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* The [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] repeated the image for their ''Abbey Road'' EP. Being the Chili Peppers, they did so wearing only the wang-covering gym socks. |
* The [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] repeated the image for their ''Abbey Road'' EP. Being the Chili Peppers, they did so wearing only the wang-covering gym socks. |
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* The cover of the soundtrack to ''[[VVVVVV]]'', ''[http://www.souleye.se/pppppp PPPPPP]'', has the V-men crossing the road... upside down, of course. |
* The cover of the soundtrack to ''[[VVVVVV]]'', ''[http://www.souleye.se/pppppp PPPPPP]'', has the V-men crossing the road... upside down, of course. |
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* The cover of the [[Paul McCartney]] album ''Paul Is Live'' showed an older Paul walking a dog through the crossing, digitally edited into the famous 1969 photo in place of [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]]. It contains visual [[Take That |
* The cover of the [[Paul McCartney]] album ''Paul Is Live'' showed an older Paul walking a dog through the crossing, digitally edited into the famous 1969 photo in place of [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]]. It contains visual [[Take That]]s against the Paul Is Dead rumors sparked in part by the ''Abbey Road'' cover: |
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** The white Volkswagen's number plate, which originally read in part "281F" (misread as "28IF" and interpreted as "Paul would be ''28 if'' he were still alive"), was changed to "51IS", as in "He ''is'' still alive, and he ''is 51''." |
** The white Volkswagen's number plate, which originally read in part "281F" (misread as "28IF" and interpreted as "Paul would be ''28 if'' he were still alive"), was changed to "51IS", as in "He ''is'' still alive, and he ''is 51''." |
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** He's wearing shoes and his left leg is forward. (It was suggested that being barefoot and out of step [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|was symbolic]]. If anything has symbolic value, it's the fact that the cover depicts the Beatles walking ''away'' from Abbey Road Studios.) |
** He's wearing shoes and his left leg is forward. (It was suggested that being barefoot and out of step [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic|was symbolic]]. If anything has symbolic value, it's the fact that the cover depicts the Beatles walking ''away'' from Abbey Road Studios.) |
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** And in the intro to ''[[Total Drama World Tour]]'', Leshawna and Noah are walking over the Abbey Road Crossing. |
** And in the intro to ''[[Total Drama World Tour]]'', Leshawna and Noah are walking over the Abbey Road Crossing. |
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* One of the many variations of the intro song of ''[[Animaniacs]]'' had Yakko, Wakko and Dot walking on a road à la ''Abbey Road''. "''Penny laney...''" |
* One of the many variations of the intro song of ''[[Animaniacs]]'' had Yakko, Wakko and Dot walking on a road à la ''Abbey Road''. "''Penny laney...''" |
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* One of ''four'' Beatles album cover parodies seen briefly in ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' episode "Meet The Beat Alls"<ref>The other three being ''Please Please Me'', ''With/Meet The Beatles'', and ''A Hard Day's Night''</ref> |
* One of ''four'' Beatles album cover parodies seen briefly in ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' episode "Meet The Beat Alls".<ref>The other three being ''Please Please Me'', ''With/Meet The Beatles'', and ''A Hard Day's Night''</ref> |
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* ''[[The Bremen Avenue Experience]]'' did this during a [[Music Video]] that contained multiple [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] to British pop culture. |
* ''[[The Bremen Avenue Experience]]'' did this during a [[Music Video]] that contained multiple [[Shout-Out|Shout Outs]] to British pop culture. |
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* One of the records released by [[El Tigre]]'s mother Maria during her stint as a mariachi singer. It featured Manny, Maria, and a goat. |
* One of the records released by [[El Tigre]]'s mother Maria during her stint as a mariachi singer. It featured Manny, Maria, and a goat. |
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