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“Bite Me”

Song by "Weird Al" Yankovic
Album	Off the Deep End
Format	CD
Recorded	January 27, 1992
Genre	Comedy
Length	0:06
Label	Scotti Brothers
Producer	"Weird Al" Yankovic
Off the Deep End track listing
"Smells Like Nirvana" "Trigger Happy" "I Can't Watch This" "Polka Your Eyes Out" "I Was Only Kidding" "The White Stuff" "When I Was Your Age" "Taco Grande" "Airline Amy" "The Plumbing Song" "You Don't Love Me Anymore" "Bite Me" (Hidden Track)

"Bite Me" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic, from his album Off The Deep End. A song is a Musical composition. Songs contain vocal parts that are performed 'sung' and generally feature Words ( Lyrics) commonly followed Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist An album or record album is a collection of related audio or Music tracks distributed to the public Off The Deep End is the seventh Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1992 Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Scotti Brothers Records (sometimes spelled Scotti Bros Records) was a California -based Record label founded by Tony and Ben Scotti In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist Off The Deep End is the seventh Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1992 " Smells Like Nirvana " is a parody of Nirvana 's " Smells Like Teen Spirit " written and performed by "Weird Al" Yankovic Trigger Happy is a song by American Parodist Weird Al Yankovic from his album Off The Deep End. " I Can't Watch This " is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. Polka Medleys are the trademark of American Singer, Musician, satirist, Parodist, Songwriter, and Accordionist "The White Stuff" is a song by "Weird Al" Yankovic. When I Was Your Age is a song written and performed by American parodist "Weird Al" Yankovic. Taco Grande is a parody of Gerardo 's song " Rico Suave " written by "Weird Al" Yankovic. The Plumbing Song is a parody of Milli Vanilli 's " Baby Don't Forget My Number " and " Blame It on the Rain " written and " You Don't Love Me Anymore " is an original song and single by "Weird Al" Yankovic. Alfred Matthew "Weird Al" Yankovic (ˈjæŋkəvɪk born October 23 1959 is a Grammy Award winning American singer Musician, actor satirist Off The Deep End is the seventh Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1992 It is commonly considered a pastiche of Nirvana's hidden track "Endless, Nameless," which appeared on their 1991 album, Nevermind. Nirvana was an American rock band that was formed by singer/guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic in Aberdeen Washington. Nevermind is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24 1991 Nevermind is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana, released on September 24 1991 It is a hidden track on most CDs. In the field of recorded music, a hidden track (sometimes secret track) is a piece of music which has been placed on a Compact disc, audio cassette

1 Contents
2 Backmasking
3 References
4 See also

The song, which is the last track of the album, consists of only six seconds of cacophony, following ten minutes of silence after the previous track "You Don't Love Me Anymore". " You Don't Love Me Anymore " is an original song and single by "Weird Al" Yankovic. Al wanted a way to scare listeners who neglect to turn the CD off[2]. This track was present in the CD version of this album, but not the cassette version. An edited 3-second version is played after the end credits of each episode of The Weird Al Show. The Weird Al Show is a short-lived Television show starring "Weird Al" Yankovic.

Backmasking

When "Bite Me" is reversed and slowed down three times (roughly 800%), a hidden song becomes audible. This was discovered in 2004, and the song was determined in 2006 to be "Tears of the Earth" by David Hallyday, which was also released under the Scotti Bros. label. David Hallyday (born David Michael Benjamin Smet on 14 August 1966) is a French singer/songwriter and European GT-series Scotti Brothers Records (sometimes spelled Scotti Bros Records) was a California -based Record label founded by Tony and Ben Scotti The song is faint, but clearly heard at about 0:17 (of the slowed down version). The faint lyrics include:

When we cannot ask the forest for a moment's shade,
Though every ray of sun cuts like a razorblade
And we cannot ask the river for water,
If she has none!

It is unknown as to who is responsible, it has been theorized that, since Hallyday was formerly on Scotti Bros. , it might have been an intentional addition, other people have stated that it was a complete accident that went unnoticed. Some people have also claimed that it was put in the song by Tony Papa, Yankovic's chief engineer, who was in charge of mixing the album. MIX is a hypothetical computer used in Donald Knuth &rsquos monograph The Art of Computer Programming ( TAOCP) Off The Deep End is the seventh Album by "Weird Al" Yankovic, released in 1992 Additionally, Yankovic has never made a public comment about the hidden song, so it is unknown if he even knows about the snippet. ^[1]

As similar incidents have occurred in the past, it seems most likely that the 'easter egg' is nothing more than the result of the sound collage being dubbed onto a second-hand tape. Another notable incident of this sort can be heard at the end of Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon, in which the song "Eclipse" appears to fade into a barely audible, string-based cover of the Beatles' "Ticket To Ride" - the result of Floyd's recording being placed over top of a previous recording on that tape. The Dark Side of the Moon (titled Dark Side of the Moon in the 1993 CD edition is a Concept album by the British Progressive

Though none of the cacophonous sounds of "Bite Me" become recognizable when the piece is reversed and reduced in speed, the leakage of "Tears Of The Earth" appears to be on the recording of the strange, metallic squeaks that appear reversed and sped up when the track is played normally.

References

^ The "Weird Al" Forums: Easter Eggs at [1];retrieved on November 23, 2007

Contents

Contents

Backmasking

References

See also