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DAY 22

Song: "Disturbia"
Artist: Rihanna
Album: Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded (2008)






This song single-handedly fueled my horror writing for the better part of a year. I remember this was still at the point where Rihanna was considered another traditional pop star, and a song (and video) this dark really took people by surprise. Oh, if only they knew what was in store for them two years later when Rihanna would release "S&M" ... *Laugh*

I love the haunting quality of this song; the industrial beat and her melodic lyrics... it's just such a delightfully creepy song, it was a major inspiration for me whenever I wanted to write something darker and needed to tap into that part of my psyche that I usually keep locked away in the presence of company. *Smirk*

The song was actually developed with then-boyfriend Chris Brown (and we all know how that worked out *Rolleyes*), and debuted as part of a re-release of one of her earlier albums. I like a lot of Rihanna's songs, but I think this one will always be my favorite because it was such a significant part of my writing in the years where I was trying to branch out and learn how to write some much darker, more sinister stuff than I had in the past.

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