Back masking: Satan or Static

Hey! I'd love to hear your thoughts, send me a voice note. What happens when a song is played backward? Hidden messages, satanic panic, and one of music history’s strangest rabbit holes collide in this episode of Folklore & Bullshit. We dive into the origins of backmasking, the accusations that rocked the music world, and the question that still lingers: were these messages intentional, or were people just hearing what they wanted to hear? Contact us: folklorepodcast26@gmail.com Sources: Brain priming and environment | neurodivergent insights. (n.d.-a). https://neurodivergentinsights.com/brain-priming/ The devil wears headphones: A brief history of backmasking. (n.d.-e). https://www.mentalfloss.com/entertainment/music/devil-wears-headphones-brief-history-backmasking Elo’s fire on high... the backwards lyrics, turned around - youtube. (n.d.-b). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzmeKHv5k3o Meet the beatles for real: Look-alike. (n.d.-c). http://www.meetthebeatlesforreal.com/2011/04/look-alike.html Music’s biggest conspiracy theory: “Paul is dead” - the beatles story museum, Liverpool. (n.d.-d). https://www.beatlesstory.com/blog/paul-is-dead/ The Satanic message in “Stairway to heaven” - youtube. (n.d.-f). https://www.youtube.com/shorts/MnfdxPDKb08?cbrd=1