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Some songs simply have the ability to crawl under your skin and stay there. This is a list of five tracks that are of a disturbing nature, whether this is due to the melody, the vocals or the lyrics and subject matter. So here are five songs that should give you goose-bumps, with hopefully more to come. Number Five: “97’ Bonnie & Clyde” by Tori Amos. “97’ Bonnie & Clyde” is an Eminem song covered by Tori Amos on her 2001 concept album, Strange Little Girls. While many would argue that Eminem’s version is equally or more disturbing, Eminem’s song is backed with beats; Tori’s version is a slow, bizarre dirge, where the words are spoken, not rapped. Of course the words themselves are what make this song demented: “…where’s mama? / She’s taking a little nap in the trunk / Oh that smell / da-da musta runned over a skunk.” The way Tori speaks these words, of someone deranged but trying to act innocent, is bone-chilling, and the backing violins really get your heart pumping. Number Four: “Slow Motion” by Third Eye Blind. “Slow Motion” is a track off of Third Eye Blind’s 1999 album Blue. This song is a slow-paced diary of a “young urban …show more content…

“Red Right Hand” is a song from Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, off of their 1994 album Let Love In. It was also featured in the movie Scream and has been covered by Pete Yorn and the Arctic Monkeys. From the title alone, one might surmise that this song is about a killer. Whether this is true or not, the lyrics suggest he is a man of mystery that you shouldn’t get involved with (“He’s a god, he’s a man, he’s a ghost, he’s a guru”). The song talks about being able to find this man in the “dusty black coat” on the outskirts of town and his ability to get you material things. Perhaps the most telling line is, “You’re one microscopic cog/in his catastrophic plan.” So, this song is clearly about a man of power, whether he’s a killer, a member of the mafia or the devil

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