James Paul McCartney
(1942-1966) A tribute to The Greatest Genius of 20th century music |
Here we will look for put forth evidence of the height difference between the real Paul McCartney and his look-alike replacement. |
We know that John, Paul and George
were all approximately the same height, 5'11". Here are John and Paul
standing side by side during their last performance on Ed Sullivan on
August 14th 1965: Paul was still the same approximate height as John
three months later, during the filming of the Day Tripper video on
November 23rd 1965; it's hard to capture on their exact heights in a frame
like this, as they bop around a lot while performing, but they appear
roughly the same height:
Now we see "Paul" from the cover of Sgt. Pepper; he suddenly appears to be a few inches taller than the others. It would appear this man is roughly 2 to 3 inches than taller in real world terms. This difference is also seen in the inside photo:
We see this difference in height again in the film Magial Mystery Tour. Here we see the boys standing side by side, again wearing matching shoes; "Paul" is on the right end and clearly stands a few inches taller than John and George. His shoulders in particular are considerably higher. You can also just make out the infamous "black carnation" clue; the others wear red carnations, while "Paul" is singled out by wearing a black carnation:
And here we see a frame from "I Am The Walrus"; note that he is actually wearing no shoes in this video sequence, and yet he still appears taller than the others. Could this man really be the same height as John Lennon and George Harrison? So let's come back to the comparison from the introduction page:
Although the angles are a little different,
I think with the other evidence and the fact that the head size is the
same result as the head size comparison make this comparison at least
partly reliable. Again, the bass is the same model, a Hofner 500/1, and
the headstock, neck length and fret spacing has been equalized close
enough to say that these pictures are now on the same scale.
Below we see two picture's supposedly of "Paul" with his girlfriend Jane Asher; one taken before 67, and one taken after: |
Now and now the photo from after
67:
The difference in height is
immediatly obvious; his nose now rises well past her forehead, and her
eyes are level with his chin. It is of course possible that she is wearing
heels in one, but not the other. However, this change is perfectly
consistent with the other photos shown above, as well as the scale
comparison. Now what about eye color. Is it possible to find a this good a look-alike who just happens to have the same eye color? |
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Comparison: Eye Color. |
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