Somebody's Watching Me

Album: Somebody's Watching Me (1984)
Charted: 6 2
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  • Who's watching?
    Tell me, who's watching?
    Who's watching me?

    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 and?

    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    And I have no privacy (oh, oh)
    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    Tell me is it just a dream?

    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

    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    And I have no privacy (oh, oh)
    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    Who's playing tricks on me?

    (Who's watching me?)
    I don't know anymore
    Are the neighbors watching me? (Who's watching?)
    Well, is the mailman watching me? (Tell me, who's watching?)
    And I don't feel safe anymore, oh, what a mess
    I wonder who's watching me now (who?), the IRS?

    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    And I have no privacy (oh, oh)
    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    Tell me is it just a dream?

    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    And I have no privacy (oh, oh)
    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    Who's playing tricks on me?
    (Who's watching?)

    (Oh, oh)

    (Who's watching me?)
    I always feel like somebody's watching me (oh, oh)
    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    (Who's watching me?)
    I always feel like somebody's watching me (oh, oh)
    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    (Who's watching me?)
    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    And I have no privacy (oh, oh)
    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    I can't enjoy my tea
    (Who's watching me?)
    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    Can I have my privacy? (Oh, oh)
    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    Who's watching me?
    (Who's watching me?)
    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    (Oh, oh)
    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    Stop playing tricks on me
    (Who's watching me?)
    I always feel like somebody's watching me
    Why don't they leave me be? (Oh, oh)
    I always feel like somebody's watching me Writer/s: Kennedy Gordy
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Comments: 14

  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn this day in 1984 {April 7th} Rockwell's "Somebody's Watching Me" peaked at #2 {for 2 weeks} on the Canadian RPM Singles* chart, for the first week it was at #2, the #1 record for that week was "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper, and for it's second week at #2, "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins was in the top spot...
    And also at the time "Somebody's Watching Me" was in it's third and final week at #2 on Billboard's Top 100 chart...
    Two months earlier on February 26th, 1984 "Somebody's Watching Me" peaked at #1 {for 5 weeks} on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart...
    He had one other record make the Hot R&B Singles chart, "Obscene Phone Caller", it reached #35 late in 1984...
    Rockwell, born Kennedy William Gordy, celebrated his 56th birthday one month ago on March 15th, 2020...
    And from the 'For What It's Worth' department, the remainder of the Canadian RPM Singles' Top 10 on April 7th, 1984:
    At #3. "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins
    #4. "99 Red Balloons" by Nena
    #5. "Against All Odds" by Phil Collins
    #6. "Jump" by Van Halen
    #7. "Thriller" by Michael Jackson
    #8. "Eat It" by 'Weird' Al Yankovic
    #9. "I Want A New Drug" by Huey Lewis and the News
    #10. "Miss Me Blind" by the Culture Club
  • Seventhmist from 7th HeavenThis song is sort of catchy, but without Jackson doing the chorus, it wouldn't have made a ripple. Jackson was, by far, the hottest ticket in the world at that time and seriously, a recording of him singing a page from a phone book would have charted then. Of course, Rockwell also got a minor hit from "Obscene Phone Caller" a little while later, but without MJ's voice on this song, no one would ever have heard of him.
  • Steve from Grand Island , NeIt was featured in the pilot episode of the hit 1980s TV show, Miami Vice.
  • Wendy from Elizabeth City, NcThis song is timeless.
    -wendy,N.C.
  • Bearnie from Walnut Grove,stalkers!! lol
  • Brad from Barry, TxThe re-mix in the Geico commercial is by Mysto & Pizzi.
  • Robert from Zanesville, OhDisco Nights Vol. 8: Dance Floor Hits
    contains this classic 80's hit.
    Love the paranoid themes and the vintage 80's keyboards!
    Not a bad Halloween song either.
  • Michael from San Diego, CaGreat video, lots of weird images in it. Having Michael Jackson sing back-up for you, especially during the height of his "Thriller" fame can't really hurt your chances either. I've always liked the tune, it reminds me of a special time in my life.
  • Jay from Mom, CtHonestly, the only reason this song was so famous is because Michael Jackson's amazing take on the chorus of this song. Oherwise, the lyrics are cheesy.
  • Dali from Dallas, TxA lot of people say that the only reason the song became a success was the fact that Michael Jackson sang backup vocals. Since Michael Jackson was really big at the time, he was the one that did the song justice. To be honest, it a cheesy song but I like it.
  • Michael from Hayward, CaTru with Master P did a version of this song on albumn 'Tru 2 da Game(1997)'. The instrumentals in the backround sound similar to the original, the chours reads "I always feel like, somebody's watchin me"<-which is sang and then this part is said fast->"I'm paranoid I can't sleep I'm in the dope game,I think these hoes and these niggaz out to get me mayn". I don't care for it but thought it was funny they bit off an older pop song.
  • Simon from Brighton, EnglandIt's on a CD called "Motown 40 Forever" released in 1998 if you're after it on CD.
  • Dee from Indianapolis, InI always liked this tune. Every so often it gets radio play on a station. I have never been able to find it on a CD though. It was a cheesy video, but fun none the less.
  • Axel Titus from Lake Forest, CaRockwell had another US hit with "Obscene Phone Caller," so he is not really a one-hit wonder.
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