Turn Me On, Dead Man

The cover photo of Abbey Road may perhaps have ignited the "Paul is dead" rumor, as it is said to be a funeral procession. Leading the procession is John wearing white, symbolizing the clergy. Ringo, dressed in black, is the undertaker. Paul, the corpse, is out of step with the other Beatles, he is barefoot and his eyes are closed. George, dressed in work clothes, is the gravedigger. Also, Paul is smoking a cigarette, also known as a "coffin nail". He is holding the cigarette in his right hand, even though the real Paul McCartney was left handed.

Behind the Beatles on the left side of the street is a Volkswagen Beetle with a license plate reading "28IF", suggesting the Paul would have been 28 if he were still alive. Actually Paul would have been 27 when Abbey Road was released. For those who thought that this was just too tantalizing to let pass, Paul Is Dead: The Great Hoax explained, "To the believer, 28 IF does symbolically state Paul's age—since people (especially in the Near East where Paul learned mysticism) believe we are all one year old at birth (counting the nine months of pregnancy). True, in this light, Paul would have been 28 IF he had lived!." [1] The first three letters on the license place, "LMW," has been interpreted as "Linda McCartney Weeps". One problem with this interpretation, however, is that Paul had yet to meet Linda Eastman in 1966.
On the right side of the road is a police van, a reference to the police who kept quiet about Paul's death.
The back cover has some interesting features.
To the left of the tiles spelling out "Beatles" are eight dots, which when connected form the numeral "3", so the back cover actually reads "3 Beatles". Also, there is a crack in the "S" at the end of "Beatles".
To the right of the tiles is a very odd shadow that looks like a skull.
The woman walking by is supposedly Jane Asher, Paul's girlfriend at the time of the accident, who was supposedly paid to keep quiet about the whole matter. Also, if you look at the elbow of the woman in the photo from a distance, supposedly you should be able to see Paul McCartney's profile. Or something like that.

"Come Together" has a number of odd images. The line "One and one and one is three" might suggest that there are three Beatles instead of four. And, course, "Golden Slumbers" and "The End" lend themselves to macabre interpretation.