It was composed by the bands guitarist jimmy page and vocalist robert plant for their untitled fourth studio album often called led zeppelin iv. Though a few chapters are difficult to read through, mostly because they are packed with data and facts rather than eloquent storytelling, this book is just as illuminating as its predecessor. Her own mother had suffered a massive stroke when she was only five years old. I owned the original led zepplin album with stairway to heaven. The nineminute epic contains a hidden backwards message that allegedly says, you know satan holds the keys to the lock. What exactly lurks within the backward grooves of stairway to. When i was growing up back in the berkshire hills of massachusetts, mother prided herself on preparing us kids for anything life might send our way.
Also at the end of the song played forwards, or the beginning of it backwardswhen played backwards says play backwards, hidden message sungand its clear as a bell. Stairway to heaven singer robert plant and guitarist jimmy page of the british rock band led zeppelin perform at the live aid concert in philadelphia on july. It is recommended that you read the 12th planet by zecharia sitchin before starting this book. When played normally the message will sound like gibberish, however when the song is played in reverse the original message can be heard. If you wish to start a new discussion or revive an old one, please do so on the current talk page. I read somewhere that if you played led zeppelins stairway to heaven song backwards that you could make out satanic messages. Stairway to heaven is an incredibly broad ranging new study that stretches from ancient egypt and babylon to jewish and christian kabbalists, chinese daoists, hindu tantra and haitian vodun and finally to 19th and 20th century european occult societies, uncovering a hitherto unrecognized common myth that has been employed the world over in roughly the same form since the earliest. Blake from tahlequah, ok man i hate to say it but the controversy on the whole satanic messages may be true although i get the feeling someone tampered with it. What exactly lurks within the backward grooves of stairway. He then filmed himself singing the ditty backwards and reversed the footage at least thats what i think is going on here. Some of the first instances of reversed audio were the result of the beatles experimentation during the recording of revolver. Of course, its easy to turn gobbledygook into anything you want to hear just by saying that you heard it, so sure, when played backward, stairway to heaven might very well contain messages of.
Stairway to heaven is former led zeppelin road manager richard coles depiction of his recollections of his years on the road with the biggest band of the 1970s. I mean one or two words backwards sounding like something is not that unlikely, but the whole verse sounding like. Well if this isnt some freaky black lodge speak, then i dont know what is. It strikes me that there is an analogy with the parable of the ten virgins, five wise and five foolish in matthew 25. If you were to listen to stairway to heaven backwards before anyone told you what it says you wouldnt hear any words, just the strange sounds of music and singing played backwards. When robert plant wrote the song he said that it felt like something was controlling his hand like it wasnt him writing those words. The song is great forwards, but there is no backmasking, it is the natural reverse speech of the lyrics. Its easy to sneer at the words of stairway to heaven, and plant is among those who have. If you absolutely hated stairway to heaven, nobody can blame you for that because. It normally takes me 45 days max to create a classic rock ballad video, but a lot of research went into this monster and took nearly 2 months to complete. About 1980, i read in rolling stone about the message you could hear if you played the song backwards. You can experience priming of this kind yourself using the song stairway to heaven by led zeppelin. Led zeppelins most mythic song was a slurring, sucking sonic taffy. Apr 25, 2003 in sum, weve got the wellknown psychosociochemical influences of the era, weve got an extremely compressed compositional time frame, and weve got a poetical sensibility that, to be objective about it and believe me, i like stairway to heaven, probably rates between 2 and 3 millishakespeares.
Sep 20, 2012 the song stairway to heaven backwards is pretty creepy when you listen to it, a little hard to believe its a satanic message, but the words spoken are very odd when you listen to it. Theres a lady whos sure, all that glitters is gold. Jun 11, 2004 thanks for your stairway to heaven and other songs backwards. Some dude commented that he thought the stairway to heaven clip was fake, so if youve listened to the sample above and are still skeptical, here is the clip in mp3 format. The stairway to heaven is zecharia sitchins followup to the twelfth planet. Heavy metal riffs then the stairway to heaven backwards. Whats the story behind led zeppelins stairway to heaven. Here is apparently innocent music when played forwards. Tellall journal of the hedonism, profligacy, and perversity of the seventies supergroup that went down in flames. In 1982, the consumer protection and toxic materials committee of the california state assembly held a hearing on backward masking in popular music, during which stairway to heaven was played backwards. But the strange thing is the house that he wrote the song in, jimmy page bought. During the hearing, william yarroll, a selfdescribed neuroscientific researcher, claimed that backward messages could be deciphered by the.
In sum, weve got the wellknown psychosociochemical influences of the era, weve got an extremely compressed compositional time frame, and weve got a poetical sensibility that, to be objective about it and believe me, i like stairway to heaven, probably rates between 2 and 3 millishakespeares. God inspired me to write stairway to heaven, a book about the tragic loss of my three sons during a nine month period and my struggle to accept gods will and have the courage to go on with my life. Nov 21, 20 well if this isnt some freaky black lodge speak, then i dont know what is. According to rumor, if you play this song backwards, the reversed vocals contain secret messages about devil worship.
Stairway to heaven led zeppelin analysis of the lyrics. According to some, if the verse if theres a bustle in your hedgerow, dont be alarmed now is played backwards, it reveals hidden satanic messages. A shattering revelation about stairway to heaven the. Book ii of the earth chronicles the earth chronicles. What makes it so freaky is that its like an entire verse as well. The song stairway to heaven backwards is pretty creepy when you listen to it, a little hard to believe its a satanic message, but the words spoken are very odd when you listen to it. Stairway to heaven s2h is a continuation of the 12th planet series of books. Wtf is the song stairway to heaven played backwards. The difference between that, and what people are suspecting, is that in reality, the message in stairway to heaven is a chance occourance of sounds that happen when you play it backwards. For the most part, those chance occourance of sounds only make sense through the power of suggestion. What exactly lurks within the backward grooves of stairway to heaven. You the lady have read 65 books in the bible, and found it interesting reading, but book number 66 is what literally scared the hell out of you, and you have acknowledged the need to be saved as your only way of buying a stairway to heaven. Led zeppelins most mythic song was a slurring, sucking sonic taffy when reversedand some heard the devil in it. Jul 31, 2014 of course, its easy to turn gobbledygook into anything you want to hear just by saying that you heard it, so sure, when played backward, stairway to heaven might very well contain messages of.
Ok the first link is it forwards and the second link is it backwards. I figured that if someone could encode one phrase so obviously and clearly, then perhaps there was more backwards messages that people just were not listening hard enough for, so my best mate and i downloaded as many versions of stairway to heaven as could be found the cd version, the live version, the live version from the song remains the. Stairway to heaven is an incredibly broad ranging new study that stretches from ancient egypt and babylon to jewish and christian kabbalists, chinese daoists, hindu tantra and haitian vodun and finally to 19th and 20th century european occult societies, uncovering a hitherto unrecognized common myth that has been employed the world over in roughly. In 1982, the consumer protection and toxic materials committee of the california state assembly held a hearing on backmasking in popular music, during which stairway to heaven was played backwards. With satanic backwards masking in all his christian songs. Dutchman masters the art of singing led zeppelins stairway. But unlike the boys from liverpool, the excitement of this bands music was matched by the.
The song is sometimes regarded as the most popular rock tune of. Backwards televangelists listen to stairway to heaven. It is not my opinion that led zeppelin and the other artists here were given some kind of evil power to make these backwards sounds have a satanic message. Stairway to heaven backwards full lyrics jeff milner dot com. Book ii of the earth chronicles the earth chronicles sitchin, zecharia on. Stairway to heaven is a masterpiece theres no denying that. Stairway to heaven is a song by the english rock band led zeppelin, released in late 1971. What is stairway to heaven backmasking controversy. It is not my opinion that led zeppelin and the other artists here were given some kind of evil power to make these bac. There are no satanist hidden messages neither in stairway to heaven, nor in hotel california by the eagles or other songs accused of containing hidden messages when played backwards even if some deliberated cases do exist, such as empty spaces by pink floyd and fire on a high by electric light orchestra. Im putting my old led zeppelin albums from the 70s in the trash straight away. Stairway to heaven backwards how emotions are made. I had to manually turn the turntable backwards, and it took a bit of practice to get the speed just right. Jun 01, 2008 stairway to heaven is an incredibly broad ranging new study that stretches from ancient egypt and babylon to jewish and christian kabbalists, chinese daoists, hindu tantra and haitian vodun and finally to 19th and 20th century european occult societies, uncovering a hitherto unrecognized common myth that has been employed the world over in roughly the same form since the earliest recorded texts.
Backmasking is the process of reversing an audio signal and placing it in a something meant to be played forwards. Is it true that the led zeppelin band members did not think stairway to heaven would be a hit song. But if youve been primed to hear something your brain plays tricks on you and you think you sort of here it. Ministers reacting to stairway to heaven backwards. Now, knowing that, is it so suprising that many songs and books etc have. How stairway to heaven was written bbc news duration.
Did led zeppelin intentionally backmask satanic messages. Apr 09, 2004 also at the end of the song played forwards, or the beginning of it backwardswhen played backwards says play backwards, hidden message sungand its clear as a bell. Much of the off stage escapades are related in a smirking boys will be boys style which gets very obnoxious rather quickly. Aug 26, 2009 most of you have heard about the satanic messages on stairway to heaven when you play it backwards. According to what i could find online, dutch artist jeroen offerman spent three months learning how to sing led zeppelins stairway to heaven backwards. The 10 wildest led zeppelin legends, factchecked rolling stone. Next time you or anybody you know, wants to throw out collectors items including their old stairway to heaven vinyls, please send them to me instead. The words thought to be said as stairway to heaven is played backwards are strange but were. As the oldest of four children, my mother professed that it was hard work and a strong faith in god that got her through those rough years. Its very ironic that playing it forwards is about a stairway to heavenbut backwards its about the highway to hell or the stairway to hell. And so, here is my interpretation of stairway to heaven, i hope you enjoy it. Jun 24, 2017 what exactly lurks within the backward grooves of stairway to heaven.
The bands tour manager for more than a decade, cole was there when they burst onto the music scene, achieved cult status, cut platinum records, and transformed popular music. Video listen to stairway to heaven backwardsfreakyi. Led zeppelins most mythic song was a slurring, sucking sonic taffy when reversedand some heard the devil in it view in app. Satan lives or eat babies or even save big at jims chicken shack, its all a matter or perspective. Stairway to heaven actually seems a bit more christian than satanic to me, but i think that if robert plant was writing something about spiritual perfection, that might be as close as a song has ever come, and as for the backwards part about satan and everything, thats astoundingly strange, and it is also hard to believe that it is a. The most famous example though, is led zeppelins stairway to heaven, a song about a woman buying herself a way in to heaven. Thanks for your stairway to heaven and other songs backwards. Youll need a program like soundforge or audacity to edit mp3s.
The recording also makes no sense when played forwards. Oct 16, 2019 the 10 wildest led zeppelin legends, factchecked. If you play stairway to heaven in reverse, you hear satanic messages. The stairway to heaven by zecharia sitchin goodreads. There is a lot of speculation as to whether led zeppelin backmasked in their song stairway to heaven. Lyrics for stairway to heaven by led zeppelin songfacts. The mystic lyrics seem to urge us to follow the right path in life. Most of you have heard about the satanic messages on stairway to heaven when you play it backwards. Oct 20, 2009 wow, people are still going for the backwards masking stuff still. Its not true, but by ramping up your simulations, you can prime yourself to hear these messages. Manson is been called the pied piper, if youve read book on him youd. William yarroll, a selfidentified neuroscientist, also claimed that stairway to heaven contained a message when played backwards.
First it plays forwards, then it plays backwards with a. Gods gift of miracle healings and visions of my sons after their death inspired this book. Jun 17, 2016 a shattering revelation about stairway to heaven singer robert plant and guitarist jimmy page of the british rock band led zeppelin perform at the live aid concert in philadelphia on july. Michael winslow whole lotta love by led zeppelin original hd senkveld med thomas og harald duration. I love led zeppelin, and i esspecially love stairway to heaven. Backmasking is a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backward onto a track that is meant to be played forward. Second only to the beatles in sales for years, led zeppelin was rocks premier group.