[Mick]

2000s White Stripes

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

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

Towards the end of my college years, around 1983, my then-girlfriend clued me in. I've never paid close attention to lyrics (except for Elton John, and I'll add him to my 70s list).

[Mick]

2000s White Stripes

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

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

Towards the end of my college years, around 1983, my then-girlfriend clued me in. I've never paid close attention to lyrics (except for Elton John, and I'll add him to my 70s list).