User:SirIsaac/Backmasking

Backmasking is the process in which musicians put backwards messages in their songs. The most famous examples of backmasking or perceived backmasking are found in Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin ["Ooh, sweet satan,"] numerous Beatles' songs ["Paul is dead,"] and The Wall by Pink Floyd, which sort of says "devil" [if you hear it right] about 2 minutes in.

How does one backmask?

The process of backmasking is simple- record something normally, reverse it, and have conspiracy theorists go nuts.

The kind of person who enjoys backmasking.

Simple enough, right? Wrong. A great deal of this arduous process requires thinking up what you're going to say. Will you go with the classic devil worship? How about insulting the listener? Maybe you should talk about Paul, and if he's alive or not. Whatever you choose, it should be something with relevance, or at least something people can snicker about.

Backmasking and the Law

The law has been on backmasking's case ever since people discovered you could play records backwards. Ozzy Osbourne, and other rockers like him, have been prosecuted for having anarchistic messages hidden in their songs. These cases ended up going nowhere, because even when Osbourne is speaking normally, he sounds like his mouth is full of waffles.

The main question involving this technique for you is- Is it worth it inserting this junk in my song? Chances are, the answer is no, and this article is pointless.