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Uncertain Creepiest Songs

By catdynamics on May 21, 2008.

Chad has one of those lazy blog polls which he is so good at, asking for the "creepiest songs" - the comment thread is an interesting read

So here are some youtube videos of some of my candidates - do not click if you are easily disturbed

The Jam - Down in the Tube Station at Midnight

The last verse is particularly disturbing, I don't know how many people have caught all the implications in it

Rhoda Daka and the Specials - The Boiler

This is not the most melodic song ever, but it is the only song that I have been ordered to turn off as a matter of urgency when it came up on a mix tape.
It just gets worse - the end may be truly disturbing for some people.

and finally

The Police - Don't Stand So Close to Me

Embedding is disabled - link is to the original video.
Remember that Sting was a teacher before his music career took off.
The song came out while I was a teenager in school.

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About half the stuff on Peter Gabriel's third album, but if I had to pick two:

"Intruder" -written from the perspective of a man in the midst of a home invasion and the various unwholesome thrills he gets from the activity.

"Family Snapshot" -written form the perspective of an assassin, with a lot of Kennedy imagery.

By Jason Failes (not verified) on 22 May 2008 #permalink

"Family Snapshot" -written form the perspective of an assassin, with a lot of Kennedy imagery.

It was actually inspired by the guy (Arthur Bremer) who shot George Wallace. No less creepy for that; perhaps even more so, since the guy was totally obsessed with how this would make him famous.