Sinister Songs

"Every Breath You Take" The Police

It's a 1983 hit song and is considered by many to be one of the greatest love songs of that time. Oh boy, were they mistaken. It's not a song about a guy deeply in love with a woman, it's not that he is infatuated by her and wants to be her lover. The lady in the song is the singer's ex and he is stalking her.

"Every breath you take, every move you make, every bond you break, every step you take...

I'll be watching you"

The singer, Sting, wrote it after he left his wife for her best friend. Sting has never denied this fact either.

"I woke up in the middle of the night with that line in my head, sat down at the piano and had written it in half an hour. The tune itself is generic, an aggregate of hundreds of others, but the words are interesting. It sounds like a comforting love song. I didn't realize at the time how sinister it is. I think I was thinking of Big Brother, surveillance and control." said Sting.

Sting claims that he is flabbergasted by the fact that there are people out there that still think that it is a tender love song.

Sting said "One couple told me 'Oh we love that song; it was the main song played at our wedding!' I thought, 'Well, good luck.'



"Imagine" John Lennon

Written and released in 1971, it's the best selling song of the former Beatles solo career. It also has become a anthem for world peace.

The song is really about world peace, but the lyrics are virtually the Communist Manifesto. Lennon even stated this fact was true.

"'Imagine', which says: 'Imagine that there was no more religion, no more country, no more politics,' is virtually the Communist Manifesto, even though I'm not particularly a Communist and I do not belong to any movement," Lennon said.

Lennon stated that he was always more a socialist than a communist.

Lennon was under FBI surveillance and had been for sometime, so when he was murdered by a crazed fan in New York City, some people thought it was a government hit for his controversial views.


"Hit Me Baby, One More Time" Brittany Spears

It was Brittany Spears first hit single when it came out in 1998. She was 17 at the time of the song's release. In the music video, Spears is dressed as a student from a Catholic high school,

When played in reverse, it sounds like Brittany is saying "Sleep with me, i'm not too young," in the chorus.


"Hotel California" The Eagles
Some people think that this 1977 song is about devil worship. The band's guitarist, Glenn Frey, wrote the lyrics and he originally said that "We decided to create something strange, just to see if we could do it." Supposedly the song was meant to mimic the imagery of the 1965 novel The Magus by John Fowles, about a man in an unfamiliar rural setting who is unsure about what he is experiencing.

When played backwards some people say that it sounds like the lead singer, Don Henley calling to Satan. I don't really hear it but i could be wrong.


"Gonna Raise" Hell Cheap Trick

Originally released on Cheap Trick's 1979 album Dream Police, the subject of the has been disputed. Some people have believed that the song was about the Jonestown Massacre, but it was written before that event took place. Others think that the song is about not being able to change the world so you might as well do what you want. The composer of the song, Rick Nielsen, claims that the song is about "religious, political and nuclear fanatics."

When played backwards some claim that the message "You know Satan holds the key to the lock".....


"Better By You, Better Than Me" Judas Priest

The song was released 1969 by Spooky Tooth. In 1978 it was covered by heavy metal band Judas Priest. Seven years later, the song became the center of controversy when the band was the subject of a civil lawsuit alleging their recording was responsible for the suicide attempts of two of their loyal fans in Sparks, Nevada. It was alleged that the song had subliminal messages and when played backwards it urged the listeners to "Do it, do it, do it."