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rivergoat

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I was really bored the other night and started playing some U2 tracks backwards. When I listened to Mofo in reverse, I was amazed at how easy it was to hear words - almost as if they were recorded that way and then reversed for the album. Here is a transcript:

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I love the rush
I love the rush
I love the rush
I love the rush
I love the rush
I love the rush
I'm going to the moon
I love the moose
Hard thing to do
I love the moon
I love the moon
I love the moose

Higher higher
My love
Higher high low
I love her
I want to fuck this all over
I love her
World perfect
World turn inside of me
I love her
How ridiculous... it's
My love

Let them leave
Let them live

They answer where our baby has youthful difficulties
Let them leave
Let them live

Baby how do I know? I should hide - here's a muse
Let them leave
Let them live

I cry over this summer of awful fake people
Let them leave
Let them live

I won't mind Irish people
It's not some fake people

My name - ask noone
Actually, it's noone
We must see a man who's telling of man
I say, so you're sick
I lost some of your money
So why you wait on that?

I'm gone
My love
My love
My love
My love
My love

I love her
Did not

Oh I'm a camera
Camera had this great idea to go on
I love her
Are you coming fast enough?
Oh I don't know
Let them leave
Let them live

She had her split up to disease
The better for me
Let them leave
Let them live

She had fishnet
Score us wasted on love-love-love
Let them leave
Let them live

She had a soft knit Welsh designed sweater on
I love her
I think I can use it
I love her
Oh yes, I can have her if I think of you
Looks like wine and oaks and symphony
Oh time for this, time feels, so feel good

Note: the italicized parts are backing vocals

Granted, it doesn't make much sense as a whole, but some lines REALLY stand out as veritable plain English. I've attached one of them below.
Interesting how 'mother' reversed sounds like 'I love' and the line
Looking for to fill that God-shaped hole
reverses to
Oh yes, I can have her if I think of you

Don't ask me about the moose. I have no idea.

}:)~
 

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Cool, I'll have to try that.

Listen (backwards) to the part where Adam is speaking on "Your Blue Room", I don't remember exactly what it is, but there is some hidden stuff there, too. And I know there are atleast a couple more of these types of things, but I can't remember :banghead:.
 
ylimeU2 said:
Listen (backwards) to the part where Adam is speaking on "Your Blue Room", I don't remember exactly what it is, but there is some hidden stuff there, too. And I know there are atleast a couple more of these types of things, but I can't remember.

Well, if there's anything there backwards, it must be in German or something, because I can't hear it. (I took French in high school, but I know a little German, and it *might* be something in German, dunno.)

Squishy Peanut said:
LMAO! I gotta hear that!

okay, check the mp3 at the end of this message!

Just a note: please remember that MOST songs played backwards sound like "gnab gnib shezit mik gol" or something similar. Mofo is the ONLY U2 song I've listened to (so far - and I've gone through all their most recent albums (Achtung, Baby! and beyond) and heard nothing else) that has ANY kind of backwards lyrics, and the whole song is transcribable backwards! I think this MUST have been planned... I just don't know what they were trying to say.

}: )~
 

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The line "and the poor will toil" is at the end of "Wake Up Dead Man", reversed. (That's the mp3 at the end of this message.) As for all the other stuff going on in that song, I haven't isolated it all yet, but I don't think that there's anymore from "Van Dieman's Land".

There are many instances of someone speaking (some of it makes fun of the lyrics, some of it adds to the lyrics, some of it just seems random), there's a crowd cheering noise at the beginning in the right channel only, there's an announcer (BBC?) talking about a program about Jesus at the very end.... it's jam-packed with all sorts of little bits.

I've isolated around 60 different "oddities" from "Wake Up Dead Man" - in a couple of months, I may post a link to a place where they can be accessed online (I actually already have some of it on a website, it's just not public yet). Being laid up with a broken leg for three months has given me a lot of spare time! }: )~

goat
 

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Grr, I hate not being a premium member - I can't listen to the attachments. Is there any way I could play this for myself? How do you play it in reverse?
 
You can download a shareware or freeware program that has the ability to reverse songs. (Or you can buy a program, but for the just curious, shareware's better!) }: )~

Or you can email me xxrivergoatxx@hotmail.com and I'll be happy to mail them to you. Each file is only 80-90kb long (due to posting attachment restrictions on this board), so they shouldn't take too long to get, even on dial-up (like I'm stuck with!)

goat

}: )~

P.S. Premium membership is cheap!
 
Well, I'll give downloading some freeware a try first, but if it doesn't work, then I'll contact you. Thanks! I know how much of a pain dialup can be ... I've been on DSL six months now, but my speeds at the moment are reminding me of my eighteen month long dialup nightmare ...

rivergoat said:
P.S. Premium membership is cheap!

So's membership at LiveJournal! I could only afford to join one site, and LJ's the one I picked. I'm going to get a premium membership here as soon as I can afford it, though.
 
i did OFOM
it's......scary
but....freakin great
don't know what to say more
i can have her if i think of you--great line
 
Wow, I just heard it now, and that's some truly awesome stuff. Rivergoat, you are indeed a hero.
 
rivergoat said:
The line "and the poor will toil" is at the end of "Wake Up Dead Man", reversed. (That's the mp3 at the end of this message.) As for all the other stuff going on in that song, I haven't isolated it all yet, but I don't think that there's anymore from "Van Dieman's Land".

There are many instances of someone speaking (some of it makes fun of the lyrics, some of it adds to the lyrics, some of it just seems random), there's a crowd cheering noise at the beginning in the right channel only, there's an announcer (BBC?) talking about a program about Jesus at the very end.... it's jam-packed with all sorts of little bits.

I've isolated around 60 different "oddities" from "Wake Up Dead Man" - in a couple of months, I may post a link to a place where they can be accessed online (I actually already have some of it on a website, it's just not public yet). Being laid up with a broken leg for three months has given me a lot of spare time! }: )~

goat

Being a webmaster for the hidden messages site I'm really interested in hearing all the 60 oddities and I can host them too!
 
Due to all the recent interest, I reviewed my transcription of the lyrics and listened to it a bit more. Here are a few changes (too lazy to do small parts, so here's the whole thing):

I love the rush
I love the rush
I love the rush
I love the rush
I love the rush
I love the rush
I'm going to the moon
I love the moose
Hard thing to do
I love the moon
I love the moon
I love the moose

Higher higher
My love
Higher higher high or low
(I love her)
I want to fuck this thing all over
(I love her)
World perfect
World turn inside of me
(I love her)
How ridiculous...
It's...
My love

(Let them leave
Let them live)
The answer where I went off
Baby has youthful difficulties
(Let them leave
Let them live)
Baby how do I know? I should hide - here's a moose
(Let them leave
Let them live)
I cry over this summer of awful fake people
(Let them leave
Let them live)
I won't mind Irish people
It's not some fake people

My name is noone
Actually, it's noone
We must see a man who's telling of them
I say, so you use it
I want some of your money
So why you wait on that?
I'm gone

My love
I love her
My love
My love
My life
I love her

(I love her)
(Did not)
Oh I'm a camera
Camera had this great idea to go on
(I love her)
Are you coming fast enough?
Oh I don't know
(Let them leave
Let them live)
She had her skirt up towards her knees
The better look for me
(Let them leave
Let them live)
She had fishnet
Score us wasted on love love love
(Let them leave
Let them live)
She had a soft knit Welsh-designed sweater on
(I love her)
I think I can use it
I love her
Oh yes I can have her if I think of you
Looks like falling hopes and sin for me (good)
Oh time for this, time feels, so feel good

goat
 
Due to recent interest...

Someone asked me to upload this for them, so here is a link for the entire song reversed:

http://s38. .com/d.aspx?id=2VBWI6DIWYWDU16531FK678U5W
(link expires no later than 8/16)

And here is my most recent (July) transcription:

I love the rush
I love the rush
I love the rush
I love the rush
I love the rush
I love the rush
I'm going to the moon
I love the moose
Hard thing to do
I love the moon
I love the moon
I love the moose

Higher higher
My love
Higher higher high or low
(I love her)
I want to fuck this thing all over
(I love her)
World perfect
World turn inside of me
(I love her)
How ridiculous...
It's...
My love

(Let them leave
Let them live)
The answer where I went off
Baby has youthful difficulties
(Let them leave
Let them live)
Baby how do I know? I should hide - here's a moose
(Let them leave
Let them live)
I cry over this summer of awful fake people
(Let them leave
Let them live)
I won't mind Irish people
It's not some fake people

My name is noone
Actually, it's noone
We must see a man who's telling of them
I say, so you use it
I want some of your money
So while you wait on that
I'm gone

My love
I love her
My love
My love
My life
I love her

(I love her)
(Did not)
Oh I'm a camera
Camera had this great idea to go on
(I love her)
Are you coming fast enough?
Oh I don't know
(Let them leave
Let them live)
She had her skirt up towards her knees
The better look for me
(Let them leave
Let them live)
She had fishnet
Score us wasted on love love love
(Let them leave
Let them live)
She had a soft knit Welsh-designed sweater on
(I love her)
I think I can use it
I love her
Oh yes I can have her if I think of you
Looks like falling hopes and sin for me (good)
Oh time feels, time feels, oh so feel good

goat
 
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