[net.music] Purple Rain backwards

dan@rna.UUCP (Dan Ts'o) (08/05/84)

Hi,
	Yet another playing records backwards article...
	On Prince's Purple Rain soundtrack, at the end of the first side,
the song "Nikki", there is a dialog recorded backwards, something like,

	"Hi, How are you doing ?"
	"I'm fine, cuz (sung) I know the Laud's cum'n sooon..."

	Anyone catch the exact dialog, or what's it all about ?

					Cheers,
					Dan Ts'o
					...cmcl2!rna!dan

kissell@flairvax.UUCP (Kevin Kissell) (08/07/84)

Sounds to me like someone's trying to frighten faithful Satanists
by insinuating back-masked Christian messages in our rock'n'roll!

david@bragvax.UUCP (David DiGiacomo) (08/08/84)

In general, I like the idea of secret messages in records -- it gives me
a 60's nostalgia rush.  However, I am disturbed by the ambiguous
Christian symbolism in Prince's albums.  I guess he has to compete with
Michael Jackson in the obscure religion area, but I would prefer to
retain my image of him as a role model for decandence and hedonism, if
not Minnesota urban nihilism.  You didn't mention the "hahahaha" at the
end of the Purple Rain secret message -- maybe it's all a joke.

P.S. I'm sure everyone has noticed the "Love God" message in the "When
Doves Cry" video.