With Apologies to Sir Paul

Some people want to fill the world
with creepy love songs
I look around me and I see it isn't so (oh, no)
I wanna fill the world
with creepy love songs.
What's wrong with that.....

Death Cab for Cutie has without a doubt one of the creepiest stalker-songs out ever, I Will Possess Your Heart. Freaky-deaky. Scary creepy.

But, it's a cool song, which got me thinking about other creepy songs that we LOVE to sing!

Every Breath you Take (the Police) is the obvious one (and, no, I don't know why people play that at their weddings. Lyrics matter, people, figure 'em out), but there are others. I always got kinda creeped out by Obsession (by Animotion). A Man Needs A Maid (Neil Young) is just mysogynistic, but in it's defense it's not touted as a love song. The One I Love (REM) is not creepy, but it's another one that really is NOT a love song, if you listen to it.

So why do we do this? Does a good melody and a kickin' beat REALLY trump the words? Does music evoke such an emotional response that we just ignore the creep factor? What's up with us?

Dunno. Maybe there's a shrink out there who can clear this up....

What have I missed? What songs do YOU sing, and then cringe at?