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Question: Every Breath You Take

eatdonuts — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:08:39 -0800

Songs of Obsession...? Putting together a 'Mix Tape' of sexual fixation/obsession... in the vein of "Every Breath You Take." Suggestions?

By: hellhammer

hellhammer — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:11:59 -0800

"Venus in Furs"... the most beautiful song about S&M. Originally by The Velvet Underground. Also check out the fantastic cover version by the black metal band, Krieg.

By: utsutsu

utsutsu — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:14:59 -0800

Closer - Nine Inch Nails
Angel - Massive Attack (not explicitly, but it gives me that impression)

Less serious:
almost anything by Peaches or Dj Assault

By: jrossi4r

jrossi4r — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:16:38 -0800

I Want You by Elvis Costello. Creepy, yet kind of sexy.

By: johngoren

johngoren — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:17:29 -0800

"Hope" by the Descendents
"Waiting In Vain" by Bob Marley
"Bad Obsession" by GNR
"If I Think" by Mudhoney

By: johngoren

johngoren — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:17:39 -0800

Yeah, definitely I Want You.

By: irregardless

irregardless — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:18:27 -0800

I did a whole radio show on this once! My theme was more "stalker" than "obsession" but there is a lot of overlap. Some of them are highly creepy and some of them are better than others:

Blondie - One Way Or Another
Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me
Fleetwood Mac - I Got It In For You
Animotion - Obsession
Cinerama - Dance, Girl, Dance
Duran Duran - Hungry Like the Wolf
Hall and Oates - Private Eyes
The Handsome Family - Arlene
Herman's Hermits - Silhouettes
Tony Orlando and Dawn - Knock Three Times (Now and Then)
Little Peggy March - I Will Follow Him
Randy Newman - Suzanne
Steve Earle - More Than I Can Do
The Beatles - Run For Your Life
Diana Ross & The Supremes - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me

Have fun.

By: JMOZ

JMOZ — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:18:43 -0800

You might be interested in the 2002 film, Cherish, which is based on the creepiness of pop music. The film's soundtrack will surely have some answers.

By: n-clue

n-clue — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:18:46 -0800

"Prince Charming" by Brother Ali is a beautifully sly look at at obsession/possession. Subtly blatant is how I would describe it.

By: buxtonbluecat

buxtonbluecat — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:18:56 -0800

Blondie, "One way or Another."

By: nomisxid

nomisxid — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:18:57 -0800

The Only One by Billy Bragg.
I Want To Touch You" by Catherine Wheel.
I'll Fall With Your Knife by Peter Murphy.

By: misteraitch

misteraitch — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:21:04 -0800

Night & Day by Sinatra or whoever else.

By: ND¢

ND¢ — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:26:16 -0800

Obsession - Nanojath

By: ericb

ericb — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:26:21 -0800

'Can't Take My Eyes Off You' -- (of so many covers of it, including Diana Ross, Jimmy Somerville, Pet Shop Boys, etc.)

By: PenDevil

PenDevil — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:29:05 -0800

Live - "I Alone"
Foo Fighters - "Walking After You"

By: JekPorkins

JekPorkins — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:31:52 -0800

"I Only Want You" by Eagles of Death Metal

By: jennyb

jennyb — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:32:32 -0800

The Flaming Lips - "Mountainside"

By: JanetLand

JanetLand — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:39:58 -0800

"It Must Be Him" -- Vicki Carr

By: shmegegge

shmegegge — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:44:28 -0800

the who - Pictures Of Lily

By: trinarian

trinarian — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:47:46 -0800

Garbage - #1 Crush

Tool - Part of Me

By: misteraitch

misteraitch — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:49:06 -0800

Underwear and I Spy by Pulp.

By: arto

arto — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:49:21 -0800

The Beatles - "I Want You (She's So Heavy)"
Sarah Mclachlan - "Posession"
Cheap Trick - "I Want You To Want Me"

By: cobaltnine

cobaltnine — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:53:33 -0800

I did a mix CD with a very, very creepy obession theme going; I culled out ones that were situation specific and threw in two more from a breakup CD. Some of these may not fit your theme exactly - obsession can be very personal. For example, I think that 'So Alive' (Love and Rockets) is about obsession, but I don't think that many people would agree.

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Straight to You
The Sisters Of Mercy - First and Last and Always (mostly the chorus.)
Marilyn Manson - I Put a Spell on You (there are other versions, but I think this one has the best 'crazy obsessed' tone)
VAST - Temptation AND Pretty When You Cry
Shakespear's Sister - Stay
k.d. lang - Constant Craving
Melissa Etheridge - I Wanna Come Over

By: SpecialK

SpecialK — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:54:27 -0800

Garbage - There's a jazz/acoustic version of "You Look So Fine" floating around.

By: Johnny Assay

Johnny Assay — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:55:15 -0800

On the "over-jealous boyfriend" side of things, you could use "No One Else" by Weezer or "Run & Hide" by the Watchmen.

By: sauril

sauril — Tue, 23 May 2006 13:56:04 -0800

I always found U2's "I Will Follow" a little creepy...

By: Atom12

Atom12 — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:06:56 -0800

"You Better Run" by Junior Kimbrough

By: i_cola

i_cola — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:07:08 -0800

Turning Japanese by The Vapours
Well, obsession and masturbation...

By: sellout

sellout — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:08:58 -0800

"Just My Imagination" by the Temptations.

By: Gungho

Gungho — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:10:49 -0800

Tall Thin Girl - Jethro Tull

By: Sticherbeast

Sticherbeast — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:14:54 -0800

"Baby It's Cold Outside" - the cutest song about date rape ever!

"The Nurse Who Loved Me" by A Perfect Circle.

By: Kafkaesque

Kafkaesque — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:15:13 -0800

Ebony and Ivory

By: saladin

saladin — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:26:07 -0800

"The Fragile" by Nine Inch Nails

By: hootch

hootch — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:28:09 -0800

I Touch Myself - The Divinyls

By: martinX's bellbottoms

martinX's bellbottoms — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:32:31 -0800

"Losing My Religon" by REM, which actually has nothing to do with religon.

"I Can See For Miles" by The Who is in the same vein as "Run for Your Life"

"Hot Summer Nights" by The Aquabats is absolutely hilarious.

"Dear Yoko" by John Lennon has always struck me as slightly creepy and obsessive, but that's probably just me.

By: chocolatepeanutbuttercup

chocolatepeanutbuttercup — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:33:17 -0800

Can't Let Go - Roxy Music
Can't Let Go - The Hollies
Can't Let Go - Lucinda Williams

By: martinX's bellbottoms

martinX's bellbottoms — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:35:23 -0800

Normally I don't like when people type out lyrics to songs in this sort of thread, but I llove this song:
"With tears in my eyes/ you had to say goodbye/ you had to go but couldn't tell me why/ you said something about you were moving to Alaska"

By: I_Love_Bananas

I_Love_Bananas — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:35:59 -0800

"Sign Your Name Across My Heart" by Terence Trent D'Arby

"Come to My Window" Melissa Etheridge

By: trinarian

trinarian — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:42:05 -0800

ohh, and Alanis Morrisette's Uninvited... spooky and beautiful.

By: ldenneau

ldenneau — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:46:02 -0800

"But If You Go" by MC 900 Ft Jesus. Light, creepy, funky, funny all at the same time.

By: joe lisboa

joe lisboa — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:48:15 -0800

Want - Jawbreaker
Sea Foam Green - Jawbreaker
Shirt - Jawbreaker
Fireman - Jawbreaker

By: TwoWordReview

TwoWordReview — Tue, 23 May 2006 14:53:08 -0800

Snow Patrol - Spitting games

By: arha

arha — Tue, 23 May 2006 15:17:47 -0800

All this talk about creepy, and noone's mentioned Creep by Radiohead.

By: bryanzera

bryanzera — Tue, 23 May 2006 15:20:24 -0800

Melaine - Weird Al

By: blag

blag — Tue, 23 May 2006 15:34:32 -0800

The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get by Morrissey

By: Tenuki

Tenuki — Tue, 23 May 2006 15:36:02 -0800

Cheers Darlin' by Damien Rice

By: freakystyley

freakystyley — Tue, 23 May 2006 15:49:25 -0800

Zappa's Goblin Girl comes to mind.

Another Beatles mention, Happiness is a Warm Gun

Red Hot Chili Peppers' Sex Rap. (they got a few...)

Notorious B.I.G.'s Big Booty Hoes (he's got a few more too...)

Mojo Nixon's "Tie My Pecker To My Leg" (sorry, can't find the lyrics)

By: freakystyley

freakystyley — Tue, 23 May 2006 15:50:18 -0800

Let's not forget Black Eyed Peas' "Hump" song.

By: kimdog

kimdog — Tue, 23 May 2006 16:00:52 -0800

We Will Not Be Lovers The Waterboys
The Ubiquitous Mr. Lovegrove Dead Can Dance
Could I Be Your Girl Jann Arden
Wonderdrug Jann Arden

By: eatdonuts

eatdonuts — Tue, 23 May 2006 16:08:05 -0800

these are great, thanks all. definitely a lot to choose from ... but 'ebony and ivory?' heh!

and i'll keep checking for updates, starting to make my playlist now...

thanks again!

By: ROTFL

ROTFL — Tue, 23 May 2006 16:11:09 -0800

"Insanely Jealous" by the Soft Boys. A sinister song with crescendoes of creepiness.

By: posadnitsa

posadnitsa — Tue, 23 May 2006 16:11:59 -0800

Can it be that no one has mentioned Enrique Iglesias' "Escape" yet? You can run, you can hide, but you can't escape his love... Bonus points if you consistently mishear "hide" as "die."

By: dong_resin

dong_resin — Tue, 23 May 2006 16:16:08 -0800

nine inch nails' remake of Adam Ant's Physical on the broken disc is the most seething song of obsessive desire that I can think of.

By: Vervain

Vervain — Tue, 23 May 2006 16:31:50 -0800

"Ike's Rap III/Your Love Is So Doggone Good," Isaac Hayes
"Sweetest Perfection," Depeche Mode
"Watching Alice," Nick Cave
"Ode to Boy," Yaz
"More" and "Hometime," Alison Moyet

Songs on the bubble:

"The Great Pretender," Brian Eno
"Aisha," Death In Vegas/Iggy Pop
"We Were Meant To Be," Hefner
"Ready Or Not (Can't Hide From Love)," Delfonics
"Fall In Love With Me," Iggy Pop

By: John Smallberries

John Smallberries — Tue, 23 May 2006 16:40:28 -0800

Can't Stand Losing You - The Police

By: baho

baho — Tue, 23 May 2006 16:45:37 -0800

"Shame" by Stabbing Westward

By: luneray

luneray — Tue, 23 May 2006 16:46:27 -0800

What about "Don't Stand so Close to me" by the Police?

By: dong_resin

dong_resin — Tue, 23 May 2006 16:53:01 -0800

I always thought Fall In Love With Me was sweet. Could be part of the problem.

By: blaneyphoto

blaneyphoto — Tue, 23 May 2006 17:02:11 -0800

Buzzcocks - Orgasm Addict
The Mr. T Experience - Even Hitler had a Girlfriend

By: freakystyley

freakystyley — Tue, 23 May 2006 17:22:06 -0800

Hehe, Jan Terri's "Losing You" BEST SONG EVAR!

If you like film scores, Alfred Hitchcock's "Vertigo".

By: Tixylix

Tixylix — Tue, 23 May 2006 17:32:45 -0800

"dig it up" - Hoodoo Gurus
"wrapped around your finger", "roxanne", "the bed's to big without you" - The Police

possibly billions of songs by morrissey, billy bragg and leonard cohen.

By: granted

granted — Tue, 23 May 2006 17:36:15 -0800

Bleu - "Watching You Sleep"
Corey Hart - "I Wear My Sunglasses at Night"
Tom Waits - "Alice" and "Watch Her Disappear"
Nina Simone - "Lilac Wine"
The Dismemberment Plan did a cover of "Crush" by Jennifer Paige, originally a pop song, that in their hands became super creepy.
There are several versions of "Not In Love" that also fit the bill in a sort of "I doth protest too much" kind of way: 10cc, Tori Amos, Enrique Iglesias, possibly more
Sophie B. Hawkins - "Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover" (stfu, i love that song)</small)

By: josh

josh — Tue, 23 May 2006 17:39:02 -0800

I too affirm that "Insanely Jealous" is a great song.

By: divabat

divabat — Tue, 23 May 2006 18:09:37 -0800

Darren Hayes - "Creepin' Up On You"
Clay Aiken - "Invisible"

By: notbuddha

notbuddha — Tue, 23 May 2006 18:44:16 -0800

Nerf Herder - "Sorry"

and, from the other side of the obsession,
XTC - "Another Satellite"

By: hydrophonic

hydrophonic — Tue, 23 May 2006 19:00:00 -0800

Pere Ubu - Codex (Extremely creepy. "I think about you all the tiiiiiimmme...")
The Stooges - I Wanna Be Your Dog
The Isley Brothers - Who's That Lady
Art Brut - Emily Kane
The 6ths - Kissing Things
The Magnetic Fields - (Crazy For You But) Not That Crazy
The Seeds - Can't Seem to Make You Mine
Roxy Music - In Every Dream Home a Heartache (*shudder*)
Helene Smith - I am Controlled by Your Love
The Cars - Touch and Go
The Kinks - You Really Got Me
Pixies - Cactus
Frank Sinatra - I Got It Bad (and That Ain't Good) (or Nina Simone, Billie Holliday, Nat King Cole, Doris Day, etc.)
Little Anthony & The Imperials - Goin' Out Of My Head

By: Zozo

Zozo — Tue, 23 May 2006 19:10:21 -0800

Smashing Pumpkins - Lily (My One and Only)

By: Wolfdog

Wolfdog — Tue, 23 May 2006 19:21:35 -0800

Queensryche, Gonna Get Close to You.
I dial your telephone each and every afternoon
I wait by your door till you're asleep at night...

By: web-goddess

web-goddess — Tue, 23 May 2006 23:31:12 -0800

Untouchable Face by Ani Difranco

By: IndigoRain

IndigoRain — Tue, 23 May 2006 23:50:25 -0800

Since I didn't see it mentioned in a quick skim, there are sites dedicated to mix tapes.

Art of the Mix
Tiny Mix Tapes
MixMatcher
WebJay

By: rhiannon

rhiannon — Wed, 24 May 2006 00:01:13 -0800

Possession by Sarah McLachlan.

By: epugachev

epugachev — Wed, 24 May 2006 00:53:54 -0800

"Here with Me" - Dido

By: goo

goo — Wed, 24 May 2006 03:54:14 -0800

"Your House" - Alanis Morrisette. She breaks into his house and hangs out for the afternoon.

"Everybody Here Wants You" - Jeff Buckley

By: Neiltupper

Neiltupper — Wed, 24 May 2006 15:44:10 -0800

Cypress Avenue. From Van Morrison's masterwork, Astral Weeks.

And if I'm caught one more time
Up on Cyprus Avenue
And I'm conquered in a car seat
And I'm looking straight at you