True backmasking?

[Kitsune]

I know that Backmasking is a controversial and very choppy thing, but can anyone confirm/deny this?

"when the main theme song for the television show Pokemon is sung in English, the lyrics “gotta catch ’em all” are alleged to say “I love Satan” or “oh Satan” when played backwards, which is known as “backmasking”. This has left some Christians and Christian organizations believing that Pokémon subliminally encourages Satanism. However, backmasking in general is highly controversial and debatable, leaving room for much skepticism."

True or not true? Has anyone listened to the theme backwards?

 

[matrix_Logic]

I have, and it's all a mater of opinion... So I'm going to say not true. The pokemon rap is believed to say I love satan repetedly instead of gotta catch em all. So I'm going to say not true.


EDIT: Here try this http://jeffmilner.com/backmasking.htm

 

[Horn Drill]

This is most likely something some people made up to cause trouble. =/ How you could get any sort of garble remotely sounding like anything by playing "gotta catch 'em all!" backwards is beyond me.

 

[Evanji Axu]

la...meh...chak...uh-got...

That translates to "I love Satan" how?

 

[AJ Flibble]

I doubt it would, but things played backwards sound WEIRD. "Bitter" backwards is not "rettib." No, it's "erskib." Don't believe me? Then you obviously need to watch Red Dwarf then.

 

[Kitsune]

You people need to remember than
A) Words do sound much different when backwards
B) The music also adds to some of the words.
C) When Kiss, Kiss, Kiss came up and I heard "I shot John Lennon", I jumped out of the computer chair...

 

[octoboy]

I've heard of backmasking in pokemon. James's voice actor apparently uses backmasking to say his hatred for Leo Bernett...

 

[matrix_Logic]

C) When Kiss, Kiss, Kiss came up and I heard "I shot John Lennon", I jumped out of the computer chair...

The first time I heard that I did the exact same thing, also High on Fire creeped me out the first time I heard it backmasked

 

[Claydol]

You people need to remember than
A) Words do sound much different when backwards
B) The music also adds to some of the words.
C) When Kiss, Kiss, Kiss came up and I heard "I shot John Lennon", I jumped out of the computer chair...

That one is just a coincidence.

And for those who think this is all fake I've done it myself with Stairway to Heaven and various Nirvana songs and found that yes, it does work. The pokemon one however, is another coincidence in my opinion.

 

[The guy from Pireas]

It is true of course just as true as the fairies and the gnomes.If it was true all the anime watchers would love Satan.Backmasking is true,thought.

 

[Pikachu1125]

Ha, everything has subliminal messages.

 

[Shiney_Hunter_Tauros_Rule]

Subliminal Messages. Their everywhere. Even in your signiture Pikachu1125. It says if you read it outload backwards "Your All Going To Hell" [/sarcasm]

Purlease. Half of Backmasking has been edited by the Backmasker

 

[Captain Murkrow]

I doubt it would, but things played backwards sound WEIRD. "Bitter" backwards is not "rettib." No, it's "erskib." Don't believe me? Then you obviously need to watch Red Dwarf then.

i watched that episode...SERIES 3 EPISODE 1! *twitch*....seriously, i'm a red dwarf fan to the extreme.

that backmasking stuff is bull-pie.