I've posted many times about my love for Chad VanGaalen's music and my awe for his animated videos. Here's his latest, a video he animated for the song "Molten Light" off his new album Soft Airplane, out today on Sub Pop. (Go buy it!)
(Warning: The video features a nude monster-woman prominently throughout, so it may be a little NSFW depending on the standards of yourself & your coworkers.)
The beautifully sung variations on the chorus of "I'll find you and I'll kill you" reminded me of two other songs that feature jilted women and stalker-worthy lyrics.
First up is an old Fleetwood Mac song that was written in the 70's but made it to most people's ears when it was resurrected as part of Fleetwood Mac's reunion in the late 90's. Stevie Nicks wrote "Silver Springs" about Lindsey Buckingham when she was angry with him, knowing their relationship was over but reminding him he'd have to listen to her on the radio for the rest of his life. (She was right.)
"Time casts a spell on you, but you won't forget me
I know I could have loved you, but you would not let me
I'll follow you down til the sound of my voice will haunt you
You'll never get away from the sound of the woman that loves you"
The other song that sprang to mind was PJ Harvey's "Rid of Me" off her second album, released in 1993. Here's a live performance from 2001:
"I'll tie your legs
Keep you against my chest
Oh, you're not rid of me
Yeah, you're not rid of me
I'll make you lick my injuries
I'm gonna twist your head off, see
Till you say, don't you wish you never never met her?"
I don't mean to make light of stalking or threats here, but I do think it's far better for a person to express anger or bitterness through art, rather than taking any action in real life. (All the same, it is an odd feeling to find myself inadvertently singing along with Chad's "I'll find you and I'll kill you, I'll find you and I'll kill you"...)