Are there any songs/pieces of music that give you the creeps?

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The War of The Worlds soundtrack scares the hell out of me. The Red Weed from that was used during my music exam in High School and I came close to having a panic attack as it had such an effect upon me.

Likewise I had no idea that Forever Autumn was used in WOTW but the first time I heard it, it really spooked me.

Another song that makes me feel strange is Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm by Crash Test Dummies. I don't know why but there's something sinister about it.

Does anyone else experience this effect with certain songs?

Always have to turn this off.

Diane - Therapy? makes me shudder and has done since I was 15. Great song but oh my god.

Hey little girl, wanna go for a ride?
There's room and my wagon is parked right outside
We can cruise down Robert Street all night long
But I think I'll just rape you and kill you instead

This and anything tubular bells, ever since I saw a The Exorcist from behind my closed hands.

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Haunted dancehall is so chilling. I only discovered it after reading it's what all the radio stations will play when the queen dies.

This. Gives me a pit in my stomach.

The Twin Peaks theme tune does it for me!

Moonlight Sonata always sends a chill down my spine.

I Gotcha by Jimmy Barnes. The lyrics and his voice makes it sound very aggressive like he is forcing a woman to perform acts on him and binding her, holding her and forcing himself upon her;

^Well you promised me today that you'd quit your boyfriend
I'd be the next one to ease on in
You promised me it'd be just us two yeah
I'd be the only man kissin' on you listen
Now kiss me hold it a long time
Hold it don't turn me loose now
Hold it a little bit longer now
Hold it see'mon hold it see'mon hold it see'mon hold it see'mon hold it see'mon
Give me what you promised now give it up ooh huh ooh
Yeah yeah I gotcha
You made me a promise and you better stick to it
You shouldn't have promised if you wasn't gonna do it
You saw me and ran in another direction
I'll teach you to play with my affection
Now here you never should have promised me
Give it here (no) don't hold back now
Give it here don't say nothing just
Give it here^

The lyrics of
I drove all night by Roy Orbison
Living doll by cliff Richard
Blurred lines- can’t remember who sang this

Weird creepy /rape-y lyrics

Jolene by Dolly Parton just gives me the rage - leave the pair of them to it dolly

I saw The Exorcist when I was at college in Hertfordshire in the early 70s. We were lodging with a family. The teenaged son put his latest purchase on the record player and the horrific rasping sound that accompanies the child's reponse to her exorcism brought the whole shocking scene back to me. I then found out it was Tubular Bells - hated it then, can't stand hearing it now.

Somebody that I used to know

Gives me the creeps. Just the way he sings it. My nephew likes it so that took the edge off a little bit but the angst ridden way he sings it. No thanks.

This freaks me the fuck out (but I love it)

I think my parents had the album when I was a child and then I didn't hear it for about 20 years. When I came across it accidentally it made my hair stand on end, and still does.

It is a Tubular Bells one - funny so many others have found this freaky. All of the album is fucking weird, but this in particular messes with my head. There must be something about it?

Tubular bells was in The exorcist that I watched far too young. So yeah that!

Also the whole album Memory of Trees by Enya. But honestly :( I think it was because Enya was always playing at my cousin's house and I was often scared there because her dad was scary (abusive, in hindsight).

Pax Deorum is the scariest though! So sinister!

Someone else mentioned Eminem, I can't listen to any Eminem at all, I find the frantic tone he adopts in a lot of his songs immediately triggers memories of my ex who was very shouty/verbally abusive.

Nick cave and Kylie had a song out Years ago I can't remember what it was called but it gave me the heebie geebies I hated it!

God I'm reading through and I've thought of another one.

This thread is apparently therapeutic

When I left my abusive ex, I was only 21, single mum, hoped I'd done the right thing but found the hardest thing was how much I knew I'd hurt him he was also threatening suicide which really freaked me out even though I knew it was a power play. I didn't want to be with him, but I didn't want him to be dead!

Anyway there was a song in the charts at the time. "Beat Again" by some crappy boyband. It was fucking awful but because it was "romantic" it was played everywhere at the time and it made me feel so horrifically guilty! I knew (thanks MN Relationships!) that it was a load of emotionally manipulative horseshit but I couldn't cope with hearing it all the same. These are the lyrics:

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Damn, the doctor's just finished telling me there's no time
Losing you could be the end of me and that I
Should do the things, that I wanna do, how could I?
Without you, without you, ooh, ooh

Cause you're the only one I let in
Tell me how to stop this feeling spreading
I'm hoping somehow that you know, ooh, ohh

Let's just get back together
We should have never broke up
They're telling me
That my heart won't beat again
We should've stayed together
Cause when you left me it stopped
They're telling me
My heart won't beat again

Won't beat again
It's killing me
Hey, hey, hey

If I died, yeah would you come to my funeral
Would you cry?
Would you feel some regret that we didn't try?
Or would you fall apart the same as I, I, I, I
Oh and would it always haunt you baby?
That you missed your chance to save me
Cause you know it's not too late
Hey, hey, hey

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I mean, JFC!

I feel the same about a lot of Bruno Mars' songs as well BTW but at least they weren't saying "Your ex is going to die and it's your fault".

Honourable Bruno Mars creepy song mentions:

Locked out of Heaven, aka "I enjoy sex with you therefore I am entitled to have access to it at all times, you are a frigid bitch for denying me"
Grenade, aka "I make grand meaningless gestures and am pissed off you don't give me whatever I want in return"
Just The Way You Are, aka "Women's only value is in their looks"

Ugh I hate that whiny voiced wanker.

My first boyfriend held me down and sexually assaulted me while Pure by the Lightening Seeds was playing, so not been able to tolerate that song since. I’ve never told anyone about it but it feels cathartic to put it out there, even to strangers on the internet.

Ugh I hate that whiny voiced wanker

Glad it's not just me/my DH ! (Best song by a squeaky toy - all of them)

The song, 'F - you' was playing as I was making several attempts to get on a doctor's case load when we were living oversea. The song means nothing, it just happened to be on the radio at the time.

Don't like the whiny voiced fucker, regardless.

The Special Years sung (back in the day) by Val Doonican

From pigtails to wedding veils
From pinafores to lace
And in between are the special years
Time never can erase
From play toys to college boys
From little girl to wife
And in between are the special years
You remember all of your life
The special years are filled With sweet promises and pain
But love will never taste Quite so wonderful again
So slow up, don't rush to grow up
You'll be a woman before long
So stay awhile in the special years
Their magic will soon be gone
Just stay awhile in the special years
Their magic - will soon be gone...

My Mum used to sing it when I was getting ready to go out on a Saturday night when I was about 14/15. It used to make me feel so guilty about wanting to be 'grown up'. But, I also understood it from her point of view as well. I was her little girl, her baby and I was growing up so fast and it wouldn't be long before I moved out of home.

God, it's bringing tears to my eyes even now.

House of the Rising Sun as well, something about it gives me a feeling of dispair in the pit of my stomach.

I also can't listen to Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding, that makes me feel so depressed, I have to turn it off.

I also can't stand Crazy by Knarles Barkley... Something about that squarking that drives me mad

There's a song from one of the Final Destination films that pops up on the radio in the film. I'm not sure of the title or artist but I remember it saying "there is someone walking behind you." Its always made me feel weird. Same as Jeepers Creepers.