Paul Isn't Dead
Probably the strangest backstory of all the songs on "All In A Dream" Paul isn’t Dead was written back in 1985 while I was touring around Australia with The Beatnix as keyboard player/musical drector. The Beantix are a Beatles tribute band, one the first of its kind anywhere in the world. The whole “Paul is dead” scenario was something intrigued me since I was young, so when my friend Ange Andony threw the premise for the song at me as a chanlenge, I thought it would be fun. I'd just spent a week at his place doing my first ever "demos". The arrangement is still the same as the original 4 track recording I did in Perth. It actually received a bit of radio play in its first ircanation on local Sydney radio stations. Features a wonderful "middle 8" vocal from my long time friend Lance Smith, as well as a beautiful guitar solo by the talented Andy Payne.
Lance Smith: Lead Vocal
Di Soloman: Backing Vocals
Andy Payne: Lead Guitar
Steve Layton: Spoken Word
Dave Douglas: Spoken Word
Russell Grigg: Sound Effects. Backward Masking
Franky Valentyn: Lead Vocal, Piano, M Tron, Electric Harpsichord, Bass, Drums, Acoustic Gutar 12 string Rickenbacker.
You know the world how they would cry
If they knew you were going to die
Oh so young
‘Cause no one could replace a face
Among the faces that the world has
Known as one
But something tells me you’re O.K
And you will play another day
You won't get your wings for many years
And as you set off for your drive
We hope that you may stay alive
Put a hand above your head
Try to tell us you were dead
If that’s the way you want to be
Then you’re a bigger fool than me
They said tat you were flirting fate
If you live past 28
Saw you walking Abbey Road
Without your mamas hand to hold
In a field of strawberry
Buried 'mongst the cranberry
Rita, Rocky, Sgt P
The walrus they all came to see
If it was true
Was it a conspiracy?
Or do they all talk backward just like
Me and you
As you were busy getting high
On all the girls that you made cry
We thought you left without saying goodbye
Stunting for publicity
Faking your obituary