At the time, much like sexual harrassment, stalking was not on the radar screen. Someone wanting to meet a hot looking guy or girl was...and still is. This was/is not a sinister song. It's an upbeat song someone would sing when he's lusting after someone and wants to be a part of her life.
@TurnMeOn Yes, this song is about stalking. Debbie Harry, who wrote the lyrics, said so herself. The song was inspired by real events. She told Entertainment Weekly: "I was actually stalked by a nutjob, so it came out of a not-so-friendly personal event. I tried to inject a little levity into it to make it more lighthearted. It was a survival mechanism." So the upbeat catchiness of the song was was a bit of irony used to provide contrast and balance to the song's sinister undertones.
@TurnMeOn Yes, this song is about stalking. Debbie Harry, who wrote the lyrics, said so herself. The song was inspired by real events. She told Entertainment Weekly: "I was actually stalked by a nutjob, so it came out of a not-so-friendly personal event. I tried to inject a little levity into it to make it more lighthearted. It was a survival mechanism." So the upbeat catchiness of the song was was a bit of irony used to provide contrast and balance to the song's sinister undertones.
At the time, much like sexual harrassment, stalking was not on the radar screen. Someone wanting to meet a hot looking guy or girl was...and still is. This was/is not a sinister song. It's an upbeat song someone would sing when he's lusting after someone and wants to be a part of her life.
@TurnMeOn Yes, this song is about stalking. Debbie Harry, who wrote the lyrics, said so herself. The song was inspired by real events. She told Entertainment Weekly: "I was actually stalked by a nutjob, so it came out of a not-so-friendly personal event. I tried to inject a little levity into it to make it more lighthearted. It was a survival mechanism." So the upbeat catchiness of the song was was a bit of irony used to provide contrast and balance to the song's sinister undertones.
@TurnMeOn Yes, this song is about stalking. Debbie Harry, who wrote the lyrics, said so herself. The song was inspired by real events. She told Entertainment Weekly: "I was actually stalked by a nutjob, so it came out of a not-so-friendly personal event. I tried to inject a little levity into it to make it more lighthearted. It was a survival mechanism." So the upbeat catchiness of the song was was a bit of irony used to provide contrast and balance to the song's sinister undertones.