Norbert K
2024-02-13 15:11:52 UTC
I never believed that Paul McCartney had actually died and been replaced; I was never that stoned or stupid. As a young kid, however, I was amused by the possibility that the Beatles actually engineered some prank to this effect.
One of the items I considered was the rumor about the gibberish muttered by John at the end of "I'm Only Sleeping." The legend was that when this was played backward, it stated: "Paul is dead man, miss him, miss him."
I couldn't dismiss this possibility, because the utterance does sound weird (of course, it's also classic Lennon); and I had no way to test it.
Today, it's fairly well-known that John states: "Monseur, monseur, monseur, how about another one?" BTW, what did *that* mean? Another take of the song? Another cigarette? Or is it mere Lennon silliness?
One of the items I considered was the rumor about the gibberish muttered by John at the end of "I'm Only Sleeping." The legend was that when this was played backward, it stated: "Paul is dead man, miss him, miss him."
I couldn't dismiss this possibility, because the utterance does sound weird (of course, it's also classic Lennon); and I had no way to test it.
Today, it's fairly well-known that John states: "Monseur, monseur, monseur, how about another one?" BTW, what did *that* mean? Another take of the song? Another cigarette? Or is it mere Lennon silliness?