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Backward message

Have you ever heard a song and tried to sing it backwards? It sounds really weird and jumbled, right? Well, sometimes people intentionally put messages in songs that can only be heard when the song is played backwards. That's called a backward message.

So, let's say that someone wants to secretly tell you something in a song, but they don't want anyone else to know. They might record the message and then reverse it, so that it can only be heard when the song is played backwards.

Now, you may be wondering why someone would put a message in a song that can only be heard backwards. Sometimes it's done for fun, but other times it's used to send a secret message.

Back in the 1980s, some people thought that rock bands were hiding evil messages in their songs. They believed that if you played certain songs backwards, you could hear messages telling you to do bad things, like worship the devil or kill yourself. However, many experts say that these messages don't really exist and that people are just hearing what they want to hear.

So, there you have it! A backward message is a message that's hidden in a song and can only be heard when the song is played backwards. It can be used for fun or to send a secret message, but it's important to remember that not all backward messages are real or contain evil intentions.
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