History Main / ObsessionSong

* A sort of passive/aggressive mix and a disturbing one at that (though considering that the song is from the perspective of SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker, it's understandable), in Music/CoheedAndCambria's "Deranged" off the VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity album.

::And this is ''before'' the ScareChord punctuated chorus, which changes to a blatant, direct demand to be loved, or his life will be ruined.

* "R.D.C. (Opie's Lament)" by [[BlackComedy Dead Baby Comedian]] Stephen Lynch is sung from the perspective of someone obsessed with Rae Dawn Chong.

* Éponine's song from ''Theater/LesMiserables'', "On My Own", is all about how she clings to daydreams of Marius loving her, but knows he never will. A more passive example than most -- she doesn't do much in the way of stalking in the musical; her book counterpart fits the trope better, but obviously doesn't sing the song.

* "Senpai Love Me", a Christmas parody of "Santa Baby" for ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator'', is all about {{Yandere}}-chan and her obsession with Senpai, and all the horrendous things she wants to do to her rivals to win his love.

* "Senpai Love Me", a Christmas parody song based on "Santa Baby" for ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator'', is all about {{Yandere}}-chan and her obsession with Senpai, and all the horrendous things she wants to do to win his love.

* Music/TheVeronicas ''Everything'' and ''I Can't Stay Away'', both have shades of both.
* ''Until You're Mine'' by DemiLovato is rather passive.

* "What'll You Do About Me," originally recorded by Steve Earle, later CoveredUp by The Forester Sisters, Doug Supernaw and Creator/RandyTravis.

* "What'll You Do About Me," originally recorded by Steve Earle, later CoveredUp by The Forester Sisters and then again by Doug Supernaw.

* Music/{{Weezer}}'s "No One Else" is a passive version of this -- not that the singer has anyone in particular in mind, but pretty much wants a girl to be focused on him to the point that "When I'm away, she never leaves the house."

* Music/ThePolice's "Every Breath You Take" from Music/{{Synchronicity}} is one of the most famous Obsession Songs, if not ''the'' most famous.
** Probably the most famous one you'll ever [[IsntItIronic dance to at homecoming]].
** "Can't Stand Losing You" from ''Music/OutlandosDAmour'' is another. A classic case of LyricalDissonance.

* ''Aggressive'' - "[[{{Yandere}} You belong to me. You]] ''[[{{Yandere}} will]]'' [[{{Yandere}} be mine whether you like it or not.]] [[MurderTheHypotenuse I'll kill anyone else who looks at you]], or [[IfICantHaveYou you if you so much as look at anyone else]]."

* Music/{{REM}}'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtdhWltSIg "Losing My Religion"]] is this, [[WordOfGodaccording to]] [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-poetic-songs-that-arent-nearly-as-meaningful-you-think_p2/ Michael]] [[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1256 Stipe]].

* "Yellow", by Music/{{Coldplay}}. First type. Classic obsessed unrequited love song (nine years old but ''classic'' '''dammit'''). "For you I'd bleed myself dry..."
** "Shiver" from the same album is a better example, with lyrics like "From the moment I wake to the moment I sleep / I'll be there by your side, just you try and stop me", which seems to almost be threat.

** "All I Need."

* 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]].

* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/REM R.E.M]]'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtdhWltSIg "Losing my religion"]] is that, according to [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-poetic-songs-that-arent-nearly-as-meaningful-you-think_p2/ Michael]][[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1256 Stipes]].

* Music/SimonAndGarfunkel's "[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPthjsBCk0o Why Don't You Write Me]]", perhaps the whiniest and co-dependent of all, even threatening suicide at the end. RealitySubtext here as Simon was tired of waiting for Garfunkel to return (shortly before the breakup of the band.)

*** Arguably [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAFbYN_8e7g kicked up a creepy notch]] by Music/DiamandaGalas.

* Music/NickCave & The Bad Seeds - "From Her To Eternity", "Hard On For Love", and several others. Nick Cave really likes this trope, specifically the aggressive MurderBallad variety.

** Which features an ''actual 911 call.''

* Shellac's "Prayer To God" is a particularly nasty aggressive example.

* Johnny Dowd's gentle country ballad "Hope You Don't Mind" combines this with {{Lolicon}} to ''very'' disturbing effect.

* Zero 7 - "If I Can't Have You" - stalker lady sounds like she's going to kill her crush for not noticing her

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwXai-sgM-s "I Put A Spell On You"]] by Screamin' Jay Hawkins is classic example. Originally supposed to be a passive example, but then one of the recording crew brought in booze, turning it into one of the most famous aggressive examples ever.

** Don't forget ''No Pussy Blues'', complete with it's own kind of MadnessMantra ("''she just didn't want to''")

* [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/REM R.E.M's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtdhWltSIg "Losing my religion"]]'s [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtdhWltSIg "Losing my religion"]] is that, according to [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-poetic-songs-that-arent-nearly-as-meaningful-you-think_p2/ Michael]][[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1256 Stipes]].

* R.E.M's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtdhWltSIg "Losing my religion"]] is that, according to [[http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-poetic-songs-that-arent-nearly-as-meaningful-you-think_p2/ Michael]][[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1256 Stipes]].

* Creator/StephenColbert did one on his show, "Charlene (I'm Right Behind You)" (also the shortest free downloadable track in ''RockBand''). He also made a comment that would be a nice quote for this trope. It went something like, "By the way, Charlene, technically this doesn't violate the restraining order."

* "Imagine You Were Mine" by MitchBenn is about the creepiest stalker imaginable. He's not quite aggressive because he doesn't make any direct overtures to the object of his obsession, but he's not exactly passive about it either. (And the last line definitely seems like a threat.)

* Music/EricClapton's "Layla". Bonus points for being about Clapton's real obsession with a real woman, Pattie Boyd, who later left GeorgeHarrison for him.

** The accompanying music video in which he follows her into the {{B|rianBlessed}}ATHROOM and proceeds to make out with her. Obsession INDEED!!!

--> ''If I can’t have you, then nobody can''

** "The Nameless" which is very aggressive type and screams "Your mine" a lot at the end.

-->"If it’s a crime to hold a girl’s grandmother hostage

* EmilieAutumn's "Be Silent Be Still".
** Also, "Liar", the verses of which are actually from letters written to her by an ex-boyfriend.
-->I'm hurting you for your own good
-->I'd die for you -- you know I would
-->I'd give up all my wealth
-->To buy you back the soul you never sold
-->I want to mix our blood
-->And put it in the ground
-->So you can never leave.
* Make Me Wanna Die- Msuic/ThePrettyReckless