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** Also her song "Speak Now" is a good example of stalker songs.

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* Iggy Pop - "I Wanna Be Your Dog."

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* [strike: Iggy Pop Pop] TheStooges - "I Wanna Be Your Dog.""
** "Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell"
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-->It's just a matter of time; I'll wear you down, one day you will be mine

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-->It's just a matter of time; I'll wear you down, one day you will be minemine
* Johnny Dowd's gentle country ballad "Hope You Don't Mind" combines this with {{Lolicon}} to ''very'' disturbing effect.
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* London After Midnight's "Love You To Death"
-->You're my possession, a sweet obsession of mine
-->It's just a matter of time; I'll wear you down, one day you will be mine

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* Ludo - "Go-Getter Greg."

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* Ludo {{Ludo}} - "Go-Getter Greg.""
** As well as "The Horror Of Our Love" for the 'wearing your skin like a sweater' variety.
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** Going back a bit, ''Prosthetics''.
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*The Hush Sound's "Sweet Tangerine," although upbeat and catchy, has the lead singer admit that he is trying to sneak into his ex-girlfriend's home, convinced that he can reconcile their love.
-->Let me in, please it's cold I'm freezing out here, I miss you my dear
-->You're all his and I'm all yours, like it or not, I'm all you've got
-->...
-->Crept through the curtains, as quick as the cold wind
-->Slowly exploring the room where you sleep
-->The stare of your portrait, the passing of your scent
-->Left me no choice but to stay
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-->You belong with me?

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-->You belong with me?me?
*BritneySpears's "Radar." Especially these parts:
-->Hey baby whether it's now or later (I've got you)
-->You cant shake me (no)
-->Cause I got you on my radar
-->Whether you like it or not, it ain't gonna stop
-->Cause I got you on my radar (I've got you)
-->Cause I got you on my radar
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** Also "Creep". According to Thom Yorke, it's about a drunk guy following around a woman he's attracted to, lacking the self-confidence to actually approach her. However, many listeners think it's a straightforward unrequited-love song from the perspective of a guy with self-esteem issues... [[DeathOfTheAuthor which is perfectly reasonable from the lyrics themselves]], ''except'' that it provides no explanation for the line "she's running out the door", making it a bit of a BreadEggsMilkSquick. In fairness, that's the least intelligible part of the song, so a lot of people probably didn't even know that's what he was saying.
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* [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Lisa Germano's "...a psychopath"]] is a ''very'' aggressive ObsessionSong sung from [[InvertedTrope the perspective of the stalkee]].

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* LisaGermano's [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Lisa Germano's "...a psychopath"]] is a ''very'' aggressive ObsessionSong sung from [[InvertedTrope the perspective of the stalkee]].

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dominance and submission not same as obsession


* "Under My Thumb" by TheRollingStones is an aggressive ObsessionSong.
** "Play with Fire" is another one.

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* "Under My Thumb" "PlayWithFire" by TheRollingStones is an aggressive ObsessionSong.
** "Play with Fire" is another one.
ObsessionSong.
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* The Legendary Pink Dots ''[[IncrediblyLamePun love]]'' this trope, with "Obsession" and "Thursday Night Fever" (see also {{Yandere}}) being [[MostTriumphantExample crowning examples]] of the passive and aggressive types respectively.

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* The Legendary Pink Dots ''[[IncrediblyLamePun love]]'' this trope, with "Obsession" and "Thursday Night Fever" (see also {{Yandere}}) being [[MostTriumphantExample crowning examples]] of the passive and aggressive types respectively.respectively.
* TaylorSwift's "You Belong With Me" could be interpreted as this.
-->Think I know where you belong
-->Think I know it's here with me...
-->Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you?
-->Been here all along, so why can't you see?
-->You belong with me?
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** Some other, less extreme, Beatle examples: "I'll Be Back", "No Reply", "You Like Me Too Much", "You Won't See Me"

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** Some other, less extreme, Beatle examples: "I'll Be Back", "No Reply", "You Like Me Too Much", "You Won't See Me"Me", "I Want You (She's So Heavy)".
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* The Legendary Pink Dots ''[[IncrediblyBadPun love]]'' this trope, with "Obsession" and "Thursday Night Fever" (see also {{Yandere}}) being [[MostTriumphantExample crowning examples]] of the passive and aggressive types respectively.

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* The Legendary Pink Dots ''[[IncrediblyBadPun ''[[IncrediblyLamePun love]]'' this trope, with "Obsession" and "Thursday Night Fever" (see also {{Yandere}}) being [[MostTriumphantExample crowning examples]] of the passive and aggressive types respectively.
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* "Don't Leave Home," by Dido.

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* "Don't Leave Home," by Dido.Dido.
* The Legendary Pink Dots ''[[IncrediblyBadPun love]]'' this trope, with "Obsession" and "Thursday Night Fever" (see also {{Yandere}}) being [[MostTriumphantExample crowning examples]] of the passive and aggressive types respectively.
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-->''She's the one for me''
-->''She's all I really need''
-->''She's the one for me''
-->''She's my one and only''

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-->''She's the one for me''
-->''She's all
** "Lily (My One And Only)" is a delusional stalker's narrative paired with a cutesy little singsong tune:
-->Oh Lily,
I really need''
-->''She's the one for me''
-->''She's my one
know you love me
-->'Cause as they're draggin' me away
-->I swear I saw her raise her hand
and only''wave goodbye
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** "Space Dementia" describes a weird {{Tsundere}} version: "You make me sick / But I adore you so..." That is, if it's not just talking about SpaceMadness. (Although there's always the possibility that it's both.)

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** "Space Dementia" describes a weird {{Tsundere}} version: "You make me sick / But I adore you so..." That is, if it's not just talking about SpaceMadness. (Although there's always the possibility that it's both.))
*"Don't Leave Home," by Dido.

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** That's nothing compared to the "Johanna" sung by Judge Turpin.
** That comparison's why the first guy actually does seem mostly heroic.

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** That's :: But it's nothing compared to the "Johanna" sung by Judge Turpin.
** That comparison's why
Turpin, which makes the first above guy actually does seem mostly heroic.look positively heroic by comparison. Which may be the intention.



* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cTa5d1yKt8&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjoeyandjolty.co.uk%2Fstarguys%2Fsongs.shtml&feature=player_embedded#t=123 I Wanna Marry My Stalker]]" by Goldfinger. Although sung from the person who's being stalked point of view, the stalker certainly is... Persistent.

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* "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cTa5d1yKt8&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjoeyandjolty.co.uk%2Fstarguys%2Fsongs.shtml&feature=player_embedded#t=123 com/watch?v=_cTa5d1yKt8 I Wanna Marry My Stalker]]" by Goldfinger. Although sung from the person who's being stalked point of view, the stalker certainly is... Persistent.



* Another unintentional-passive example is "Happy Together", by The Turtles. Mostly made so by [[TheTwist the very last line]], where it becomes apparent that the narrator has ''never spoken'' to the object of his desire.

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* Another unintentional-passive example is "Happy Together", by The Turtles. Mostly made so by [[TheTwist [[TwistEnding the very last line]], where it becomes apparent that the narrator has ''never spoken'' to the object of his desire.
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* How did we miss the possible {{Most Triumphant Example}}, an 80s pop song actually ''called'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5Lec3m1pLY Obsession]]?
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->''"[[IHaveYouNowMyPretty I will have you, yes I will have you]]''
->''I will find a way and I will have you''
->''[[UnusualEuphemism Like a butterfly, a wild butterfly]]''
->''I will collect you and capture you.''

->''You are an obsession, you're my obsession''
->''[[RapeIsLove Who do you want me to be to make you sleep with me?]]''"
-->--'''Animotion''', "Obsession"
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* As if there wasn't already enough FoeYay in Disney's ''TheGreatMouseDetective'', Ratigan designs his DeathTrap with a MusicalTrigger with "a sprightly tune I recorded especially for" Basil, with lyrics such as "You followed me, I followed you -- we were like each other's shadows for awhile."

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* As if there wasn't already enough FoeYay in Disney's ''TheGreatMouseDetective'', Ratigan designs his DeathTrap with a MusicalTrigger with "a sprightly tune I recorded especially for" Basil, with lyrics such as "You followed me, I followed you -- we were like each other's shadows for awhile.""
* Several {{Music/Muse}} songs, such as "Sing for Absolution", "Endlessly", and "Hysteria".
** "Space Dementia" describes a weird {{Tsundere}} version: "You make me sick / But I adore you so..." That is, if it's not just talking about SpaceMadness. (Although there's always the possibility that it's both.)

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\n----\n<<|MusicTropes|>>* As if there wasn't already enough FoeYay in Disney's ''TheGreatMouseDetective'', Ratigan designs his DeathTrap with a MusicalTrigger with "a sprightly tune I recorded especially for" Basil, with lyrics such as "You followed me, I followed you -- we were like each other's shadows for awhile."

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*Jace Everett (of "Bad Things"/True Blood fame) has at least two: 'Posession' ("you don't even notice me, it makes me want you more [...] I'll be your possession...") and 'Damned If I Do' especially:
-->Late at night, all I can do is walk these streets and think of you [...]
-->I'm damned if I do, and damned if I don't want you.
--> To taste your lips, to touch your skin, to pull you close and drink you in. I should let you go, but I don't know how.
--> I see your face through that windowpane. My lips don't move as I scream your name (etc.)
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* MyDyingBride - "Black God."

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* MyDyingBride - "Black God.God" and "Sear Me."

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* Opeth - "The Leper Affinity."

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* Opeth {{Opeth}} - "The Leper Affinity."



*** Your Milage May Vary. "Yellow"'s case seems more like a "I would die to save my beloved" thing,[[strike:while "Shiver" sounds more like the clingy ex-boyfriend type.]]
*** Edit: I'm an idiot.



* My Dying Bride - "Black God."
* Cradle of Filth - "Nymphetamine."

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* My Dying Bride MyDyingBride - "Black God."
* Cradle of Filth CradleofFilth - "Nymphetamine."
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** Considering it's a Christian band [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation it may]] be talking about his relation to God, which doesn't change anything.
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* How did we miss the possible [[Most Triumphant Example]], an 80s pop song actually ''called'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5Lec3m1pLY Obsession]]?

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* How did we miss the possible [[Most {{Most Triumphant Example]], Example}}, an 80s pop song actually ''called'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5Lec3m1pLY Obsession]]?

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->''"This is one of those love songs that crosses that narrow divide between 'romantic' and 'deeply disturbing.' You know, the difference between 'I always want to be with you' and 'I want to wear your skin like a sweater.'"''

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->''"This is one of those love songs that crosses that narrow divide between 'romantic' and 'deeply disturbing.' You know, the difference between 'I always want to be with you' and 'I want to wear your skin like a sweater.'"''"''



->''"[[IHaveYouNowMyPretty I will have you, yes I will have you]]''
->''I will find a way and I will have you''
->''[[UnusualEuphemism Like a butterfly, a wild butterfly]]''
->''I will collect you and capture you.''

->''You are an obsession, you're my obsession''
->''[[RapeIsLove Who do you want me to be to make you sleep with me?]]''"
-->--'''Animotion''', "Obsession"




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* How did we miss the possible [[Most Triumphant Example]], an 80s pop song actually ''called'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5Lec3m1pLY Obsession]]?
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* The Orion Experience has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D75QjUmpDo&a=GxdCwVVULXfpkuz72AgVHhoQmMQdC7bl Obsessed With You]]
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* Parachute's "Ghost". It seems passive at first, then it sounds more like the thoughts of an erotomanaical stalker who is trying to tell the victim that they are always together, whether they realize it or not. I honestly have no idea whether or not this was meant to be taken in that context.
-->Look behind you
-->Avoid the shadows
-->Watch your back now
-->Make your breathing shallow
-->Keep your room locked
-->And leave the blinds closed
-->I'm right there staring at your window
-->And all I need is you, all I need is you
-->I'm in the background on the radio
-->I'm in your car, in your house, waiting at your door
-->Under your footsteps, I'm everything you know...

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