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** "Creep" from Music/PabloHoney. 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. Going by the "unrequited love song from the POV of a guy with self-esteem issues" interpretation, "she's running out the door" could mean that said guy attempted to admit his feelings but only succeeded in scaring her.

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** "Creep" from Music/PabloHoney. 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. Going by the "unrequited love song from the POV of a guy with self-esteem issues" interpretation, "she's running out the door" could mean that said guy attempted to admit his feelings but only succeeded in scaring her.her or that he simply made a move far too late to do anything.
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* Music/{{Muse}} have a fair amount of Obsession Songs in their oeuvre, most of them falling squarely in the Aggressive side. "Hysteria", "Bliss" and "Endlessly" are stand-out examples.
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* "Jayn's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5KGbxNTDB8 Smoke And Mirrors]], aptly [[FanNickname nicknamed]] "The {{Yandere}} Song", mixes this with a MurderBallad.

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* "Jayn's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5KGbxNTDB8 Smoke And Mirrors]], aptly [[FanNickname nicknamed]] "The {{Yandere}} Song", Mirrors]] mixes this with a MurderBallad.
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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_95hSpuu4I Hellfire]]" from the Creator/{{Disney}} version of ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' about Frollo's obsession with Esmeralda qualifies. It's also his VillainSong with a nice BilingualBonus.

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* "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_95hSpuu4I Hellfire]]" from the Creator/{{Disney}} version of ''WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDame'' ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'' about Frollo's obsession with Esmeralda qualifies. It's also his VillainSong with a nice BilingualBonus.
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* [[Music/NoahIndonesia Peterpan]]'s "Khayalan Tingkat Tinggi" (High-Level Imagination) describes the singer's fantasies with a person he's obsessed with.
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* Music/{{TallyHall}} has the song “Two Wuv” about being in love with and pursuing both of the Olsen Twins.
-->Mary-Kate and Ashley, I hope you understand
-->That I love you a lot and I wanna be your man
-->And I think that it'd be totally cool
-->'[[StalkerWithACrush If I hung around your apartments and enrolled in your school]]'
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* The song "You'll Be Back" from ''Theatre/Hamilton'' is every bit this, sung sweetly by King George III to the colonies. He nonchalantly mentions that if America won’t take him back, he will kill her friends and family… to remind her of his love. (Da da da da da…)

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* The song "You'll Be Back" from ''Theatre/Hamilton'' ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' is every bit this, sung sweetly by King George III to the colonies. He nonchalantly mentions that if America won’t take him back, he will kill her friends and family… to remind her of his love. '[[EarWorm (Da da da da da…)da…)]]'
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* The song "You'll Be Back" from ''Theater/Hamilton'' is every bit this, sung sweetly by King George III to the colonies. He nonchalantly mentions that if America won’t take him back, he will kill her friends and family… to remind her of his love. (Da da da da da…)

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* The song "You'll Be Back" from ''Theater/Hamilton'' ''Theatre/Hamilton'' is every bit this, sung sweetly by King George III to the colonies. He nonchalantly mentions that if America won’t take him back, he will kill her friends and family… to remind her of his love. (Da da da da da…)
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* The song "You'll Be Back" from ''Theatre/Hamilton'' is every bit this, sung sweetly by King George III to the colonies. He nonchalantly mentions that if America won’t take him back, he will kill her friends and family… to remind her of his love. (Da da da da da…)

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* The song "You'll Be Back" from ''Theatre/Hamilton'' ''Theater/Hamilton'' is every bit this, sung sweetly by King George III to the colonies. He nonchalantly mentions that if America won’t take him back, he will kill her friends and family… to remind her of his love. (Da da da da da…)

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* The song "You'll Be Back" from ''Theatre/Hamilton,'' is every bit this, sung sweetly by King George III to the colonies. He nonchalantly mentions that if America won’t take him back, he will kill her friends and family… to remind her of his love. (Da da da da da…)


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* The song "You'll Be Back" from ''Theatre/Hamilton'' is every bit this, sung sweetly by King George III to the colonies. He nonchalantly mentions that if America won’t take him back, he will kill her friends and family… to remind her of his love. (Da da da da da…)
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* The song "You'll Be Back" from ''Theatre/Hamilton'' is every bit this, sung sweetly by King George III to the colonies. He nonchalantly mentions that if America won’t take him back, he will kill her friends and family… to remind her of his love. (Da da da da da…)

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* The song "You'll Be Back" from ''Theatre/Hamilton'' ''Theatre/Hamilton,'' is every bit this, sung sweetly by King George III to the colonies. He nonchalantly mentions that if America won’t take him back, he will kill her friends and family… to remind her of his love. (Da da da da da…)
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* The song "You'll Be Back" from ''Theatre/Hamilton'' is every bit this, sung sweetly by King George III to the colonies. He nonchalantly mentions that if America won’t take him back, he will kill her friends and family… to remind her of his love. (Da da da da da…)
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* Music/LisaGermano's "...a psychopath" is a ''very'' aggressive ObsessionSong sung from [[InvertedTrope the perspective of the stalkee]].

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* Music/LisaGermano's "...a psychopath" is a ''very'' aggressive ObsessionSong Obsession Song sung from [[InvertedTrope the perspective of the stalkee]].



** The IfICantHaveYou aspect of this particular ObsessionSong is subverted by the last verse:

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* Although possibly not intended as one, Alison Krauss' "Baby, Now That I've Found You" does come off as an ObsessionSong if you [[LyricalDissonance pay attention to the lyrics]].

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* Although possibly not intended as one, Alison Krauss' "Baby, Now That I've Found You" does come off as an ObsessionSong Obsession Song if you [[LyricalDissonance pay attention to the lyrics]].



* "Under The Willow Tree" has Music/MadelineHarperGuest watching an ObsessionSong unfold from the sidelines. All she wants is to be with her lover again, but she doubts that'll ever happen.

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* "Under The Willow Tree" has Music/MadelineHarperGuest watching an ObsessionSong Obsession Song unfold from the sidelines. All she wants is to be with her lover again, but she doubts that'll ever happen.
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* "Never Ever Getting Rid of Me" from ''Theatre/{{Waitress}}'' is a cute, bouncy song about how Ogie will wear Dawn down until she decides to give in and be with him.
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-->[[NotSoDifferent We're one and the same]]...deranged.

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* As if there wasn't already enough FoeYay in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/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 a while."

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* As if there wasn't already enough FoeYay FoeRomanceSubtext in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/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 a while."



* Chauvelin gets "Marguerite" in the musical adaptation of ''Theatre/TheScarletPimpernel'', where's he PromotedToLoveInterest. Ironically, his obsession in the original novel is even stronger... it's just for [[FoeYay the Scarlet Pimpernel]].

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* Chauvelin gets "Marguerite" in the musical adaptation of ''Theatre/TheScarletPimpernel'', where's he PromotedToLoveInterest. Ironically, his obsession in the original novel is even stronger... it's just for [[FoeYay the Scarlet Pimpernel]].Pimpernel.
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* "Bloodbath & Beyond" by Music/IceNineKills, from the POV of Literature/{{Dracula}} craving the body and blood of his next victim.
-->''It's been six years since I've had my fix''
-->''And now I'm fixed on you''
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* "Bill Watterson" by Music/LemonDemon is about a narrator who's [[LoonyFan fanatically devoted]] to Bill Watterson, the creator of [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes]] and has an erotomania delusion, wherein a person believes that someone else is in love with them, usually a celebrity; in this case, it manifests in him thinking that Bill Watterson is communicating with him through the comics.

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* "Bill Watterson" by Music/LemonDemon is about a narrator who's [[LoonyFan fanatically devoted]] to Bill Watterson, the creator of [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes]] ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes and has an erotomania delusion, wherein a person believes that someone else is in love with them, usually a celebrity; in this case, it manifests in him thinking that Bill Watterson is communicating with him through the comics.
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* [[Music/LemonDemon]]'s "Bill Watterson" is about a narrator who's [[LooneyFan fanatically devoted]] to Bill Watterson, the creator of [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes]] and has an erotomania delusion, wherein a person believes that someone else is in love with them, usually a celebrity; in this case, it manifests in him thinking that Bill Watterson is communicating with him through the comics.

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* [[Music/LemonDemon]]'s "Bill Watterson" by Music/LemonDemon is about a narrator who's [[LooneyFan [[LoonyFan fanatically devoted]] to Bill Watterson, the creator of [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes]] and has an erotomania delusion, wherein a person believes that someone else is in love with them, usually a celebrity; in this case, it manifests in him thinking that Bill Watterson is communicating with him through the comics.
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* [[Music/LemonDemon]]'s "Bill Watterson" is about a narrator who's [[ImYourBiggestFan fanatically devoted]] to Bill Watterson, the creator of [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes]] and has an erotomania delusion, wherein a person believes that someone else is in love with them, usually a celebrity; in this case, it manifests in him thinking that Bill Watterson is communicating with him through the comics.

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* [[Music/LemonDemon]]'s "Bill Watterson" is about a narrator who's [[ImYourBiggestFan [[LooneyFan fanatically devoted]] to Bill Watterson, the creator of [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes]] and has an erotomania delusion, wherein a person believes that someone else is in love with them, usually a celebrity; in this case, it manifests in him thinking that Bill Watterson is communicating with him through the comics.
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* [[Music/LemonDemon]]'s "Bill Watterson" is about a narrator who's [[ImYourBiggestFan fanatically devoted]] to Bill Watterson, the creator of [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes]] and has an erotomania delusion, wherein a person believes that someone else is in love with them, usually a celebrity; in this case, it manifests in him thinking that Bill Watterson is communicating with him through the comics.
-->And now I know where I must go
-->To show you that I love you so
-->So I brought books for you to sign
-->And I brought shears to cut your phone line
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* "Fingers and Toes" by Alex Winston is about a girl who plans on dismembering the girl she's in love with:
-->Got you in the throes
-->And now you can't go
-->Keep you for my own
-->Fingers and toes
-->Envision you're a dream
-->I'll tear you at the seams
-->You can be my queen
-->I'll cherish all your pieces
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* "Creep" from Music/PabloHoney. 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. Going by the "unrequited love song from the POV of a guy with self-esteem issues" interpretation, "she's running out the door" could mean that said guy attempted to admit his feelings but only succeeded in scaring her.

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* ** "Creep" from Music/PabloHoney. 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. Going by the "unrequited love song from the POV of a guy with self-esteem issues" interpretation, "she's running out the door" could mean that said guy attempted to admit his feelings but only succeeded in scaring her.
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** "Creep" from Music/PabloHoney. 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. Going by the "unrequited love song from the POV of a guy with self-esteem issues" interpretation, "she's running out the door" could mean that said guy attempted to admit his feelings but only succeeded in scaring her.

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** * "Creep" from Music/PabloHoney. 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. Going by the "unrequited love song from the POV of a guy with self-esteem issues" interpretation, "she's running out the door" could mean that said guy attempted to admit his feelings but only succeeded in scaring her.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' episode "The Fan", Gumball and Darwin are shocked after watching a video from their obsessive classmate Sarah where she sings a song about how she's been stalking them for a while and expects one of them to be her eventual wife.

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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' episode "The Fan", Gumball and Darwin are shocked after watching a video from their obsessive classmate Sarah where she sings a song about how she's been stalking them for a while and expects one of them to be her eventual wife.husband.
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[[caption-width-right:350:I ain't gonna dream about her arms no more!\\
I ain't gonna leave her alone!\\
Goin' outside\\
Git myself a bride\\
Git me a womern to call\\
My own!]]

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* In Crysania's song "Playing with Fire", from the Russian musical ''The Last Trial,'' she expresses her desire to prove her faith by [[LoveRedeems redeeming]] the soul of a dark mage, even if she [[LoveMartyr dies in the attempt]].

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* In Crysania's song "Playing with Fire", from the Russian musical ''The Last Trial,'' ''Theatre/TheLastTrial,'' she expresses her desire to prove her faith by [[LoveRedeems redeeming]] the soul of a dark mage, even if she [[LoveMartyr dies in the attempt]].



* Children of the Monkey Machine and Dani took the VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII love song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qcW0oiLKHg Eyes On Me]] and remixed it into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMdV3EERK50 Obsession]].

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* Children of the Monkey Machine and Dani took the VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' love song [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qcW0oiLKHg Eyes On Me]] and remixed it into [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMdV3EERK50 Obsession]].



* John Jasper's half of "The Name of Love" from ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood''. Bonus points that it's a duet sung with his terrified victim/love interest, Rosa. "I see you scowl; you see me smile. Tis you I'll break! I've no denial. My words are mad: I speak them in the name of love..."

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* John Jasper's half of "The Name of Love" from ''The Mystery of Edwin Drood''.''Theatre/TheMysteryOfEdwinDrood''. Bonus points that it's a duet sung with his terrified victim/love interest, Rosa. "I see you scowl; you see me smile. Tis you I'll break! I've no denial. My words are mad: I speak them in the name of love..."



* "It's a Dangerous Game" from ''Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical'' almost sounds like a romantic duet, except that it's about a psychotic killer stalking a prostitute who's too terrified of/fascinated by him to make a run for it.

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* "It's a Dangerous Game" from ''Jekyll and Hyde: The Musical'' ''Theatre/JekyllAndHyde'' almost sounds like a romantic duet, except that it's about a psychotic killer stalking a prostitute who's too terrified of/fascinated by him to make a run for it.



* In ''Theatre/{{Oklahoma}}'', Judd Frye's song "Lonely Room" starts off as a self-pitying reflection of how empty and meaningless his life is, but turns into an angry obsession song by the end as he decides he is going to leave his room and take what he believes is his by rights, i.e. Laurie.

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* In ''Theatre/{{Oklahoma}}'', Judd Jud Frye's song "Lonely Room" starts off as a self-pitying reflection of how empty and meaningless his life is, but turns into an angry obsession song by the end as he decides he is going to leave his room and take what he believes is his by rights, i.e. Laurie. And murder Curly into the bargain.



* Does it count as an Obsession Song if it's not about a person? [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas In any case...]]

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* "Lonely Room" from ''Oklahoma!''

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* Death from Theatre/{{Elisabeth}} has '''three songs''' of this type.

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