For V Day

For a while, I have been thinking about how our consciousness has shifted when it comes to unrequited love/lust/attraction and the actions it may cause.

For instance, let's consider the word stalker. Remember when someone who monitored your movements in order to "casually" run into you somewhere or leave a note on your car was an admirer. Now, he or she is a stalker. Technically, of course, the person may be considered a stalker, but we didn't ALWAYS think that was creepy. It could be cute. It could be annoying. But we didn't necessarily fear for our lives when someone left us an overly friendly note.

Is there no room for the secret admirer?

To be sure there are stalkers and there always were stalkers. In part our romantic view of the phenomenon is what caused law enforcement to be so slow to act in too many cases, thus, perhaps causing the pendulum to swing in the opposite direction.

On my long rides to Gallup, I listen to the iPod and I have time to ponder the lyrics of songs. It is fascinating just how many songs could be construed as STALKER SONGS. I am putting just a few in here to ruin your Valentine's Day -- or to help you feel righteously vindicated for not celebrating the Hallmark holiday.



Here's another ... what's most interesting to me is that they are all sweet, loving and then there is some piece of them that turns toward objectionable. I find this in most love songs... perhaps it is just the bitterness taking over. But pretty melodies cannot hide the STALKER tendencies in some of these songs.

What do you think?? [I mean besides the odd not matching actions with sound of the last video -- but it is eerily creepy, so it fits, too.]

Happy Valentine's Day