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Monday, March 10, 2008

Famous Subliminal Messages in Music

By Greg Frost

There have been many rumors and speculations that famous songs actually include subliminal messages. Subliminal messages used in songs are verbal or aural in nature, and are done either with great haste or backwards at such low volumes that the audience do not even know they are hearing it. Such charges are not only present in rock music, but even Christian songs as well!

A reputable subliminal message in music is the song Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin, that apparently when reversely played contains messages pertaining to Satanism. This is a type of reverse subliminal messages. Most of the time, subliminal message are put into songs for entertainment purposes or to increase sales of the album. Rumor has it that Led Zeppelin placed the message wishing that if people played the record backwards enough times, it would damage it and hence lead to added sales for them!

Other renown subliminal messages in music include one involving The Beatles, specifically the song called Come Together, which is thought to be about sex with John Lennon. Even Britney Spears, in the song “I’m not that Innocent” had supposedly placed the message “Sleep with me I’m not too young” when reversely played! The rock group Queen’s song “Another One Bites the Dust” is also purported to be mentioning about drug usage when reversedly played.

A couple of years before, there was a court case involving the suing of a rock group “Judas Priest” which had inserted the subliminal message of “Do it” in their song, that seemed to worry parents into thinking that it was causing their children to end their life

Before getting work up over and panicking about the various songs that you have listened to in the past, is not whether there are actual subliminal messages included in songs, but if these have any impact on the audience. If you were to hear such a message played backwards, would you be able to perceive it, or unknowingly change your behavior

Researchers have found out that when audiences are exposed to messages recorded in reverse, they are unable to decode what it actually was when played normally. There was no significant impact on their behavior After all, if listening to metal bands that proclaim death and gore do not induce people to go on a murder rampage, it is unlikely that such subliminal messages in music can have significant adverse effects on the audience.

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About the Author: Greg Frost is a coach in helping people unlock the power of their subconscious mind to improve every aspect of their daily lives. Click Here to Grab your Free "Ultimate Success Unleashed" Subliminal Cd today at http://www.chargedaudio.com

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