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- Ashley Moor
- "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by The Beatles. Even though the first letter of each word in the song title spells out "LSD," John Lennon repeatedly denied claims that The Beatles' 1967 hit "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" was about any questionable recreational activities.
- "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler. Song composer Jim Steinman revealed that Bonnie Tyler's hit 1993 song "Total Eclipse of the Heart" was originally titled "Vampires in Love."
- "I Shot the Sheriff" by Bob Marley. Reggae icon Bob Marley was incredibly adept at weaving rather complicated storylines into his music. Take his 1973 song "I Shot the Sheriff," for example.
- "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga's early hits often explored her bisexuality. In some, it was openly discussed, like in "So Happy I Could Die" where she talks about falling for a "lavender blonde."
Sep 8, 2023 · From the truly creepy to the positively absurd, the hidden messages rumored to be inside these songs have led to a lot of fan theories.
- Guns N’ Roses – ‘Look at Your Game Girl’
- Led Zeppelin – ‘Stairway to Heaven’
- You Am I – ‘Forget It Sister’
- Nirvana – ‘Endless, Nameless’
- The Beatles – ‘Her Majesty’
- The Jam – ‘English Rose’
- Blur – ‘Me, White Noise’
- Eels – ‘Mr E’s Beautiful Blues’
- Tool – ‘10,000 Days’
- Pink Floyd – ‘Empty Spaces’
While hidden tracks are a left-field move for any band, covering a song by a convicted murderer and cult leader goes beyond contrariness. But that’s exactly what Guns N’ Roses did with the Charles Manson-penned ‘Look At Your Game Girl’, which appeared hidden away on their 1993 album The Spaghetti Incident; and it almost seems wrong to say, but the ...
In 1982, a US television program alleged that hidden messages were contained in many popular rock songs through a technique called backward masking. The cited example was ‘Stairway To Heaven’, which the show claimed included satanic references. The alleged message occurs during the song’s middle section (“If there’s a bustle in your hedgerow…”). Wh...
Widely considered one of the finest Australian albums of all time, Hourly, Dailyis a sprawling tour of suburban Sydney through the eyes of the laconic Tim Rogers. One of the album’s highlights is the hidden track, ‘Forget It, Sister’ which arrives after a few minutes of silence following the closer, ‘Who Takes Who Home’. Unexpectedly, Rogers chimes...
The nihilistic squall of this hidden track, buried at the quintessential grunge band’s iconic Nevermindshowcases Kurt Cobain’s love for the Pixies’ style dynamics – but without his usual interest in pointed pop melodicism. Instead it’s a crash and bash of tuneless distortion, and feverish squeals of nonsense. If ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ broke Nirv...
Rounding off 1969’s Abbey Road is ‘Her Majesty’, a Paul McCartney ditty that appears 14 seconds after ‘The End’, the album’s last listed song. At less than 30 seconds long, there’s not much going on – it’s just Paul, acoustic guitar, a lovely vocal melody, and some amusing lyrics including “Her majesty’s a pretty nice girl / but she doesn’t have a ...
While Paul Weller spent the ’80s revelling in his newfound feminine side with The Style Council, he wasn’t always so comfortable with such outward displays of sensitivity. So goes the story behind ‘English Rose’, a beautiful acoustic ballad that appears on side one of 1978’s All Mod Cons. While it plays conventionally as track four on all copies of...
The hidden track from the Britpop luminaries’ last studio album before their hiatus, 2003’s Think Tank, recalls one of their most famous collaborators, the voice behind ‘Parklife’ and mod icon, Phil Daniels. Entitled ‘Me, White Noise’, the song appears in the pre-gap (the portion of audio before track one). Clocking in at nearly seven minutes, Damo...
Mark Oliver Everett and his musical outfit had a minor hit in 2000 with ‘Mr E’s Beautiful Blues’, reaching number #11 on the UK Singles chart. The lead single from their third record Daisies Of The Galaxy, the band threw fans a curve ball by leaving it off the track listing on original pressings of the album. Which means that the song may be the mo...
It’s one thing to hide a song in the pre-gap of an album, or bury at the end; but the hidden track on Tool’s 10,000 Daysis a wildly different (and more inventive) proposition. Essentially, it’s a DIY secret that only enterprising Tool fans (is there any other kind?) will be able to piece together. Joining ‘Wings of Marie’ and ‘Vigniti Tres’ togethe...
Isolated on the left channel of this track from the classic Pink Floyd album The Wallis a secret message. When played backwards, Roger Waters’ voice appears saying: “Congratulations, you have just discovered the secret message. Please send your answer to Old Pink, care of the Funny Farm, Chalfont.” A clever nod to the music world’s obsession with ‘...
- Tyler Jenke
- Born in the USA - Bruce Springsteen. You're probably among the vast majority who thought this song was all about patriotism and U.S. pride, though that's not exactly what this song is all about.
- Hotel California - The Eagles. This song is simple and straightforward, or so everyone thought. The Hotel California isn't actually a luxury hotel for tired travelers to relax in, it's actually a bit deeper than that.
- Blackbird - The Beatles. A lot of Beatles songs actually had dark meanings behind them; this one is no exception. Blackbird isn't actually about a literal blackbird with broken wings.
- Every Breath You Take - The Police. Hard to believe that the epitome of emotional songs actually has a darker undertone. This song is all about stalking and possessiveness.
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- Can’t Feel My Face – The Weeknd. The Weeknd - Can't Feel My Face (Official Video) Nothing is ever black and white with The Weeknd. When you listen to the song, your first thought would be it’s a love song, but the actual lyrical meaning is something else.
- Poker Face – Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga - Poker Face (Official Music Video) Lady Gaga has always explored her bisexuality, especially in her early hits. Poker Face was one of the songs about meaning that was not very clear.
- Chandelier – Sia. Sia - Chandelier (Official Video) When this song came out, most people interpreted it as a party song. Deep songs are easily misinterpreted all the time.
- Closing Time – Semisonic. Semisonic - Closing Time (Official Music Video) On the surface, this is a song about a bar closing after merrymaking. But at the core, it’s about the lead singer’s impending fatherhood.
Apr 5, 2022 · From Blondie and Bob Marley to The Beatles and The Police, we're looking at the hidden messages in ten classic songs and the dark tales that they reveal.
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Oct 21, 2014 · Music | History. The hidden messages in songs. By Fiona Macdonald 21st October 2014. Conspiracy theorists often find ‘secret’ lyrics by playing records backwards. BBC Culture picks apart the...
