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Psycho Stalker Songs
An interesting lyrical theme. Here is a beautifully poetic, elaborate stalker's fantasy from Camper Van Beethoven's 1990 allbum Key Lime Pie (one of my inexplicably favorite albums).
Moving into... darker material, Queensryche's "creepiest song ever" Close To You from 1986's Rage For Order, which was outstandingly progressive for heavy bands of that era.
But wait! As part of Geoff Tate's "alien influences" on Queensryche's music, the song Close To You is actually a cover from Lisa Dalbello's 1984 album Whomanfoursays (I just learned this today).
If, like me, you always loved the Queensryche version, hearing the original is pretty stunning. It is amazing how they managed to maintain the integrity of the song while making it a great deal heavier. Geoff Tate is perfectly suited for covering a female vocalist!
Post your favorite creepy stalker songs here. I am interested in what has been done with this subject, musically.
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Last edited by Flint; 09-21-2010 at 10:02 PM.
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