Telling stories through reversed songs

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MattMVS7

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Forward versions of songs tell stories not only in terms of their lyrics, but also in their tone (mood) as well as their melodies. However, reversed songs also tell stories as well. But since the reversed lyrics cannot tell any stories since they are gibberish, then it would be the reversed melodies and the tone (mood) of the singer's voices as well as the tone (mood) of the instruments. The reversed melodies and instruments are not "gibberish" like the lyrics are because as long as the notes have a rhythm and everything else, then they can convey emotions (stories).

Therefore, I have reversed some songs, tried my very best to decipher their conveyed emotions, and have presented their stories and chosen clips in my videos on youtube. I reverse songs, interpret their conveyed feelings, and apply that to certain scenes, characters, and environments. Reversed songs can actually be considered whole new songs entirely in which you can look at them and listen to them as though they are normal forward songs that tell a story (a story that is actually forward and not reversed). If the feel is deciphered just right, then that feel can get across to many people just like how the creators of certain types of music interpret the feel of their own created music and convey that feel just right through choosing the right characters, environments, etc. Therefore, I intend to get my deciphered feelings just right in such a way that also gets across to many people through choosing the right scenes, characters, and environments to go with reversed music. I have to get it just right like how the creators of their music convey their feelings in their music just right through choosing the right characters, scenes, and environments. Otherwise, it just won't work.

My goal is to reinvent many types of music by reversing them and deciphering their conveyed feelings and reapplying them as character themes, environment themes, and themes for scenes. There are certain types of reversed music that do convey definite distinct emotion that is unmistakable while others are much more subtle and hard to make out. However, I have did my best and I will present my youtube videos of these reversed songs here with their explained stories and clips. Reversing music offers a whole new perception and a whole new way of telling stories and looking at your favorite types of music.

Here is my first video which is the song "Love is a Battlefield" by Pat Benatar reversed. The conveyed feeling that I describe in this reversed song is unmistakable and I clearly get this feeling from this reversed song every time I listen to it and it is completely distinct. It is a feeling of dramatic intense horror. Therefore, here is the story version of this reversed song in which I explain all the individual events in different parts of this reversed song that are conveyed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqwnDtWFlIo

Here is the clip (amv) version of this reversed song which is just a brief example of my story for this song:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7iwwsRAbTE

Here is a theme for Inuyasha in his demon form which would be the reversed song "Oh" by Ciara:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nzsR1RCm1I

Here is the story version of "Let it Rock" by Kevin Rudolf reversed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSxn8KglFVY

The sung story version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1my_RZ4Xvw

The instrumental clip (amv) version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8O_H99e_DmE

The sung clip (amv) version:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvQtXS42R-A

Now here is "What Dreams are Made of" by Hilary Duff reversed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnJZgOFMtQ4

Here is a reversed portion of "Shine" by Collective Soul reversed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJqMML855Ks

Here is a reversed portion of the song "Little Lies" by Fleetwood Mac reversed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1qP4chc9bM

Here is the song "Hit the Floor" by Linkin Park reversed:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViA9aVk2sOQ

Now here is a song I put together from portions of other songs to convey an awesome powerful destructive gothic feel:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpgnlADtQtQ

Finally, here is one more song which is a song I have actually composed for the anime Inuyasha:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eZoyGN6DCc

In conclusion, I will post more deciphered reversed songs and their associated stories and/or clips when I get the chance.
 
I remember this was a big deal back in the 1970s. Led Zep's Stairway. Hail Satan, My sweet Satan, six six six. or something. :facepalm:
 
bLUiVORY said:
What's the big deal?

I've been doing things back asswards for as long as I can remember.
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The big deal about it is that some songs, when reversed, can turn out to be a new greatest horror song of all time. In this case, the reversed song "Love is a Battlefield" which I reversed and told the story about it so that you would be able to perceive its horror in case you already haven't.
 
It's a cool idea, but I think your delivery is really bad. The wall of text bored me lost my interest, and I started skipping ahead. Then by the time the song came in, I'd completely lost the plot.

Why not write a song based on it instead? Adapt the reversed melody and feel, and write new lyrics to match the new story you're picturing. (FYI, you'll probably have to credit the original writer and pay licensing fees). Get the same idea across in a more succinct way.

I've done that with my own songs before, actually.
This song about children's cartoons my band in college played became this song about doomed relationships with crazy people when played backwards.
 
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I'm usually not one to say anything but what is up with Sonic's fanbase?
It's an ok idea, OP but to be honest, reversing a song is kind of like using a wah-wah pedal. You can just rock it like a sailboat in a storm and sound like a guitar god if you want to but it's best to use it subtly
 
I thought this thread would be about writing a (new) song with the end of the storyline as the start. Much like movies where you see the murder - then the movie goes back to the start to explain it. Now that is something I like to do every so often. ;-)
 
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