Pop Shots – 5 Songs With Hidden Messages When Played Backwards
Welcome to your weekly dose of pop world musings. Covering all things pop culture, in honor of Halloween coming up in just a few days, this week Pop Shots is getting spooky. How are we doing this? By taking at look at five songs that have hidden messages when played backwards. The idea of songs having hidden messages dates back to ’60 rock n roll, but gained real momentum in the ‘80s, when the satanic panic movement led parents to believe heavy metal music had hidden messages that would lead their kids down a path to the devil. Seriously, people actually thought this. With that in mind, quite a few artists decided to have some fun with hidden messages – the formal name of the recording technique being backmasking. The following are five great moments in backmasking that may, or may not, lead you down a path to Satan, and since this is Pop Shots you know everything is seasoned with a little bit of attitude. “Weird Al” Yankovic – Nature Trail to Hell Hidden message – “Satan eats Cheez
