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Paranoid 80s Songs
Nov 15, 2005 | 9:55AM

Yesterday's post about Men at Work's "Who Can It Be Now?" ("Is it the man, come to take me away?") got me thinking about other paranoid 80s songs.  There's Rockwell featuring Michael Jackson in "Somebody's Watching Me" ("I always feel like somebody's watching me... Can the people on TV see me, or am I just paranoid?")  There's Chicago, in "Look Away" ("Don't look at me. I don't want you to see me.")  Will Smith, as the Fresh Prince, was a bit paranoid about a guy named Freddie, in "Nightmare on my Street" late in the 80s.

Michael Jackson continued to be somewhat paranoid in Billie Jean ("The kid is not my son!"). Tears for Fears was convinced that "Everybody Wants to Rule the World," presumably at SOMEONE'S expense.  Queen and David Bowie felt "Under Pressure."  And Billy Joel was convinced that some unknown person or persons had started a fire, and that the dang thing was still burnin'.

And of course, there are a few 80s songs that give one cause to BE paranoid ("Every breath you take ... I'll be watching you," sang the Police, creepily.)

So -- what paranoid 80s songs have I missed?

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November 18, 2005 @ 9:46AM
 

off the top of my head, i've got "Private Eyes," by Hall & Oates, maybe "I Ran," Flock of Seagulls... "Psycho Killer" from the Talking Heads... or was that in the 70's?
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