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Thriller cover — Released: 11-30-1982

Archive notes: The official short film frames the forward song around a confrontation between rival groups. This archive card concerns a separate reversed-verse allegation; neither the video’s story nor the ominous interpretation demonstrates a planted message.

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Alleged phrase Listener allegation

Michael Jackson

Album: Thriller Song: Beat It

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Forward:
They'll kick you, then they'll beat you, then they'll tell you it's fair, so beat it, but you want to be bad, just beat it, yea, beat it.

Alleged backward phrase:
I do believe it was Satan in me

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