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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Dorian Lynskey

I'll be watching you


Every move you make... Photograph: Martin Argles

So there I was thinking that nuclear power would be a relatively arcane topic. In fact, I ended up with 175 different songs and a playlist that seemed way too short to represent the diversity. Apologies for the inevitable omissions. Someone should release a hefty compilation of this stuff. Don't they realise nuclear paranoia is due a comeback?

We've had a lot of songs about things in recent weeks, and not many about emotions. To restore the balance, this week's theme is sexual jealousy. Paranoia, suspicion, sitting alone with nothing but a bottle of whiskey and some hi-tech surveillance equipment - these are the things that countless songs are made of. Do me a favour and recommend some.

As ever, feel free to petition for artists you feel have been neglected so far. (I'm trying with Deep Purple, gordonimmel, but it's tough going)

Deadline for recommendations is Monday 1pm. The archive of previous columns is accessible here, and you can also see an A-Z of every single song that has appeared in the weekly playlists.

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