# Love songs that are really Lust songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 24, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788 "2007-08-24T17:32:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/1 "2007-08-24T17:32:22Z")
I’ve nothing against casual sex (as memory serves) and even Jimmy Carter had lust in his heart (how could he not with his political heyday coming so soon after _Maude_ was on the air?). I’m not a prude about artistic expressions of lust, but I do have a pet peeve of _love_ and _lust_, or _have sex_ and _make love_, being used interchangably. But enough about me. What are some famous “love” songs that are clearly about lust? I can think of several off hand, but I’ll just name one obscure one and leave it to the panel. In the film [On a Clear Day You Can See Forever](http://imdb.com/title/tt0066181/) Barbra sings [Love With All the Trimmings](http://imdb.com/title/tt0066181/) ([video here](http://youtube.com/watch?v=gw3nBfufIPw) and it’s a damsexy song and video, but it’s also clear she’s not talking about love except in the euphemistic sense. Name some others please. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/2 "2007-08-24T17:37:45Z")
Well, there’s always John Lennon’s classic “Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?” ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/3 "2007-08-24T17:45:06Z")
[QUOTE=Lemur866] Well, there’s always John Lennon’s classic “Why Don’t We Do It In The Road?” [/QUOTE] Actually, I believe that one was 100% Paul. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/4 "2007-08-24T17:48:32Z")
Love to Love You, Baby by Donna Summer. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/5 "2007-08-24T17:51:25Z")
\*Let’s Fall in Love \* (“Birds do it, bees do it …”) ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/6 "2007-08-24T17:52:42Z")
[QUOTE=Zoggie] Love to Love You, Baby by Donna Summer. [/QUOTE] If we open up the Donna Summer Songbook, we’re gonna be here a long time. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/7 "2007-08-24T18:05:23Z")
Many people have come to regard [I’m A Wanker](http://www.lyricsdownload.com/ivor-bigun-i-m-a-wanker-lyrics.html) as the definitive, nay ultimate, _paean_ to self love. This view is, in fact, bullshit. Listen to this: > [@](#): > > _I was 25 years old > before I was kissed > and then I found the guy prefered > a swift one off the wrist > Its cheap and convenient > and you cant catch VD > Its available at anytime and its absolutly free._ The guy is clearly a sexual opportunist preferring, as he does, ‘cheapness and convenience’ to long term relationships, love, commitment etc. Also, the singer is willing to travel the world in order to pursue his lustful lifestyle: > [@](#): > > _I’ve wanked over Italy > I’ve wanked over Spain > I’ve wanked in an omibus > I’ve even had a wank in a train._ So those of us travelling in Europe this year must remember to check the seats on public transport before sitting down. Finally: > [@](#): > > _I’ve used a badger > and a melon > and a cat > a inflatable Linda Lovelace > and a David Crocket hat._ This doesn’t sound very romantic to me but, as ever, YMMV. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/8 "2007-08-24T18:19:23Z")
[I want to kiss you all over](http://youtube.com/watch?v=NJJQpSzDgC0&mode=related&search=) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/9 "2007-08-24T18:35:49Z")
The Starlight Vocal Band’s **Afternoon Delight** ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/10 "2007-08-24T18:38:09Z")
I’d Really Love to See You Tonight. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/11 "2007-08-24T18:43:26Z")
_Crimson and Clover_ by **Tommy James & the Shondells** , perhaps. _Chevy Van_ by **Sammy Johns** was certainly putting an unctious, overly-romantic spin on picking up some hitchiking teenage runaway and getting neither gas nor grass. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/12 "2007-08-24T18:50:24Z")
[QUOTE=Chez Guevara] Many people have come to regard [I’m A Wanker](http://www.lyricsdownload.com/ivor-bigun-i-m-a-wanker-lyrics.html) as the definitive, nay ultimate, _paean_ to self love. [/QUOTE] Ahem, second only to [Buzzcocks - Orgasm Addict](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpJl_D1HMes), surely, in the all-too-small canon of _homages_ to the sin of Onan? > [@](#): > > You tried it just for once > and found it alright for kicks > but now you’ve found out > it’s a habit that sticks > you’re an orgasm addict ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/13 "2007-08-24T18:50:45Z")
Jungle Love, Morris Day & the Time ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/14 "2007-08-24T18:52:19Z")
I’ve never quite decided if “Love the One You’re With” is about Love or Lust. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/15 "2007-08-24T19:01:58Z")
“Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover” - Sophie B. Hawkins ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/16 "2007-08-24T19:05:52Z")
“Paradise by the Dashboard Lights” > [@](#): > > I couldn’t take it any longer > The feeling came over me like a tidal wave > I started swearing to my god and on my mothers grave > that I would love you till the end of time. > > I swore I would love you till the end of time… > > And now I’m Praying for the end of time to hurry up and arrive, > Cause if I have to spend another minute with you > I don’t think that I could really survive. > I’ll never break my promise or forget my vow, > But lord only knows what I could do right now. > > Praying for the end of time, so I can end my time with you… ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/17 "2007-08-24T19:07:48Z")
[QUOTE=Sampiro] But enough about me. What are some famous “love” songs that are clearly about lust? [/QUOTE] I don’t want to mess with your thread, but I’m of the opinion that _all_ rock love songs are really lust songs. OK, there are maybe six exceptions. But the rest? Short-term lust. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/18 "2007-08-24T19:11:49Z")
[QUOTE=Exapno Mapcase] I don’t want to mess with your thread, but I’m of the opinion that _all_ rock love songs are really lust songs. OK, there are maybe six exceptions. But the rest? Short-term lust. [/QUOTE] Well, there is that. It might be harder to find rock songs that _are_ really long-term love songs, since even if you claim to love someone for the rest of their life, you might still be lying 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/19 "2007-08-24T19:42:46Z")
_Feel like making love_ - Bad Company ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2007, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788/20 "2007-08-24T19:54:49Z")
[QUOTE=Exapno Mapcase] I don’t want to mess with your thread, but I’m of the opinion that _all_ rock love songs are really lust songs. OK, there are maybe six exceptions. But the rest? Short-term lust. [/QUOTE] Of the six exceptions : Amanda - Boston Beth - KISS [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/love-songs-that-are-really-lust-songs/416788.md?page=2)