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These are INTENTIONAL messages that groups have recorded and placed in their songs. This differs from backwards masking in which bands supposedly sing a song in a special way so that when played backwards a hidden message appears.
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"I'm So Tired," The Beatles
At the end of the song backwards it sounds like "Paul is a dead man, miss him, miss him, miss him."
Noah William Johnsen
"Revolution 9," The Beatles
Not a song, but a sound collage, but anyway, in forwards it's "Number 9". In reverse, it sounds like "Turn me on, dead man."
Noah William Johnsen
"Gnik Nus," The Beatles
A track on their remix album “LOVE”. It is the backwards a capella version of “Sun King”. It doesn’t really contain the foreign language parts backwards though.
BrilliantJ8
"Intension," Tool
There is some unintelligible whispering that starts around one minute into the song. Reverse it and you get the following message: "Work hard. Stay in school. Listen to your mother. Your father is right."
Nat
"eB tahT srewoP ehT," Being as an Ocean
The whole track is played backwards (hence the song title) and, when reversed, is revealed to be a song about police brutality. From the band’s 2017 album “Waiting for Morning to Come”.
Nat
"Blinding Lights," The Weeknd
Forwards: "Oh I can't sleep until I feel your touch", Backwards: "Trust and believe now and serve the Satan" Creepy right?
64Gamer
"For The First Time In Forever," Frozen
Forward Lyric, "Why have a ballroom with no balls?", Backwards Lyric, "Dark One, give me walls of Hell." Anna's Satanic
64Gamer
"Stained Glass," Judas Priest
It is revealed that the line “Jump into the abyss” backwards is satanic: backwards it says “Sing my evil spirit”.
BrilliantJ8
"Hotel California," The Eagles
Hotel California has a satanic message: Forwards lyric: ...in the middle of the night, just to hear them say... Backwards lyric: Yeah, Satan hears this, he had me believe in him.
BrilliantJ8
"Like Spinning Plates," Radiohead
Radiohead originally made this song by reversing a demo version of another song, "I Will", which they later recorded for their next album (Hail to the Thief, 2003) in a different arrangement. If you play "Like Spinning Plates" backwards, you can hear similarities to "I Will" in the chord progression and Thom Yorke's vocal melody.
Nat
"The Music is Moving (Its Beat)," Mabel Pines
At the end of the song, a strange message appears. Reverse it, and you get a weirdly sexual message.
Calvin Wilkerson
"Music Sounds Better With U," Big Time Rush
If you put :Music Sounds Better With U" in reverse, it says "I'm not asking".
Test
"Dance, Dance," Fall Out Boy
The whisper before the first chorus says "Joe Trohman is lame". Joe Trohman is the band's guitarist.
Tommy
"Blue (Da Ba Dee)," Eiffel 65
The "da ba dee da ba daa" melody when played reversed sounds like "Hide the body, eat the body".
Aaron
"Escape (The Pina Colada Song)," Rupert Holmes
When reversed, one part of the song sounds similar to "Yes, an alien must know," which is followed by "Ah, I'm sure you'd believe that;" almost a subliminal jab at conspiracy theorists who believed in backwards masking.
Jessicarayy
"Rocky Mountain High," John Denver
If you play part of the lyric "He left yesterday behind him, you might say he-" it will sound something like "Yes, someday he'll be the Satan!" or "Yes, someday now be the Satany!"
Hunter Sullivan
"!aaaH-aH ,yawA eM ekaT oT gnimoC er'yehT," Napoleon XIV
The B-side to his 1966 single “They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!” is basically the song played backwards! Kinda weird if you think about it...
Aaron Evans
"Announcement Service Public," Linkin Park
When the song is played backwards, you can hear Chester screaming "You should brush your teeth and you should wash your hands!" Hence the song's title, which is "Public Service Announcement" with the words in reverse order.
Nat
"Two Little Boys," Rolf Harris
When the line "Broke off his horse's head" is reversed it becomes "He's a saucy f**ker". Not sure what else needs to be said here...
Nat
"Groovy Tuesday," Smithereens
While recording the lyrics for the song "Groovy Tuesday" singer Pat Dinizio sang "design in blue" and everyone in the studio erupted in laughter. This little snippet was isolated and inserted at the song's end backwards. Producer Don Dixon did it as a joke and the band liked it.
RIP Pat Dinizio
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