iammilan – Somebody's Watching Me (Rockwell Cover)

The classic "Somebody's Watching Me" is not a Michael Jackson song!

I really love good 80s cov­er ver­sions! The 80s clas­sic "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell has not yet been covered too often. 'iam­m­il­an' has giv­en the clas­sic a fresh new look and it suits him really well. By the way, for years I believed that the song was by 'Michael Jackson', but that's only the half of the truth. Michael Jackson sings part of the chor­us, while his broth­er Jermaine Jackson addi­tion­al back­ing vocals.

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?
Lyrics from "Somebody's Watching Me" by "Rockwell"

With this cov­er ver­sion, the song gets a good touch of disco and dance beat along the way. Instead of pitch­ing his own vocals high in the chor­us, 'iam­m­il­an' has decided to make room for female vocals in the part. This adds a nice vari­ety to the song. A simply fant­ast­ic cov­er version!

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Lyrics:

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
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
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
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
I always feel like somebody's watch­ing me
Who′s play­ing tricks on me?
(Who's watching?)

I always feel like somebody's watch­ing me
I always feel like somebody′s watch­ing me
Tell me, who can it be?
(Who′s watching?)

I always feel like somebody's watch­ing me
I always feel like somebody′s watch­ing me
Who's play­ing tricks on me?
(Who′s watch­ing me?)

I always feel like somebody's watch­ing me
Can I have my privacy?
I always feel like somebody′s watch­ing me
Who's play­ing tricks on me?