Howdy fellas. Tonight's tune is definitely Rockwell with Somebody's Watching Me.
Somebody's Watching Me was released in 1984 being his debut single and also most famous ever recorded. Now, if you ever listened to it I'm sure you thought this was a Michael Jackson song, right? Actually, Michael Jackson is indeed featuring on this song; he sings the chorus and his brother, Jermaine, does the backing vocal.
The video opens with Rockwell coming home to discover that the wrong newspaper has been delivered to his doorstep. As he takes a quick shower, he begins to have strange visions (in a manner recalling The Dead Zone) of himself being pursued around his house by assorted ghoulish apparitions, of the looming figure of a cadaverous-looking man, and of finding a tombstone engraved with his own name. His shower is interrupted when he hears something outside and goes out on his balcony to investigate. He is shocked to see the man from his visions standing at his gate, but as he struggles to get a better look in spite of the sun in his face he is greatly relieved to see that he is merely a mailman, come to deliver the correct newspaper. As the mailman walks up the path towards the front porch, however, a brief close-up of his arm reveals that he is, in fact, a zombie. Rockwell emerges onto the porch to receive the paper, which the mailman genially hands over. As the mailman brings his other arm around to strike, Rockwell has just enough time to notice that he is not human...
I'd like to highlight the part of the lyrics where he sings: I always feel like somebody's watching me.
And I have no privacy, whoa-oa-oa.
I don't know about you but applying these lyrics on nowadays world, I totally share this paranoia with Rockwell. Governments and big corporations *coff google, apple, microsoft coff* - sorry, my throat is a little sore - are watching us like 24/7. I'd rather be watched by a zombie, that's for sure.
Enjoy the lyrics:
[Verse 1: Rockwell]
I'm just an average man with an average life
I work from nine to five, hey, hell, I pay the price
All I want is to be left alone in my average home
But why do I always feel like I'm in the twilight zone?
[Hook: Michael Jackson]
I always feel like somebody's watching me
And I have no privacy
I always feel like somebody's watching me
Tell me is it just a dream?
[Verse 2: Rockwell]
When I come home at night
I bolt the door real tight
People call me on the phone, I'm trying to avoid
But can the people on tv see me or am I just paranoid?
When I'm in the shower I'm afraid to wash my hair
Cause I might open my eyes and find someone standing there
People say I'm crazy, just a little touched
But maybe showers remind me of Psycho too much
That's why...
[Hook: Michael Jackson]
I always feel like somebody's watching me
And I have no privacy
I always feel like somebody's watching me
Tell me is it just a dream?
(Instrumental)
[Verse 3: Rockwell]
I don't know anymore
Are the neighbors watching me?
Well is the mailman watching me?
And I don't feel safe anymore, oh what a mess
I wonder who's watching me now (booo! ) - the IRS?
[Hook: Michael Jackson]
I always feel like somebody's watching me
And I have no privacy
I always feel like somebody's watching me
Tell me is it just a dream?
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