Dutch artist Jeroen Offerman

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http://www.jeroenofferman.com/stairway/stairway.mov
  • kingjulien

    "The Stairway at St. Paul's' documents a performance by Jeroen Offerman, playing with the notion that in the 60-ies and 70-ies certain rock-and-roll recordings were supposed to contain hidden evil or satanic messages when played backwards. One of the most famous examples is Led Zeppelin''s 'Stairway to Heaven'. Offerman practiced for three months to learn perfectly how to sing this song backwards, went to St. Paul's Cathedral in London, a place frequently visited by tourists, to sing it standing in front of the stairway that leads up to the entrrance. The video is a live-registration of this event, but the tape is played reversed, so that the song and words can be heard 'normal' again."

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