The Obsession Duet

[Florentina Holcombe]

Andglorious Dmitri Hvorostovsky? A heart-stoppingly beautiful baritone, whose presence and power are unmatched, and who brings emotional richness and captivating charm to every role. Dima, we love you!

In a world filled with tragedy and loss, it is a great gift to find joy in the Beauty of something so well done, and so passionately. I thought of scribbling my thoughts here, as I continue to journey into this wonderful world, even if no one else were to read them.

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"Obsession" is a 1983 song by Holly Knight and Michael Des Barres, covered in 1984 by American synth-pop band Animotion. The song hit number six in the United States, and number five in the United Kingdom in June 1985, helped by a distinctive video that MTV played frequently. "Obsession" also hit the top 40 on the US dance chart, twice: once in 1984 (the single reached No. 35 the week ending November 24);[4] then in 1986, as a double-sided hit, along with the track "I Engineer".

Co-writer Michael Des Barres was recovering from a heroin addiction in 1983, so "Obsession" was a familiar word to him. But although drugs were familiar territory to him, he wanted to write about something that would appeal to a much wider audience, like love. The line, "Like a butterfly, a wild butterfly, I will collect you and capture you" was inspired by The Collector, a film Des Barres had watched about a man who kidnapped a beautiful woman. Co-writer Holly Knight would often practice or write riffs on the bass E-string of her guitar, which spawned the bass rhythm of "Obsession".[5]

"Obsession" was originally written and recorded as a duet by songwriter Holly Knight and musician Michael Des Barres in 1983. This version was played in the 1983 film A Night in Heaven, during a scene in which Christopher Atkins bumps and grinds in Lesley Ann Warren's face in sync with the rhythm of the song. The song was featured on the film's soundtrack and was also featured in the theatrical trailer to the 1986 film 9 Weeks, starring Mickey Rourke and Kim Basinger.[6]

The Los Angeles-based synthpop band Animotion recorded a version of the tune for their self-titled debut album, released in 1984. This version became a success, and it remains Animotion's biggest hit.

Animotion's version is featured in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City on the fictional in-game new wave radio station "Wave 103" as well as in a Strip Club in the game called "The Pole Position Club". [citation needed] It has also been used as the theme song for World Wrestling Federation's Saturday Night's Main Event (aired on NBC as the introduction theme from May 1985 - Jan 1988) and FashionTelevisionChannel, as well as MTV's House of Style.[citation needed] The song has been used as the opening theme for the internationally syndicated Canadian program FT - FashionTelevision since it premiered in 1986. The Animotion version was also featured in 1985 episodes of the daytime soap operas Days Of Our Lives and Guiding Light. It also featured in the 2016 video game Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare as a part of the soundtrack to the zombies mode map "Zombies in Spaceland".

It was also featured prominently in the 2018 Australian film The Second, the first feature film ever produced by an Australian streaming service (Stan). The movie, about a troubling incident in the past of a successful novelist, used the song throughout to highlight the themes of jealousy, envy, and most obviously obsession.

English girl group Sugababes covered "Obsession" for their fourth studio album Taller in More Ways (2005). Group member Heidi Range initially recorded it as a demo with Ashley Hamilton, although the Sugababes later decided to record it as a group. It was produced by Dallas Austin, one of the album's primary producers. The cover is similar to the original and had a polarizing effect on critics; some criticised it as mediocre, while others called it one of the album's standout tracks. The Sugababes performed it on their tours in support of Taller in More Ways and Overloaded: The Singles Collection (2006).

The Sugababes' cover of "Obsession" had a polarizing effect on critics. Harry Rubenstein of The Jerusalem Post felt that the group added nothing new to the track and instead stuck to a "straight up" cover, which he considered disappointing.[39] Nick Southall of Stylus Magazine regarded it as a "pleasant but unspectacular cover".[40] A journalist from The Scotsman considered it a "less engaging non-song" and criticized the group's decision to cover it.[41] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian felt that the Sugababes' version "sands off the edges rather than amps up the lunacy", and concluded: "what's left is like 1980s night at karaoke".[42] On the positive side, BBC's Talia Kraines named it the album's standout pop track.[35] Similarly, Peter Robinson of The Observer described the "spirited gambol" as one of the album's highlights.[43] Anna Britten from Yahoo! Music thought that the cover was even better than the original, and appreciated the "gorgeous, perfumed menace on the song's subject" which she felt resembled Sin City's "gun-toting Valkyrie-hookers".[44] Simon Price of The Independent praised the song as "instant pop",[37] and a writer from The Liverpool Daily Post & Echo considered it a "brilliantly seductive reworking" of the original.[45]

"Obsession" was included in the set list for the Sugababes' tour supporting Taller in More Ways.[46] It was one of three tracks from the album that was not released as a single to be performed on the tour.[46] Gurdip Thandi of Birmingham Mail regarded the song's performance at the NIA Academy as "polished".[47] "Obsession" was also included in the set list for their 2007 tour in support of Overloaded: The Singles Collection, the group's 2006 greatest hits album.[48]

My guardian angel is a devil in disguise.

He hates me. He protects me.

He watches me.

My stalker is obsessed with keeping me safe. He calls me his prettiest debt.

An assassin in the notorious Bullet gang, he uses his empire to control my life. Everything I know is a lie.

What started as a debt turned into something more. What started as regret turned into obsession.

Ambition is his muse and I am his conscience. Our past may bind us together, but his enemies will tear us apart.

My guardian angel is a devil in disguise.

He hates me. He protects me.

And I think I love him.

The Obsession Song is like a love song written by a Stalker with a Crush or a Yandere. Most examples simply involve obsessive love with heavy overtones of stalking and possessiveness, but some take it to such extreme lengths that it sounds like the singer is planning on raping you, killing you, and keeping your corpse under their bed.

The Obsession Song falls into two basic varieties, although many have elements of both: Passive - "I belong to you. My entire life revolves around you even if you don't know that I exist and I would do absolutely anything to make you happy even if you treat me like dirt. Please notice me, or I'll probably kill myself." Aggressive - "You belong to me. You will be mine, whether you like it or not. And I'll kill anybody who so much as looks at you, or you if you so much as look at anyone else."

Many Obsession Songs are mistaken for love songs, especially when they have Lyrical Dissonance, and sometimes even end up being played at weddings. Conversely, some love songs with nothing but innocent intentions can unintentionally end up as Obsession Songs.

Live-Action TV Spike's solo "Rest In Peace" from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Musical Episode qualifies. Although certain (pre-ensouling) Spike/Buffy shippers seem to not quite get this.

Video Games Children of the Monkey Machine and Dani took the Final Fantasy VIII love song Eyes On Me and remixed it into Obsession. River City Girls: "The Hunt" which seems to be about hunting someone: One moment, and you're gone.But I'll find you before too long.Can you feel me coming,like a heart beating time,keep on moving, hunting until you're mine.

Western Animation In The Amazing World of Gumball episode "The Fan", Gumball and Darwin are shocked after watching a video from their obsessive classmate Sarah where she sings a song about how she's been stalking them for a while and expects one of them to be her eventual husband.For a very long timeI've watched you from afarHunched in your closetOr strapped beneath your car

Live-Action TV The song "Feeling Kinda Naughty" from the show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. It's about Rachel's obsession with Valencia, the girlfriend of her ex-boyfriend:I wanna kill you and wear your skin like a dress,But then also have you see me in the dress,And be like "OMG you look so cute in my skin!"

Anime and Manga "I Want Someone To Love" from Sailor Moon is a more lighthearted example, made a little less lighthearted when you hear how much it sounds like Peek-a-Boo by Siouxsie and the Banshees. Here are links to both: Want Someone To Love and Peek-a-Boo "Your Silver Garden" From Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie: Rebellion HAS to qualify.

Live-Action TV Interview with the Vampire (2022): Daniel Hart's "Come to Me" with Sam Reid as the vocalist contains a few verses which reflect how besotted Lestat de Lioncourt is with Louis de Pointe du Lac. The Title Drop occurs ten times in the lyrics, and it's a Call-Back to the pilot where Lestat (who was in full-blown Stalker with a Crush mode) psychically called out to Louis "Come to me/Viens moi" repeatedly, paying no heed to the latter's insistence that he be left alone.Come to meI get intoxicated by the very air of youCome to meI'm so infatuated with the grand affair of you Stephen Colbert did one on his show, "Charlene (I'm Right Behind You)" (also the shortest free downloadable track in Rock Band). He also made a comment that would be a nice quote for this trope. It went something like, "By the way, Charlene, technically this doesn't violate the restraining order."

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