Sunday, September 14, 2008

The Police- Every Breath You Take

I chose the song "Every Breath You Take" by The Police to represent the Asian man from Margaret Atwood's short story "The Man From Mars." The man in this story was constantly hovering over the girl Christine, sometimes not speaking to her or communicating at all, but just standing behind her, watching her, or following her around. I think the song is about either a stalker or just someone with an obsession, and the lyrics accuratley describe how the Asian man acted towards Christine. Some of the lyrics that seem to relate to the Asian man's actions are the following:
"Every single day
Every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay
I'll be watching you"

I also thought the picture of the album was interesting in how it relates to the story, because it is very dark and the people are not completely visible. It reminded me of someone watching another person from the shadows.
Below is the link to the youtube video for this song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwqhhZnl8G4

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