Talk:List of backmasked messages

message: === "Jesusland" ===
Ben Folds	"Jesusland" (album)	"...laaaand."	Heard at the very beginning of the song before piano begins. The backward choral introduction is, in fact, the "land" in "Jesusland," as sung in the choruses, isolated and played backwards.
Sounds plausible. Λυδαcιτγ 01:34, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: to listen. //aktalo() 19:09, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Also documented here.  //aktalo() 20:10, 20 July 2006 (UTC)

text: Speculation about its significance. —Tamfang (talk) 19:18, 20 September 2022 (UTC)

text: How should I verify this one? I couldn't find one single citation about that message, although it is clearly audible. It's a stupid thing to wait for someone else to make the first step. - Jack's Revenge 01:07, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd love to just put all these messages in. But we're restricted by one policy: WP:OR. There's no way around it (except for starting your own website). Λυδαcιτγ 01:38, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

text: My two cents: The backmask on "Skin Ticket" (Slipknot) is accidental; forwards, it's "Keeping myself alive", and the backwards message is supposedly "I love myself". (Mininal) info on the "Skin Ticket" backmask here, along with a sample As for "Socio", keep an eye on Talk:Come What(Ever) May for more info. --Djwings (talk) 09:38, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

text: Didn't stop someone from adding "Justify My Love" since the last time I looked. —Tamfang (talk) 07:05, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Citations needed 

message: Ben Folds	"Jesusland" (album)	"...laaaand."	Heard at the very beginning of the song before piano begins. The backward choral introduction is, in fact, the "land" in "Jesusland," as sung in the choruses, isolated and played backwards.
Sounds plausible. Λυδαcιτγ 01:34, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Jesusland" 

message: Bloodrock	"Gotta Find a Way"	"Anyone who is stupid enough to play this record backwards deserves what he is about to hear," followed by excerpts from Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky.	Possibly the earliest parody of backwards messages.
The earliness makes this very important. This comment here seems to validate it: "Has anyone ever listened to the backward masking portion of "Gotta Find a Way" backwards and know what it says? It's the third earliest example of backwards masking I know of, preceded only by The Mothers of Invention "Hot Poop" and The Beatles "Revolution #9"." Λυδαcιτγ 04:22, 25 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Gotta Find a Way" 

message: Boo Radleys	"Find the Answer Within" from the album (album)	"If you like a lot of fun (it could be saying fight, I really couldn't get it any clearer), join our fan club." The other said, "Have you seen the little doggies, doing doggy style?"	You can hear these both repeated from about 0:15 to 1:15 when reversed.
At the end of the Boo Radleys song "Find the Answer Within" from the album Wake Up!, one or two messages are deliberately inserted backwards (no lyrics at the end of the song make it really easy to notice). One said, "If you like a lot of fun (it could be saying fight, I really couldn't get it any clearer), join our fan club." The other said, "Have you seen the little doggies, doing doggy style?" You can hear these both repeated from about 0:15 to 1:15 when reversed. I just haven't been able to find any sources supporting it, other than just reversing the song and listening, though. Can anyone back me up with a source on this? Torpov 04:20, 21 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Find the Answer Within" 

message: Deep Purple	"Stormbringer" (album)	"The cocksucker, motherfucker, stormbringer."	Can be heard at the beginning of the song before the first verse.
Λυδαcιτγ 02:10, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Stormbringer" 

message: Deicide	"When Heaven Burns" (album)	"Doing it all for my love of satan"	The indecipherable gibberish in the beginning of the song reversed reveals that message.
Sounds real. Λυδαcιτγ 01:22, 26 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "When Heaven Burns" 

message: DMC	"Find My Way" (album)	"I ain't no punk. I got a pump in the trunk, but I don't talk junk."	This occurs after the words "confuscious states" in the first verse.
Λυδαcιτγ 02:10, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Change the Channel" 

message: Dread Zeppelin	"Moby Dick" (album)	"Gonna make you sweat, gonna make you groove" (twice)	As sung by Robert Plant at the beginning of "Black Dog".
Dread Zeppelin	"Moby Dick" (album)	"You can't quit me, baby."                           	
Dread Zeppelin	"Moby Dick" (album)	"Trouble is gonna come to you."                      	Spoken by Tortelvis at the beginning of the track.
There may be others, less clear. —Tamfang (talk) 03:20, 26 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Moby Dick" 

message: Eiffel 65	"Now is Forever" (album)	"Going on from minute to minute" / "Yet to come's all that's gone"	The first two messages are heard during the first and second verses of the song and seem to be logical continuations of the lyrics.
Was apparently cited at the above link, which now redirects (anyway, lyrics sites are copyvio). -Audacity 05:14, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Now is Forever" 

message: Eminem	"Stimulate"	"I'm here to save you / I've come here for the ride / So let me entertain you / And everything will be fine."http://www.ohhla.com/anonymous/eminem/rm_bside/stimulte.mnm.txt	At the end of the track.
Cited at the lyrics site. Λυδαcιτγ 05:14, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Stimulate" 

message: Enigma	"Sadeness"	"Cum angelis et pueris, fideles inveniamur"	Starting at about 8:35 and lasting less than twenty seconds. It is a backmask of part of the Latin chant at the beginning of the song.
Lyrics found  here , and inversion done with "Reverse" in GoldWave. -ExNoctem 18:49, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: "Sadeness"

message: Eurythmics	"This City Never Sleeps" (album)	"I enjoyed making the record, very good, very good"	At the end of the song
//aktalo() 18:59, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: to listen. //aktalo() 19:09, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Also documented here.  //aktalo() 20:10, 20 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "This City Never Sleeps" 

message: HIM	"Venus (In Our Blood)" (album)	"Where are we going, Daddy?"	In the voice of a little girl. Accompanied by creepy Jack-In-The-Box type music and tubular bells.
Accepted in forums such as this one. Λυδαcιτγ 05:31, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Venus (In Our Blood)" 

message: Insane Clown Posse	"House of Horrors" (album)	"I'll kill ya; I'm gonna..."	Heard at 2:49 of the track.
Λυδαcιτγ 02:10, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "House of Horrors" 

message: Journey	"Message of Love" (album)	"Message of Love"	The song title is backmasked in the opening 30 seconds of the song.
Plausible. Λυδαcιτγ 18:21, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Message of Love" 

message: Journey	"Message of Love" (album)	"Message... of... love... love."	Can be heard at the beginning of the track.
Λυδαcιτγ 02:10, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Message of Love" 

message: Lacuna Coil	"Enjoy the Silence" (album)	"All I ever wanted, all I ever needed, is here in my arms, words are very unnecessary, they can only do harm"	Chorus is repeated backwards during interlude after the first chorus.
Sounds real. Λυδαcιτγ 11:08, 9 October 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Enjoy the Silence" 

message: Laurie Anderson	"Example #22" (album)	"and it said: It was in red magic marker and it said: It was in red magic marker and it said: It was in red magic marker and it said: It was in red magic marker and it said: It was in red magic marker and it said: It was in red magic marker"	Spoken by an older woman with a German(?) accent.
It's obvious enough that I investigated it myself, all those years ago, by taking a tape cassette apart. —Tamfang (talk) 17:42, 5 April 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Example #22 

message: Madonna	"Hung Up"	"You're so sad, I'm so Mashed"	The part that goes: "Time goes by, So slowly" in reverse (I checked) says I'm so mashed (stoned) you're so sad. I just want someone to add it, since it looks confusing to add to the list
(Henningklevjer 17:55, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Hung Up" 

message: The Matches	"December is for Cynics" (album)	"E. Von Dahl Killed The Locals"	Forwards: "Slacol eht dellik lhad nov e."  A reference to the Beatles' "Paul is Dead" urban legend.
Detailed here. Λυδαcιτγ 03:45, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "December is for Cynics" 

message: Pantera	"Avoid the Light" (album)	"Satan's wrath is the only choice. His stillborn army is impeccable."	During the intro and outro.
Given as an example here; also came up at sing365 (an illegal lyrics site). Λυδαcιτγ 01:35, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Avoid the Light" 

message: Paula Cole	"Tiger" (album)	"This bright red feeling  This tiger lily down my mouth  It wants to grow to twenty …"	end of track; quotes the beginning
—Tamfang (talk) 21:12, 5 March 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Tiger" 

message: Pink Floyd	"Outside the Wall"	"Worm's innocent"	The last half second or so, in the left channel, reversed.
(Henningklevjer 17:55, 8 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Outside the Wall" 

message: Pink Floyd	"Mother"	at the beggining of the track when the lyrics "They'll Drop the Bomb" is heard. by reversing it you can hear "I Love Satan"
Ted 05:46, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Mother" 

message: P.O.D.	"Guitarras De Amor" (album)	"Love is beautiful, love is kind, love is patient, love is blind, love, is, love is beautiful, yes..."	The entire song is a backmasked poem based on 1 Corinthians 13:4
Talked about here. Λυδαcιτγ 03:04, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Guitarras De Amor" 

message: Porcupine Tree	"Shallow" (album)	"Afterwards, uh... I guess I'll just...?"	At about 2:57 (backwards time)
I was listening to the Porcupine Tree album "Deadwing" the other day and I heard some deliberately reversed vocals in the song "Shallow". I reversed it in Sound Studio, but I can't exactly make out what he's saying... "Afterwards, uh... I guess I'll just...?" It's at about 2:57 (backwards time). Can anybody confirm / find a citation for this? Zackarotto 22:27, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Deadwing" 

message: Procol Harum	"Autumn of my Madness" segment of "In Held 'Twas In I"	The refrain of "Homburg" played in reverse.	Heard between 8:39-8:49 in the epic song "In Held 'Twas In I"
Mentioned, but not described, here. Λυδαcιτγ 23:41, 5 April 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "In Held 'Twas In I" 

message: Propaganda	"Dr. Mabuse" (album)	"Warum, warum, warum... Warum schmerzt es... [laughs]  Wenn mein Herz den Schlag verpasst?"	Heard at 3:28 of the track.  English translation for backwards German phrase: "Why does it hurt when my heart misses the beat?"
Mentioned at a bunch of lyrics sites. Λυδαcιτγ 02:10, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Dr. Mabuse" 

message: Queen	"Headlong" (album)	"Headlong!" [4x]	From the very end of the track.
Λυδαcιτγ 02:10, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Headlong" 

message: Red Hot Chili Peppers	"Taste the Pain" (album)	Chorus reversed	Sung at the beginning of the song
Noted here. Λυδαcιτγ 23:00, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Taste the Pain" 

message: Reel Big Fish	"Everything is Cool" from the album (album)	"Every time I look at Scott Klopfenstein I get a big, fat boner in my...smack, and I want to lick my own..."	In the incomprehensible growling between 1:37 to 2:05 when reversed.
I get no Google hits on this, but I'm positive it's a legitimate instance of backmasking, since Scott Klopfenstein is one of the singers and instrumentalists of RBF. Anyone else come across this yet? Warrenm (talk) 21:49, 9 March 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Everything is Cool" 

message: Rogue Traders	"Change the Channel"	"Would somebody please kill that fucking frog."	Reversal of undeciperable gibberish at end of song.
Mentioned at the forum above. Λυδαcιτγ 22:50, 3 February 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Change the Channel" 

message: Tarot	"Pharao" (album)	"Arvasin, että kuuntelet tämän takaperin, perverssi!"	"I knew that you would listen to this backwards, you pervert!"
Seems to be described here. Λυδαcιτγ 04:50, 19 December 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Pharao" 

message: Tears for Fears	"Change" [Extended Version]	"You don't give me love."	This occurs at 3:41 of the track.  That sample is from another Tears for Fears song, "Pale Shelter".
Λυδαcιτγ 02:10, 15 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Change" 

message: TNA Wrestling	"No Surrender 2005"	"Rhino is here. More are coming to TNA. TNA is coming to Spike TV. Someone will get Gored tonight. Vince fears Jeff Jarrett."	Forwards: Indistinguishable, though it is supposed to be part of a choral backing track.
You can hear it at ytmnd (tnawrestlingsubliminalmessage) - but I don't think ytmnd is a reliable source. Λυδαcιτγ 18:19, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "No Surrender 2005" 

message: Tommy James and the Shondells	"Smokey Roads" (album)	"Extricate the quadruped from the vehicle and constabulate him to something nutritious. And when the aurora rises in the heavens I will return and compensate thee amply."	before the song proper begins
—Tamfang (talk) 00:39, 11 April 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: Speculation about its significance. —Tamfang (talk) 19:18, 20 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Smokey Roads" 

message: Trent Reznor	"Freezing Vertigo" (Quake soundtrack)	"...much too long and talk too much and we seem to get nowhere...", "...to live to die [...] and never try..."	The words are hard to make out because of the many other overlayed tracks of whispering and ambient noise, but the reversal is definitely deliberate.
Sound real. Λυδαcιτγ 18:19, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Freezing Vertigo" 

message: Union Jack	"There Will Be No Armageddon"	"Invisible", "the most powerful", "the futures of yesterday are disposable today", "technology is [?]"	The passage starts at about 5:15 with a length of about 30 seconds. Only fragments can be made out clearly since the voice is echoing. Furthermore, the volume of the background music and the voice is changing.
Sounds real. Λυδαcιτγ 23:02, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: How should I verify this one? I couldn't find one single citation about that message, although it is clearly audible. It's a stupid thing to wait for someone else to make the first step. - Jack's Revenge 01:07, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'd love to just put all these messages in. But we're restricted by one policy: WP:OR. There's no way around it (except for starting your own website). Λυδαcιτγ 01:38, 7 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "There Will Be No Armageddon" 

message: Utada Hikaru	"Passion" and Sanctuary"	"I need more affection than you know", "So many ups and downs", "I need true emotions."	The first phrase is repeated backwards. The others are sang backwards alternating with forward lyrics during the middle of the song. This was done intentionally, as it was written for the PlayStation 2 video game Kingdom Hearts II, which features themes of reversal.
Referenced here; discussed in many forums; but I can't find a good source that actually details the backwards messages. Λυδαcιτγ 18:39, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Passion" and "Sanctuary" 

message: Victim's Family	"Anti-Satan Song For Mom"	"I hope you break your needle, Tipper!  You cow!"	This is spoken backwards at the end of the song.  It's obviously a reference to Tipper Gore.
Sounds real. Λυδαcιτγ 23:02, 5 November 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Anti-Satan Song For Mom" 

message: Wintersun	"Beautiful Death" (album)	"Only way out is through window of dreams."	In the quiet part, fairly audiable after the spoken "Nothing could have prepared me for this"
Mentioned at a bunch of lyrics sites. Λυδαcιτγ 18:39, 27 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  "Beautiful Death" 

message: Chumbawamba              	"Look! No Strings!" (album)                                	"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, where they played a concert, as "the worst of the American Satanic backwards message bands," although Chumbawamba was British, not American.
The B-52's               	"Detour Thru Your Mind" (album)                            	"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.
Chris de Burgh           	"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.
Between the Buried and Me	"Disease, Injury, Madness" (album)                         	"You must sleep with the rest of the non-believers/If you disagree, you will sleep/You must sleep with 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.
Bloodhound Gang          	"Lift Your Head Up High (and Blow Your Brains Out)" (album)	"Devil child will wake up and eat Chef Boyardee 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 first did"
Boards of Canada         	"You Could Feel the Sky" (album)                           	"A god with hooves, a god with horns"                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          	Clearly audible two minutes and fourteen seconds into the song.
The J. Geils Band        	"No Anchovies, Please" (album)                             	"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.
Tech N9ne                	"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.
D12                      	"My Band" (album)                                          	"Buy this album now. When it gets to the end."                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 	20 seconds before the end of the track when Eminem does a parody of Kelis's Milkshake called "My Salsa."
Darkthrone               	"As Flittermice As Satan's Spys" (album)                   	"In the name of God, let the churches burn."                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	At the end of the track.
"not in the sources cited" (or similar reasons) according to . —Tamfang (talk) 05:01, 24 February 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  removed in February 2020 by Sundayclose 

message: "Mr. Radio" (album)	"Hello Mr. Radio..."         	Heard at 1:57 of the track.                                                                                                                                                       	
Enigma             	"Odyssey of the Mind" (album)	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!".	
Enigma             	"Camera Obscura" (album)     	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.
Removed for relying on fan sites and the like. —Tamfang (talk) 00:33, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  removed in March 2020 by Sundayclose 

message: Song                      	Artist
For Whom the Bell Tolls   	Metallica
Fox On The Run            	The Sweet
Get Your Riot Gear        	Five Iron Frenzy
Gonna Raise Hell          	Cheap Trick
Hotel California          	The Eagles
Hypnotize                 	System of a Down
I Stand Alone             	Godsmack
Justify My Love           	Madonna
Lift Your Head Up         	Bloodhound Gang
Locomotive Breath         	Jethro Tull
Loser                     	Beck
Love Is Like Oxygen       	The Sweet
Metal Health              	Quiet Riot
One                       	Metallica
Pain Lies On The Riverside	Live
Pepper                    	Butthole Surfers
Perfect Sense Pt 1        	Roger Waters
Pry, To                   	Pearl Jam
Purple Haze               	Jimi Hendrix
See You On the Other Side 	Ozzy Osbourne
Sermon                    	Drowning Pool
Skin Ticket               	Slipknot
So Yesterday              	Hilary Duff
Socio                     	Stone Sour
Still Life                	Iron Maiden
Sugar                     	System of a Down
Sweet Emotion             	Aerosmith
Sweet Freedom             	Uriah Heep
The 4th                   	Filter
Tops                      	The Rolling Stones
Voodoo                    	Godsmack
: My two cents: The backmask on "Skin Ticket" (Slipknot) is accidental; forwards, it's "Keeping myself alive", and the backwards message is supposedly "I love myself". (Mininal) info on the "Skin Ticket" backmask here, along with a sample As for "Socio", keep an eye on Talk:Come What(Ever) May for more info. --Djwings (talk) 09:38, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: Didn't stop someone from adding "Justify My Love" since the last time I looked. —Tamfang (talk) 07:05, 2 May 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Misc. 

message: This page needs thorough reorganisation, as at the moment it is very difficult to edit. I'd like to suggest splitting the one massive table into separate tables for each letter of the alphabet, and moving artists so that they are alphabetised properly - i.e., by surname where appropriate. Frank Zappa should be under Z, not F, for instance. Grutness...wha? 01:05, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reorganise! 

message: There are several cases of this artist reversing lyrics in his songs. However, the trouble is that since he's an "underground" artist, there's no real reliable citation covering these cases. The most prominent case would probably be his "Trapped in a Psycho's Body" which was released on his Absolute Power album. The chorus was played in reverse on this release, but was later released in original non-reversed form on his Vintage Tech compilation. On said compilation, he does introductions to each song at the end of the song proceeding it, where he openly admits to reversing the chorus due to being unable to clear the original with Donna Summer. (see: here)
Another perfect example would be the title track from his Absolute Power album, where the intro to the song is in reverse. It's the only one that I've found mentioned through searching Google on something other than Youtube or some forum. BackmaskOnline has this case listed on their site (see: here), however I'm unsure of the reliability of this as a source. I seem to recall seeing this site listed before as being unreliable. The "spoilers" for this song look a little off to me, which doesn't lend itself to being taken as a reliable source, sadly.
Outside of that, there are numerous other cases, such as "Freaky" which was released on the Vintage Tech compilation, "Dr. Frazier's Office (Intro)" from his Killer album, another case on Absolute Power in the form of the "Imma Tell" intro having a small reversal, and "My World" from Everready (The Religion) having a reversal in the chorus leading into and coming out of the third (his) verse.
Each of these are plain as day and not simply a case of phonetic reversal (which he has also been known to take a stab at), but as stated, aside from countless videos on Youtube demonstrating these... I've got nothing. Is his admittance of a reversal of the "Trapped in a Psycho's Body" chorus enough for inclusion? Where does BackmaskingOnline's credibility stand on being used as a source on this page? Perhaps some of your more interested in this subject know of some reliable sources that cover the subject of backmasking that may dig into these cases (and in turn, provide us with reliable sources regarding them), or simply ones that may have mentioned these, but have been pushed back a hundred pages on Google thanks to Youtube, haha.
Either way, figured I would at least put these on the radar of some of you, in hopes that at some point there is a strong enough case to include them on the page. Mizery Made (talk · contribs) 01:00, 2 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Tech N9ne 

message: I've recently removed a similar row about the song (No Anchovies, Please), as there should not be two rows about the same song. Just to let you know, in the line "It doesn't take a genius to tell the difference between chicken shit and chicken salad" (I assume it is 'tell'), is the underlined word "know" or "tell"?  Merlion  444  19:22, 23 November 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Which word is more correct?

message: Anybody have any info on the backwards message during the instrumental break for Voice of the Beehive's "I'm Shooting Cupid? ----DanTD (talk) 22:24, 12 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Voice of the Beehive  

message: Angelfire is not a reliable site as it is a host site and subject to the whims of whomever posts a file or text there. The Egyptian website is not a WP:SOURCES website or repected journal like Scientific American. It is the rambling thoughts of somebody talking either to a friend or reporter. As for the David Icke forum, nope. This addition will be reverted. ----moreno oso (talk) 07:08, 27 May 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Tonight's post of an Angelfire, Egyptian and David Icke forum websites 2010-05-27

message: I've tried deleting these but this seems to be coming up over and over again: contributors continue to insert "examples" of backmasked messages which are in fact just plain-old regularly recorded messages that sound vaguely like words when played backwards. I don't care how much these messages sound like like "Turn me on, dead man" or "Sleep with me, I'm not too young;" anything can be played backwards and be interpreted as vaguely sounding like something else. If the message forward is far more comprehensible than the backwards message, it's probably not legit. If it's gibberish backwards and clear speech backwards, it probably is. Let us please not let this article pass off rumor, the pseudoscience of reverse speech, and other such coincidences of pareidolia as fact.--74.64.55.65 (talk) 17:24, 11 June 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: There's a process called "deletion". Please employ that process instead of complaining here. Cresix (talk) 23:10, 9 July 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: God forbid the problem be discussed. But it's good seeing that I'm not the only contributor you've been unnecessarily overbearing with. PurpleChez (talk) 03:12, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  LET'S PLEASE ADDRESS THE NOT-ACTUALLY-BACKMASKED-MESSAGES ISSUE. 

message: I would like to suggest to add J-Pop singer Utada Hikaru to this list. She uses back masking on purpose in her Song "Passion/Sanctuary". 
As it is written in the wiki entry for "Passion":
"Sanctuary", like "Passion", includes several instances of reversed lyrics throughout the song; these lyrics are the only official backwards lyrics. Played throughout the song are the lyrics "I need more affection than you know" in the "battleground" stanza, as well as the phrases "So many ups and downs" and "I need true emotions".  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.25.90.65 (talk) 15:14, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: - Please provide a reliable source for this information. Cresix (talk) 16:26, 2 February 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Adding Utada Hikaru 

message: I changed the source cited for this entry to a website that is already providing an apparently acceptable reference for another entry in this same list. I will seek out others as necessary. PurpleChez (talk) 03:10, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: The source does not identify the backmasked messages that you state. In other words, regardless of whether the source is reliable, your edit fails verification by the source. Cresix (talk) 15:11, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: OK...that's actually some constructive input. So what I think you're saying is that in addition to a source stating that "Won Ton On" is "No Not Now" in reverse you would also like to see a source confirming that the "messages" include such phrases as "Epsom salts...maybe later...etc." At least that's what I'm taking from your statement. But if you would please clarify something for me... the source (which, as we've discussed, is apparently considered reliable elsewhere in the same article) does in fact confirm the information that it was tagged to, i.e. that Song B was Song A played backwards. Can that statement be confirmed by that reliable source, just so long as the statement in the "messages" column is substantiated by another reliabe source? PurpleChez (talk) 16:56, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: My major concern is that the actual backmasked messages are reliably sourced. I don't have any problem with the source that you most recently cited, but if the backmasked messages can't be sourced, there's no point in adding the item. Note also that the backmasking must be detailed in the source itself, not simply by the user listening to a sound file in reverse. Cresix (talk) 18:13, 24 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry for sounding dense...I just want to make sure that we're on the same page...when you say "message" you mean the "transcript" in (I think) the third column that tells what you would hear if you played the backmasked bit backwards...am I right? How would this be...you're saying that the source I've already used, which states that Won Ton On is indeed No Not Now played backwards, is OK...with that established, would a source confirming the lyrics of the original (No Not Now) be sufficient to confirm that that is what one would hear if they played the backmasked bit backwards, essentially reproducing the original "frontwards" song? (Sorry for all the silliness about "playing the backwards parts backwards"!) Thanks again for any info...this is also contributing indirectly to what I hope will be some major improvements to another "list" article I'm working with.... PurpleChez (talk) 20:53, 25 March 2011 (UTC)

text: Duh..."message" is what is reproduced in the column titled "message"... Don't mind me.... PurpleChez (talk) 21:01, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I've never actually listened to any of the songs (although that is beside the point if it is reliably sourced), but just because something is spelled backward does not mean that it is heard that way when played backward (i.e., playing "No not now" doesn't necessarily render "Won ton on" auditorily). The source uses the phrase "a backward version of"; does that mean the entire song is played backward? Even if it does, is there a backmasked message that can be heard? That needs clarification. Cresix (talk) 22:00, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: I see what you're getting at...and I see how it might have been unclear to someone who isn't familiar with "Thing-Fish." While "Won Ton On" is of course "No Not Now" spelled backwards, the "song" itself is also dialog spoken over an extended, backmasked replay of "No Not Now," so that both the title and the actual audio are both backwards. I'll make sure that the reference, as well as any addition to the list, are clear on this. Also...could you comment on my note farther up about the formatting of this page below the "Beatles" comment? Thanks again. PurpleChez (talk) 23:06, 25 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title: Won Ton On/No Not Now

message: dj danger mouse. search anywhere. clearly audible back masked lyrics  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 59.177.76.4 (talk) 10:40, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: dj danger mouse. will not search anywhere. provide reliable source. your opinion not reliable source. Cresix (talk) 16:09, 28 March 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Lucifer 9 (interlude) 

message: The song "Chiming In" of Terry Scott Taylor's Imaginarium: Songs from the Neverhood is in reverse. In reverse says "Ok go! You ready?" and "Play it again". Sources: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lu94gt2Irco http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhmswrngTtE  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.221.111.220 (talk) 03:06, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: YouTube is generally, not a reliable source, this being one of those instances.  This is a WP:SPS that does not establish the notability of the information that is being inserted into the article, thus failing WP:WEIGHT. - SudoGhost 23:21, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: But this song does not have as many references as the other songs, try listening to the song yourself. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Trivia/TheNeverhood --190.221.111.220 (talk) 23:38, 27 October 2011 (UTC)
replies: text: Wikipedia articles are not a complete exposition of all possible details.  If it isn't reliable sourced by an independent, third-party source, it doesn't belong in the article.  The information must be documented somewhere reliable. - SudoGhost 13:31, 28 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Terry S. Taylor's Imaginarium 

message: It does state that "You have done nothing" actually is the end of it.I have a video proving that:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjWcVdaF99s
Even read comments below on proof it is true: http://www.songmeanings.net/songs/view/76074/
I also have a suggestion too but i dunno if i should type it out.You're welcome for the helpNavexelac (talk) 05:58, 8 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Iced Earth- Damien does state it 

message: Rain: "Rain... If the rain comes, they run and hide their heads" / (NOT when the rain comes!) It must be "If" Böri (talk) 10:12, 18 December 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Beatles 

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message: Listening to God is a woman backwards you can hear "Lucifer Kill the boy", it should be added to the list.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Diegomoontoya (talk • contribs) 22:02, 6 May 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: We need a reliable source for that. Sundayclose (talk) 00:43, 7 May 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  "God is a woman" 

message: Artist - Billy Joel
Album - Kontsert
Message - Billy: "Stop lighting the audience! Let me do my show for Christ sake! — Leave him alone! CPepin73 (talk) 20:53, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: . We need a reliable source for that. And please don't link a video of the song. That's original research because it is your personal interpretation of what you hear. The source must clearly identify the backmasking. Read WP:RS for what a reliable source is. Sundayclose (talk) 22:44, 5 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: The source is the vinyl record. How'd you suppose we put that in?  CPepin73 (talk) 00:29, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text:  The vinyl record is not a reliable source because AGAIN that's your personal interpretation of what you hear. Look at all of the entries in the article. The actual song is never the source. And again, thoroughly read WP:RS before continuing with this request. Until you do that and give us an actual reliable source, you're wasting your time. Sundayclose (talk) 00:47, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: There are multiple entries without a citation for a source on them. How is this any different?  CPepin73 (talk) 05:20, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text:  First of all, you're wrong. There are not "multiple entries without a citation". If I've overlooked one or two, let me know, but don't exaggerate and say it's "multiple". Secondly, "other crap exists" is not an excuse to add more crap. Feel free to remove or fix problems, but don't think that confers some special status on you to edit any way you wish. AGAIN, read WP:V and WP:RS. Until you do that and provide a reliable source, I'm finished here. So far you've been a colossal waste of time. Sundayclose (talk) 13:22, 6 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: That's kind of rude considering I'm trying to contribute relevant information to this page. Here's something for you. The information is unverifiable. I've turned Google inside out. There are no published citations for this. It's just common knowledge among Billy Joel fans.  CPepin73 (talk) 17:29, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: It isn't rude to request that you follow a core policy of Wikipedia. What's rude is wasting others' time by refusing to get the point. If something is unverifiable, then it doesn't go in Wikipedia. We don't add something based on your personal speculation. This is not a blog. It is not your personal website. It's an encyclopedia. If everyone added anything they want, Wikipedia would be a chaotic, jumbled mess. Move on. Go waste your time at www.fandom.com. It's loaded with unsourced crap. This is my last comment unless you provide a reliable source. Sundayclose (talk) 18:21, 11 April 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Addition to list