Play It Backwards sdrawkcaB tI yalP

His bulimia can feed the world | dlrow eht deef nac aimilub siH

2010-11-30T22:46:00.000-08:00

Thank you, Satan, for giving us a good laugh | hgual doog a su gnivig rof ,nataS ,uoy knahT

2010-11-22T21:57:00.000-08:00

Barack Obama’s “yes, we can” speech

Jaws backwards: a shark keeps throwing up people until they have to open a beach | hcaeb a nepo ot evah yeht litnu elpoep pu gniworht speek krahs a :sdrawkcab swaJ

2010-11-12T22:13:00.000-08:00

By the way, the meme in the post title has attracted enough attention to become a T-shirt.

Let’s turn civilization backwards | sdrawkcab noitazilivic nrut s‘teL

2010-11-05T19:41:00.000-07:00

“Civilization” by the Andrews Sisters and Danny Kaye (play it forwards)

How adorable—and disturbing | gnibrutsid dna—elbaroda woH

2010-11-02T12:53:00.000-07:00

Video montage of vomiting babies (play it forwards)

Grim grinning ghosts come out to sing backwards | sdrawkcab gnis ot tuo emoc stsohg gninnirg mirG

2010-10-31T16:02:00.000-07:00

“Grim Grinning Ghosts” from Disney’s Haunted Mansion (play it forwards)

(I know I’m posting two Disney theme park songs in a row, but this is the most Halloween-appropriate thing I could find in reverse.)

“Forever, Walt’s asleep” | “peelsa s‘tlaW ,reveroF”

2010-10-28T21:17:00.000-07:00

“It’s a Small World” from the Disney theme parks (play it forwards)

Besides me, nobody enjoys reversing stuff more than ELO’s Jeff Lynne | ennyL ffeJ s‘OLE naht erom ffuts gnisrever syojne ydobon ,em sediseB

2010-10-24T13:57:00.000-07:00

Drummer Bev Bevan talks backwards at the beginning of “Fire on High” by the Electric Light Orchestra

One way to make this scene even creepier | reipeerc neve enecs siht ekam ot yaw enO

2010-10-21T22:35:00.000-07:00

The boat ride through the scary tunnel in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (play it forwards)

America, where we’re free to play stuff backwards | sdrawkcab ffuts yalp ot eerf er‘ew erehw ,aciremA

2010-10-18T20:54:00.000-07:00

“The Star-Spangled Banner” sung by Demi Lovato (play it forwards)

“I love the Bambi” | “ibmaB eht evol I”

2010-10-17T20:46:00.000-07:00

The theme song from Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (play it forwards)

“A wum me wah, a wum me wah, a wum me wah...” | “...haw em muw a ,haw em muw a ,haw em muw A”

2010-10-14T21:25:00.000-07:00

“The Lion Sleeps Tonight” by the Tokens (play it forwards)

In reverse, it still pretty much sounds like “my hump” | “pmuh ym” ekil sdnuos hcum ytterp llits ti ,esrever nI

2010-10-12T22:53:00.000-07:00

“My Humps” and “So Real” by the Black Eyed Peas (play them forwards)

Boom-ka! | !ak-mooB

2010-10-11T21:30:00.000-07:00

An explosion

Groucho Marxist propaganda | adnagaporp tsixraM ohcuorG

2010-10-10T23:56:00.000-07:00

A clip from the Marx Brothers movie A Night at the Opera

What did John Lennon subliminally imagine? | ?enigami yllanimilbus nonneL nhoJ did tahW

2010-10-08T21:08:00.000-07:00

“Imagine” by John Lennon (play it forwards)

Dean Martin sounds drunk when played backwards | sdrawkcab deyalp nehw knurd sdnuos nitraM naeD

2010-10-06T22:18:00.000-07:00

“Mambo Italiano” by Dean Martin (play it forwards)

Warner Bros. proudly un-presents ... | ... stneserp-nu ylduorp .sorB renraW

2010-10-05T20:44:00.000-07:00

Film, television, and video production logos

“Advil sucks!” | “!skcus livdA”

2010-10-03T21:56:00.000-07:00

The theme song from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (play it forwards)

Don’t judge the Village People for liking it backwards | sdrawkcab ti gnikil rof elpoeP egalliV eht egduj t‘noD

2010-10-02T22:02:00.000-07:00

“Macho Man” by the Village People (play it forwards)

Barenaked Ladies aren’t what they say they are | era yeht yas yeht tahw t‘nera seidaL dekaneraB

2010-10-01T22:05:00.000-07:00

“One Week” by Barenaked Ladies (play it forwards)

Fonzie is too cool to look where he’s going | gniog s‘eh erehw kool ot looc oot si eiznoF

2010-09-30T21:07:00.000-07:00

“Buddy Holly” by Weezer (play it forwards)

He actually looks nauseated at first | tsrif ta detaesuan skool yllautca eH

2010-09-29T20:48:00.000-07:00

Rudy Giuliani eats a pizza.

Goofy sitcoms are the devil’s tool | loot s‘lived eht era smoctis yfooG

2010-09-27T21:47:00.000-07:00

The theme song from Mister Ed (play it forwards)

Gilbert and Sullivan were secret Schutznazis | sizanztuhcS terces erew navilluS dna trebliG

2010-09-26T21:38:00.000-07:00

Picard, Data, and Worf sing “A British Tar” in Star Trek: Insurrection (play it forwards)

Everything but the guitar duet is backwards | sdrawkcab si teud ratiug eht tub gnihtyrevE

2010-09-25T21:38:00.000-07:00

“I’m Only Sleeping” by the Beatles (play it forwards)

I’m no Potter fan, but... | ...tub ,naf rettoP on m‘I

2010-09-24T21:44:00.000-07:00

Selected scenes from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Norman Bates, miracle worker | rekrow elcarim ,setaB namroN

2010-09-23T21:48:00.000-07:00

The shower scene from Psycho (1960) (play it forwards)

Are their foreheads made of rubber? | ?rebbur fo edam sdaeherof rieht erA

2010-09-22T21:19:00.000-07:00

2001 "Ram" commercial for Mountain Dew (play it forwards)

The Amish get technologically simpler by the second | dnoces eht yb relpmis yllacigolonhcet teg hsimA ehT

2010-09-21T22:31:00.000-07:00

“Amish Paradise” by “Weird Al” Yankovic (play it forwards)

If you suck up all the vomit, you’ll feel better | retteb leef ll‘uoy ,timov eht lla pu kcus uoy fI

2010-09-19T21:15:00.000-07:00

A scene from the Family Guy episode “8 Simple Rules for Buying My Teenage Daughter” (play it forwards)

ABBA spelled backwards is ABBA | ABBA si sdrawkcab delleps ABBA

2010-09-18T21:46:00.000-07:00

“Take a Chance on Me” by ABBA (play it forwards)

The incredible shrinking Simba | abmiS gniknirhs elbidercni ehT

2010-09-17T23:29:00.000-07:00

“Hakuna Matata” from The Lion King (play it forwards)

“Swimmin’ over the roast beef” | “feeb tsaor eht revo ‘nimmiwS”

2010-09-16T22:23:00.000-07:00

“Flash” by Queen (play it forwards)

Tobacco and alcohol miracles in the Sistine Chapel | lepahC enitsiS eht ni selcarim lohocla dna occaboT

2010-09-15T23:21:00.000-07:00

Listen carefully at the one-minute mark for the backwards stuff | ffuts sdrawkcab eht rof kram etunim-eno eht ta ylluferac netsiL

2010-09-14T21:55:00.000-07:00

Most of the audio here, "No Anchovies, Please" by the J. Geils Band, is forwards. But the alleged foreign language is actually "It doesn't take a genius to tell the difference between chicken shit and chicken salad" in reverse according to Wikipedia.

Why don’t they always show sports in reverse? | ?esrever ni strops wohs syawla yeht t‘nod yhW

2010-09-13T23:31:00.000-07:00

“Walk of Life” by Dire Straits (play it forwards)

Undo the psychic damage of a Rickroll | llorkciR a fo egamad cihcysp eht odnU

2010-09-12T23:59:00.000-07:00

“Never Gonna Give You Up” by Rick Astley (play it forwards)

Are kids having sex too soon? Blame the Popeye theme. | .emeht eyepoP eht emalB ?noos oot xes gnivah sdik erA

2010-09-08T22:13:00.000-07:00

“I’m Popeye the Sailor Man” (play it forwards)

Defy the laws of physics with Slap Chop | pohC palS htiw scisyhp fo swal eht yfeD

2010-09-07T23:54:00.000-07:00

Barfing to bluegrass | ssargeulb ot gnifraB

2010-09-06T23:27:00.000-07:00

Kenny, how could you? | ?uoy dluoc woh ,ynneK

2010-09-05T21:55:00.000-07:00

“The Gambler” by Kenny Rogers (play it forwards)

“Who’s an ass?” wonders Olivia Newton-John | nhoJ-notweN aivilO srednow “?ssa na s‘ohW”

2010-09-04T21:16:00.000-07:00

“Xanadu” by Olivia Newton-John and the Electric Light Orchestra (play it forwards)

“Audubon, Easter Bunny, Autobot, he’s surviving” | “gnivivrus s‘eh ,tobotuA ,ynnuB retsaE ,nobuduA”

2009-12-01T22:28:00.000-08:00

“If I were green, I would die.” “In Aberdeen, I will die.” “I’m in need of a guy.” “I believe I will die if I eat apple pie.” These are among the several ways that the lyrics “Da ba dee, da ba di,” from the 1999 song “Blue (Da Ba Dee)” by Eiffel 65, have been misheard. For your listening pleasure, I present those nonsense syllables in reverse.

An immigrant family celebrates Thanksgiving | gnivigsknahT setarbelec ylimaf tnargimmi nA

2009-11-25T20:04:00.000-08:00

Isn’t America grand? These people have just arrived from Reversia, and they’re making their best effort to say “Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas” in English. I welcome them to this country, although I can’t get used to their bizarre, hyena-like laughter or their custom of meticulous vomiting at the dinner table.

“Oh noka wosha?” | “?ahsow akon hO”

2009-11-24T20:40:00.000-08:00

The action and music in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory beg to be reversed, don’t they? As soon as BlogExplosion approves this blog, I’ll have a big enough audience to bring out the really good backwards stuff from that movie. After all, you don’t rev up the party until enough guests have arrived.

Obi-Wan is a good sport to heal Grievous during the fight | thgif eht gnirud suoveirG laeh ot trops doog a si naW-ibO

2009-11-23T17:44:00.000-08:00

Perhaps the one moment of poor sportsmanship on Obi-Wan Kenobi’s part in this clip from Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith occurs at the 1:50 mark, when he starts/ends the fight by calling General Grievous a little old lady (literally grandmother) in Spanish: “¡Abuela!”

Barbie has not lowered their self-esteem | meetse-fles rieht derewol ton sah eibraB

2009-11-20T23:42:00.000-08:00

The way they flirt with the camera, these young German women, Lynne and Tessa, are evidently brimming with self-confidence as they lip-sync “Barbie Girl” by Aqua.

“Hide your barf, barf, hide your barf” | “frab ruoy edih ,frab ,frab ruoy ediH”

2009-11-19T20:18:00.000-08:00

You may be surprised how many viral video artists have reversed excerpts from Sesame Street. Ernie and his Muppet pals sing the reggae tune “Do De Rubber Duck.”

Say, what the hell happened to Ernie’s nipples, anyway?

Remember when he talked backwards in the movie? | ?eivom eht ni sdrawkcab deklat eh nehw rebmemeR

2009-11-18T10:42:00.000-08:00

As Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Tom Hulce talks backwards in an early scene of Amadeus. You’re hearing the first movement of his Requiem Mass in D minor. If Led Zeppelin and the Beatles are interesting enough to play backwards, why not Mozart? (You better believe those others will be posted on this blog soon.)

“I like a shmoo” | “oomhs a ekil I”

2009-11-17T18:17:00.000-08:00

“Sassy304” has posted “Boom-Shack-A-Lak” by Apache Indian in reverse on YouTube as “another backwards song,” but it’s the debut piece of reversed audio or video for my new blog. Played forwards, this song was the opening theme of the 1994 ~~film~~ movie Dumb and Dumber.