List of backmasked messages - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The following is an incomplete list of backmasked
Backmasking
Backmasking is a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backward on to a track that is meant to be played forward...

messages in music.

Artist	Source	Message	Comments
Ash Ash (band) Ash are an alternative rock band that formed in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland in 1992. The band has sold 8 million albums worldwide.-Band beginning, Trailer and 1977 :...	"Evil Eye" (album)	"She's giving me the evil eye, suck Satan's cock."	Said at the beginning of the song. Lead singer Tim Wheeler Tim Wheeler Tim Wheeler is the Northern Irish guitarist, songwriter and vocalist for the rock band, Ash. He formed the band with Mark Hamilton and they were originally called Vietnam. Wheeler can be seen playing a Korina Gibson Flying V in almost all of Ash's music videos... remarked that "Yeah, we did hide a secret message in 'Evil Eye', but it's not that bad..."
At the Drive-In At the Drive-In At the Drive-In was an American rock band from El Paso, Texas, considered part of the post-hardcore genre and active from 1993 to 2001. They were known for their extremely energetic stage shows which hearkened back to the 1980s hardcore scene...	"300 MHz" (EP Vaya Vaya is the fourth EP by American post-hardcore band At the Drive-In, released in 1999. The sound of the album bridges the musical gap between In/Casino/Out and their following album, Relationship of Command.... )	"...your enamel / made no reflection in our mirror / coughing up the coffins / cotton candy coated teeth / these pockets were clinching all filled with teeth / amnesia proletariat / in the unlikely event / that sarcasm is an unfitting dress / amnesia proletariat / amnesia proletariat / amnesia / coughing up the coffins / cotton candy coated teeth / these pockets were clinching / all filled with teeth / sharpened on the fucking hides of men..."	Heard by reversing the song starting at the 94 second mark. The message is composed of rearranged verses from earlier in the song.
The B-52's The B-52's The B-52's are an American rock band, formed in Athens, Georgia in 1976. The original line-up consisted of Fred Schneider , Kate Pierson , Cindy Wilson , Ricky Wilson , and Keith Strickland . Following Ricky Wilson's death in 1985 Strickland switched to guitar...	"Detour Thru Your Mind" (album Bouncing off the Satellites - Personnel :Band* Fred Schneider – lead vocals* Keith Strickland – bass, guitar, harmonica, percussion, keyboards, sitar, vocals, backing vocals* Cindy Wilson – lead vocals* Kate Pierson – lead vocals* Ricky Wilson – lead guitar, bass, backing vocals... )	"I buried my parakeet in the backyard. Oh no, you're playing the record backwards. Watch out, you might ruin your needle."	At the end of the track. May poke fun at psychedelia, or at the backmasking controversy.
The Beatles The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...	"Rain Rain (The Beatles song) "Rain" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles, credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was first released in June 1966 as the B-side of the "Paperback Writer" single... "	"...the sun shines. Raaain. When the rain comes, they run and hide their heads"	Gibberish occurs during the fade out (accompanying music is not reversed), actually sections of the vocal melody. This was one of the earliest instances of backmasking. The deliberate reversal was repeatedly acknowledged by John Lennon John Lennon John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music... and others.
	"Free as a Bird Free as a Bird "Free as a Bird" is a song originally composed and recorded in 1977 as a home demo by John Lennon. In 1995 a studio version of the recording incorporating contributions from Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr was released as a single by The Beatles.The single was released as part of... " (album Anthology 1 Anthology 1 is a compilation album by The Beatles, released by Apple Records in November 1995. It was released as the first part of the Anthology trilogy of albums with Anthology 2 and Anthology 3, all of which tie-in with the televised special The Beatles Anthology. It contains "Free as a Bird",... )	"Turned out nice again."	Can be heard during the song's fade-out. Was commented upon by many newspapers after the album's release in 1995 and the discovery of the message by BBC BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff... engineer Simon Clifford. Paul McCartney Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100... stated that, "We even put one of those spoof backwards recordings on the end of the single for a laugh, to give all those Beatles nuts something to do."
	"Gnik Nus" (album)	"Here comes the Sun King. Here comes the Sun King. Everybody's laughing. Everybody's happy. Here comes the Sun King."	Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil Cirque du Soleil , is a Canadian entertainment company, self-described as a "dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment." Based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul in 1984 by two former street performers, Guy... show Love LOVE (Cirque du Soleil) Love is a 2006 theatrical production by Cirque du Soleil which combines the re-produced and re-imagined music of The Beatles with an interpretive, circus-based artistic and athletic stage performance. The show plays at a specially built theatre at The Mirage in Las Vegas.A joint venture between... , producer George Martin George Martin Sir George Henry Martin CBE is an English record producer, arranger, composer and musician. He is sometimes referred to as "the Fifth Beatle"— a title that he often describes as "nonsense," but the fact remains that he served as producer on all but one of The Beatles' original albums... and his son Giles Giles Martin Giles Martin is an English record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He is the son of Sir George Martin, famed producer of almost all of The Beatles' records.- Biography :... wanted to reverse an effect in The Beatles' song "Sun King Sun King (song) "Sun King" is a song written primarily by John Lennon, but credited to Lennon–McCartney and recorded by The Beatles for their 1969 album, Abbey Road. It is the second song of the B-side's climactic medley.-History:... ," and found the reversed vocal melody to be pleasant enough to include in the performance. The song was titled "Gnik Nus" ("Sun King" spelled backwards) for inclusion in the Love Love (The Beatles album) Love is a Grammy Award-winning soundtrack remix album of music recorded by The Beatles, released in November 2006. It features music compiled and remixed as a mashup for the Cirque du Soleil show of the same name... CD.>
Beck Beck Beck Hansen is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck...	"Loser" (album Mellow Gold Mellow Gold is the third studio album by American alternative rock musician Beck, as well as his major label debut. Mellow Gold was released on March 1, 1994 on the strength of the surprise hit "Loser"... )	"Soy un perdedor. I'm a loser, baby, so why don't you kill me" (entire chorus reversed)	After the last time Beck says "I'm a loser, baby, so why don't you kill me," and before the vocal "I'm a driver, I'm a winner."
Between the Buried and Me Between the Buried and Me Between the Buried and Me is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina. They have released a total of five studio albums, as well as a cover album, an EP and a live DVD/CD...	"Disease, Injury, Madness" (album The Great Misdirect -Personnel:Between the Buried and MeTommy Giles Rogers – vocals, keyboardsPaul Waggoner – lead guitar, vocals on "Desert of Song"Dan Briggs – bassDustie Waring – rhythm guitar*Blake Richardson – drums, percussionGuest musicians... )	"You must wait for the rest of the non-believers/If you disagree, you will sleep/You must wait for the rest of the non-believers"	At 3 minutes and 17 seconds into the song, you can hear faint vocals that sound like gibberish. Reversed you can hear the lyrics.
The Bloodhound Gang The Bloodhound Gang The Bloodhound Gang may be a reference to:The Bloodhound Gang , a segment on the program 3-2-1 ContactThe Bloodhound Gang, a band that took its name from the TV show segment...	"Lift Your Head Up High (and Blow Your Brains Out)" (album One Fierce Beer Coaster One Fierce Beer Coaster is the second studio album by American alternative rock band Bloodhound Gang, released on December 3, 1996. Produced by Jimmy Pop, it was the band's first release on Geffen Records, and the first to feature Michael "Spanky G" Guthier on drums, "Evil" Jared Hasselhoff on... )	"Devil child will wake up and eat Chef Boyardee Chef Boyardee Chef Boyardee is a brand of canned pasta products sold internationally by ConAgra Foods. Named after its founder, Italian-American immigrant Ettore Boiardi, the company began production in the United States in the 1920s... Beefaroni"	Said in a deep, odd-sounding voice. Preceded by "I hope you take this the wrong way / And misinterpret what I say / Rewind and let me reverse it / Backwards like Judas Priest Judas Priest Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,... first did"
Boards of Canada Boards of Canada Boards of Canada are a Scottish electronic music duo consisting of brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin...	"You Could Feel the Sky" (album Geogaddi Geogaddi is the second album by Boards of Canada. It was released in February 2002 on three different days for each region to a large degree of anticipation. It presents a darker sound than its predecessor Music Has the Right to Children. The title of the album has no conclusive meaning; the... )	"A god with hooves, a god with horns"	Clearly audible close to the second minute mark.
	"1969" (album Geogaddi Geogaddi is the second album by Boards of Canada. It was released in February 2002 on three different days for each region to a large degree of anticipation. It presents a darker sound than its predecessor Music Has the Right to Children. The title of the album has no conclusive meaning; the... )	"David Koresh David Koresh David Koresh , born Vernon Wayne Howell, was the leader of a Branch Davidian religious sect, believing himself to be its final prophet. Howell legally changed his name to David Koresh on May 15, 1990. A 1993 raid by the U.S... "	In the sentence "Although not a follower of David Koresh, she's a devoted Branch Davidian." The rest of the sentence is not backmasked.
	"Happy Cycling" (album Music Has the Right to Children Music Has the Right to Children is the debut public album of the Scottish electronic music duo Boards of Canada. It was published by Warp Records and released on 20 April 1998 in Europe and 20 August in the United States... )	Interviewer's voice: "... to tell us about backwards masking ??? and the Electric Light Orchestra Electric Light Orchestra Electric Light Orchestra were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones... . A whole crowd of ... got all ... because they thought that if ... but, when it was hand-spun backwards on a turntable, and it said something like 'Christ is inferno'. Anyway, it was enough to ... cause some problems for ELO and Jeff Lynne Jeff Lynne Jeffrey "Jeff" Lynne is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra and was a co-founder and member of The Traveling Wilburys together with George Harrison, Bob... in particular." Jeff Lynne Jeff Lynne Jeffrey "Jeff" Lynne is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra and was a co-founder and member of The Traveling Wilburys together with George Harrison, Bob... 's voice: "It is absolutely ...don't ask why I said that. It didn't say anything, anything of the sort. And uhm, that was total...in fact, it was a mistake, isn't it. Because anyone who can write a song played forwards and have it say something else backwards has got to be some kind of genius, and that I ain't! I was upset at first by the accusations, you know, but now, but now I would find them funny ... we're totally innocent of all those claims ... and we're all God-fearing chaps!"	This is Jeff Lynne Jeff Lynne Jeffrey "Jeff" Lynne is an English songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer who gained fame as the leader and sole constant member of Electric Light Orchestra and was a co-founder and member of The Traveling Wilburys together with George Harrison, Bob... responding to claims about backmasking in an ELO song called "Eldorado". The voice that comes in now and again in the first part (when played forwards) of the song may be saying "WACO!" backwards.
Böhse Onkelz Böhse Onkelz The Böhse Onkelz were a German rock group that existed from 1980 to 2005. Although being ignored by the mass media for their controversial past, since Viva los tioz in 1998 almost every album reached number one on the German album charts. According to record certifications and additional sources...	"Enie Tfahcstob rüf Ediona-RAP" (album) E.I.N.S. E.I.N.S. is the German Hard rock band Böhse Onkelz 12th album. It was released in 1996. The album title is not an abbreviation: the dots between the letters should be seen to strengthen and emphasise the word eins ....	"Herzlichen Glückwunsch. Muss 'ne Menge Arbeit gewesen sein, dieses Lied rückwärts abzuspielen. Entweder du bist eines der paranoiden Arschlöcher, für die wir dieses Lied gemacht haben, oder du bist einfach nur neugierig. Ersteren sei gesagt: Wer rückwärts gesprochene satanistische oder faschistische Botschaften auf unseren Platten sucht, muss ausgesprochen dämlich sein und außerdem unter extremem Verfolgungswahn leiden. Armes Schwein, du tust uns echt leid. Sperr' dich ein und schmeiß den Schlüssel weg!" (translated) "Congratulations. Must've been a lot of work playing this song backwards. Either you are one of the paranoid assholes we've created this song for, or you're simply curious. First let me say: Anyone expecting satanic or fascist messages to be played backwards on our records must be downright silly and, what's more, probably has a persecution complex. You poor creature, we really feel sorry for you! Better lock yourself up and throw away the key."	A journalist from the daily newspaper "Darmstädter Echo" believed they had found a scandal, when they saw that title of one of the Onkelz' songs, which in their opinion is to read backwards as "Arier On" . In fact, the song title isn't Noreira but Noreia, the name of a celtic god. In reaction of this and other witchhunts, the band released a song on the "E.I.N.S." Album called "Enie Tfahcstob rüf ediona-RAP" - backwards "Eine Botschaft für Paranoide" (A message for the paranoid). This features Stephan Weidner speaking backwards a message, which can be heard if the song is played in reverse.
Butthole Surfers Butthole Surfers Butthole Surfers is an American alternative rock band formed by Gibby Haynes and Paul Leary in San Antonio, Texas in 1981. The band has had numerous personnel changes, but its core lineup of Haynes, Leary, and drummer King Coffey has been consistent since 1983. Teresa Nervosa served as second...	"Pepper" (album Electriclarryland Electriclarryland is the seventh studio album by the American alternative rock band Butthole Surfers, released in April 1996 . This album brought the Butthole Surfers their first Top 40 hit with "Pepper". The album was certified gold by the RIAA on August 20, 1996.The title of this album is a... )	"I don't mind the sun sometimes; the images it shows. You never know just how you look through other people's eyes."	Between the second chorus and the third verse.
Cake Cake (band) Cake is an American alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. Consisting of singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Gabe Nelson and drummer Paulo Baldi, the band has been noted for McCrea's sarcastic lyrics and deadpan voice, DiFiore's trumpet parts, and...	"Jesus Wrote a Blank Check" (album Motorcade of Generosity Motorcade of Generosity is the first studio album by American alternative rock band Cake. It was released on 7 February 1994 on Capricorn Records.-Reissue:... )	"Don't forget to breathe in."	This occurs after the song ends (about 3:06 of the track).
Chiodos Chiodos Chiodos is an American post hardcore band from Davison, Michigan. Formed in 2001, the group was originally known as "The Chiodos Bros," the band's name was a tribute to filmmakers Stephen, Charles, and Edward Chiodo, responsible for the film Killer Klowns from Outer Space. Chiodos released their...	"The Lover and the Liar" (EP The Heartless Control Everything The Heartless Control Everything is the third EP from the American post-hardcore band The Chiodos Bros, later known simply as Chiodos. It was released January 25, 2003 on the label Search and Rescue Records... )	"How does it feel to know that you've taken someone's smile?"	This is whispered by Craig Owens Craig Owens Craig Owens was an American post-modernist art critic, gay activist and feminist.-Biography:Craig Owens was a senior editor of Art in America, a contributor to such scholarly journals as Skyline and October, a graduate of Haverford College, and a professor of art history at Yale University and... at the beginning of the track.
Choking Victim Choking Victim Choking Victim was a United States punk rock band formed in New York City, which were together from 1992 to 1999. Playing a mix of hardcore punk and ska with anarchist lyrics...	"Hate Yer State" (album No Gods, No Managers No Gods, No Managers is the only full-length studio album by American hardcore punk band Choking Victim. The album was released in 1999 through Hellcat/Epitaph Records and re-released on LP format by Epitaph in 2004. Being the sole full-length album of Choking Victim, it became hugely popular in... )	"You think you're alive, motherfucker? You're just the walking fucking dead, you're a fucking sheep, stepping on my back to stay alive. West Coast, East Coast, you're all just a bunch of fucking fools, you and the rest of this greedy fucking world. Kill yourself! So stay in school, say no to drugs, oh yeah! Hail Satan Hail Satan "Hail Satan", sometimes expressed in a Latinized version as Ave Satanas is an expression used by some Satanists to show their dedication to Satan, but has also been used for the purpose of comedy or satire. Believers in backmasking think they can hear "Hail Satan" and other messages to Satan in... ! Good night boys and girls, pleasant dreams."	Reversal of undeciperable gibberish at beginning of song.
Chumbawamba Chumbawamba Chumbawamba is a British musical group who have, over a career spanning nearly three decades, played punk rock, pop-influenced music, world music, and folk music...	"Look! No Strings!" (album Shhh Shhh is a 1992 album by anarchist punk band Chumbawamba. It was originally recorded and written as "Jesus H. Christ," an album that relied heavily on samples. A number of the musicians whose material had been sampled objected, and the album was largely re-worked to defend artistic intent and... )	"Oh fuck me Jesus!"	Near the end of the song. References the band's "Fuck Me Jesus" tour. Chumbawamba was described by the press in Keswick Keswick -Geography:A place in Australia:Keswick, South Australia, a suburb of AdelaideKeswick railway station, AdelaideAdelaide Parklands Terminal A place in Canada:Keswick, Ontario... , where they played a concert, as "the worst of the American Satanic backwards message bands"
	"Mary, Mary"	A girl reciting Hail Mary Hail Mary The Angelic Salutation, Hail Mary, or Ave Maria is a traditional biblical Catholic prayer asking for the intercession of the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus. The Hail Mary is used within the Catholic Church, and it forms the basis of the Rosary... s	The very end of this song wraps up a theme from the beginning in which "Mary" recites the Hail Mary. The recitation is quite obviously backmasked given the sound and length of the reversed version.
Coil Coil (band) Coil were an English cross-genre, experimental music group formed in 1982 by John Balance—later credited as "Jhonn Balance"—and his partner Peter Christopherson, aka "Sleazy". The duo worked together on a series of releases before Balance chose the name Coil, which he claimed to be...	"Is Suicide a Solution? Airborne Bells/Is Suicide A Solution? "Airborne Bells"/"Is Suicide A Solution?" is a 7" vinyl single by Coil released in an edition believed to be between 1250 and 1400 copies... "	"When the gods want to punish you, they answer your prayers..."	Heard at the very end of the song.
Cradle of Filth Cradle of Filth Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...	"Dinner at Deviant's Palace" (album Bitter Suites to Succubi Cradle of Filth's Bitter Suites to Succubi is essentially an EP—or "transitional mini album" as the band's singer Dani Filth would have it; bridging the gap between Midian and Damnation and a Day while the band negotiated their label change from Music for Nations to Sony... )	Unusual sounds and a reversed reading of the Lord's Prayer Lord's Prayer The Lord's Prayer is a central prayer in Christianity. In the New Testament of the Christian Bible, it appears in two forms: in the Gospel of Matthew as part of the discourse on ostentation in the Sermon on the Mount, and in the Gospel of Luke, which records Jesus being approached by "one of his...	Backwards readings of the Lord's Prayer are allegedly used in certain demonic rites.)
D12 D12 D12, an acronym for The Dirty Dozen, is an American hip hop group from Detroit, Michigan. D12 has had chart-topping albums in the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia...	"My Band My Band "My Band" is a 2004 rap single by the rap group D12. It is the first single from their second album D12 World. The song is a parody of the false concept that Eminem is the lead singer of the "band" D12. The single became the group's most successful so far , reaching #2 in the United Kingdom, #6 in... " (album D12 World Notes* The skit titled "Bugz" is from the song "Desperados" by Eminem Featuring Proof, Bugz & The Almighty Dreadknaughts.* The song "Just Like U" doesn't appear on the clean version of the album.... )	"Buy this album now. When it gets to the end."
Darkthrone Darkthrone Darkthrone is a Norwegian black metal band. They formed in 1987 as a death metal band, but after embracing the black metal style in 1991, they became a driving force in the Norwegian black metal scene. For most of this period Darkthrone has consisted of just two musicians, Nocturno Culto and...	"As Flittermice As Satan's Spys" (album Transilvanian Hunger Transilvanian Hunger is the fourth studio album by Norwegian black metal band Darkthrone, released in 1994 through Peaceville Records. It was the band's first album to be recorded with just two members, Nocturno Culto and Fenriz, following the departure of Zephyrous... )	"In the name of God, let the churches burn."	At the end of the track.
Chris de Burgh Chris de Burgh Chris de Burgh is a British/Irish singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red".-Early life:...	"The Vision" (album)	"And then a vision..."	Heard at the beginning of the track after segueing from "The Leader" (where this sample was taken), another track on the album Into the Light.
Deep Purple Deep Purple Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in Hertford in 1968. Along with Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, they are considered to be among the pioneers of heavy metal and modern hard rock, although some band members believe that their music cannot be categorised as belonging to any one genre...	"Stormbringer" (album Stormbringer (album) -Side Two:-35th anniversary bonus tracks:-Personnel:* David Coverdale - lead vocals* Ritchie Blackmore - guitar* Glenn Hughes - bass, vocals* Jon Lord - organ, keyboards* Ian Paice - drums-Additional personnel:... )	"The cocksucker, motherfucker, stormbringer!"	Occurs at the beginning of the song before the first verse.
Def Leppard Def Leppard Def Leppard are an English rock band formed in 1977 in Sheffield as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal movement. Since 1992, the band have consisted of Joe Elliott , Rick Savage , Rick Allen , Phil Collen , and Vivian Campbell...	"Rocket Rocket (Def Leppard song) "Rocket" is a song recorded by British hard rock band Def Leppard in 1987 from the album Hysteria. It was the sixth and final single release, coming out in January 1989 and hitting the Top 15 in the US Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart.The song was considered one of the most experimental for... " (album)	"We are fighting with the gods of war"	A preview of another song, "Gods of War," on the album Hysteria.
	"White Lightning" (album Adrenalize -Deluxe Edition :Tracks 1-4 are taken from the band's Live: In the Clubs, in Your Face EP, recorded at Bonn, Germany, on 29 May 1992Tracks 5 & 6 taken from "Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad" single.... )	"She's got the rhythm of love"	From the song "Heaven Is", recorded backwards.
Deicide Deicide (band) Deicide is an American death metal band formed in 1987. Their first two albums, Deicide and Legion, are ranked second and third place in best-selling death metal albums of the SoundScan era.-As Amon/Carnage :...	"Satan Spawn, the Caco-Daemon" (album Legion (album) -Credits:Glen Benton - Bass, VocalsBrian Hoffman - GuitarEric Hoffman - GuitarSteve Asheim - Drums... )	"Satan spawn, cacodaemon, cacodaemon, cacodaemon, satan spawn, cacodaemon, cacodaemon, cacodaemon."	At the beginning of the track, accompanied by bleating of sheep. Effectively the same as the chorus.
Drowning Pool Drowning Pool Drowning Pool is a four-piece alternative metal band from Dallas, Texas.-Early days :Drowning Pool rose to fame while playing along with Ozzy Osbourne during an Ozzfest tour. Their 2001 debut album, Sinner was certified platinum within six weeks...	"Sermon" (album Sinner (Drowning Pool album) Sinner is the debut studio album by metal band Drowning Pool. The album is considered the band's most successful, reaching platinum only six weeks after its release. This was most likely due in part to "Bodies" which remains the band's most well-known song. This was the second overall album and... )	"Ladies and gentlemen, tell me what you believe"	A reversal of earlier parts of the song. Drummer Mike Luce said, "It's just a homage. A tribute back to the old school."
Electric Light Orchestra Electric Light Orchestra Electric Light Orchestra were a British rock group from Birmingham who released eleven studio albums between 1971 and 1986 and another album in 2001. ELO were formed to accommodate Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne's desire to create modern rock and pop songs with classical overtones...	"Mr. Radio" (album The Electric Light Orchestra (album) The Electric Light Orchestra is the debut studio album by English rock band Electric Light Orchestra, released in December 1971. In the US, the album was released in early 1972 as No Answer, after a misunderstood telephone message made by a United Artists Records executive asking about the album name... )	"Hello Mr. Radio..."	Heard at 1:57 of the track.
	"Down Home Town" (album)	"Face the mighty waterfall" (2x)	At the beginning of the track. This album was released in 1975 following allegations of a hidden message in 1974's Eldorado, and was a satirical response. This was also the chorus to their previous track "Waterfall".
	"Fire on High" (album)	"The music is reversible, but time... (violin note) is not. Turn back! Turn back! Turn back! Turn back!"	Reversal of a mysterious deep mumbling. Another response to the Eldorado controversy.
	"Twilight" and "21st Century Man" (album Time (Electric Light Orchestra album) Time is a concept album by Electric Light Orchestra released in 1981 through Jet Records. The album tells the story, through its songs and lyrics, about a man from the 1980's finding himself in the year 2095 and trying to come to terms with being unable to return and adjusting to his new... )	"Though you ride on the wheels of tomorrow, you still wander the fields of your sorrow"	Heard at the end of both songs. This was also the chorus to "21st Century Man" and "Epilogue", both from the same album.
	Various songs from Secret Messages Secret Messages Secret Messages is an album by Electric Light Orchestra, released in 1983 through Jet Records. It would be the last ELO album to feature bassist Kelly Groucutt, conductor Louis Clark and real stringed instruments... (Those are "Secret Messages", "Time After Time", "Stranger", "Danger Ahead", "Rock N' Roll Is King" and the intended side D track for a double album "Hello My Old Friend")	"Welcome to the show" (2x), "Thank you for listening", "Look out there's danger ahead", "Hup two three four", "Time after time", "You're playing me backwards", "Plant a tree" and "..acquire... It's seriously gonna be fun"	This concept album, released by ELO in 1983, contains many backwards and hidden messages, both visual and auditory. It was a further response to the Satanic backmasking controversy. The British release contains a parody warning label about the backward messages, but this was deleted by CBS Records for the United States version.
Missy Elliott Missy Elliott Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...	"Work It" (album)	"I put my thing down, flip it, and reverse it." and "Watch the way Missy like to take it backwards"	Reversed version of the preceding line. The "Watch the way Missy like to take it backwards" message can be heard in the middle of the second verse.
Eminem Eminem Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...	"Stimulate" (album 8 Mile (soundtrack) -Album:-Singles:-Certifications:... )	"I'm not here to save you / I'm only here for the ride / So let me entertain you / And everything will be fine."	At the end of the track.
	"My Name Is My Name Is "My Name Is" is a song by Eminem released in 1999. It is the debut single overall from his major label debut album, The Slim Shady LP. The song was ranked at #26 on "VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90's". "My Name Is" also was ranked #6 on Q Magazine's "1001 Best Songs Ever"... " (album The Slim Shady LP The Slim Shady LP is the second studio album by American rapper Eminem, released on February 23, 1999. It is his major-label debut, and was released under Dr. Dre's Aftermath Entertainment, and Web Records.... )	"It is Slim, it's Eminem (yo), it's Eminem (yo), it's Eminem."	It can be heard when playing the chorus ("Hi, my name is (who?), my name is (what?), my name is [scratching Scratching Scratching is a DJ or turntablist technique used to produce distinctive sounds by moving a vinyl record back and forth on a turntable while optionally manipulating the crossfader on a DJ mixer. While scratching is most commonly associated with hip hop music, since the late 1980s, it has been used... ] Slim Shady") backwards.
Enigma Enigma (musical project) Enigma is an electronic musical project founded in Germany by Michael Cretu, David Fairstein and Frank Peterson in 1990. The Romanian-born Cretu conceived the Enigma project while working in Germany, but has based his recording studio A.R.T. Studios in Ibiza, Spain, since the early 1990s until May...	"Odyssey of the Mind" (album Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi! -Singles:1996 – "Beyond the Invisible"1997 – "T.N.T. for the Brain"1998 – "The Roundabout" -Personnel:Peter Cornelius – guitarMichael Cretu – record producer, sound engineer, instrumentsSandra Cretu – voices*Louisa Stanley – voices... )	While this track does contain some forward vocals as well, the entire track contains backmasking from the first (self-titled) track of the album, "Le Roi Est Mort, Vive le Roi!".
	"Camera Obscura" (album The Screen Behind the Mirror -Singles:1999 – "Gravity of Love" 2000 – "Push the Limits" -Personnel:Ruth-Ann Boyle - lead vocalsMichael Cretu - record producer, lead vocalsSandra Cretu - voicesAndru Donalds - lead vocals*Jens Gad - guitar... )	Lyrics beginning with "Cause we are the fighters / Just fighting for our rights / Stand up, join us, modern crusaders alive / We have the power"	Sections of Andru Donalds' reversed vocals from "Modern Crusaders", an earlier track in the album.
Eurythmics Eurythmics Eurythmics were a British pop rock duo, formed in 1980, currently disbanded, but known to reunite from time to time. Consisting of members Annie Lennox and David A...	"This City Never Sleeps" Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)	"I enjoyed making the record, very good, very good"	At the end of the song, after some seconds of silence.
Filter Filter (band) Filter is a rock group formed in 1993 in Cleveland by singer Richard Patrick and guitarist/programmer Brian Liesegang. Filter has released five studio albums, the most recent being The Trouble with Angels, which was released on August 17, 2010....	"The 4th" (album The Amalgamut The Amalgamut is the third album of industrial rock band Filter released in 2002 by Reprise Records. It includes the hit single "Where Do We Go from Here"... )	"Ooh what a hell of a price, what a hell of a price."	This part is most clear for the first 1:30 of the song. Taken from the song "World Today" which segues into the next track.
Five Iron Frenzy Five Iron Frenzy Five Iron Frenzy is a Christian ska band formed in Denver, Colorado in 1995 and disbanded in 2003. The band announced they were recording new material on November 22, 2011....	"The Untimely Death of Brad" (EP Quantity Is Job 1 Quantity Is Job 1 is an EP by the band Five Iron Frenzy. It was released November 3, 1998 on Five Minute Walk. The album was the bands first release distributed by EMI, and most of it was written in a two-week period before being recorded. Unlisted on the package are tracks nine through seventeen,... )	"Brad is dead. Let's kill Brad."	The first part of the gibberish. Nathaneal "Brad" Dunham, the trumpet player for the band, missed a concert, inspiring a rumor that he was dead. The band put this into one of their songs for humorous effect. The message is a takeoff on the Paul is dead Paul Is Dead "Paul is dead" is an urban legend suggesting that Paul McCartney of the English rock band The Beatles died in 1966 and was secretly replaced by a look-alike.... phenomenon.^{[broken footnote]}
Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand (band) Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish post-punk revival band formed in Glasgow in 2002. The band is composed of Alex Kapranos , Bob Hardy , Nick McCarthy , and Paul Thomson .The band first experienced chart success when their second single, "Take Me Out", reached #3 in...	"Michael Michael (Franz Ferdinand song) "Michael" is a song by Franz Ferdinand and was the fourth single released from their debut self-titled album. The song was notable for its homoerotic lyrics such as "stubble on my sticky lips" and "beautiful boys on a beautiful dancefloor".... " (album Franz Ferdinand (album) Franz Ferdinand is the debut album by Scottish indie rock band Franz Ferdinand, released in early 2004. It entered the United Kingdom album charts at number three in February 2004 and contains three UK top ten singles: "Take Me Out", "This Fire" and "The Dark of the Matinée"... )	"She's worried about you, call your mother."	Right before the second verse. A reference to bassist Bob Hardy's homesickness during the recording of the album. The band "wanted to do the exact opposite [of Satanic backmasking], put the most positive thing we could think of as a backwards message."
Robert Fripp Robert Fripp Robert Fripp is an English guitarist, composer and record producer. He was ranked 42nd on Rolling Stone magazine's 2003 list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" and #47 on Gibson.com’s "Top 50 Guitarists of All Time". Among rock guitarists, Fripp is a master of crosspicking, a technique...	"Haaden Two" (album Exposure (Robert Fripp album) -Side two:-2006 bonus disc third edition:-2006 bonus tracks :-Personnel:* Robert Fripp — guitars, Frippertronics* Daryl Hall — vocals on "Preface," "You Burn Me Up," "North Star," "Disengage II," "Chicago" disc two, "New York" disc two, "Exposure" bonus track, "Mary" bonus track; piano on "You Burn... )	"One thing is for sure - the sheep is not a creature of the air. Baaaaaaaah!"	This line is a sample of Graham Chapman in a sketch from the first episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus Monty Python's Flying Circus Monty Python’s Flying Circus is a BBC TV sketch comedy series. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines... .
The Godfathers The Godfathers The Godfathers are an alternative rock band from London, England.-Career:The Godfathers were formed by Peter and Chris Coyne from the ashes of The Sid Presley Experience in 1985. After independent single releases produced by Vic Maile, and collected on their debut album, Hit By Hit, they signed to...	"Unreal World" (album)	"I've been walking 'cross vast empty spaces I feel / I've been looking for one place I know that is real."	Heard at the beginning of the track before the music starts.
Green Day Green Day Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...	"East Jesus Nowhere" (21st Century Breakdown 21st Century Breakdown 21st Century Breakdown is the eighth studio album by the American punk rock band Green Day. It is the band's second rock opera, following American Idiot, and their first album to be produced by Butch Vig. Green Day commenced work on the record in January 2006... )	"Second Guess Me, Don't Test Me"	Found at 0:24-0:25 of the song, both phrases overlapping each other.
Grim Reaper Grim Reaper (band) Grim Reaper are a British heavy metal band from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal era. The band was formed in 1979 in Droitwich, England, by guitarist Nick Bowcott.-Early years :...	"Final Scream" (album)	"See you in hell!"	Said by a demonic voice. References the band's first album, See You In Hell. It is heard after the child says "Goodnight Daddy" and at the end of the song.
Iced Earth Iced Earth Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band from Tampa, Florida. Originally formed under the name "Purgatory" in 1984, Iced Earth has released a total of ten studio albums, one live album, three EP's, two compilations and boxsets...	"Damien" (album Horror Show (album) Horror Show is the debut EP by Springfield, IL rock band The Graduate. The album was self-produced and released independently in May 2006. After the CD's release, The Graduate were signed to Icon MES Records.- Track listing :# "Sit & Sink" - 3:34... )	"Your pain on the cross was but a splinter compared to the agony of my father. I will drive deeper the thorns into your rancid carcass, you profaner of Isis."	Reversed lyrics from earlier in the song.
Incubus Incubus (band) Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while enrolled in high school and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell;...	"Azwethinkweiz" (album Enjoy Incubus Enjoy Incubus is an EP by Incubus released on January 7, 1997 on Epic Records. It was their debut major label release. It contained re-recordings of songs that featured on their previous, independent releases Let Me Tell Ya 'Bout Root Beer and Fungus Amongus, as well the previously unreleased song... )	"Thursday Night we smoked indica, and Azwethinkweizm was born"	Said by Brandon Boyd Brandon Boyd Brandon Charles Boyd is an American musician, author, and visual artist. He is best known as the lead vocalist of the American rock band Incubus.-Early Life and Incubus:... .
Information Society Information Society (band) Information Society is an American band originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, primarily consisting of Kurt Larson , Paul Robb, and James Cassidy; the latter two reconvened the band in 2006, initially with Christopher Anton as lead vocalist, then with Harland rejoining them as lead vocalist by...	"Are Friends Electric" (album Don't Be Afraid (album) Don't Be Afraid is a 1997 Industrial / electronic album by Information Society. It saw a dramatic change in creative direction from the pop stylings of Information Society's earlier work to a darker sound with prominent themes of paranoia and disaffection with modern life... )	"Obey your parents. Do your homework. Winners don't do drugs."	Heard between the songs "Are Friends Electric" and "Ozar Midrashim." The back of the album cover features the disclaimer "InSoc can accept no responsibility for the mental effect of the backwards message."
Insane Clown Posse Insane Clown Posse Insane Clown Posse is an American hip hop duo from Detroit, Michigan. The group is composed of Joseph Bruce and Joseph Utsler, who perform under the respective personas of the "wicked clowns" Violent J and Shaggy 2 Dope. Insane Clown Posse performs a style of hardcore hip hop known as horrorcore...	"Echo Side" (album The Amazing Jeckel Brothers The Amazing Jeckel Brothers is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Insane Clown Posse, released on May 25, 1999, by Island Records, in association with Psychopathic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from 1998 to 1999. The album is the fifth Joker's Card in the... )	"Fuck the Devil! Fuck that shit! We believe in life legit. If you diggin' what we say, why you throw your soul away?"	Heard after "licked the back of his neck and said.."
	"Everybody Rise" (album The Amazing Jeckel Brothers The Amazing Jeckel Brothers is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Insane Clown Posse, released on May 25, 1999, by Island Records, in association with Psychopathic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from 1998 to 1999. The album is the fifth Joker's Card in the... )	"Yeah, if you flip this message cuz you think there's some secret message, there ain't shit!"	Reversal of gibberish at the end of the track. Said by Violent J.
Iron Maiden Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...	"Still Life" (album Piece of Mind Piece of Mind is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was originally released in 1983 on EMI, and on Capitol in the US; it was reissued later on Sanctuary/Columbia Records... )	"Hmm, Hmmm, what ho sed de t'ing wid de t'ree bonce. Don't meddle wid t'ings you don't understand", followed by a belch.	Found between the songs "The Trooper" and "Still Life", on Piece of Mind Piece of Mind (Iron Maiden album) Piece of Mind is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It was originally released in 1983 on EMI, and on Capitol in the US; it was reissued later on Sanctuary/Columbia Records... . It is an inebriated Nicko McBrain Nicko McBrain Michael Henry "Nicko" McBrain is an English musician, best known as the drummer for Iron Maiden, which he joined in 1982, prior to which he had played for Streetwalkers, Pat Travers, and the French political band, Trust.-Biography:... (the drummer Drummer A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a... ) doing his "famous" impression of Idi Amin Dada Idi Amin Idi Amin Dada was a military leader and President of Uganda from 1971 to 1979. Amin joined the British colonial regiment, the King's African Rifles in 1946. Eventually he held the rank of Major General in the post-colonial Ugandan Army and became its Commander before seizing power in the military... . It translates to the following: "'What ho,' said the monster with the three heads, 'don't meddle with things you don't understand.'" The message was included by the band in response to allegations of Satanism that were surrounding them at the time.
Jay Chou Jay Chou Jay Chou is a Taiwanese musician, singer-songwriter, music and film producer, actor and director who has won the World Music Award four times. In 1998 he was discovered in a talent contest where he displayed his piano and song-writing skills. Over the next two years, he was hired to compose for...	"You Can Hear" (album)	"只有你能聽得到" ("Only you can hear it")	Following the same line forwards. This is done intentionally, so if you play it backwards, "only you can hear it".
The J. Geils Band	"No Anchovies, Please" (album Love Stinks Love Stinks is the eleventh album by American rock band The J. Geils Band, released in 1980 .The title song is a rant against unrequited love. It has been covered by industrial metal band Bile, by Andru Branch in the film Love Stinks, Joan Jett in the film Mr. Wrong and Adam Sandler in the movie... )	"It doesn't take a genius to tell the difference between chicken shit and chicken salad."	Disguised as a foreign-sounding language spoken under the narration.
Jay-Z Jay-Z Shawn Corey Carter , better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, record producer, entrepreneur, and occasional actor. He is one of the most financially successful hip hop artists and entrepreneurs in America, having a net worth of over $450 million as of 2010...	"Lucifer" (album The Black Album (Jay-Z album) The Black Album is the eighth studio album by American rapper Jay-Z, released November 14, 2003, on Roc-A-Fella Records. It was promoted as his final studio album, which serves as a recurring theme, although Jay-Z returned to solo recording with Kingdom Come in 2006.The album debuted at number one... )	"Six, six, six, murder murder Jesus"	Jay-Z commented "Naw not me, that's retarded."
Journey Journey (band) Journey is an American rock band formed in 1973 in San Francisco by former members of Santana. The band has gone through several phases; its strongest commercial success occurred between the 1978 and 1987, after which it temporarily disbanded...	"Message of Love" (album Trial by Fire (Journey album) -Personnel:Neal Schon - lead guitar, vocals, producerSteve Perry - lead vocals, head producerJonathan Cain - keyboards, rhythm guitar, vocals, producerSteve Smith - drums and percussion, producer*Ross Valory - bass, vocals, producerwith... )	"Message of love"	The song title is backmasked in the opening 30 seconds of the song.
Judas Priest Judas Priest Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band from Birmingham, England, formed in 1969. The current line-up consists of lead vocalist Rob Halford, guitarists Glenn Tipton and Richie Faulkner, bassist Ian Hill, and drummer Scott Travis. The band has gone through several drummers over the years,...	"Love Bites" (album Defenders of the Faith Defenders of the Faith is the ninth studio album by British heavy metal band Judas Priest. It was recorded at Ibiza Sound Studios, Ibiza, Spain and mixed from September to November 1983 at DB Recording Studios and Bayshore Recording Studios in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida. The LP and cassette tape... )	"In the dead of the night, love bites"	Admitted to by Rob Halford Rob Halford Robert John Arthur "Rob" Halford is an English singer-songwriter, who is best known as the lead vocalist for the Grammy Award-winning heavy metal band Judas Priest. He is nicknamed the "Metal God" as a tribute to his influence on metal, and after the Judas Priest song of the same name from 1980's... during the subliminal message trial. Halford said that "When you're composing songs, you're always looking for new ideas, new sounds."
KISS KISS (band) Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...	"Hate" (album Carnival of Souls: The Final Sessions -Personnel:Paul Stanley - rhythm guitar, vocalsGene Simmons - bass guitar, vocalsBruce Kulick - lead guitar, vocalsEric Singer - drums, percussion, backing vocals-Charts:Album - Billboard... )	"Corgan"	The introduction to the song features amplyfier feedback along the message "Ladies and Gentlemen, from Boise, Idaho... direct from the Paramount Theatre... 12 year-old, little Billy Corgan" with the last word, "Corgan", being backmasked.
Korn Korn Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...	"Shoots and Ladders Shoots and Ladders (song) "Shoots and Ladders" is a song written and recorded by American nu metal band Korn for their self-titled debut album. It was released as the album's third single in 1995.-Music and structure:... " (album Korn (album) Korn is the self-titled debut album by American nu metal band Korn, released on October 4, 1994, through Immortal/Epic Records. Before recording the album, the band played several gigs in an attempt to promote themselves. They were approached by Immortal/Epic Records after a performance at... )	"This is madness"	Can be heard spoken repeatedly throughout the chorus.
L7 L7 (band) L7 was an American rock band from Los Angeles, that was active from 1985 to 2000. Due to their sound and image, they are often associated with the grunge movement of the late 1980s and early 1990s.-History:...	"Boys in Black"	"All beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun. Two all beef patties. (laugh)"	The formula for a Big Mac Big Mac The Big Mac is a hamburger sold by McDonald's, an international fast food restaurant chain. It is one of the company's signature products... .
Lacuna Coil Lacuna Coil Lacuna Coil is an Italian gothic metal band from Milan. Formed in 1994, the group has had two name changes since being previously known as Sleep of Right and Ethereal and was inspired by the combination of gothic imagery and music...	"Self Deception" (album Comalies - Ozzfest Edition Bonus Disc :- Release history :- Charts :Album - Billboard... )	"I don't know what to do, no guilt is in my heart, I don't know what to do, I'm not the reason"	The backwards message is the chorus of the song.
Linkin Park Linkin Park Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills, California. Formed in 1996, the band rose to international fame with their debut album, Hybrid Theory, which was certified Diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries...	"P5hng Me A*wy" (album Reanimation Reanimation helped the many underground hip-hop artists that it featured reach a larger audience, as well as changing the nature of the work so significantly that it could be considered an entirely new album... )	"Everything falls apart even the people who never frown eventually break down. Everything has to end you'll soon find we're out of time left to watch it all unwind."	During the intro and breaks.
	"Announcement Service Public" (album)	"You should brush your teeth, and you should wash your hands."	The only lyric to this interlude. Heard once at around 0:25 to 0:35, and four times from 1:45 to end. The title is reversed because you have to reverse the song as well to get the message from it.
Marilyn Manson Marilyn Manson (band) Marilyn Manson is an American metal band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by Brian Warner and Scott Putesky, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their uniquely theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early '90s. This attention...	"Tourniquet" (album Antichrist Superstar Antichrist Superstar is the second full-length studio album by American rock band Marilyn Manson. It was released on October 8, 1996 in the US through Nothing and Interscope Records. The record's success in mainstream charts propelled the band into a household name and turned its frontman overnight... )	"This is my lowest point of vulnerability"	At the opening of the track.
	"Revelation #9"	Various messages. For example, "You are on the other side now...there ain't no going back once you been here, brothers and sisters...there ain't no going back."	Appears as the B-side for the single "Get Your Gunn Get Your Gunn Released in 1994, "Get Your Gunn" is the first official single by alternative metal band Marilyn Manson. "Snake Eyes and Sissies" was originally planned as the lead single but never released; "Get Your Gunn" was released instead. The track was released to support the album Portrait of an American... ".
The Mars Volta The Mars Volta The Mars Volta is a Grammy award winning American progressive rock band from El Paso, Texas. Founded in 2001 by guitarist Omar Rodríguez-López and vocalist Cedric Bixler-Zavala, the band incorporates various influences including progressive rock, krautrock, jazz fusion, Latin American music, and...	"Eunuch Provocateur" (album Tremulant EP -Production:Recorded in Long Beach, California from October to December 2001.Produced by Alex Newport and The Mars Volta.Album production design and layout by Sonny Kay and Omar Rodríguez-López.-Personnel:Omar Rodríguez-López – guitar... )	"Have mommy or daddy ever had to spank you?", "I'm very fond of this one about an old spider friend of mine", "The itsy bitsy spider climbed up the water spout / down came the rain and washed the spider out / out came the sun and dried up all the rain / and the itsy bitsy spider climbed up the spout again."	The second part is the song "Itsy Bitsy Spider Itsy Bitsy Spider "Itsy Bitsy Spider" is a popular nursery rhyme that describes the adventures of a spider as it ascends, descends and reascends the downspout or "waterspout" of a gutter system... ".
Bob and Doug McKenzie Bob and Doug McKenzie Bob and Doug McKenzie are a pair of fictional Canadian brothers who hosted "Great White North", a sketch which was introduced on SCTV for the show's third season when it moved to CBC Television in 1980. Bob is played by Rick Moranis and Doug is played by Dave Thomas...	"Black Holes" (album)	"Good day, I'm Bob McKenzie. This is my brother, Doug." "Take off!" "No, how's it goin'?" "Oh, sorry, eh." "No, you take off!" "You take off!" "You blew it!" "Oh, sorry." "This is the backwards part." "Alright, start over." "Forget it!"	On their Great White North album, the comic duo explain on this track that there's a "secret message" to be played backwards that "will give you clues to what really happened." The message is preceded by an invitation to play the next part backwards "like you do with some other albums."
Mew Mew (band) Mew is a Danish alternative music band consisting of Jonas Bjerre, Bo Madsen, and Silas Utke Graae Jørgensen. Bassist Johan Wohlert was also a founding member of the band, but left in 2006...	"New Terrain" (album No More Stories... No More Stories Are Told Today, I'm Sorry They Washed Away // No More Stories, The World Is Grey, I'm Tired, Let's Wash Away is the fifth studio album by the Danish band Mew. It was released in Scandinavia on 17 August, the UK on 24 August, the U.S... )	The entire song played backwards reveals another song titled "Nervous".	Slightly audible.
Mindless Self Indulgence Mindless Self Indulgence Mindless Self Indulgence is an American musical group formed in New York in 1997. Their music has a mixed style including rap, punk rock, alternative rock, electronica, techno and industrial...	"Backmask" (album Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy is the second album by New York City band Mindless Self Indulgence released in 2000. The album is the follow-up to the album Tight... )	"Respect your parents." / "Clean your room." / "Do your homework." / "Don't stay out too late." / "Eat your vegetables." / "Put away your toys." / "Don't sit too close to the TV." / "Take the dog for a nice walk." / "Hurry up! Get dressed for church." / "Who needs me to suck their dick?" / (at the end of the song) "Don't listen to this song."	Clearly audible reversed speech by singer Jimmy Urine; starts at 2:10 into the song and lasts until the end. The song speaks degradingly about angsty teenagers who look for backwards messages in music, and contains the lyrics "Play that record backwards/ Here's a message yo for the suckas/ Play that record backwards/ And go fuck yourself."
Moby Moby Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...	"Machete" (album Play (Moby album) Play is the fifth studio album by American electronica musician Moby, released on May 17, 1999 on V2 Records. While some of Moby's earlier work garnered critical and commercial success within the electronic dance music scene, Play was both a critical success and a commercial phenomenon... )	"I have to say goodbye."	Appears midway through the song.
Motörhead	"Nightmare/The Dreamtime" (album 1916 (album) -Motörhead:* Lemmy – bass, vocals* Phil Campbell – guitar* Würzel – guitar* Phil "Philthy Animal" Taylor – drums, except "1916", which featured a drum machine.-Additional Credits:... )	"Now tell me, about your miserable little lives. I do not subscribe to your superstitious, narrow minded flights* of paranoia. I and people like me, will always prevail! You will never stifle* our free speech in any country in the world, 'coz we will fight forever." "In a single stroke, you poor, stupid, running dogs. Why is it..." [Words followed by a are difficult to make out, and may be incorrect]	Various sections of the song. Reputedly a message to the Parents Music Resource Center Parents Music Resource Center The Parents Music Resource Center was an American committee formed in 1985 with the goal of increasing parental control over the access of children to music deemed to be violent, have drug use or be sexual.The committee was founded by four women: Tipper Gore, wife of Senator and later Vice... .
Mr. Bungle Mr. Bungle Mr. Bungle was an experimental band from Northern California. The band was formed in 1985 while the members were still in high school and was named after a children's educational film. Mr. Bungle released four demo tapes in the mid to late 1980s before being signed to Warner Bros. Records and...	"Egg" (album Mr. Bungle (album) Mr. Bungle is the 1991 self-titled album by Mr. Bungle. The album contains many genre shifts which are typical of the band, and helped increase the band's popularity, gaining them a reasonable following and fanbase... )	"Rotting from the inside / over-incubated by the heat of fear and love / the self's coagula[ted]"	These are the lyrics from the start of the track, although the backwards version is a different take Take A take is a single continuous recorded performance. The term is used in film and music to denote and track the stages of production.-Film:In cinematography, a take refers to each filmed "version" of a particular shot or "setup"... .
Nevermore Nevermore Nevermore is an American heavy metal band from Seattle, Washington. Formed in 1991, they are known to incorporate elements from styles such as thrash, power, progressive, and neo-classical metal into their songs, and also makes use of acoustic guitars and a wide range of vocal styles.-Early years...	"Sentient 6" (album This Godless Endeavor -Credits:The Band:Warrel Dane - lead vocalsJeff Loomis - guitarSteve Smyth - guitarJim Sheppard - bassVan Williams - drumsGuest Musician:James Murphy - Special guest lead guitar on "The Holocaust of Thought"Production:... )	"Seven, seven, seven. I am the bringer of the end, fear me, I am the beast that is technology."	Occurs at 4:43. There is a recurring theme in Nevermore albums about humanity becoming enslaved by technology.
Nirvana Nirvana Nirvāṇa ; ) is a central concept in Indian religions. In sramanic thought, it is the state of being free from suffering. In Hindu philosophy, it is the union with the Supreme being through moksha...	"Smells like Teen Spirit" (album Nevermind Nevermind is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991. Produced by Butch Vig, Nevermind was the group's first release on DGC Records... )	"I hate you!" (repeated)	Occurs during the outro when Cobain is screaming "A denial"
Oasis Oasis (band) Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher , Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs , Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan and Tony McCarroll , who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher...	"D'You Know What I Mean? D'You Know What I Mean? "D'You Know What I Mean?" is a song by the English rock band Oasis. Written by Noel Gallagher, it was released as the first single from their third album Be Here Now. It reached number one in the UK Singles Chart, the third Oasis song to do so. It sold 162,000 copies in its first day in the shops... " (album)	"All my people right here, right now... d'you know what I mean? Yeah, yeah..."	Heard throughout some parts of the song, including the third verse.
Oingo Boingo Oingo Boingo Oingo Boingo was an American new wave band. They are best known for their influence on other musicians, their soundtrack contributions and their high energy Halloween concerts. The band was founded in 1972 as The Mystic Knights of the Oingo Boingo, a performance art group...	"Cry of the Vatos" (album Good For Your Soul -Personnel:Oingo Boingo* Danny Elfman - lead vocals, rhythm guitar* Steve Bartek - lead guitar* Kerry Hatch - bass guitar, bass synthesizer* Johnny "Vatos" Hernandez - drums* Richard Gibbs - keyboards* Sam "Sluggo" Phipps - lead tenor, clarinet... )	"Just once or twice is good for your soul / Praise God! Brothers and sisters! / Accept Jesus into your heart and you will saved! / You will receive everlasting life / Listen to me, I've sinned, I know / Praise Jesus and you will be saved, saved, saved / Praise God, you are healed, healed, healed."	Entire song.
Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...	"Bloodbath in Paradise" (album)	"Your mother sells whelks in Hull"	A parody of the most famous line from The Exorcist The Exorcist The Exorcist is a novel of supernatural suspense by William Peter Blatty, published by Harper & Row in 1971. It was inspired by a 1949 case of demonic possession and exorcism that Blatty heard about while he was a student in the class of 1950 at Georgetown University, a Jesuit school... , in which the possessed child screams "Your mother sucks cocks in hell." The message appears to be related to an earlier lawsuit against Ozzy related to alleged subliminal messages on his album Blizzard of Ozz Blizzard of Ozz Blizzard of Ozz is the first solo studio album by British singer/songwriter Ozzy Osbourne, recorded in Surrey, UK and released on September 20, 1980 in the UK and on March 27, 1981 in the U.S.. It is the comeback album of Osbourne following his firing from Black Sabbath the previous year... .
Petra Petra (band) Petra is a music group regarded as a pioneer of the Christian rock and contemporary Christian music genres. Formed in 1972, the band took its name from the Greek word for "rock"...	"Judas Kiss" (album)	"What are you looking for the devil for, when you ought to be looking for the Lord?"	A response to the backmasking controversy.
A Perfect Circle A Perfect Circle A Perfect Circle is an American rock supergroup formed in 1999 by guitarist Billy Howerdel and Tool vocalist Maynard James Keenan. The original incarnation of the band also included Paz Lenchantin on bass, Troy Van Leeuwen on guitar, and Tim Alexander on drums...	"Renholdër" (album Mer de Noms - Symbols :Inside the insert the track names appear to be randomly spelled out in symbols. One way to decipher the symbols is to match the song titles using the normal alphabet with the song titles inside the insert.... )	"Danny Lohner Danny Lohner Daniel Patrick "Danny" Lohner , frequently known as Renholdër, is an American rock musician who plays bass guitar, electric guitar, and keyboards. He worked with Trent Reznor on numerous occasions, both with Nine Inch Nails and on the now defunct Tapeworm project... , Danny Lohner"	Said in a high-pitched voice. The title, "Renholdër", is "Re: D. Lohner" backwards. Danny Lohner was an early member of A Perfect Circle.
Pilot Pilot (band) Pilot was a pop rock musical group, formed during 1973 in Edinburgh, Scotland by the former Bay City Rollers members, David Paton and Billy Lyall.-Career:...	"You're Devotion"	"Oh, oh, oh / It's magic, you know / Never believe it's not so / Och aye! / Oh, oh, oh / It's magic..."	Appears during the song's fadeout. The backmasked message is the chorus of Pilot's earlier song, "Magic Magic (Pilot song) "Magic" is a popular song from 1974, and was the first hit single for the Scottish band Pilot. It was written by Pilot's Dave Paton.It charted most successfully in Canada, where it reached #1, topping the RPM national singles chart on July 19, 1975, and received a gold certification... ". Bassist David Paton David Paton David Paton is a Scottish bass and guitar player, most notably with three different bands: Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project, and Camel. He has also worked as a solo artist, session musician, and sometime vocalist... remarked: "We always meant to have something else there and after the success of 'Magic' the idea just came up in the studio for all of us to sing the chorus of 'Magic' on the fade. I think you might even hear an 'Och aye!' in there as well."
Pink Floyd Pink Floyd Pink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...	"Empty Spaces Empty Spaces "Empty Spaces" is a song by Pink Floyd. It appeared on The Wall album in 1979.-Composition:The song is 2 minutes and 10 seconds in length and features a long introductory section, which includes an airport announcement, a reference to Pink heading for an American tour. At approximately 48 seconds... " (album The Wall The Wall is the eleventh studio album by English progressive rock group Pink Floyd. Released as a double album on 30 November 1979, it was subsequently performed live with elaborate theatrical effects, and adapted into a feature film, Pink Floyd—The Wall.As with the band's previous three... )	"Hello, hunters. Congratulations. You've just discovered the secret message. Please send your answer to Old Pink, care of the funny farm, Chalfont." (voice in background) "Roger! Carolyne is on the phone!"	The start and end of this line are difficult to hear, and it is often shortened to simply "...congratulations. You've just discovered the secret message. Please send your answer to Old Pink, care of the funny farm, Chalfont." Many fans believe this line refers to former lead singer Syd Barrett Syd Barrett Syd Barrett , born Roger Keith Barrett, was an English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and painter, best remembered as a founding member of the band Pink Floyd. He was the lead vocalist, guitarist and primary songwriter during the band's psychedelic years, providing major musical and stylistic... , who suffered a breakdown years earlier. Another interpretation of this is that it foreshadows the progression of Pink (the main character on The Wall The Wall The Wall is the eleventh studio album by English progressive rock group Pink Floyd. Released as a double album on 30 November 1979, it was subsequently performed live with elaborate theatrical effects, and adapted into a feature film, Pink Floyd—The Wall.As with the band's previous three... ) towards insanity and the "funny farm."
Plasmatics Plasmatics The Plasmatics were an American heavy metal and punk band formed by Yale University art school graduate Rod Swenson with Wendy O. Williams. The band was a controversial group known for wild live shows that broke countless taboos...	"Coup d'État" (album Coup d'état A coup d'état state, literally: strike/blow of state)—also known as a coup, putsch, and overthrow—is the sudden, extrajudicial deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to replace the deposed government with another body; either... )	"The brainwashed do not know they are being brainwashed"	After the song "The Damned", at the end of the album.
Prince	"Darling Nikki" (album Purple Rain (album) Purple Rain is the sixth studio album by Prince, the first to officially be credited to Prince and The Revolution, and is the soundtrack album to the 1984 film Purple Rain.Purple Rain is regularly ranked among the best albums in pop music history... )	"Hello, how are you? Fine, fine. 'Cause I know that the Lord is coming soon. Coming, coming soon", followed by thirty-seven "hah"s.	At the end of the track. The message is in sharp contrast to the rest of the sexually laden song.
The Prodigy The Prodigy The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music group formed by Liam Howlett in 1990 in Braintree, Essex. Along with Fatboy Slim, The Chemical Brothers, and other acts, The Prodigy have been credited as pioneers of the big beat genre, which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s and 2000s...	"Full Throttle" (album Music for the Jilted Generation Music for the Jilted Generation is the second album by English electronic dance music band The Prodigy. The album was released through XL Recordings in July 1994... )	"We're going in full throttle!"	The backmasked portion is actually sampled from the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, originally released as Star Wars, is a 1977 American epic space opera film, written and directed by George Lucas. It is the first of six films released in the Star Wars saga: two subsequent films complete the original trilogy, while a prequel trilogy completes the... . It appears backmasked on the album Music for the Jilted Generation Music for the Jilted Generation Music for the Jilted Generation is the second album by English electronic dance music band The Prodigy. The album was released through XL Recordings in July 1994... , but a version of the song featuring the unbackmasked sample appears as the B-side to their single "One Love One Love (The Prodigy song) "One Love" is a single released by the British electronic act The Prodigy on 4 October 1993. It was the first single from the album Music For the Jilted Generation, and their sixth single.The ring on the cover is made by 'Stussy' and is solid silver... ".
The Rutles The Rutles The Rutles are a band that are known for their visual and aural pastiches and parodies of The Beatles. Originally created by Eric Idle and Neil Innes as a fictional band to be featured as part of various 1970s television programming, the group recorded, toured, and released two UK chart hits in...	"Piggy in the Middle" (album The Rutles (soundtrack) The Rutles is a soundtrack album to the 1978 telemovie All You Need Is Cash. The album contains over 14 of the tongue-in-cheek, pastiches of Beatles' songs that were featured in the film.... )	"This little piggy went to maaaarket."	Found prior to the bridge at around 1:13. As The Rutles are themselves a parody of The Beatles, this parodies the numerous purported backwards messages in Beatles songs.
Slayer Slayer Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...	"Hell Awaits" (album Hell Awaits Hell Awaits is the second studio album by the American thrash metal band Slayer, released through Metal Blade Records in 1985. The band's previous release, Show No Mercy, became Metal Blade Records' highest selling release; as a result, producer Brian Slagel desired to release a second Slayer album... )	"Join us!" (x45) followed by the word "andersom", which is Dutch for "backwards"	Whispered (steadily getting louder) during the first 1 minute and 5 seconds of the song
Slipknot Slipknot (band) Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray...	"Iowa" (album Iowa (album) Iowa is the second album by American heavy metal band Slipknot. Released by Roadrunner Records on August 28, 2001, it was produced by Ross Robinson and Slipknot. The title derives from the band's home state, Iowa, which members have stated is one of their biggest sources of inspiration... )	"Don't look at me!" (x4)	Starts at 8:30 and ends at 8:45.
Soundgarden Soundgarden Soundgarden is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984 by singer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto...	"665" (album Ultramega OK Ultramega OK is the debut studio album by the American grunge band Soundgarden, released on October 31, 1988 through SST Records. Following the release of the EPs Screaming Life , and Fopp , both for the Sub Pop record label, Soundgarden signed with the independent record label SST and went to work... )	"Santa Santa Claus Santa Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus... , I love you baby. My Christmas Christmas Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days... king. Santa, you’re my king. I love you, Santa baby. Got what I need."	Throughout the song. Obviously parodies the claimed Satanic messages.
Styx Styx (band) Styx is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Chicago band is known for melding the style of prog-rock with the power of hard rock guitar, strong ballads, and elements of American musical theater....	"Heavy Metal Poisoning" (album Kilroy Was Here (album) Kilroy Was Here is the eleventh album, a rock opera/concept album by the rock band Styx, released on February 28, 1983. The title comes from a famous World War II graffiti "Kilroy was here".-Background:... )	"Annuit Cœptis Annuit Cœptis Annuit cœptis is one of two mottos on the reverse side of the Great Seal of the United States.... , Novus Ordo Seclorum Novus Ordo Seclorum The phrase Novus ordo seclorum appears on the reverse of the Great Seal of the United States, first designed in 1782 and printed on the back of the United States one-dollar bill since 1935. The phrase also appears on the coat of arms of the Yale School of Management, Yale University's business... " ("He approves (or has approved) [our] undertakings", "New Order of the Ages")	In 1981, Styx Styx (band) Styx is an American rock band that became famous for its albums from the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Chicago band is known for melding the style of prog-rock with the power of hard rock guitar, strong ballads, and elements of American musical theater.... was accused of putting the backwards message "Satan move through our voices" on the song "Snowblind", from Paradise Theatre. This prompted the band to create the concept album Kilroy Was Here Kilroy Was Here (album) Kilroy Was Here is the eleventh album, a rock opera/concept album by the rock band Styx, released on February 28, 1983. The title comes from a famous World War II graffiti "Kilroy was here".-Background:... , which deals with an allegorical group called the "Majority for Musical Morality" that outlaws rock music. A sticker on the album cover contains the message, "By order of the Majority for Musical Morality, this album contains secret backward messages"
Tech N9ne Tech N9ne Aaron Dontez Yates , better known by his stage name Tech N9ne , is an American rapper from Kansas City, Missouri. In 1999, Yates and Travis O'Guin founded the record label Strange Music. Throughout his career, Yates has sold over one million albums and has had his music featured in film,...	"Absolute Power" (album)	"I've traveled many roads and seen many things in search of fortune and fame. All my dreams died no matter how hard I tried so nothing but unhappiness remains. So now I sit with this pen in my hand, itching to produce and perform. Waiting to rule with absolute power. I love these calm little moments before the storm."	This message appears at the beginning of the track.
Tenacious D Tenacious D Tenacious D is an American rock band that was formed in Los Angeles, California in 1994. Composed of lead vocalist and guitarist Jack Black and lead guitarist and vocalist Kyle Gass, the band has released two albums – Tenacious D and The Pick of Destiny...	"Karate" (album Tenacious D (album) Tenacious D is the first studio album by American comedy rock band Tenacious D, released on September 25, 2001 by Epic Records. The album's polished production was a departure from the band's acoustic origins, due in part to the production of the Dust Brothers."Tribute" was the first single... )	"Eat donkey crap."	This plays at the end of Karate, before the song "Rock Your Socks" begins.
Tiger Army Tiger Army Tiger Army is an American psychobilly band that was formed in 1995 in Berkeley, California. Its constant member and lead song writer is Nick 13. The band have released a total of four studio albums.-History:...	"Towards Destiny" (album Tiger Army II: Power of Moonlite Tiger Army II: Power of Moonlite is Tiger Army's second album, released on July 24, 2001. It featured London May on drums, Geoff Kresge on stand up bass and Nick 13 on vocals and guitar. London May left the band before their next album, Tiger Army III: Ghost Tigers Rise... )	"Tiger Army never die, Tiger Army never die, Tiger Army never die. As the last tiger dies, the Ghost Tigers rise. Heed the call of the werecat Transylvania. We fight on the side of fate. Toward destiny, we ascend to it forever. Hail Satan Hail Satan "Hail Satan", sometimes expressed in a Latinized version as Ave Satanas is an expression used by some Satanists to show their dedication to Satan, but has also been used for the purpose of comedy or satire. Believers in backmasking think they can hear "Hail Satan" and other messages to Satan in... ."	After the first verse, at around 0:36. Never Die was a song on the band's first LP, and "Tiger Army Never Die" has since become the band's motto. The title of Tiger Army's third release, III: Ghost Tigers Rise was taken from this message as well.
Tool Tool (band) Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up has included drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, and vocalist Maynard James Keenan. Since 1995, Justin Chancellor has been the band's bassist, replacing their original bassist Paul D'Amour...	"Intension" (album 10,000 Days 10,000 Days is the Grammy Award-winning fourth studio album by American rock band Tool. The album was released on April 28, 2006 in parts of Europe, April 29 in Australia, May 1 in the United Kingdom, and May 2 in North America... )	"Listen to your mother. Your father is right. Work hard. Stay in school. Listen to your mother. Your father is right. Listen to your mother. Your father is right."	Occurs during indecipherable whispering and ambiance beginning at 0:59.
Tupac Shakur Tupac Shakur Tupac Amaru Shakur , known by his stage names 2Pac and Makaveli, was an American rapper and actor. Shakur has sold over 75 million albums worldwide as of 2007, making him one of the best-selling music artists in the world...	"This Life I Lead" (album Better Dayz -Disc 2:-Album chart positions:... )	"Yes I'm alive, and me missing you"	The line was, originally,: "When you see me nigga, holla my set."
United Nations United Nations (band) United Nations is an experimental punk supergroup whose roots go back to at least 2005. They consider "screamo power-violence" as their main influence.-History:United Nations was started by Geoff Rickly, the vocalist/lyricist of the band Thursday...	"Subliminal Testing" (album United Nations The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace... )	"You never listened, won't you turn this back around."
The Used The Used The Used is an American rock band from Orem, Utah. The band was founded in 2001 and signed to Reprise Records the same year. They rose to fame in June 2002 after releasing their self-titled debut album. They followed up with their second album, In Love and Death, in September 2004 and their third...	"Cut Up Angels" (album In Love and Death In Love and Death is the second studio album by American rock band The Used. It was released on September 28, 2004 and has since been certified gold. It is their most well-received and successful album to date. This was the first album for which Alex Pardee did the artwork, and he has done all... )	"Happiness is a warm gun Happiness Is a Warm Gun "Happiness Is a Warm Gun" is a song by The Beatles, featured on the eponymous double-disc album The Beatles, also known as The White Album... "	Heard from 0:04-0:13 of the song.
Steve Vai Steve Vai Steven Siro "Steve" Vai is a three time Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. Steve Vai is widely known as a flamboyant guitar virtuoso....	"Whookam" (album Fire Garden Fire Garden is a 1996 album from guitarist Steve Vai. This is his fourth solo album, as Alien Love Secrets is an EP.Fire Garden is divided into two "phases"... )	An extended message, beginning with "There is a god; the universe is not without a creator, sustainer and protector. He is the ocean of bliss."	Entire track.
Roger Waters Roger Waters George Roger Waters is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. He was a founding member of the progressive rock band Pink Floyd, serving as bassist and co-lead vocalist. Following the departure of bandmate Syd Barrett in 1968, Waters became the band's lyricist, principal songwriter...	"Perfect Sense" (album Amused to Death Amused to Death is a concept album, and the third studio album by former Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters. It was released in 1992.The album title was attached to material that Waters began working on during the Radio KAOS tour... )	"Julia, (pause) however (pause - the second thunder in normal direction), in the light and visions of the issues of Stanley, (pause) we changed our mind. (pause) We have decided to include a backward message. (pause - the first thunder is in normal direction) Stanley, (pause) for you, (pause) and for all the other book (short pause) burners." ["partners" is often quoted in place of burners, this is due to Waters' speaking with a thick Scottish accent in the soundbite and his "ur" sounding like an "ar"]	Waters deliberately recorded a backward message critical of film director Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career... , who had refused to let Waters sample breathing sounds from 2001: A Space Odyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey (film) 2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, and co-written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke, partially inspired by Clarke's short story The Sentinel... .
The White Stripes The White Stripes The White Stripes was an American rock band, formed in 1997 in Detroit, Michigan. The group consisted of the songwriter Jack White and drummer Meg White . Jack and Meg White were previously married to each other, but are now divorced...	"Walking with a Ghost"	"Get out of my mind."	During the backwards solo.
Akira Yamaoka Akira Yamaoka is a video game composer, sound designer, sound director, and video game producer who worked for Konami since 1993 until his resignation in 2009. He is best known for creating the music in the Silent Hill series; he also worked as a sound director and producer on the series as well as serving as a...	"The Reverse Will"	"Now I lay me down to sleep" / "I pray the Lord my soul to keep" / "If I should die before I wake" / "I pray the Lord my soul to take"	The track is from the video game Silent Hill 2 Silent Hill 2 Silent Hill 2 is a survival horror video game published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and developed by Team Silent, a production group within Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo... . The backmasked message is a theme running through the entire song; the only lyrics can be heard as the prayer spoken backwards by Laura.
"Weird Al" Yankovic "Weird Al" Yankovic Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic is an American singer-songwriter, music producer, accordionist, actor, comedian, writer, satirist, and parodist. Yankovic is known for his humorous songs that make light of popular culture and that often parody specific songs by contemporary musical acts...	"I Remember Larry" (album Bad Hair Day Bad Hair Day is the 9th studio album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1996. This album was the third studio album self-produced by Yankovic. The musical styles on Bad Hair Day are built around parodies and pastiches pop and rock music of the mid 1990s, targeting alternative rock and hip-hop... )	"Wow, you must have an awful lot of free time on your hands."	At about 3:09 to 3:19.
	"Nature Trail to Hell" (album "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D "Weird Al" Yankovic in 3-D is the second studio album by American signer-songwriter "Weird Al" Yankovic, released on February 28, 1984, by Rock 'n Roll Records. The album was one of many produced by former The McCoys guitarist Rick Derringer... )	"Satan eats Cheez Whiz Cheez Whiz Cheez Whiz is a thick processed cheese sauce or spread sold by Kraft Foods. It was developed by a team led by food scientist Edwin Traisman and was first marketed in 1953.... ."	At around 3:40. The message is an intentional satire of the Satanic backmasking controversy.
Frank Zappa Frank Zappa Frank Vincent Zappa was an American composer, singer-songwriter, electric guitarist, record producer and film director. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Zappa wrote rock, jazz, orchestral and musique concrète works. He also directed feature-length films and music videos, and designed...	"Hot Poop" (album We're Only in It for the Money We're Only in It For the Money is the third studio album by The Mothers of Invention, released in March 1968. The album peaked at number thirty on the Billboard 200... )	"Better look around before you say you don't care, / Shut your fucking mouth about the length of my hair, / How would you survive / If you were alive, / Shitty little person?"	This was done by Zappa, along with The Mothers of Invention The Mothers of Invention The Mothers of Invention were an American band active from 1964 to 1969, and again from 1970 to 1975.They mainly performed works by, and were the original recording group of, US composer and guitarist Frank Zappa , although other members have had the occasional writing credit... , in 1968. Appears on the original vinyl record. These lines were cut from a different track, "Mother People", and replaced with less offensive lyrics. But the original lyrics were recorded backwards into the end of "Hot Poop", though with the word "fucking" mostly cut out.
	"Ya Hozna" (album Them or Us Them or Us is an album by Frank Zappa, released in October 1984. Its opening and closing tracks are covers: "The Closer You Are", which was written by Earl Lewis and Morgan Robinson and originally released by The Channels; and "Whippin' Post", originally recorded by The Allman Brothers Band. ... )	Various messages, including "I am the heaven / I am the water / Ich bin deine Ritze / Ich bin deine Ritze und Schlitze", "You're a lonely little girl / But your Mommy & your Daddy don't care", "I'm like reach / I'm like squat / I'm like roll / Repeat / Like roll over / Like thrust / Okay, like pull / Like push / I'm like . . . / Okay, like . . . blow / I'm blow", "You're never too old", and "Ich bin hier / Und du bist mein Sofa"	The vocals on "Ya Hozna" song are all backwards, although the backing track and guitar are mostly forwards. The vocals are made up of distorted outtakes from "Valley Girl Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch Ship Arriving Too Late to Save a Drowning Witch is an album by Frank Zappa, released in May 1982 and digitally remastered in 1991. It features five tracks composed by Zappa, and one song, "Valley Girl", co-written with Moon Unit Zappa, his daughter, who provided the spoken monologue mocking some of... ", "Lonely Little Girl We're Only in It for the Money We're Only in It For the Money is the third studio album by The Mothers of Invention, released in March 1968. The album peaked at number thirty on the Billboard 200... ", and "Sofa #2 One Size Fits All One Size Fits All is a 1975 rock album by Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention. It is the last Zappa album to be released with the subheading of "Mothers of Invention". A special four-channel Quadraphonic version of the album was prepared and advertised, but not released... ". The lyrics sheet reads, "backwards vocal — you figure it out". Zappa may have recorded the song as a response to the early 1980s backmasking controversy.

External links

Backmask Online — clips and analysis of various alleged and actual backmasked messages
Jeff Milner's Backmasking Page — a Flash player which allows backwards playback of various alleged and actual messages with and without lyrics; the focus of the Wall Street Journal article

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