My opinion on back masking is that in some cases it is done on purpose and is hinting to mostly to demonic messages but also in some cases can allude to a positive message. In several songs by Eminem he shows that he is able to take on anything and is there for his family, contradictory to that is stairway to heaven that talks about 666 and kids suffering. This shows that yes, back masking is real, but I also feel that some of the examples are forced and don’t actually say what is played backwards and that it is just white noise.
I’m sure that some artists find it amusing to turn their song and flip it to make lyrics and in some cases they even acknowledge it, as in Empty Spaces by Pink Floyd “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!". Others subtly put in their lyrics back masked noises, Such as “Another one Bites the Dust”, inverted, says “it’s fun to smoke marijuana”. I find this intriguing and also very impressive that a musician is able to flip his words and construct sentences in reverse. I had a hard enough time trying to write a coherent song, never mind throwing in some reverse language.
In conclusion, keep playing songs backwards and find some awesome back masked lyrics for a crazy and interesting project. In my own opinion, I find it entertaining and that it keeps me interested on the topic on hand. On the flip side I’m getting distracted by all the hype around the lyrics, for instance in The Beatles music, they told about Paul McCartney’s death and around these findings I took off on several different paths of distraction.
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