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From: dauber@dtg.nsc.com (Jeff Dauber)
Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll
Subject: Re: Backmasking
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Date: 18 Jan 90 18:44:57 GMT
References: <6497@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> <4098@helios.TAMU.EDU>
Reply-To: dauber@massenet.UUCP (Jeff Dauber)
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In article <4098@helios.TAMU.EDU> john@stat.tamu.edu (John S. Price) writes:
>In article <6497@ucdavis.ucdavis.edu> ccm020@deneb.ucdavis.edu () writes:
>
>There is a song called "Number Nine" (I think, by the beatles?) that
>if you play the chorus backwards, it says something about Satan.
>

Jeez, the song is Revolution No 9.  Yes it is the Beatles.  The
backmasking is as follows.  if you say "Number Ni-yun" it sounds (in
reverse) like "Turn me on dead man".  It is not about Satan, but it is a
phenomena which is repeatable at home.   (wow that was a poor sentence!)
There is other reverse work in the song as well, but none is noticable.

My favorite backward recording is in "Bird" by B.A.L.L. (from the album
of the same name).  There is a beautiful female voice singing in reverse
"He does not have time for me".  It is very beautiful.  

There is also "Deboraarobed" by Tyrannosaurus Rex which is the same song
forwards, then backwards. Also "Fire on High" by ELO, etc.

Jeff
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