for questions about claims based on backmasking, a recording method that produces a message that only makes sense when you play it backwards.
Questions tagged [backmasking]
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Backwards masking in music
It was alleged by opponents to rock and heavy metal that the artists would include hidden satanic messages in their songs that would become audible when playing the song backwards.
It was further claimed that the brain would still be able to…
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Is there a reverse message in Stairway to Heaven?
Does the song Stairway to Heaven contain Satanic messages?
Oh here's to my sweet Satan.
The one whose little path would make me sad, whose power is Satan.
He will give those with him 666.
There was a little tool shed where he made us suffer, sad…
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Does reversing a clip of Obama saying "Yes We Can" become "Thank you, Satan"?
A friend of mine forwarded me Obama Yes We Can = Thank you Satan (when reversed), a video claiming that an audio clip of Obama saying "Yes We Can", when reversed, says "Thank you, Satan".
Is this video accurate? That is, has any manipulation been…
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Has backmasking any significant effect as subliminal stimulus?
According to the Wikipedia article, some people (e.g. christian groups) have claimed that backmasking could be used to manipulate the listener:
Various fundamentalist Christian groups have declared that Satan—or Satan-influenced musicians—use…
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