There’s always controversy it is suggested that musicians have included subliminal messages in their songs, however the truth is that subliminal messages in songs have been around for decades. People worry that the bands / musicians are trying to influence us without telling us, and for various different reasons.
There have been claims of rock bands [...]

There’s always controversy it is suggested that musicians have included subliminal messages in their songs, however the truth is that subliminal messages in songs have been around for decades. People worry that the bands / musicians are trying to influence us without telling us, and for various different reasons.

There have been claims of rock bands using reverse subliminal messages in their songs and albums. Originally, it all started with Led Zeppelin when it was discovered that there were satanic messages if you played their hit song Stairway to Heaven backwards. Since then subliminals have been found in various music videos, and songs from artists in every genre.

If you were to play the song forwards as normal you would never even notice the hidden messages. Only once you play the song in reverse will the true hidden message be revealed – this technique is known as backmasking. This may sound harmless..

However, your brain being the complex and powerful computer it is, is able to decoding these messages. This is done without your knowledge as it is your subconscious only which is able to “hear” them. It is capable of picking up on information your conscious mind isn’t.

So this information still makes it’s way to into your mind without your knowing. Now this could be harmless if the messages are just put in for fun, but do you really want subliminals which promote:

• Devil worship and satanism entering your mind as in some pink floyd tracks and Led Zeppelin.
• Do you want thoughts of a sexual nature being sent to your mind by Britney Spears?
• Even Queen have subliminal messages promoting Marajuana use.

Michael Jackson subliminals seem harmless enough, he seems to talk about how upset he is, but still, are these negative thoughts that you want in your mind?

The subliminal messages didn’t stop there – everyone from Britney, to Michael Jackson, from Queen, to Madonna have used them, and even Disney has jumped on the bandwagon with their movies and songs! Even more lately there have been lady gaga subliminal messages found.

It is a shame that musicians don’t use beneficial messages in their music – subliminals help you in life, perhaps to aid your memory or your learning potential. Maybe one day…