The Creepy Backmasking in Music
Did you know that some musical tracks from the pre-digital era contain secret messages?
Yes, indeed. By listening to these songs backward, a keen ear can catch hidden and eerie phrases.
Are you intrigued? Want some examples?
In “Revolution 9” by The Beatles, from their 1968 album “The Beatles,” also known as “The White Album,” you can hear the phrase “number nine, number nine” repeated continuously.
If we listen to it backward, however, the message reads “turn me on, dead man,” leading to the legend of Paul McCartney’s death and subsequent replacement!
Even Italian artists have played with this technique: the great and late Franco Battiato in “Shock My Town,” from the 1998 album “Gommalacca,” pronounces the word “aminoacids” both in the lyrics and when the record is played backward!
Many other world-famous artists like Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Styx have included these phrases, some in a playful manner (like Pink Floyd in “The Wall”) and others, it is said, to invoke dark and mysterious entities, with rumors even mentioning Satan himself…
In conclusion, I recommend you listen to “Another One Bites the Dust” from Queen’s 1980 album “The Game”: the dear and unforgettable Freddie Mercury, in the chorus that gives the song its title, invites us to smoke something unorthodox when listened to backward…
Click here to listen to the Queen track backward
The Creepy Backmasking in Music
