#I see you McLennon

[waveofahand]

"If I Fell"; Fixing a Tie; Blowing the Lyrics

I don't think I ever realized that Paul was straightening John's tie as they were beginning to sing "If I Fell," which just makes me love it even more. But a couple of things to appreciate: 1) George looks like he's just WAITING for a screw up because John and Paul are clearly distracted. 2) George smiles as the moment he was waiting for happens, and John and Paul go tentative on the second verse, where it sounds like John is going to sing "give my heart" once more and Paul is sort-maybe-going-to-land-on "giii-trust in you." 3) Harrison's smile is PRICELESS

[shippingmclennon]

Paul: I'll be overpowering this time

John (joking but serious): oh good. I like it when you're brutal

[shippingmclennon]

Just two boyfriends sitting together. Enjoying the outdoors

John Lennon and Paul McCartney behind the scenes of Magical Mystery Tour (1967)

[beatlesmenrock]

That’s Not Paul…

a ‘Paul is Dead’ short comic by meee

some notes under the cut

i wanna preface by saying i don’t believe in the whole theory… i just like to indulge in it in an alternate universe sort of way ( not taking it seriously lol )

i realized drawing halfway in that i drew them in the sgt. pepper’s release day outfits ( which you can see here ) so it might not be accurate in terms of ‘replacing’ Paul ☠️

the boys’ speech bubbles are the color of their sgt. pepper’s uniforms ( hopefully it’s easy to read ! )

as for how i see the whole theory: i think george is suspicious of ‘Paul’ ( Billy ) and obvious doesn’t want to call him that or accept him. John’s just happy he has ‘Paul’ back with him but does have his moments where he gets paranoid about the situation. And Ringo’s just happy to be there HELP

i might make more stuff regarding the theory in the future just cause it’s fun but we’ll seeee thank you for listening

[pondanimal]

julia

@m1ssunderstanding

[wearenemies]

thinking about this again. good lord bob

[waveofahand]

It's the old thing. George sits at the sort of distance a normal friend sits at. John sits next to Paul so their shoulders touch. Paul even has his arm pulled away a little like, "Dude, give me some space, yeah?" His legs moved away too. Oh, John.

Paul, John and George, relaxing after a busy day during the height of Beatlemania.

[javelinbk]

Here it is, Beatle People! The official 'Insane Things Paul Has Said About John' list, as created by the people of tumblr. I hope this is a useful supplement to the original McLennon iceberg

Sources under the cut:

“He was a very cool boy” (@javelinbk)

"Whenever other people do that it always reminds me of John" (@javelinbk)

"We put our names next to each other in our school exercise books" (@beatlepaul4ever)

When was Lennon at his best? "When he was asleep." (@didwemeetsomewherebefore)

"A delicious broth of a boy" (@zilabee)

"A lovely little baby, John was" (@mallowedheart)

"Daddy's room" (@pauls1967moustache)

"We’re songwriting together even if we’re not together" (@midchelle)

"John seemed like some sort of emperor in control of it all" (@blondecasino)

"I'm trying to get my son to have a son and call him Lennon, and then he'll be Lennon McCartney" (@peaceloveandstarrs)

“John and I had millions of fabulous little experiences in Paris” (@divine-sphinx)

"We used to have wanking sessions" (@merseydreams)

"You can be heterosexual and be having a homosexual dream and wake up, and think, 'Shit, am I gay?'" (@skylikeaflame)

"It was a place called Menlove Avenue. [Pauses] Someone's going to read significance into that: Paul and John on Menlove Avenue. Come onnnnnnn" (@s-l-martin)

"I slept with him a million times" (@s-l-martin)

"A wild and woolly genius who it was my pleasure to work with, walk with, talk with, and occasionally sleep with." (@didwemeetsomewherebefore)

"In bed" (@i-am-the-oyster)

"Well, I’m sure Brian was in love with John, I’m sure that’s absolutely right. I mean, everyone was in love with John; John was lovable, John was a very lovable guy." (@whenyourbirdisbroken)

"Dear friend, throw the wine, I’m in love with a friend of mine." (@heartsinthebasement)

"We got very drunk and cried about how we loved each other" (@nikidontsurf)

“Then also we were like married, so you got the bitterness. It’s not a woman scorned this time, it’s two men scorned — probably even worse. And I had to make way for Yoko. My relationship with John could not have remained as it was and Yoko feel secure.” (@thefortunateisle)

"If I was a girl, maybe I could go out and…" (@alienoriana, @majinmelmo)

"You just don’t hang around with your ex-wife" (@javelinbk)

"No, I have a lot of dreams about John, and they're always good" (@notgrungybitchin, @skylikeaflame)

"This (painting) is John’s Room. It just looked to me like John, when he had his long hair and then his cloak or whatever this is. Then I just scratched in that, looked like one of those drawings John used to do. You know his funny little men. So then I called that John’s room … If I’m gonna see a face in a painting it’s highly likely to be his." (@foryouwereinmysong)

"I wish I had sat and just hugged John all the time when we were together.’ (…) I’d just sit around and hug him forever. That’s the depth of my feeling for him" (@theoldmixer)

“Here Today - a love song to John” (@javelinbk, @bluewater9)

"So if you've got someone, you want to tell them you love them, just get it said, don't wait" (@lennon-gal)

And honourable mention for the following stories:

Stalking John all over Liverpool until Ivan officially got them introduced (@only-a-northern-soul)

‘He’s been telling himself and the whole world that nobody cared about writing songs and his music before he met John. He knew George Harrison.’ (@greatsaladavenue)

Quitting his job to commit to the band aka explicitly picking John over his father (@adriansfrombrooklyn)

Writing "Here, There, and Everywhere" by John's pool while waiting for him to wake up and write with him alone in his attic (@aint-that-kind-of-blog-bruv)

Taking the one photo of him and john from that night with the cursed pictures with jane and then blowing it up and hanging it in his office at apple (@pauls1967moustache)

Taking LSD so he could join John in his potentially bad trip (@scurator)

The time he vaulted over a table because another man was touching John and Paul had to physically intervene (@scurator)

[beatsfornone]

Tiny Mclennon in The Beatles locket 👬💕

[waveofahand]

McLennon Eye Contact

They really loved each other. 

UPDATED: I mean, you see it so clearly there. There is absolutely no denying it and yeah, I know there is no legit source for Cynthia saying "John never looked at anyone the way he looked at Paul," but even if she never said it -- we can SEE it in pic after pic. They were truly “A Nation of Two.” 

[williamforresterxx]

There were definitely specific reasons for some of John’s bizarre behavior. Love can make a person do crazy things, particularly when it has to be repressed.

Proof 1967 was Peak McLennon...

[shippingmclennon]

WTF THIS IS EXACTLY HOW BOYFRIENDS TAKE PICTURES

[foryouwereinmysong]

He was actually a really good mover!

[zilabee]

the roman fucking empire:

gif by @autechres

[waveofahand]

And as usual, the McLennons are touching. Paul is all but laying on John. Because they touched each other all the time. Playing footsie...

All sneaky like... but yes, touching tootsies...

The arm around... there...

and there...

Sneaky hand holds... there

And there... everyone else is approximating. Paul has his hand around John's. Hauls it right against him.

the hair touching...

all the time...

Call it whatever you want...

these lads were intent on each other...

John seemed downright besotted...

And Paul kept pulling him near, keeping him close...

Just tightens his grip and hauls him right up against him, doesn't he?

And John was happy to be hauled. Bet it made him feel safe-like. I can never decide if they were soulmates or lovers or what. It doesn't matter. Two lost boys found each other. It was beautiful.

The Beatles in Paris, France | 30 January 1964 © Harry Benson

[valentinaonthemoon]

What the heck is happening on youtube these days? I thought this was just queer tumblr talk and straight biographers' worst nightmare 👀 (x, x)