daslied Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 This topic may very well suck, but I am delirious from sleepiness. Hey, Halloween's coming, right? While listening to "Russians" by Sting this morning I started thinking about other songs that give me the willies. Some are because of lyrics and some are due solely to the overall sound of the song. I love each of these pieces, and for the most part they're incredibly beautiful songs. But for some reason they all wig me out. So, here's my list. Please feel free to add to it if you also get a little creeped out by music. The aforementioned "Russians" - not really topical anymore, but it scared the crap out of me when I was a kid during the Cold War. And, man are the lyrics brilliant. "You And I" by Jeff Buckley - came out after he drowned, and it sounds like he's singing underwater. "Song To The Siren" by Tim Buckley - must be the genes. The mythology behind it does the trick, and the background vocals sound just like what I imagine a banshee would sound like. "If It Be Your Will" by Leonard Cohen - it makes suicidal thoughts seem very comfortable. This is what I imagine "peaceful death" to sound like. "Long Long Long" by The Beatles - religious imagery generally freaks me out a little bit, and the wailing at the end puts me over the edge. "Oh My Love" by John Lennon - I'm not really sure why; it just makes me uneasy. "In The Hall Of The Mountain King" by Edvard Grieg - scared the sh*t out of me when I was little, and still does. When I was about 3 or 4 I would put this record on and then run from it. But I always came back and played it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Hotel California Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Good topic Daslied Here are some creepy songs recommended for a movie, and here is a topic on creepy, spine tingling tunes. The kind of songs that 'creep' me out are the ones (usually by young men or slightly creepy "wannabe" youngster old guys) who sing about the 'sweet freaky lovin' they 'gonna give ya all nite long' if you'll only be 'their girl'. Yuk! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Jane 61 Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 Tubular Bells from the Exorcist...Just hearing the song takes me back to seeing the movie and I get chills!! Too creepy for me! And Aqua Lung...Jethro Tull..something weird about that song... I have to tune it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 I can tell you what creeped out my mother musically. Whenever she heard me playing Dazed and Confused...just the odd guitar sounds drove her nuts. She's knock on my door yelling, "What IS that stuff you are listening to in there?". Something spooky and devilish, she thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 I have always thought "I Want You" by Elvis Costello was a little creepy, but I suppose it is supposed to be. Oh my baby baby I love you more than I can tell I don't think I can live without you And I know that I never will Oh my baby baby I want you so it scares me to death I can't say anymore than "I love you" Everything else is a waste of breath I want you You've had your fun you don't get well no more I want you Your fingernails go dragging down the wall Be careful darling you might fall I want you I woke up and one of us was crying I want you You said "Young man I do believe you're dying" I want you If you need a second opinion as you seem to do these days I want you You can look in my eyes and you can count the ways I want you Did you mean to tell me but seem to forget I want you Since when were you so generous and inarticulate I want you It's the stupid details that my heart is breaking for It's the way your shoulders shake and what they're shaking for I want you it's knowing that he knows you now after only guessing It's the thought of him undressing you or you undressing I want you He tossed some tattered compliment your way I want you And you were fool enough to love it when he said "I want you" I want you The truth can't hurt you it's just like the dark It scares you witless But in time you see things clear and stark I want you Go on and hurt me then we'll let it drop I want you I'm afraid I won't know where to stop I want you I'm not ashamed to say I cried for you I want you I want to know the things you did that we do too I want you I want to hear he pleases you more than I do I want you I might as well be useless for all it means to you I want you Did you call his name out as he held you down I want you Oh no my darling not with that clown I want you I want you You've had your fun you don't get well no more I want you No-one who wants you could want you more I want you I want you I want you Every night when I go off to bed and when I wake up I want you I'm going to say it once again 'til I instill it I know I'm going to feel this way until you kill it I want you I want you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Posted October 7, 2005 Report Share Posted October 7, 2005 ^^ I love that song! I think that "This House Is Haunted" by Alice Cooper is quite creepy... I was sitting in my room, dark and gray and crying Someone in my life I fear was at the point of dying A cold wind blew right up my spine, it was the break of dawn A little voice went deep inside told me she was gone Oh...This house is haunted Oh...That's how I want it to be Oh...This house is haunted You can always stay here with me... No more singing, no more laughing, no more sunny days She left and took the colors with her, buried in her grave This is where we climbed the tower, this is where she fell Then when her young heart stopped beating, I went to hell Oh...This house is haunted Oh...Ha.... Oh...This house is haunted Ho...Oh... You float through the living room, I watch my TV I feel you sit down on the couch right here next to me Then I feel your lips touch mine just like we used to do I'm so happy all alone being here with you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jman14141414 Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Maxwell's Silver Hammer-The Beatles It's not that it's creepy, it's just that the song is wayyyy too upbeat to be about a serial killer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Alice Cooper - "Dead Babies".....'nuff said. (It's creepy, but I love it.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanTurtle Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 The end of Inna-Gadda-Da-Vidda(the part at the tail end of the drum solo with the crazy screeching noise). and the really bizzare part of Whole Lotta Love By Led Zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 The End by The Doors really, really creeps me out. I like it, but it scares me. A lot of stuff by the doors also makes me feel a bit creeped out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 the beginning of a moody blues song....sounds evil, I cant think of the song....help me out guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 (edited) "Bela Lugosi's Dead " -- Bauhaus "L.A. Woman" --The Doors "Bodies" --The Sex Pistols "Girlfriend In A Coma" -- The Smiths "Shining, Happy People " --R.E.M. ( Never fails to make me angry , for some reason ) Edited October 8, 2005 by Guest Additions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisible_r Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 I can only think of nick cave, like "deanna" and "where the wild roses grow", they don't actually scare me, but the lyrics are quite disturbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katie_sane Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Nick Cave weirds me out too Rachel! The video to 'One' by Metallica creeps me out. I love, love, love the song and the subject matter is great but the images they show in the video are very scary. That torso lying in bed with a mask over his face.... 'Fade To Black' is another Metallica song that frightens me a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 Just about any Marilyn Manson video/song ... Oh , and those Slipknot guys as well . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Posted October 8, 2005 Report Share Posted October 8, 2005 The End by The Doors really, really creeps me out. I like it, but it scares me. A lot of stuff by the doors also makes me feel a bit creeped out. Me too Katie... so does Crystal Ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody_home Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 That Genesis song "Mama", especially when he does that creepy laugh (hehe he). Isn't it about some guy stalking a prostitute? And it has that repetitive drum track that give it a very industial-like mood. Also "Sober" by Tool, after I first saw the claymation video for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 I found the video for 'Stinkfist' a lot creepier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nobody_home Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Don't remember the video for that one. I'll have to download it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Anyone ever hear anything by Barry Manilow? Ewwwwwwwww. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazooka Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 I'm outed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Anyone ever hear anything by Barry Manilow? Ewwwwwwwww. On purpose? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_jr_ Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Alice Cooper - "Dead Babies".....'nuff said. (It's creepy, but I love it.) I'm right with you on this one, Sammy. Let's not forget "I Love The Dead", as well. Wonderfuly creepy. The Coop has a deliciously twisted sense of humor. "I love the dead before they're cold They're bluing flesh for me to hold Cadaver eyes upon me see nothing I love the dead before they rise No farewells, no goodbyes I never knew your rotting face While friends and lovers mourn your silly grave I have other uses for you, Darling " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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