Peeping Tom
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Peeping Tom is a nickname commonly given to voyeurs
, particularly males. It originated with the legend of Lady Godiva
, when a man named Tom watched her during her nude ride and was struck blind or dead.
It may also refer to:
In music
Other
Voyeurism
In clinical psychology, voyeurism is the sexual interest in or practice of spying on people engaged in intimate behaviors, such as undressing, sexual activity, or other activity usually considered to be of a private nature....
, particularly males. It originated with the legend of Lady Godiva
Lady Godiva
Godiva , often referred to as Lady Godiva , was an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman who, according to legend, rode naked through the streets of Coventry in order to gain a remission of the oppressive taxation imposed by her husband on his tenants...
, when a man named Tom watched her during her nude ride and was struck blind or dead.
It may also refer to:
In music
- Peeping Tom (band)Peeping Tom (band)Peeping Tom is a rock band led by Mike Patton. To date, they have released one eponymous album and two singles. Patton has enough material written for the project to possibly record two more albums.-Artists who have played with Peeping Tom:*Rahzel...
, a pop band formed by Mike PattonMike PattonMichael Allan "Mike" Patton is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the metal/experimental rock band Faith No More. He has also sung for Mr... - Peeping Tom (Peeping Tom album), 2006
- Peeping Tom (S.E.X. Appeal album)Peeping Tom (S.E.X. Appeal album)Peeping Tom it is the first album by German eurodance/trance project S.E.X. Appeal. The album was released 1999 and spawned four singles, which fourth single Fragile love has been released as a remix seven years later and appeared on their second album Sensuality.- Tracklisting : # ...
, 1999 - "Peeping Tom", a song by R&B singer Rockwell, recorded for the 1985 film The Last DragonThe Last DragonThe Last Dragon is a 1985 martial arts musical film produced by Rupert Hitzig for Berry Gordy and directed by Michael Schultz. The film was a critical disappointment but a financial success, The Last Dragon is now considered a cult classic. The film stars Taimak, Vanity, Julius Carry, Christopher...
Other
- Peeping Tom (film)Peeping Tom (film)Peeping Tom is a 1960 British psychological thriller directed by Michael Powell and written by the World War II cryptographer and polymath Leo Marks. The title derives from the slang expression 'peeping Tom' describing a voyeur...
, a 1960 film directed by Michael Powell - Peeping Tom, a novel by Howard JacobsonHoward JacobsonHoward Jacobson is a Man Booker Prize-winning British Jewish author and journalist. He is best known for writing comic novels that often revolve around the dilemmas of British Jewish characters.-Background:...
centering on the work of Thomas Hardy - Peeping Tom (magazine)Peeping Tom (magazine)Peeping Tom was an award-winning British small press magazine in the 1990s, initially published by David Bell and edited by Stuart Hughes...
, a British small press magazine - Peeping Tom (theatre company)Peeping Tom (theatre company)Peeping Tom is a Belgian dance theatre company. Founding members are Gabriela Carrizo , Franck Chartier , Eurudike De Beul and Simon Versnel ....
, a Belgian dance theatre company