#the walrus was paul

[highandlowculture]

In this two-part series I dive deep into the Paul Is Dead urban legend and prove it was the brainchild of the Beatles: a dark and secret narrative they deliberately inserted into their music, album art, films and promotional material. In this first part of the series I examine the misunderstood Magical Mystery Tour film and bring to light shocking and previously unrevealed Paul Is Dead clues…!!!

#paul is dead #the beatles #magical mystery tour #magical mystical boy #paul is dead clues #The Walrus was Paul #I Am the Walrus #Blue Jay Way #Death Cab For Cutie #Paul McCartney #John Lennon #The Beatles conspiracy #Youtube

[geeky-fuckery]

Where's the problem?

That's clearly John, Original Paul, William ("Billy") Shears Campbell (New Paul), Ringo, and George. The reason most people can't figure out who the "extra" Beatle is, is they've been trained to see old and new Paul as the same person.

AI *knows*

#paul is dead #the Beatles #Beatles #here's another clue for you all #the Walrus was Paul

[fira54funko]

#Spotify #the beatles #magical mystery tour #paul #the walrus was paul #70s

[i-am-the-oyster]

Why do you call yourself I am the oyster? Awesomeee blog!

Oh thank you for the ask nonny!

I'm a little bit obsessed with the way John and Paul reference The Walrus and the Carpenter from Alice Through The Looking Glass (the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland). Excerpt below, full poem here.

'I weep for you,' the Walrus said: I deeply sympathize.' With sobs and tears he sorted out Those of the largest size, Holding his pocket-handkerchief Before his streaming eyes. 'O Oysters,' said the Carpenter, You've had a pleasant run! Shall we be trotting home again?' But answer came there none — And this was scarcely odd, because They'd eaten every one."

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There's a great post here from @thecoleopterawithana with lots of quotes and references to "the walrus". (Almost all quotes from John, but the one quote from Paul is a direct denial that there's any meaning to it, which from Paul is almost a signpost saying "important thing here").

We know John was a huge fan of Alice, but Paul was too. He had figurines based on the original illustrations in his garden at Cavendish. And if there were any doubt that "the walrus" is a reference to this poem, John confirms it in this quote:

So then I – but I did look back at ‘Walrus’ and realize – oh. I said, “I am the walrus,” but the carpenter’s the good guy in that story, apparently. I should have said, “I am the carpenter,” but it doesn’t make sense. “I am the carpenter.”

-- John Lennon, interviewed by David Sheff for Playboy (August 1980).

That "the carpenter’s the good guy" really got my cogs turning one day. The carpenter isn't the good guy, Alice has a conversation about who the good guy is, right there in the text, and concludes "they were both very unpleasant characters". (Which makes that "apparently" in John's quote so so interesting. At first, Alice does think the Carpenter is the good guy).

So I developed this head-canon that John and Paul thought of themselves as the Walrus and the Carpenter, and the fans as the Oysters. The bad guy and the guy who seems nice and is actually just as bad. Leading these innocents along a merry path and (metaphorically) consuming them.

(I reckon the Carpenter/Jesus connection probably also appealed to them).

Hence "the Beatles have consumed me" in my bio.

#i'm sure i was also thinking of the fact that they've been compared with leopold and loeb #those quotes are often on my mind #i hope that answers your question nonny #thanks so much for the ask! #i am the walrus #the walrus was paul #the beatles have consumed me

[weepingwitch]

i know everyone is posting about the mystery movie but because of the title and my past sins as a high schooler into ""music"" i cannot help but getting the song stuck in my head

#the walrus was paul

[evrythingisabeatlesreferance]

i am the walrus 1967

#the beatles #george harrison #everythingisabeatlesreferance #paul mccartney #john lennon #ringo starr #mclennon #i am the walrus #kookookachoo

[slidart1]

Happy new year goo goo goo joob

#the beatles #the beatles art #the beatles fanart #the beatles fandom #ipad drawing #procreate #digital art #john lennon #paul mccartney #george harrison #i am the walrus #I am the eggman #paul mccartney fanart #paul mccartney art #george harrison art #george harrison fanart #john lennon art #john lennon fanart #ringo starr fanart #ringo starr art #richard starkey #beatles art #art #my art

[baguette33]

Oh...

Oh that'a not...

#everything i learn about the bug boys is shocking tbh #the beatles #john lennon #paul mccartney #george harrison #ringo starr #creepy stuff what the hell #i am the walrus

[got-ticket-to-ride]

John's description of himself in the song "Come Together"

He bag production, he got walrus gumboot He got Ono sideboard, he one spinal cracker He got feet down below his knee Hold you in his armchair, you can feel his disease

So if Paul is the walrus.

and Gumboot dancing was originally a means of communication amongst miners who were forbidden from talking to one another.

John please blink twice if you are being held hostage by anybody

#his gibberish #john lennon #come together #the beatles #lyrics #Paul Mccartney #also saw a pic of your dick it wasnt below the knee you liar #walrus #mclennon

[lum1sxharr1son]

PAUL IS DEAD

comix by Paolo Barron

i would like to share with you such a comic on the theory "Paul is dead" .

maybe someone read, someone didn't ...

Paul is dead is an alternate history graphic novel written by Paolo Barron and drawn by Ernesto Carbonetti .

the novel is a work of speculative fiction inspired by the enduring "Paul is dead" urban myth, which claims that Beatles member Paul McCartney died in 1966 and was replaced by a look-alike.

ps: I tried to insert such pictures so as not to give too many spoilers. I hope this comic enjoys the same fans of this theory as I do.

#paul mccartney #ringo starr #john lennon #george harrison #paul is dead #billy shears #sgt peppers lonely hearts club band #the beatles #comics #theory #beatlemania #tomorrow never knows #i love him #magical mystery tour #i am the walrus

[lunamacca]

Un dibujo que hice de los Beatles magos

#george harrison #john lennon #paul mccartney #ringo starr #the beatles #magical mystery tour #walrus #dibujitos

[hollywoodnoire]

Funny memes of The Beatles

#the beatles #Beatles #john lennon #paul mccartney #george harrison #ringo starr #walrus #i am the walrus #bigger than jesus #rubber soul #1960s #60s #swinging 60s

[elvisqueso]

okay but see the thing about the 'walrus v fairy' debate is that the terms 'walrus' and 'fairy' are not always specified to mean, precisely, the common name for odobenus rosmarus or the umbrella term for several types of supernatural/mythical being identified in European folklore. Anyone attempting to answer the question could, very rightly, have taken the poll to refer to any number of definitions for the words 'walrus' and 'fairy.'

For instance:

#i just feel this aspect of the debate has yet to be explored in depth #the beatles #paul mccartney #this didn't start out as a beatles/macca bullying post it just turned into one #walrus v fairy #obligatory pre-emptive argument that yes paul is the walrus not john #source: glass onion #also see: alice's chat with humpty dumpty re the meaning of 'glory'

[thedepartmentofdiscoveries]

#the beatles #hello goodbye #iam the walrus #george harrison #paul mccartney #john lennon #ringo starr #album cover #coo coo ca choo #1967 #late 60s #1960s #60s #vinyl records #vinyl community

[akayumig]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAUUUL!!

I have to draw him💗💗

#paul mccartney #paul mccharmly #the beatles #i am the walrus #the fab four #liverpool #ilustración digital #fanart #drawing #60s music #happy birthday #happy bday #sgt peppers lonely hearts club band #my art lol #digital art

[rustbeltjessie]

Speaking of my Westerberg & Stinson & Mars & Stinson t-shirt, I gotta tell you all the funniest thing C., the six-year-old, did.

A couple days ago, when I was wearing the shirt, he said: "How come your shirt says Stinson twice?" So I said: "Well, these are all the last names of the original members of one of my favorite bands, The Replacements. Their names were Paul Westerberg, Bob Stinson, Chris Mars, and Tommy Stinson. Bob and Tommy were brothers, so that's why the same last name is on here twice." He said: "You gave me two more great names, Mom! Paul and Tommy!" He's in a phase where he's naming everything, from animals and plants he sees outside, to plushies and plastic figurines, and whatever else he thinks needs a name, so he gets really excited when he hears or remembers a name he'd not previously known and/or a name he'd forgotten about.

Here comes the really funny part. Later that day, he saw the two rabbits that hang out in our backyard a lot, that he's been trying to think of names for, and decided to name them Paul and Tommy. But he didn't just name them Paul and Tommy, he fully named them Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson. Which I didn't realize, until he was standing at the sliding glass door, shouting: "Mom! Come look! Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson are in the backyard!"

#rust belt jessie #personal #my kids #silliness #i laughed so hard and i don't even think *he* got why it was so funny to me #i feel like i should make a poll: #what would you be more surprised to see in your backyard? #walrus #fairy #paul westerberg and tommy stinson #haha