# Euphemisms for sex in Rock & Roll **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 18, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009 "2019-01-18T22:54:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/1 "2019-01-18T22:54:36Z")
_Horizontal Bop_ - Bob Seger _Tube Snake Boogie_ - ZZ Top What else? Go! \*Edit: Doesn’t have to be Rock & Roll. Any genre will do. \* ---
**Author:** ![EscAlaMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/escalamike/32/4177_2.png) [@EscAlaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EscAlaMike)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/2 "2019-01-18T22:57:46Z")
“I’m gonna send ya back to schooling” - Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Love ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/3 "2019-01-18T23:48:06Z")
“Rosie” - Jackson Browne “Rattlesnake Shake” - Fleetwood Mac “Turning Japanese” - The Vapors - For one particular act of love, anyway ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/4 "2019-01-18T23:52:44Z")
Lollipop, lollipop, oh lolli-lollipop… ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2019, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/5 "2019-01-18T23:57:20Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > “Rosie” - Jackson Browne > > “Rattlesnake Shake” - Fleetwood Mac > > “Turning Japanese” - The Vapors > > - For one particular act of love, anyway Another thematic list: Pearl Jam 10cc (allegedly) Lovin’ Spoonful And _Jazz_ itself derives from the same root as _jizz_, deriving from a term for vital energy. One sees the same pattern with _spunk_. ---
**Author:** ![Tatterdemalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Tatterdemalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tatterdemalion)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/6 "2019-01-19T00:14:21Z")
There are many blues songs where the singer wants/gets/gonna get some of that jelly roll. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/7 "2019-01-19T00:14:25Z")
The phrase “rockin’ and rollin’” was itself originally a euphemism for sex. “Wango Tango” by Ted Nugent. “My Ding-A-Ling” by Chuck Berry. “Yummy, yummy, yummy, I’ve got love in my tummy” by Ohio Express. “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” by Meatloaf. “Original Sin” by Pandora’s Box, later covered by Taylor Dane and Meatloaf. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/8 "2019-01-19T00:27:14Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Another thematic list: > > Pearl Jam As far as I know, it doesn’t refer to semen, which is what I assume you’re implying. Yes, there’s stories of that, but there’s a couple stories for their name. Another popular naming myth at the time was that it referred to some sort of hallucinogenic jam Eddie’s grandmother made, or somesuch. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/9 "2019-01-19T00:54:28Z")
“Macon Hambone Blues” by Wet Willie: “She said, ‘I’m gonna take care of your hot dog, if you take care of my bun.’” “Birds do it Bees do it Even educated fleas do it Let’s do it.” Brand New Key by Melanie ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/10 "2019-01-19T01:33:55Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > _Tube Snake Boogie_ - ZZ Top Who also recorded _And I was gettin’ blown away, And she held it in her hand And this is what she had to say: A pearl necklace She wanna pearl necklace_ > [@EscAlaMike](#): > > “I’m gonna send ya back to schooling” - Led Zeppelin, Whole Lotta Love Well at least that verse is euphemistic. That track includes such peaks of trope as “I’m gonna give you every inch of my love” and “I wanna be your back door man”. Oh and also from Zep: _Squeeze me baby, 'till the juice runs down my leg The way you squeeze my lemon, I’m gonna fall right out of bed,_ I’m telling you, masters of subtlety these two bands… ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/11 "2019-01-19T01:41:11Z")
One day I was in the car with my wife when “I Want Candy” by Bow Wow Wow came on the radio. I’d never paid much attention to the lyrics before, but this time I did. “Candy is a metaphor, isn’t it?” I asked. My wife just laughed. ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/12 "2019-01-19T02:02:07Z")
Whole gotta shaking going on. ---
**Author:** ![pmwgreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/edb3f5/32.png) [@pmwgreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pmwgreen)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/13 "2019-01-19T02:05:55Z")
“My Handyman” wins hands down for most over-the-top ridiculous number of euphemisms in one song. _He shakes my ashes, Greases my griddle, Churns my butter, And he strokes my fiddle, aw My man, is such a handy man_ ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/14 "2019-01-19T02:38:02Z")
_Bungle in the Jungle_ - Jethro Tull ---
**Author:** ![Slash1972](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slash1972/32/6461_2.png) [@Slash1972](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slash1972)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/15 "2019-01-19T02:44:02Z")
Let’s get physical - Olivia Newton-John ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/16 "2019-01-19T02:53:09Z")
Afternoon delight Let’s get physical ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/17 "2019-01-19T02:58:34Z")
[I Know What Boys Like](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsneH0mOq-0) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/18 "2019-01-19T02:59:43Z")
\*I’m your ice cream man, baby, stop me when I’m passin’ by See now all my flavors are guaranteed to satisfy \*-- Van Halen ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/19 "2019-01-19T03:03:47Z")
The absolute most disgusting explicit lyrics ever, from a Jethro Tull song, _Velvet Green_ \*The long grass blows in the evening cool And August rare delight may be April’s fool But think not of that, my love, I’m tight against the seam And growing up to meet you down on velvet green Now I may tell you that it’s love and not just lust And if we live the lie, let’s lie in trust On golden daffodils to catch the silver stream That washes out the wild oat seed upon velvet green\* ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2019, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009/20 "2019-01-19T03:28:40Z")
I don’t think Velvet Green is disgusting at all. Now, Hunting Girl, _that’s_ kinky. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/euphemisms-for-sex-in-rock-roll/828009.md?page=2)