[Music] there's power in satan one more time welcome to watch mojo and today we're counting down our picks for the top 10 creepiest hidden messages in songs [Music] for this list we'll be looking at the most unsettling hidden messages allegedly heard in tunes and on albums both real and imagined have you ever caught any hidden messages and songs let us know in the comments number 10 nightmare the dream time motorhead if you've got something to say say it backwards that's what motorhead did on nightmare the dream time off of their ninth album 1916. [Music] when
heard in reverse the nightmarish opening vocals are revealed to be front man lemmy delivering a condemnation to those who are trying to censor his band telling them they won't succeed [Applause] [Music] some believe the message is intended for their former label gwr records who they were in illegal conflict with [Music] any country others believe it was intended for the parents resource music center a group co-founded by tipper gore that scrutinized objectionable content in music whoever it was for motorhead was not letting them get off easy number nine look at your game girl guns and roses
this isn't exactly about a hidden message but actually about a hidden cover track at the end of guns and rose's fifth album the spaghetti incident and the thing that many people might not know about the song being covered by the hard rock band is that it wasn't by a particularly well-liked artist look at your game girl was originally written and recorded by notorious cult leader charles manson creepy much oh you can't tell those lies [Music] axel rose and guns and rose's keyboardist dizzy reed doing percussion turned manson's creepy folk song into a relaxed ballad with
some caribbean flair but the cover garnered outrage including from sharon tate's sister patty [Music] to mute some of the controversy royalties were given to bartek frykovsky whose father voice was killed in the tape murders and to the doris tate crime victims bureau some things should just stay hidden number eight 665 sound garden when you name your song one number below the number of the beast people are bound to look for some hidden messages on the first album from grunge legends soundgarden the band got cheeky about satanic panic in rock music [Music] when played backwards 665
broadcasts a message of devotion towards an all-powerful being who can influence children to do his will that's right sound garden are singing about santa [Music] two songs later is 667 as the band was apparently arguing that the numbers before and after 666 have equal potency if your parents saw this album's track list they might have a fit number seven another one bites the dust queen another one bites the dust has everything you'd want from a queen song tasty grooves a catchy chorus and of course a sensational lead vocal performance from freddie mercury [Music] however some
concerned listeners thought they found something else hidden within the song the claim was that when played backwards the songs chorus was various messages in support of marijuana usage including it's fun to smoke marijuana and start to smoke marijuana [Music] queen's label hollywood records has dismissed such allegations and while we understand how it could sound like that's what mercury is saying the evidence is just too flimsy remember say no to drugs but say yes to queen number six intention tool tool has developed one of the most passionate fan bases in modern music with die hards obsessing
over finding hidden messages in the alternative metal band's work intention off of the band's fourth album ten thousand days includes a message seemingly about the dangers of conformity when reversed a message plays instructing listeners to obey their parents and stay in school since this is tool we're talking about the message probably isn't meant to be taken at face value instead it seems to be them doing some reverse psychology showing their fans just how easy it can be to fall in line and not think for yourself or maybe it's just cool having some fun [Music] number
five blood bath in paradise ozzy osbourne ozzy osbourne is no stranger to controversy the metal legend has drawn plenty of attention for his provocative music and its grim subject matter [Music] and in 1988 he recorded a song with an actual hidden message but bloodbath in paradise finds osborne mocking the idea of his music being corrupting [Music] this track included on his 1988 album no rest for the wicked has a backwards message that is actually a riff on an infamous line from the exorcist osborne's version is your mother sells welks in hull which basically means she
sells sea snails in england while sea snails themselves might not be inherently creepy the exorcist certainly is for many number 4 revolution 9 the beatles no beatles song is as polarizing as revolution 9 an 8-minute sound collage full of effects and a voice repeatedly saying number nine number nine number nine number nine number nine and things get even stranger when it's played backwards before the release of the band's self-titled white album a rumor started to spread that member paul mccartney was killed in a car accident and had been replaced by an imposter when some listeners
played revolution 9 backwards they heard turn me on dead man as apparent evidence of his death [Music] other alleged proof includes mccartney being barefoot on the cover of abbey road and a misinterpretation of john lennon's words at the end of strawberry fields forever as i buried paul [Music] even without any hidden message revolution 9 is plenty creepy number 3 kiss kiss kiss yoko ono three weeks before john lennon was tragically murdered he released his final album double fantasy a collaboration with his wife yoko ono while it was widely derided at the time of its release
its reception grew following lennon's death and it ended up winning the grammy for album of the year one track has been particularly scrutinized rumors claim that kiss kiss kiss an ono contribution has a backwards message of her saying i shot john lennon while lenin was shot and killed that same year it was not by ono as far as musical conspiracy theories go this one is a miss mismis number two stairway to heaven led zeppelin there are many words that can be used to describe stairway to heaven seminal beautiful and evil [Music] that's at least according
to late televangelist paul crouch who in 1982 on his channel the trinity broadcasting network popularized claims that sections of led zeppelin's iconic song actually included messages praising satan only to be heard when played backwards [Music] this sparked further controversy about alleged subliminal messages in music and the band has written off any claims of the sort here there's a feeling i get when i look to the west and in meeting medieval times the west was the direction of hell if stairway to heaven inspired kids to do anything it was probably to pick up a guitar before
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ep bitter sweets to succuby features a backwards recording of guitarist paul allender's son [Music] listen forward and it turns out he's reciting the lord's prayer [Music] this plays into fears of reciting the prayer backwards as a method of conjuring demons and if you don't have any explicit fears of satan or possession it's still plenty frightening [Music] if it makes you feel better do a sign of the cross after listening do you agree with our picks check out this other recent clip from watchmojo and be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to be notified about
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