 One backmasking technique is to reverse an earlier part of a song . Missy Elliott used this technique in one of her songs , " Work It " , as did Jay Chou ( " You Can Hear " , from Ye Hui Mei ) , At the Drive @-@ In ( " 300 MHz " , from Vaya ) , and Lacuna Coil ( " Self Deception " , from <unk> ) . A related technique is to reverse an entire instrumental track . John Lennon originally wanted to do so with " Rain " , but objections by producer George Martin and bandmate Paul McCartney cut the backward section to 30 seconds . The Stone Roses have made heavy use of this technique in songs including " Don 't Stop " , " Guernica " , and " Simone " , which are all backwards versions of other Stone Roses tracks , sometimes overdubbed with new vocals that sound somewhat similar to the initial track when backmasked . Meanwhile , Klaatu used the reversed vocals from " Anus of Uranus " ( from their first album , 3 : 47 EST ) as the vocals for the song " Silly Boys " ( on their third album , Sir Army Suit ) . The lyrics for " Silly Boys " on the lyric sheet from Sir Army Suit are accordingly printed backwards . Danish band Mew 's 2009 album No More Stories ... contains a track , " New Terrain " , which , when listened to in reverse , reveals a new song , entitled " Nervous " . 
