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#MumsTheWord6Music - help compile a secret playlist

Tom Robinson wants listeners' suggestions for a special playlist inspired by hidden tracks and secret messages in songs. Get your tracks to Now Playing via #MumsTheWord6Music.

Disclaimer: This week's Now Playing is NOT about mums. Instead, we thought we'd do a little twist with a 'secret songs' playlist, chosen by you dear listener.

Hidden tracks, subliminal messages in songs, noises in the run-out grooves, uncredited appearances by artists, backmasking (the practice of recording secret messages in songs using backwards lyrics), hidden meanings in artwork and generally clandestine morsels planted by artists for fans to discover.

What is the definition of a hidden track? Well, generally it's a track that is present on the album or song, but not listed in the packaging. It could suddenly pop-up at the end of an album, or even appear as a cheeky interlude between tracks.

Probably the earliest of such ilk is The Beatles' 'Her Majesty', which appears unannounced at the end of 'Abbey Road' (or it did in early album pressings). Other bands that "did a Beatles" include Nirvana, Coldplay (who are on record as saying they wanted to ensure their albums have "value for money"), Radiohead, Green Day, Bloc Party, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dr Dre, Kings of Leon, Lauryn Hill and The Clash.

Some of these secret songs even became favourites - especially during live sets. If you knew the secret song then that meant you were a REAL fan, not just a passive listener. "Oh you've never heard 'Sick Party' at the end of Ash's '1977'? Call yourself a fan?" etc.

So we want YOUR examples of incognito treats from artists, albums and packaging. We think we've nailed the obvious ones, but we need you to give us the sneakiest, most intriguing and the best stories.

You pick the music, so get your secrets-inspired suggestions to Tom via the hashtag #MumsTheWord6Music to help create a playlist. Comment on the Now Playing Facebook page, here on the blog, email nowplaying@bbc.co.uk or drag tracks onto our Spotify and Rdio playlists.

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Music Played

  • The Beatles

    Rain

    • The Beatles - Past Masters.
    • Apple.
    • 4.

  • The Jam

    English Rose

  • Richard Hell & Voidoids

    Blank Generation

    • Polygram TV.

  • Missy Elliott

    Work It

  • Jack White

    Lazaretto

    • Third Man Records/XL.

  • EELS

    Mr. E's Beautiful Blues

    • Dreamworks.

  • Big Mama Thornton

    Hound Dog

    • The Original Hound Dog.
    • Universal-Island Records Limited.
    • 1.

  • Mansun

    An Open Letter To The Lyrical Trainspotter

  • They Might Be Giants

    Hide Away Folk Family

  • Sex Pistols

    God Save The Queen

    • Virgin.

  • Scissor Sisters

    Take Your Mama

    • Polydor.

  • Kasabian

    Reason is Treason

  • Kylie Minogue

    Can't Get You Out Of My Head (Soulwax Elektronic Mix)

  • Radiohead

    Like Spinning Plates

    • Amnesiac.
    • Parlophone.
    • 010.

  • R.E.M.

    World Leader Pretend

  • Cocteau Twins

    Pandora

  • The Pharcyde

    Drop

  • The Sundays

    Don't Tell Your Mother

  • The Clash

    Train In Vain

    • The Essential Clash.
    • Sony Music Entertainment.

  • Franz Ferdinand

    Michael

    • Domino.

  • Super Furry Animals

    Citizens Band

  • Nine Inch Nails

    Physical (You're So)

Broadcast

  • Sun 6 Mar 2016 18:00
    91热爆 Radio 6 Music