be heard in 38 US states and, at times, in other countries. Eric , george parasol and Paul , Macharmley, A.K.A. Lennon later said that the words were actually "Cranberry sauce", and that the words "number nine, number nine" in "Revolution 9" (from the "White Album") became "turn me on, dead man, turn me on, dead man" when played backwards. If there are two William Campbell's, one real and one fictional, then perhaps there should be a new article like William Campbell. [47][48] Two frequently cited examples are the suggestion that the words "I buried Paul" are spoken by Lennon in the final section of the song "Strawberry Fields Forever", which the Beatles recorded in November and December 1966. No matter what the truth is, it doesn't really matter if they're wrong, they're right, where they belong. [7] According to music journalist Merrell Noden, Harper's Drake Times-Delphic was the first to publish an article on the "Paul is dead" theory. If there's any actual evidence of this person's existence it would be good to post references here. During the song Ringo, for the benefit of the numbnuts out there, confirms the true identity of Billy Shears. He apparently fathered a number of illegitimate children. I am Billy Shears. In a later interview, he said that he was purposely confusing listeners with lines such as "the Walrus was Paul" a reference to his song "I Am the Walrus" from the 1967 EP and album Magical Mystery Tour. But remember, Paul was no saint. http://www.recmusicbeatles.com/public/files/faqs/pid.html, (-- unsigned, posted by 00:27:14 . REALITY: Such a contest was actually held, co-sponsored by an American teen magazine (perhaps "Tiger Beat"?) Later, the line was interpreted as a "clue" in the "Paul is dead" urban legend that alleged McCartney died in 1966 during the recording of Sgt. In 1967, that all changes suddenly with the emergence of Penny Lane. [34] Another song was Terry Knight's "Saint Paul",[24] which had been a minor hit in June that year and was subsequently adopted by radio stations as a tribute to "the late Paul McCartney". 168K views 8 years ago A hidden camera catches the moment John Lennon convinces Faul McCartney (AKA Billy Shears AKA William Campbell) that taking The Deceased Paul McCartneys place in The. But the theory gets even weirder; the Beatles and their management, realizing the huge financial losses that might result from announcing the death of one of the members of the biggest band in the world, decided to cover up his death. They also said that for a generation distrustful of the media following the Warren Commission's report, it was able to thrive amid a climate informed by "The credibility gap of Lyndon Johnson's presidency, the widely circulated rumors after the Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy assassinations, as well as attacks on the leading media sources by the yippies and Spiro Agnew". The legend goes that in 1965 (one year before McCartney is said to have died) young Shears entered a Beatles lookalike competition organised by the band's manager Brian Epstein, in the . [24] This scenario was facilitated by the Beatles' recent retirement from live performance and by their choosing to present themselves with a new image for their next album, Sgt. A livid McCartney stormed out of the building, hopped into his Aston Martin and sped off into the night. According to Gadfly Online,the night was very icy, which may have put the rumor in the heads of some London journalists, who were always keen for a Beatles story. [44][78][nb 6], Similar rumours concerning other celebrities have been circulated, including the unsubstantiated allegation that Canadian singer Avril Lavigne died in 2003 and was replaced by a person named Melissa Vandella. Introducing Billy Shears Campbell - a world-renowned musician, singer and icon. [4] Analysing their lyrics for hidden meaning had also become a popular trend in the US. However, if I was dead, I'm sure I'd be the last to know. "We wanted to tell the world the truth, but we were afraid of the reactions it would provoke. Lennon himself dismissed any deep meaning to the mysterious lyrics: > I threw the line in "the Walrus was Paul" just to confuse everybody a bit more. [9] American social critic Camille Paglia locates the "Paul is dead" phenomenon to the Ancient Greek tradition symbolised by Adonis and Antinous, as represented in the cult of rock music's "pretty, long-haired boys who mesmerize both sexes", and she adds: "It's no coincidence that it was Paul McCartney, the 'cutest' and most girlish of the Beatles, who inspired a false rumor that swept the world in 1969 that he was dead. Billy and the Rest are the best. Pepper, where every Beatle except McCartney is photographed facing the viewer, and the front cover of Magical Mystery Tour, which depicts one unidentified band member in a differently coloured suit from the other three. Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.204.206.249 (talk) 15:12, 1 October 2011 (UTC)Reply[reply]. Here something you should think about. With a little plastic surgery he also assumed Pauls baby faced good looks. Does anyone even think about why the thing was done in the first place. Now, Paul never actually died in that car crash, instead, he actually replaced Ringo Starr, who was crushed by one of the Thomas The Train trains back when he was narrating for the show, so actually, Pual is the last remaining Beatle, but everyone thinks he's actually Ringo! "[8] WKNR fuelled the rumour further with its two-hour programme The Beatle Plot, which first aired on 19 October. He was reincarnated as a hamster which I owned as a schoolboy. Paul is also crawling out of George's ear (a Beatle, and beetles among other insects crawl out of the ears and eye sockets of corpses). It was thr real Paul's eyes. "He died in 1965 oooh he died in 1967 he was in a scooter crash oooh no it was a Lotus Elan - He posed on the cover of Abbey Rd"oooh no wait a bit that would have meant he was admitting it so well forget that" Conspiracist liars need to STF sensible sane normal people know you are talking complete utter total BO**OCKS!! Money is power. I have not read the book "The Memoirs of Billy Shears" but have listened to enough interviews about the book that I find it harder to believe that Paul was NOT killed in '66. Dual misdirection at its finest. Take a mirror and lay it horizontally across the middle of the drum skin on the artwork on the front cover of the Sgt Pepper sleeve and it reads. Its easy for officials like M15 to create fake identification. In the 60's, it was all a brand new adventure for all of these parties involved with the Beatles brand name. Hmmmhow about the lie that gravity holds water on the earth, which water curves around a globe that spins around the sun? Who the hell would ever hold (or attend) a Paul McCartney look alike contest? Unless they got someone to replace Billy Spears so that Billy could replace Paul. "[44] He cited a 2009 Wired Italia magazine article that featured an analysis by two forensic research consultants who compared selected photographs of McCartney taken before and after his alleged death by measuring features of the skull. Not one person did so. The Beatles were such a money-making machine that most of their hits singles and LP's brought in to the GB and enormous Tsunami of $$$$ that it would seem to me that they would not let the death of one of the Beatles stop the cash flow from continuing to come in. If he never plays "Yesterday" publicly again, let us all have that moment live in our hope, anyway. [56] According to author John Winn, McCartney had conceded to the interview "in hopes that people hearing his voice would see the light", but the ploy failed. Maybe the arrangement wasn't perfect for their friends, relatives and business partners, but sometimes money and loyalty make for excellent bed partnersso all was made well with John directing and basically slipping into the shadows with little ego, but very fond memories, no bitterness somehow about an accident brought about by his own ignorance. what percentage of murders go unsolved in canada, defunct long island restaurants, my giants tickets account,
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