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A popular and controversial myth that originated in the 1960s was the rumor that Beatles songs contained secret messages when played backwards. People believed that some of these back masked tapes hinted to Paul McCartney being dead and replaced by a look-a-like. One piece of "evidence" was that Lennon said "I Buried Paul" in the end of one of his songs, however, he actually said "Cranberry Sauce" As you can see by the front cover of the magazine to the left, many people strongly believed this rumor and some people still believe these notions. Hundreds of fans who followed this legend compiled "clues" to support this idea from album imagery, back-masked songs, and other sources. In my opinion, I think this is completely false. First, The Beatles don't even know how to read or write notes so it would be very hard for them to form secret messages. Second, The Beatles wrote over two hundred and fifty songs and i don't think they would had the time to slip secret messages into them.
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Another myth is that the song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds stands for LSD, a drug. I can not say that The Beatles never did drugs, but this innocent song was inspired by a picture that Julian Lennon, John Lennon's son, drew in nursery school of a girl names Lucy O'Donnell. Lennon also said that the lyrics of the song were inspired by a chapter in Lewis Carol's novel, Through a Looking Glass.
This song is pretty interesting and if you want to here: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
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