Psycho Stalker Songs
 

An interesting lyrical theme. Here is a beautifully poetic, elaborate stalker's fantasy from Camper Van Beethoven's 1990 allbum Key Lime Pie (one of my inexplicably favorite albums).



Moving into... darker material, Queensryche's "creepiest song ever" Close To You from 1986's Rage For Order, which was outstandingly progressive for heavy bands of that era.



But wait! As part of Geoff Tate's "alien influences" on Queensryche's music, the song Close To You is actually a cover from Lisa Dalbello's 1984 album Whomanfoursays (I just learned this today).



If, like me, you always loved the Queensryche version, hearing the original is pretty stunning. It is amazing how they managed to maintain the integrity of the song while making it a great deal heavier. Geoff Tate is perfectly suited for covering a female vocalist!

Post your favorite creepy stalker songs here. I am interested in what has been done with this subject, musically.

When you realize that the song is actually threatening physical violence...

The line that is stuck in my head:

Listen to Tommy Aldridge pounding that double bass, in 1979!

Another song that famously threatens threatens physical violence/death is Run For Your Life (Lennon/Beatles). I tried to skip over that song in the car, so my kids wouldn't have to listen to it, and my daugher said she wanted to hear the "dead little girl" song. She doesn't miss a beat.

gonna go old school here, since I haven't thought about this theme, but I know there are a few yet to be remembered. (yes, "run for your life" is a clear choice. For now, Jimi and Neil:

All the best songs about killin' bitches are old school. Much like Pink Floyd's "Are there any QUEERS in the theater tonight? Get 'em up against the wall. 'GAINST! THE! WALL!" I just don't think you can get away with writing things like that anymore.

Eye in the sky

Where do you think you're going?

Good thread.

Tripod-The Stalker Song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxwNIyJ2mDM

This is just a pic of Yon, Scod and Gatesy, so no clip, just music.

For the Spanish speakers, Ricardo Arjona (the Guatemalan Billy Joel) has a song about him stalking a soapie star and not quite getting that she isn't her character.

Virtually any love song about unrequited love is a psycho stalker song, really.

This is true. It all boils down to "boohoo you don't like me anymore." I, of course, am more of the opinion of Pink:

So so what?
I'm still a rock star
I got my rock moves
And i don't need you
And guess what
I'm having more fun
And now that we're done
I'm gonna show you tonight
I'm alright, I'm just fine
And you're a tool
So so what?
I am a rockstar
I got my rock moves
And i don't want you tonight

and now for something completely different ...
 

... somebody's cheesy amateur video (maybe at least xoB will get a kick out of it)



My fantasy has turned to madness
And all my goodness
Has turned to badness
My need to possess you
Has consumed my soul
My life is trembling
I have no control

I will have you
Yes, I will have you
I will find a way and I will have you
Like a butterfly
A wild butterfly
I will collect you and capture you

I believe Amy Lee wrote this about her stalker.

Or "you never liked me in the first place or didn't know that I existed" but I think there's a difference between the two.

Ricardo Arjona has two songs-one is the song I mentioned previously about the guy who falls in love with the soapie star who isn't too keen about his attentions ("La chica de la tele") and the other one is "Te conozco" about being rejected by someone who he had been involved with, the basic premise of the song being "I know you so much better than he does. Therefore, I'm a better bet."

Wow. That one is scary intense.

Another from Queensryche:

It occurs to me that Godsmack "Keep Away" is the exact opposite of a psycho stalker song.

I'm back on Queensryche kick.

Operation: Mindcrime. How about a progressive metal/opera concept album (about politics, corruption, drug addiction, religion, murder, and insanity) that has radio-friendly singles and goes RIAA platinum (million+ sales).

holy ƒuck

Operation: Mindcrime

:devil::devil::devil:

Geoff Tate is absolutely one of the best male vocalists. Technically and expressively perfect.

He is/was awesome.

Since it's October and all...

A Halloween-ish, stalkery-type song. One of my favorites:



Skullcrusher Mountain

Welcome to my secret lair on Skullcrusher Mountain
I hope that you've enjoyed your stay so far
I see you've met my assistant Scarface
His appearance is quite disturbing
But I assure you he's harmless enough
He's a sweetheart, calls me master
And he has a way of finding pretty things and bringing them to me

I'm so into you
But I'm way too smart for you
Even my henchmen think I'm crazy
I'm not surprised that you agree
If you could find some way to be
A little bit less afraid of me
You'd see the voices that control me from inside my head
Say I shouldn't kill you yet

I made this half-pony half-monkey monster to please you
But I get the feeling that you don't like it
What's with all the screaming?
You like monkeys, you like ponies
Maybe you don't like monsters so much
Maybe I used too many monkeys
Isn't it enough to know that I ruined a pony making a gift for you?

I'm so into you
But I'm way too smart for you
Even my henchmen think I'm crazy
I'm not surprised that you agree
If you could find some way to be
A little bit less afraid of me
You'd see the voices that control me from inside my head
Say I shouldn't kill you yet

Picture the two of us alone inside my golden submarine
While up above the waves my doomsday squad ignites the atmosphere
And all the fools who live their foolish lives may find it quite explosive
But it won't mean half as much to me if I don't have you here

You know it isn't easy living here on Skullcrusher Mountain
Maybe you could cut me just a little slack
Would it kill you to be civil?
I've been patient,
I've been gracious
And this mountain is covered with wolves
Hear them howling, my hungry children
Maybe you should stay and have another drink and think about me and you

I'm so into you
But I'm way too smart for you
Even my henchmen think I'm crazy
I'm not surprised that you agree
If you could find some way to be
A little bit less afraid of me
You'd see the voices that control me from inside my head
Say I shouldn't kill you yet
I shouldn't kill you yet
I shouldn't kill you yet

Even my henchmen think I'm crazy

I love that line.

so. awesome.

I love this song, this artiste.

stalkery? check.

An Unhealthy Obsession
The Blake Robinson Synthetic Orchestra

Somewhere a clock strikes midnight
And there's a full moon in the sky
You hear a dog bark in the distance
You hear someone's baby cry

A rat runs down the alley
And a chill runs down your spine
And someone walks across your grave
And you wish the sun would shine

'Cause no one's gonna warn you
And no one's gonna yell attack
And you don't feel the steel
Till it's hangin' out your back

I'm your night prowler, asleep in the day
Night prowler, get outta my way
Yeah I'm the prowler, watch out tonight
Yes I'm the night prowler, when you turn out the light

Too scared to turn your light out
'Cause there's somethin' on your mind
Was that a noise outside the window
What's that shadow on the blind

As you lie there naked
Like a body in a tomb
Suspended animation as I slip into your room

I'm your night prowler, asleep in the day
Yeah I'm the night prowler, get outta my way
Look out for the night prowler, watch out tonight
Yes I'm the night prowler, when you turn out the light
I'm your night prowler, asleep in the day
Yes I'm the night prowler, get outta my way
Look out for the night prowler, watch out tonight
Yes I'm the night prowler, when you turn out the light
I'm your night prowler, break down your door
I'm your night prowler, crawling across your floor
I'm the night prowler, make a mess of you, yes I will
Night prowler
And I'm telling this to you
There ain't nothing
There ain't nothing
Nothing you can do

Shazbot
Nanu nanu