George commented in an interview on the backmasking on The Beatles' song, "Rain" and it got me thinking that somewhere in his solo work he would also make a backmasked comment--on Paul.
I listened to "Windows" and "When We Was Fab" with no luck, but I DID find a very interesting backmasked song of his called "Be Here Now".
The song was written in Los Angeles in 1971 and released on George's 1973 solo album, Living In The Material World.
Some of the lyrics are:
Why try to live a life that isn't real, no how.
A mind that wants to wander 'round a corner is an un-wise mind.
Remember The Beatles' 1967 song, "Fixing A Hole"? The parallel lyrics in that song are:
I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in
And stops my mind from wandering
Where it will go.
SO . . . the backmasking on "Be Here Now" consists of George saying the name Paul a minimum of EIGHT times and most interestingly at 0:26-0:30 and 2:39-2:42 in the reversed song, Paul B.
My speculation is that our Paul's real last name began with the letter B, and I think George's song lends credence to that theory.
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There are people who believe Paul McCartney was permanently replaced in 1966. I'm one of them. What happened to him? That's what this blog will explore.
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- For original Beatles fans, 1966 was a strange year. The "Butcher" cover and John's "more popular than Jesus" comment signaled that something was wrong with The Beatles. By 1967, we heard a different voice than Paul's on Penny Lane and we saw a different face in photos. Most of us abandoned Beatle fandom. In 1969, the "Paul is Dead" clues surfaced and were so strong and consistent, that many people wondered if that was the answer to the puzzling changes in Paul's voice and looks. People have been looking into that possibility from 1969-on but have not been able to document what happened to Paul. My generation deserves to know the truths about the group that we loved and made famous. So the search is on . . .