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2000s White Stripes

Liked The Police until I learned that Every Breath You Take was a stalker song.

I like the White Stripes as well, but the OP (you!) limited the question to the 60’s to 90’s.

Just curious how long it took you to realize that Every Breath You Take was a stalker song.  The lyrics are not exactly subtle.  The question is what Sting’s reason in writing it that way was; he’s known to have acknowledged “it’s a nasty little song, really rather evil … about a jealousy and surveillance and ownership”, so I don’t think he ever meant it as a love song.

Interesting that it gets played at weddings.

https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/...-weddings/

What many declare as a nice romantic ballad is really a song from a stalker to his target. It’s not romantic, it’s down right disturbing and it’s not just me who thinks this. Sting wrote the song and had this to say:“One couple told me ‘Oh we love that song; it was the main song played at our wedding!’ I thought, ‘Well, good luck.’

One other band I forgot, but have only recently gotten an appreciation for from the 90’s (extending into the 2000’s and beyond): Tool

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[BostonCard]

2000s White Stripes

Liked The Police until I learned that Every Breath You Take was a stalker song.

I like the White Stripes as well, but the OP (you!) limited the question to the 60’s to 90’s.

Just curious how long it took you to realize that Every Breath You Take was a stalker song.  The lyrics are not exactly subtle.  The question is what Sting’s reason in writing it that way was; he’s known to have acknowledged “it’s a nasty little song, really rather evil … about a jealousy and surveillance and ownership”, so I don’t think he ever meant it as a love song.

Interesting that it gets played at weddings.

https://www.ajournalofmusicalthings.com/...-weddings/

What many declare as a nice romantic ballad is really a song from a stalker to his target. It’s not romantic, it’s down right disturbing and it’s not just me who thinks this. Sting wrote the song and had this to say:“One couple told me ‘Oh we love that song; it was the main song played at our wedding!’ I thought, ‘Well, good luck.’

One other band I forgot, but have only recently gotten an appreciation for from the 90’s (extending into the 2000’s and beyond): Tool

BC