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* [[Emilie Autumn]]'s "Be Silent Be Still"

** Also, "Liar", the verses of which are actually from letters written to her by an ex-boyfriend

So you can never leave }}

* Make Me Wanna Die-[[The Pretty Reckless]]

I'd die for you, My love, My love... }}

** Strictly passive hence: Make Me Wanna Die

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

* Die Ärzte's "Bitte, Bitte".

* Perfect-[[Vanessa Amorosi]]

''Nothing grows when your love is gone'' }}

* [[The Veronicas]]: Could've Been, Let Me Out.

* Matchbox Twenty has this little song called:"Disease"

"Every little thing you do is magic, oh, but all my life it was tragic/beautiful girl, I can't breathe" }}

* Adorable has a song called [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRsTbZLbjBY "Obsessively Yours"] which seems to be about obsessive love from a distance

All I hold is a photograph of my magnificent obsession }}

 

* Death Cab For Cutie's "I Will Possess Your Heart." It lasts 8 minutes (on the album).

* Even [[The Beatles]] did one, [http://www.beatleslyricsarchive.com/viewSong.php?songID=92 and it's pretty aggressive, too.] "Run For Your Life" - ''Rubber Soul'', 1965. [[Old Shame|John Lennon came to hate this song.]]

Than to be with another man. }}

** Some other, less extreme, Beatle examples: "I'll Be Back", "No Reply", "You Like Me Too Much", "You Won't See Me", "I Want You (She's So Heavy)".

** Eminem's sexiest song, "Love You More", contains lyrics such as "I know it's sad but it's making me happy," "From junior high, until we both die" and "it's an addiction and it can't be fixed."

* "Goodnight & Go" by [[Imogen Heap]] (lead singer of Frou Frou). Some serious [[Lyrical Dissonance]], too.

And you think you're alone ... }}

 

* [[Evanescence]] also has ''Snow White Queen'' which falls into the Aggressive category when told from the POV of the stalker (the stalkee's POV makes up the rest of the song)

** Then there's 'Surrender', which sounds really soft and ''pretends'' to be a type one, is most definitely a type two.

''There's no escaping from me'' }}

** And ''Haunted'' which seems to be a ''ghost'' doing this.

* As the name implies, Assemblage 23's "Let Me Be Your Armor"'s protagonist is very chivalrous, but it's [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] that his love is [[My Beloved Smother|a bit more possessive]] than most. That or its about an eerily overprotective parent. Either way its obsessive, controlling, and downright creepy.

* The Toadies' "Tyler": It starts out seeming like an ordinary romantic song about a man who's looking forward to being with his beloved again after a long time apart. Then in the last verse the narrator breaks into her house, and it becomes readily apparent that something else is going on...

I will be with her tonight...'' }}

* Slipknot, "The Virus Of Life." ''Definitely'' the aggressive, rapetastic [[Murder Ballad]] type.

* Nellie McKay did one called "Baby Watch Your Back" [[Lyrical Dissonance|in her cutest voice]].

* [[Barenaked Ladies]], "Straw Hat and Old Dirty Hank" is sung from the position of a guy who's obsessed with Anne Murray, and is supposedly [[Truth in Television|based on a true story]].

I bring you flowers and a .22 with shells }}

** Some people think that their song "The Old Apartment" counts, and I guess it does, but [[Word of God]] has it that the guy in the song is still with the same girl, it's the apartment itself that he's obsessed with.

* t.A.T.u's Fly on the Wall which focuses on a woman stalking someone who is already in a relationship.

You undress, I wish I was a fly on the wall. }}

* If we open it up to one fictional character singing it about another, "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_95hSpuu4I Hellfire]" from the [[Disney]] version of ''[[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (Disney film)|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]'' about Frollo's obsession with Esmerelda qualifies. It's also his [[Villain Song]] with a nice [[Bilingual Bonus]].

Be mine or you will burn! }}

* [[Cobra Starship]] has "It's Warmer In The Basement," in which the stalker has ''already'' kidnapped the object of their affections. In the words of the lead singer, "This is a song about when you love someone so much you have to tie them up in your basement."

It's true, no one hears you in this room...'' }}

** Cobra Starship also has "You Belong To Me". I don't think an explanation is necessary.

* [[Voltaire (band)|Voltaire]] has the [[Ear Worm|incredibly catchy]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YUFFMA4V-w "Ex-Lover's Lover"]

The bodies of my ex-lover's lovers.'' }}

** The [[If I Can't Have You]] aspect of this particular [[Obsession Song]] is subverted by the last verse:

And only there will I see them die.'' }}

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LKcjsRkgs0 "True Love"] by ThouShaltNot is of the "[[If I Can't Have You]], no one will" variety.

* ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (theatre)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' has "Johanna", which in the film version of the play comes off as quite stalkerish -- the guy singing it has just taken one hell of a beating at the Beadle, and the look on his bloody face as he sings is quite creepy:

** But it's nothing compared to the "Johanna" sung by Judge Turpin, which makes the above guy look positively heroic by comparison. Which may be the intention.

** Speaking of Sondheim, there's also "Unworthy of Your Love" from ''Assassins'', sung by John Hinckley Jr. and Squeaky Fromme to Jodie Foster and Charles Manson, respectively. Though that one almost sounds sweet out of context.

* Guster's "The Airport Song" is about someone who wants to kidnap someone else and turn them into a cultist/lover. ''Really'' creepy.

* The Arrogant Worms have "Celine Dion," about a guy who's obsessed with her - "And I can see your house / From my van" and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CAnXIXTcMM Stalker Girl]," which is an inversion. Here are some of the lyrics

Just go away, you creepy stalker girl }}

* [[Britney Spears]]'s "Radar." Especially these parts:

Cause I got you on my radar }}

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

Baby, what'll you do about me }}

* A-Ha's "Take On Me" can certainly be read this way.

You're shying away, ''I'll be coming for you anyway!'' }}

 

** "Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell"

* Played for laughs in "Not About You" by [[Jonathan Coulton]], which is about a man who [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|insists he's not obsessed with]] (or possibly stalking) his ex.

Anyway I never see your face cause your window's up too high }}

* Charlotte Martin's "I'm Normal, Please Date Me" is a similarly comedic take on it, with a girl insisting that she's not stalking a guy, all the while making it increasingly clear that she is.

** "Zero" sounds a lot like the passive variety, although it's hard to tell between the [[Word Salad Lyrics|rather dense lyrics]].

** "Lily (My One And Only)" is a delusional stalker's narrative paired with a cutesy little singsong tune:

I swear I saw her raise her hand and wave goodbye }}

* [[Space]] ''love'' this trope. 'Drop Dead' (aggressive), 'Diary Of A Wimp' (both), 'There's No You' (passive), 'Bastard Me Bastard You' (aggressive), 'Turn Me On To Spiders' (aggressive)...and there's probably more.

* messed around with in the movie [[Say Anything]], where the character Corey has written 65 songs about her ex-boyfriend

* Enrique Iglesias's ''Escape'', in which he sings about, and I quote

''But soon you'll be finding, you can run you can hide but you can't escape my love!'' }}

** The accompanying music video in which he follows her into the [[Brian Blessed|BATHROOM]] and proceeds to make out with her. Obsession INDEED!!!

* Snake River Conspiracy covers Lovesong in a way that invokes this trope

* Kate Nash's "We Get On" starts off sort of innocent, until the singer's crush is seen with someone else:

But I must admit there is a part of me that thinks we <s> might</s> <s> could</s> ''should'' get on. }}

* Depending on interpretation, Lou Christie's freakishly catchy "Lightning Strikes" is either a mild but smarmy type 2 or a combination of both -- it probably wasn't intended that way, but there's a clear subtext of a [[Casanova Wannabe]] pursuing an utterly uninterested woman.

* 'I Touch Myself' by Divinyls. Not only is it about some uhh [[A Date with Rosie Palms|"quality time with oneself",]] it's also about being incredibly obsessed/devoted to them.

* 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.

Under your footsteps, I'm everything you know... }}

* The Orion Experience has [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D75QjUmpDo&a=GxdCwVVULXfpkuz72AgVHhoQmMQdC7bl Obsessed With You]

* 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:

I see your face through that windowpane. My lips don't move as I scream your name (etc.) }}

* As if there wasn't already enough [[Foe Yay]] in Disney's ''[[The Great Mouse Detective]]'', Ratigan designs his [[Death Trap]] with a [[Musical Trigger]] 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."

** Their song "True Love" is also a good (if still [[Nightmare Fuel|rather frightening]]) example of the passive variety, with the lyrical speaker telling the object of his affection that he'll do all kinds of dangerous or harmful things for her (including [[Eye Scream|plucking out his eyes]] "because love is blind"). It's made even worse when the last lyrics of the song abstractly suggest she's abusive or apathetic towards him.

* [[Taylor Swift]]'s "You Belong With Me" could be interpreted as this.

You belong with me? }}

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

* 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.

Left me no choice but to stay }}

** Also, ''Love You Much Better'' has the [[Vocal Tag Team|female lead singer]] switching back and forth between passive and aggressive, albeit somewhat mildly.

'''Aggressive''': I can love you much better, and you know some day, I'm gonna make you mine! [[Lyrical Dissonance|La-la-lalalala...]] }}

* London After Midnight's "Love You To Death"

It's just a matter of time; I'll wear you down, one day you will be mine }}

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

* Offspring's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zfUFXzbx9k "Special Delivery"] is pretty blatant with the stalker theme.

* "Jævel av en tango" by [[Kaizers Orchestra]]. The lyrics, translated, go like this:

Or he'd have her five years in an institution }}

* Chauvelin gets "Marguerite" in the musical adaptation of ''[[The Scarlet Pimpernel (theatre)|The Scarlet Pimpernel]]'', where's he [[Promoted to Love Interest]]. Ironically, his obsession in the original novel is even stronger... it's just for [[Foe Yay|the Scarlet Pimpernel]].

* [[Dream Theater]]'s 1994 album ''Awake'' closes with "Space Dye Vest", a song about a deranged man who, rejected by numerous women, becomes obsessed with fashion catalog models to the exclusion of actual human relationships:

Never come near me again! Do you really think I need you? }}

* Queensryche has "Walk in the Shadows" and "Gonna Get Close to You", surprisingly from the same album.

* Maroon 5's "Cant stop" , in which he obsesses over a girl so much he "wakes up making love to a pillow".

* Keroleen by the scottish indie pop band Bis

** It doesn't help that the singer sounds like a he's in shock or that the backing vocals at the chorus sound like a berserk priest with a terrible itch.

* Da Vinci's Notebook's [[One-Woman Song]] to "Heather Graham":

But I can't, so I'll just stalk her }}

* Does it count as an Obsession Song if it's not about a person? [[The Nightmare Before Christmas|In any case...]]

... What does it ''mean?'' }}

* "Macauley [[Mc Culkin]]" by The Fall of Troy. The narrarator gets progressively more [[Axe Crazy]] as the song goes on.

* [[The Veronicas]] ''Everything'' and ''I Can't Stay Away'', both have shades of both.

* ''Until You're Mine'' by [[Demi Lovato]] is rather passive.

''It's killing me, you're all I see, yeah'' }}

** and rather aggressive

* [[Evanescence]]: ''Surrender, Farther Away'' and ''Anything For You'' fall into both catagories.

* [[Emilie Autumn]]: ''Opheliac'' has shades of both types...[[Driven to Suicide|The water rises up again ]]...AND diva/metal screaming!

* 'Love the Way You Lie' by Eminem and Rihanna has shades of both.

'''Agressive:''' If she ever tries to fuckin' leave again/ Imma tie her to the bed and set this house on fire }}

* [[Hurt]]'s "Got Jealous" flips from one to the other over the course of the song.

'''Passive:''' ''How will you let me know, when you let me go / My love, my love / Hey you, you're everything to me'' }}

* "Nigun Atik" ("Ancient Melody"), a famous poem by Israeli poet Nathan Alterman, starts passive and ends up aggressive. In the first three verses, the speaker states that he will do anything for his love, including selling his own eyes and giving his life as her birthday gift. The final verse however roughly translates to:

and burn your house down. }}