3. Analysis
• Abbey road is the eleventh official U.K. album and seventeenth U.S.
album released by The Beatles. It was the final album recorded by
the band. The idea of the image is that Paul McCartney is dead,
which is further suggested in the song titles “Paul is Dead” and in
other hidden lyrics in various other songs on the album. The
message is further portrayed through the way in which they are
dressed; John Lennon is dressed all in white, like a clergyman. Ringo
Starr wears a black suit like an undertaker. Paul McCartney wears a
black suit without shoes, and walks out of step with the rest of the
band. It is traditional for people to be buried barefoot and Paul is
pictured barefoot suggesting that he is dead or a ghost. There is a
hearse in the background and the picture looks like that is what
they are all walking towards. At first glance this picture looks like a
very poor, lazy photograph taken on a random street, but upon
further inspection there are many things that can be taken from
this.