I had a ton of great suggestions this week. Special thanks to JGP for finding me a whole list to steal from; to Todd G, JJJ, Nick C, Mary D, and Ron P for teaching me about the darker side of 80s & 90s indie pop; and to Susan B for suggesting Clay Aiken, the least threatening stalker in history.
I took the liberty of throwing in Bill Shakespeare at the end. Not a singer, true, but I found a video with appropriately creepy footage from a Twilight movie, so I think it should count.
1. "Run for your Life" The Beatles
Well I'd rather see you dead little girl
Than to be with another man
You better keep your head little girl
Or I won't know where I am
You better run for your life if you can little girl
Hide your head in the sand little girl
Catch you with another man that's the end
Little girl
2. "Hey Joe" Jimi Hendrix
Hey Joe where you goin' with that gun in your hand
Hey Joe where you goin' with that gun in your hand
I'm going down to shoot my old lady
You know I caught her messing around with another man
I'm going down to shoot my old lady
You know I caught her messing around with another man
3. "I Will Follow Him," Little Peggy March
I must follow him
Ever since he touched my hand I knew
That near him I always must be
And nothing can keep him from me
He is my destiny
I love him, I love him, I love him
And where he goes I'll follow, I'll follow, I'll follow
He'll always be my true love, my true love, my true love
From now until forever, forever, forever
4. "Every Breath You Take," The Police
Every breath you take
Every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I'll be watching you
Every single day
Every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay
I'll be watching you
5. "Silhouettes," The Rays
Took a walk and passed your house
Late last night
All the shades were pulled and drawn
Way down tight
From within, the dim light cast
Two silhouettes on the shade
Oh what a lovely couple they made
6. "Private Eyes," Hall & Oates
Private Eyes
They're watching you
They see your every move
Private Eyes
They're watching you
Private Eyes
They're watching you watching you watching you watching you
7. "Ain't Too Proud To Beg," The Temptations
I know you wanna leave me
But I refuse to let you go
If I have to beg and plead for your sympathy
I don't mind cause you mean that much to me
. . .
If I have to sleep on your doorstep
All night and day just to keep you from walking away
Let your friends laugh, even this I can stand
Because I want to keep you any way I can
8. "You Belong to Me," Patti Page/Jo Stafford
See the pyramids along the Nile
Watch the sunrise from a tropic isle
Just remember darling all the while
You belong to me
9. "I Put a Spell on You," Screamin' Jay Hawkins
I love you
I love you
I love you anyhow
I don't care if you don't want me
I'm yours right now
I put a spell on you
Because you're mine
10. "I Want To Come Over," Melissa Etheridge
I know you're home
You left your light on
You know I'm here
The night is thin
I know you're alone
I watched the car leave
Your lover is gone
Let me in
11. "Escape," Enrique Iglasias
If you feel like leaving
I'm not going to
Beg you to stay
Soon you'll be finding
You can run
You can hide
But you can't
Escape my love
12. "If You Leave Me, Can I Come Too?," Mental As Anything
If you leave me can I come too?
We can always stay
But if you leave me can I come too?
And if you go can I come too?
13. "Throw Your Arms Around Me," Hunters & Collectors
I dreamed of you at night time
And I watched you in your sleep
I met you in high places
I touched your head and touched your feet
So if you dissapear out of view
You know, I will never say goodbye
14. "Invisible " Clay Aiken
Whatcha' doin' tonight?
I wish I could be a fly on your wall
Are you really alone?
Who's stealing your dreams?
Why can't I bring you into my life?
What would it take to make you see that I'm alive?
If I was invisible
Then I could just watch you in your room
If I was invincible
I'd make you mine tonight
15. "(Crazy for You But) Not That Crazy " The Magnetic Fields
I pretended you were Jesus you were just dying to save me
I stood beneath your window with my ukelele
I made a yard a playground just in case we had a baby
Now I'm crazy for you but not that crazy
16. "A Good Idea," Sugar
That's a good idea she said she said
I wanna feel you in the water
With your hands on my head
Push you down into the water
She said she said
17. "Crash Into Me," Dave Matthews Band
Oh I watch you there
Through the window
And I stare at you
You wear nothing but you
Wear it so well
Tied up and twisted
The way I'd like to be
For you, for me, come crash
Into me
18. "I Drove All Night," Cyndi Lauper/Roy Orbison
I drove all night
To get to you
Is that all right
I drove all night
Crept in your room
Woke you from your sleep
To make love to you
Is that all right
I drove all night
19. "Rid of Me" PJ Harvey
I'll tie your legs
Keep you against my chest
Oh, you're not rid of me
Yeah, you're not rid of me
20. "Just My Imagination," The Temptations
Each day through my window I watch her as she passes by
I say to myself you're such a lucky guy
To have a girl like her
Is truly a dream come true
Out of all of the fellows in the world
She belongs to you
But it was just my imagination
Running away with me
It was just my imagination
Running away with me
21. "Used to Love Her," Guns N' Roses
I used to love her but I had to kill her
I used to love her but I had to kill her
I had to put her
Six feet under
And I can still hear her complain
22. "Meet Me Halfway" Black Eyed Peas
I spent my time just thinkin thinkin thinkin bout you
Every single day yes I'm really missin' missin' you
And all those things we used to used to used to do
23. "Sonnet 116," William Shakespeare
...Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds
Or bends with the remover to remove
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