Written by: John Vibes at theantimedia.org
According to declassified reports, video evidence and testimony from whistleblower guards and soldiers, the US government used music to torture detainees in a number of different ways.
In some cases, songs would be played in repetition for hours or days on end, as to drive the prisoner to insanity. Music was also used to prevent detainees from sleeping, which is another way of creating delirium and vulnerability in the detainees.
Some songs were chosen because they were annoying, while others were chosen because they may have been offensive to the prisoner’s culture or religion.
Below are some of the songs that have been identified most often as being used by the US military in their torture programs. Some of the songs are annoying and could understandably be considered torture, specifically the Barney & Friends theme song and the Meow Mix commercial.
However, some of the artists featured like 2Pac, Rage Against The Machine and (hed)pe are actually pretty good, and are actually philosophically opposed to what the military is doing.
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I’m just wondering if an artist opposed to the CIA torture could bring a lawsuit against the US Government for using their music in this fashion. probably not, I’m guessing
I’m just wondering if an artist opposed to the CIA torture could bring a lawsuit against the US Government for using their music in this fashion. probably not, I’m guessing not though
Trying to sue the CIA sounds like an awful idea.
Yes. Rage against the machine was pretty pissed when they found out.pretty sure there was a lawsuit.
wanker… poor excuse of a human being you are…
Fuck you
Is it bad I love all these songs!
haha same here except the barney song i could see why that could be used as tourture but ive listened to nyan cat for 10 straight hours so idk if the barney theme would bother me
I actually listen to a good part of these…
I listen to a lot of these too :p
i have nearly all of them on my playlists xD (nearly)
I’m digging the rock and metal on this list,they call that torture?
well if they’re terrorists, then they will oppose most of these. They are strict translators of their religion (Muslim) and any song by Deicide goes against their religion as Deicide is a Satanism band (I know this because I personally am a satanist) and any songs that are deemed “inappropriate” for the more “sensitive” ears are technically torture for them.
Not to sound offensive in any way but I believe the more heavy type of music was used more because some people can’t handle louder noises and with so many noises being played can drive some people insane.
Amazing ! But i al not surprised …human beings are so “pervers”
Amazing ! Dangerous and sadic
wow that is the kind of music i listen to well come and take me cia
tough it was just baby baby – jb <3 first lol
How is that torture? it’s something i would listen to volunteerly, even on repeat lol.
Where is Justin Bieber – Baby?
They want to get information, NOT KILL THEM!!! I guess they would play that after they tell them the info they want.
Totally expected to ABBA topping this list. Seconded by Billy Ray Cyrus
This sounds like my playlist seriously haha maybe I am a psycho? Or a rock and roll fan, who likes rap, and America, and has a three year old!
A very good way of torture, while listening to these for a long time almost anyone would break from the lack of sleep and sanity.
I wonder… where is rebecca black – Friday ? That stuff rapes my ears.
…Is this supposed to be torture music? I’d be sitting there, headbanging or mimicking the lyrics instead. For me this would be a TREAT. A carrot. A huge fucking carrot.
Put on Justin Bieber, now THAT is fucking torture! Or Rebecca Black with her fuckin’ “Friday”. Constantly. For 6 hours straight.
Also, @lilith: “Sadic”?
That list for torture? I could sleep through that…
wankers more than half the people they torture are fucking innocent.. pathetic excuse of a country USA is..
Since I’m in a good mood, I’m gonna forget you said that. By looking at your dialogue, I can assume you’re British. Tell me “wanker,” hasn’t your queen killed her own family member before?? And your corrupt MI5 and MI6 departments are no better. Just my two cents.
I am appalled at the lack of any Bieber song. Give me 30 seconds with any of this music and ill tell you anything u need to know lol.
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I actually like the most numbers in that list.
Sad this article made me think of the radio at my work…I know the words to hundreds of songs I never chosen to like on my own accord. I hear them everywhere. Work, stores, car, other peoples cars driving by…It should be our right as human beings to vote and ban 100 songs off the radio every year.
to the USA!
HEY, that’s not the torture list! That’s my iPod Play list WTF. Who hacked my iPod
LOLZ
Hello, maybe some of this songs are quite good, but listening 24 hourse to it in a dark room alone is not the same.
KIM was torture i can listen to that lyrical masterpiece like OVER AND OVER AGAIN its like having an official roof to listen to eminem and WHITE AMERICA thats an awesome song too though i prefer KIM and where is JUSTIN on list.
I knew barney is evil!!! i watched it as a kid and i don’t know why the hell i watched is… I always tought he was a kinda creepy..
I sleep through TV static, I guess I could teach the prisoners how to sleep through that stuff.
Me too 😀
sauce?
Why all eyez on me of tupac? I dont get it
What’s wrong with Tupac and Eminem?
Nothing at all. But when played at extreme volumes for days on end, the delirium from sleep deprivation after 72 hours as well as hallucinations and other bad side effects. No matter how much you loved the song you would go insane the way they did things. And these are people who are strictly religious and a lot of this music to them is pretty much blasphemic and considered Satanic so that will really fuck with their heads as such loyal followers to the Muslim faith. I’m sure the volumes used alone would be excruciatingly loud to the point it would be uncomfortable as hell as it started. I can’t even imagine.
This shit makes me sick to be an American. The whole torture report is fucked up beyond belief. And yet the government condemns violent media while they’re torturing tons of innocent people who really don’t know anything. And torture being scientifically proven to not be a good way to get information. They’ll just lie to get out of the torture. Most of them would rather be martyrs for their cause and die than give the information that’s being looked for on the people that did know something. But again it’s not a good way at all to get someone to give useful information. Shit is barbaric. The Bush administration, especially that slimeball Dick Cheney did so much bad to the US that it’s beyond repair. Sucks that the people against this shit and bigotry as well as all the other corrupt bullshit in the US get categorized as piece of shit Americans when we don’t support anything our government is doing. There are a lot of people that blindly follow our government no matter what they do, some even love the fact it’s happening. But I guess the good people of the USA will forever be punished for something they are against 100%
Liquid, Have you Read Guantanamo Diary? Since You have this stance, I would definitely recommend it, there are alot of black marks because it was an innocent detainee and his diary but first had to go through the govenrment and things blacked out, I think you will enjoy it, its a new book by Mohamedou Ould Slahi
I think some are missing the point. Any of these songs (or any ever created) would drive anyone insane. As a person who used to work inside a library located in a mall (it’s not as weird as it sounds, got us a lot of buisness) I can vouch that songs on repeat can drive you up the wall. The point is the repetition. Also you should be more concerned that they’re torturing people (a lot who are in fact inoccent) than the songs selected. I love America though, well the idea of it. So no one take this personally and attack lol.
As a psychologist, just to put things into some perspective. the guys who make up these “playlist” have to monitor 24/7. they probably pick songs that they would mind listening to over and over, so they pulled most of their own playlist. and if you believe that musical choice has anything to do which the person you are, you might have more in common which the average interrogator than you think.
How did they get my playlist? We grew up on those songs, but I can understand why they are used.
The cat-chow commercial would break me after about the 10th time. :-/
I was expecting the Carpenters or Ravel. Sesame Street could definitely be annoying.
How about “Onward Christian soldiers” endlessly
although “Babylon” would have driven them around the twist.
Expect no mercy from them, So…..
What again chaps. Are You messing with my head? Here is the repeat. I said … How about “Onward Christian soldiers ” (Salvation army band version) played endlessly . Babylon I am sure would have driven them around the twist.
Expect no mercy from them. So……
They should just play all the crappy 90’s rock music on a loop. That would definitely drive me insane!!!
“What a fool believes” doobie brothers
Would drive me over the edge in half a day.
really? xD
This is not torture at all… it’s really good i have to say,,
why are there no justin bieber songs on this list? 😮
They are lucky I’m not the one choosing how to torture people
Well they should have added its a small world
Metallica? Rage against the machine? Hed pe? Deicide? Just throw in some bullet for my Valentine and motorhead and I’m booking a room 😀
Not that I’m anti Christian but I think some of the Christmas carols could be placed up on the list too.
I like some of these songs…. thats cool……
it dosn`t matter which song but if they only used one song it would be way way worse
i would be perfectly ok listening to most of that playlist haha!
Sounds like a tuesday afternoon to me.
to be honest half of these songs aren’t that bad, cant see this being a torture of sort