Monday, November 28, 2011

An Extremely Interesting Outtakes Recording

As most fans know, The Beatles recorded a Christmas record for members of their fan club each year.  I found the outtakes of their 1965 Christmas record on Youtube at:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50dI7WJZbBo .   There are several extraordinary sections from the recording that need to be talked about.

1.)  The Beatles are laughing about John "winning an award".  At 5:07-5:14, John says, "This is the first time I've won a policeman and I'm going to look after him like he was me own."  As Beatles researchers know, there was heavy speculation (and clues on their post 1966 tracks and album covers) that the man who replaced Paul had once been a policeman.

2.)  at 5:21-6:07, they are joking about variety contestants at "the Blackburn Labor Club."  George says, "This fella was at the Labor Club and I thought he'd stand a good chance.  Here he is."  One of The Beatles asks for his name and George says, "We've had trouble finding his name due to the fact that he lost his birth certificate when he was born . . . So, anyway, whoever he may be . . ."  I think this is their biting comment on the fact that replacements for Paul and John were contemplated and made.

3.)  at 11:58-12:16, they are talking about a Charlie who is standing in the corner.  Paul says:  "What is one of the three of you doing hanging around here."  At 12:16-12:23 you here the sound of a car's tires squealing and the car crashing.  This hints strongly that an early Paul or John replacement died in a car accident. 

      Listen to the video.   More on it later.       ---paulumbo

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Throwing Something Out There For Other Researchers

Sometimes you run across small things that if added to other information might help solve the mysteries surrounding The Beatles.
I found something interesting while listening to The Beatles' Live At The BBC cd.
John is singing Chuck Berry's Too Much Monkey Business and he subtly "customizes" some of the lyrics.  At the beginning of the song, Berry's lyrics are:
     Runnin' to and fro hard workin' at the mail,
     Never fail in the mail, yeah come a rotten bill.

John's lyrics:
     Runnin' to and fro hard workin' at the mail,
     Never fail at the mail, yeah come a rotten [(B)ill ?]  (It's common consensus among Paul Was Replaced researchers that the man who replaced Paul is named Bill.)

Remember Paul's Paperback Writer lyric:
     His son is working for the daily mail.
Alot of people interpret that as the London newspaper The Daily Mail, but I've always felt he was talking about a man who was working for the English postal system.

So if you piece it together one of the members of The Beatles at one time worked for the English mail system and possibly knew Paul's replacement.

Again, anyone new to Beatles research would criticize this as reaching, but it's obvious when you get into the research that The Beatles were dropping in hints, puns and clues into their music.  This might be a slight bit of information, but it might be valuable to someone researching the mysteries, so I dropped it in.