Stranger's Windows

Story Behind The Song

I have kind of a weird fascination with looking in other people's lit windows at night....not hiding in their yard, or anything I could be arrested for, but just seeing their stuff and their lives and wondering if something bad is happening in their houses. Weird, I know.

Song Description

Sounds like the dreamy jukebox music from Twin Peaks with the lead singer from Portishead singing. Spooky, creep and jazzy. The lyrics paint a picture of a nice neighborhood with something disturbing bubbling underneath...very Blue Velvet. Hooky little el

Song Length 4:14 Genre Pop - Alternative
Tempo Slow (71 - 90) Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Mood Troubled Subject General
Similar Artists Sade, Rickie Lee Jones Language English
Era 2000 and later
Lyrics McKinley Music McKinley, Tracy Kim
Producer Bob Stark

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