fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: Aug 23, 2011 - 10:08 | |
kurtster wrote: Yep, the stalker even sued for a writing credit. He commited suicide before the case ever went to trial. A 10 regardless. http://www.faqs.org/lyrics/Sarah-McLachlan-Possession.html That puts another slant on the lyrics. Until reading that I'd assumed that it was a love song from her to another she adored, though I still think it works as that as well. As the page you quote above says: Despite the dark inspiration behind the lyrics, many fans have embraced ``Possession'' as a love song coming from the perspective of a female that truly wants to claim the object of her desire. Words written from the perspective of an obsessed male stalker can apparently be seen as passionate when sung from a woman to a male. To which I'd have to agree. If a woman felt this about me (fat chance!) I'd see it as passionate, but also somewhat disturbing. I suppose there's a thin line between infatuation and obsession... |
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westslope
(BC coast) | | Posted: Aug 06, 2011 - 03:51 | |
Rooney wrote: One of Sarah's best....
Agreed. 10 |
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Jazbo
(Beautiful Valparaiso IN.) | | Posted: Jul 18, 2011 - 11:05 | |
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MoM$CooKin
(AnAlteredState) | | Posted: Jun 21, 2011 - 11:00 | |
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Rooney
(Near Paradise) | | Posted: Jun 16, 2011 - 18:35 | |
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kramfarcus
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If you like this song check out the live version. You can feel the energy and it has a nice outro that is missing from the studio version.
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Rooney
(Near Paradise) | | Posted: Jun 16, 2011 - 18:35 | |
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fredriley
(Nottingham, UK) | | Posted: May 16, 2011 - 04:18 | |
Stingray wrote:I want to "love" some beautiful female...
aaaaahhh....
If you want to achieve that ambition, here's a tip: be less aggressive. This song and singer really get me there - full of real passion. 8 from the Nottingham jury. |
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gillespp
(Portland, OR) | | Posted: May 03, 2011 - 13:42 | |
On_The_Beach wrote: And this one, which is the BEST: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UgPeBjHIjE |
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DD rabbi_phil
(beach) | | Posted: Apr 01, 2011 - 22:09 | |
"Oh into the sea of waking dreams I follow without pride nothing stands between us here and I won't be denied." Damn thats good. |
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Tamster
(31) | | Posted: Mar 18, 2011 - 18:13 | |
Amazing voice, saw her in TO with Blue Rodeo, I could have Alzheimer and never forget it..........my hub met her in TO airport and said she was sweet but her ex was a dink............hmmmmmm
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gabrielle7nt
(finally over the hump) | | Posted: Mar 18, 2011 - 18:10 | |
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unclehud
(300 feet above the planet) | | Posted: Feb 15, 2011 - 09:29 | |
Why does this song raise goosebumps? Oh yeah, that's why.
Fumbling towards ecstasy, indeed.
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krysthal
(Toronto, Canada) | | Posted: Jan 24, 2011 - 12:36 | |
Thanks for playing one of my favorite artists. All tracks on Fumbling Towards Ecstasy are outstanding.... her best album IMHO.
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Stingray
(EUROPE) | | Posted: Jan 15, 2011 - 03:11 | |
I want to "love" some beautiful female...
aaaaahhh....
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chyk5
(Florida) | | Posted: Jan 10, 2011 - 12:10 | |
bokey wrote:
And if only those words were used anywhere in this song it's possible your comment would have been only 99% pointless.
You are correct in that I interpreted that particular lyric incorrectly although I still agree with the original post to which I commented and do like her work as a whole. As an aside, it's always entertaining to read banal comments masked, unsuccessfully, as biting humor. |
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kurtster
(sometimes the statue and sometimes the pigeon) | | Posted: Dec 28, 2010 - 21:05 | |
Mandible wrote:
I saw her perform this on Storytellers. She said it's based on a stalker she had and lyrics are taken from the creepy letters he wrote to her.
Yep, the stalker even sued for a writing credit. He commited suicide before the case ever went to trial. A 10 regardless. http://www.faqs.org/lyrics/Sarah-McLachlan-Possession.html |
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Hannio
(Austin, TX) | | Posted: Nov 22, 2010 - 11:00 | |
westslope wrote:Classy. Are you an American ex-pat? Right. Because only Americans talk like that. |
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selima_sarah
| | Posted: Nov 18, 2010 - 01:23 | |
Stingray wrote:Her best song!
Unbelievable memories!
Also therefore a "9"!
i think her duet with Joni Mitchell (Blue) is even better |
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SmileOnADog
(Arizona) | | Posted: Oct 26, 2010 - 12:04 | |
Mind if we fumble along, oh goddess of the alt-pop divas?  |
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kramfarcus
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The live version of this song is excellent, nice outro to a great song.
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Danimal174
(Upstate South Carolina) | | Posted: Oct 26, 2010 - 11:55 | |
Tori followed by Sarah. Two of my favorite artists of the 90's, back to back. Keep it up, Bill!  |
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nalle
(Malmo, Sweden) | | Posted: Oct 17, 2010 - 09:11 | |
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PA1749
(Jim Thorpe, PA) | | Posted: Oct 12, 2010 - 05:42 | |
Love, LOve, LOVe,LOVE her voice!
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Stingray
(EUROPE) | | Posted: Sep 15, 2010 - 14:47 | |
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Stingray
(EUROPE) | | Posted: Sep 05, 2010 - 14:32 | |
Cynaera wrote:For now, though, I'm muting this one. No offense.
But I feel offensed, anyway! Cynaera - "south of Neandertal" is where you write from, you say! You should sit write next to me, then. I am writing from just 25 miles south of (THE REAL) NEANDERTAL! Maybe that fact alone - and not the "real me" - is responsible for my (especially recently) "too-often-overboard" commentaries? I still believe I am a nice boy! SERIOUSLY! |
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Stingray
(EUROPE) | | Posted: Sep 05, 2010 - 14:28 | |
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Cynaera
(South of Neanderthal) | | Posted: Aug 23, 2010 - 19:27 | |
I confess - I am SO burned out on Sarah McLachlan! I'd love to not hear a single song of hers for a few months - well, and then I'd miss her voice and wish for something of hers....
For now, though, I'm muting this one. No offense.
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sugarbaby
(portland/hollywood) | | Posted: Aug 04, 2010 - 14:17 | |
I agree. Her best song by far..Thought she was going to continue her career with edgy material cause her voice is very distinctive..But she's played in the mainstream river of easy listening..
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Stingray
(EUROPE) | | Posted: Aug 04, 2010 - 14:10 | |
Her best song!
Unbelievable memories!
Also therefore a "9"!
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