{"id":6156,"date":"2015-09-17T13:15:55","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T21:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/?p=6156"},"modified":"2016-03-16T10:12:14","modified_gmt":"2016-03-16T18:12:14","slug":"did-paul-mccartney-have-a-hidden-message-in-an-episode-of-the-simpsons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/2015\/09\/17\/did-paul-mccartney-have-a-hidden-message-in-an-episode-of-the-simpsons\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Paul McCartney Have a Hidden Message in an Episode of The Simpsons?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click <a href=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/2009\/04\/19\/tv-legends-revealed-history\/\">here<\/a> to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far.<\/p>\n<p><u><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">TV URBAN LEGEND<\/span><\/u>: Paul McCartney had a hidden message in an episode of <em>The Simpsons<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>As we have noted a few times over the years, when it comes to guest stars, sometimes the producers of <em>The Simpsons<\/em> have trouble with the celebrities that they have on the show. Whether it is a problem with their dialogue (like <a href=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/2013\/11\/27\/how-did-the-writing-staff-of-the-simpsons-get-revenge-on-justin-timberlake\/\">Justin Timberlake<\/a>), problems with the script (like <a href=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/2015\/03\/18\/what-famous-talk-show-host-wouldnt-appear-on-the-simpsons-if-they-made-fun-of-him\/\">Johnny Carson<\/a>) or just general weirdness (like <a href=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/2015\/01\/07\/did-michael-jackson-actually-sing-in-his-guest-appearance-on-the-simpsons\/\">Michael Jackson<\/a>), working with celebrities was often a pain for <em>The Simpsons<\/em> production staff. Legendary musician Paul McCartney, however, made only one notable demand when he appeared on the Season 7 episode &#8220;Lisa the Vegetarian&#8221; in 1995. The episode dealt with Lisa Simpson, the Simpsons&#8217; eldest daughter, deciding to become a vegetarian. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mccartneysimpsons1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mccartneysimpsons1-375x273.jpg\" alt=\"mccartneysimpsons1\" width=\"375\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mccartneysimpsons1-375x273.jpg 375w, https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mccartneysimpsons1-515x374.jpg 515w, https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/mccartneysimpsons1.jpg 634w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><\/a><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?t=legenrevea-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B000BQPC42&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>McCartney was (and still is) famous for being a vegetarian, hence the producers asking if he would guest star in the episode. His one condition was that they would not have Lisa&#8217;s vegetarianism be a one-off gag. They agreed, and Lisa has been a vegetarian ever since. Besides that small request, McCartney was game for pretty much anything that the show&#8217;s writers came up with, including a very amusing Simpsons-style twist on the all of the rumors of hidden messages in Beatles songs. Read on to learn what message McCartney and the show&#8217;s writers hid in the episode!<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nMcCartney was actually the last living member of the Beatles to appear on <em>The Simpsons<\/em>, as Ringo Starr was the central figure of 1991&#8217;s &#8220;Brush With Greatness&#8221; and George Harrison (who later passed away in 2001) made a hilarious appearance in 1993&#8217;s &#8220;Homer&#8217;s Barbershop Quartet.&#8221; McCartney&#8217;s then-wife Linda (who passed away in 1998) also guest-starred in the episode along with McCartney. She noted at the time that they loved the chance &#8220;to spread the vegetarian word to a wider audience.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>One of the most famous myths that followed the Beatles around during the 1960s was that Paul McCartney died and was replaced by a look-alike. People found \u201cproof\u201d all over the place, from the cover of 1969&#8217;s <em>Abbey Road<\/em> (he is not wearing shoes and he is walking out of step) <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/abbeyroad.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?t=legenrevea-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B0025KVLUQ&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>to the \u201cfact\u201d that if you played \u201cRevolution #9\u2033 on 1968&#8217;s <em>The White Album<\/em> backwards, you would hear a clue to Paul being dead (the claim is that you could hear the phrase, &#8220;turn me on, dead man,&#8221; which, of course, simply HAD to mean that Paul was dead). <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/whitealbum.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?t=legenrevea-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B0025KVLU6&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>So in the episode, McCartney makes fun of that myth by telling Lisa, &#8220;Linda and I both feel strongly about animal rights. In fact, if you play &#8216;Maybe I\u2019m Amazed&#8217; backwards, you\u2019ll hear a recipe for a really ripping lentil soup.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe I&#8217;m Amazed&#8221; was a love song McCartney wrote for Linda that appeared on his 1970 solo album, <em>McCartney<\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>But amusingly enough, over the closing credits, that&#8217;s exactly what happened! The show had McCartney record the recipe and then they placed the reversed recipe into a recording of &#8220;Maybe I&#8217;m Amazed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/maybeimamazed.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><iframe src=\"http:\/\/rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/cm?t=legenrevea-20&#038;o=1&#038;p=8&#038;l=as1&#038;asins=B003D5FHCA&#038;ref=tf_til&#038;fc1=000000&#038;IS2=1&#038;lt1=_blank&#038;m=amazon&#038;lc1=0000FF&#038;bc1=000000&#038;bg1=FFFFFF&#038;f=ifr\" style=\"width:120px;height:240px;\" scrolling=\"no\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> Here is the recipe:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u2013 one medium onion, chopped<br \/>\n\u2013 two tablespoons of vegetable oil<br \/>\n\u2013 one clove of garlic, crushed<br \/>\n\u2013 one cup of carrots, chopped<br \/>\n\u2013 two sticks of celery, chopped<br \/>\n\u2013 half a cup of lentils<br \/>\n\u2013 one bay leaf<br \/>\n\u2013 one tablespoon of freshly-chopped parsely<br \/>\n\u2013 salt and freshly-ground pepper to taste<br \/>\n\u2013 two and a quarter cups of vegetable stock or water<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In one last gag, there is a final hidden message by McCartney after the recipe where he says, &#8220;Oh, and by the way, I&#8217;m alive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hilarious!<\/p>\n<p>The legend is&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><u><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">STATUS<\/span><\/u>: True<\/p>\n<p>Feel free (heck, I implore you!) to write in with your suggestions for future installments! My e-mail address is bc&#x72;&#x6f;&#x6e;in&#64;&#x6c;&#x65;ge&#110;&#x64;&#x73;re&#118;&#x65;&#x61;&#x6c;ed&#x2e;&#x63;&#x6f;m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. Click here to view an archive of the TV urban legends featured so far. TV URBAN LEGEND: Paul McCartney had a hidden message in an episode of The Simpsons. As we have noted a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[8],"tags":[1749,885],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7MjBq-1Bi","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8072,"url":"https:\/\/legendsrevealed.com\/entertainment\/2016\/10\/07\/which-simpsons-episode-helped-save-at-least-two-lives\/","url_meta":{"origin":6156,"position":0},"title":"Which Simpsons Episode Helped Save At Least Two Lives?","date":"October 7, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is the latest in a series of examinations into urban legends about TV and whether they are true or false. 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