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Post by dmahermusic on Feb 16, 2022 9:41:32 GMT -5
Didn't want to add the title of the article to the post subject as it is a bit too heavy, There was an article published by Irish Times in 1997 titled 'Noel Gallagher is dead. here are the facts...'. It goes on to pick apart the events around 1996/7 to suggest that Noel died in a car accident and was replaced by a lookalike. Its feckin hilarious!!! Anyway, you can find the article here: irishtimes.com/news/noel-gallagher-is-dead-here-are-the-facts-1.97680I was only 1y/o at the time, but does anyone remember if this was a widespread rumour or not?
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Post by Parka Flames on Feb 16, 2022 9:49:52 GMT -5
Noel is dead. He died in 1998 and they replaced him with a double who has nice teeth, decent hair, and writes shit songs.
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Post by Teotihuacan on Feb 16, 2022 9:58:15 GMT -5
does anyone remember if this was a widespread rumour or not? Not. It's a clear riff (April Fools gag?) on the equally stupid 'Paul (McCartney) is Dead' stupidity which dullard American Beatles weirdos made "a thing" in the late 60s, a preview of the fake news / conspiracy bollocks we're all dealing with now thanks to dicks like David Icke spreading their horseshit to impressionable minds on Twitter & Youtube. The rumour took on such a life of its own, and people now still make references to to Macca's supposed 'death' jokingly. Rumours spread to the extent word reached the Beatles business arm - the Apple company and Ringo responded to a radio query in the late 60s. Lennon referred to it a line in his brutal, unpleasant character take down of McCartney in 1971's "How Do You Sleep" singing, in reference to Paul's dubious solo output thus far, "Those freaks was right when they said you was dead".
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Post by tiger40 on Feb 16, 2022 14:08:25 GMT -5
Of course not. It's just a stupid rumour and this article is a load of crap.
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Post by andymorris on Feb 16, 2022 14:47:45 GMT -5
It was not a widespread rumor really just a headline and then the world moved on pretty fast but it was talked a bit amongst oasis fans On the internet for years
What was big was the aids comment about Damon or Liam trying to find a house so he couldn’t tour
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Post by His Royal Noelness on Feb 16, 2022 15:06:40 GMT -5
It’s just a pisstake on the Beatles comparisons with the Paul is Dead conspiracy.
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