LAST EDITED ON 08-23-06 AT 02:38 PM (EST)Sorry to disagree with you, Glowie. It's hard for me, too.
But I stand by what I said.
No, I have never assumed that people who actually know the words to this song wouldn't understand them. The first time I heard it (way back when I was one of the biggest Police fans around), I knew it was creepy. I've never liked the song because of it and I've read several interviews with Sting in which he says how much he actually dislikes it (he said he was in a very dark place in his life then and was quite mentally distressed) and how disturbed he is that some people find it romantic.
I have to assume that Dilana's mother is sentient enough to know the words to the song. And, sorry again to you and to AgStar, if you claim this is one of your favorite songs, I find that disturbing. Is it an interesting, catchy song? Yes, but a favorite? It shouldn't be. It's like saying that the book Helter Skelter about the Manson Family slayings is your favorite book. Morbidly fascinating, perhaps, but not one you'd want to say is the book you love most.
And if my mother asked me dedicate a stalker song to her on international TV, I'd tell her to pick another. Just so people like me don't get the impression that she's a wacko.
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