# Seduction music **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 18, 2008, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866 "2008-04-18T10:42:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blinkingblinking](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@blinkingblinking](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blinkingblinking)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/1 "2008-04-18T10:42:42Z")
In many TV shows and movies when the male protagonist is in seduction mode he puts on Richard Claydermanesque music in his apartment. Is this just because the film makers do not need to pay any royalties for this muzak or do American guys really do this when they are seduction mode? ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/2 "2008-04-18T14:04:02Z")
Most guys I know go with Barry White or Keith Sweat. ---
**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/3 "2008-04-18T14:48:28Z")
[Bolero](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-4J5j74VPw) ---
**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:** [April 18, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/4 "2008-04-18T14:56:45Z")
[QUOTE=Madd Maxx] Most guys I know go with Barry White or Keith Sweat. [/QUOTE] Bah. Stan Getz. ETA: Although maybe that only works for Mrs. Bayard. ---
**Author:** ![TV\_time](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f17d59/32.png) [@TV\_time](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TV_time)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/5 "2008-04-18T15:47:59Z")
It would depend on the girl/woman, the time of the year, the alcohol being served and whatever the pre-seduction activity was. But that being said, the correct music can be very helpful. When I was actively involved in that sort of thing, it could range from classical to mellow Jazz and standards. It was never rap, or country and seldom opera, oldies or show tunes unless used as an opener and then blending to some other type. I found that lyrics often engendered thought patterns that were injurious to the desired final conclusion. Beat (musically) was important too. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/6 "2008-04-18T16:29:18Z")
Portishead, The Cure (_Disintegration!_), Lovage, Massive Attack, Bitter:Sweet, Roxy Music. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/7 "2008-04-18T17:47:53Z")
“Chelsea Bridge” by Ben Webster. Trust me. ---
**Author:** ![Maastricht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e57/32.png) [@Maastricht](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maastricht)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/8 "2008-04-18T17:57:00Z")
I don’t know what guys use for seduction music, but I know what I’d put on. Commercial free internet radio. No need to get up midway to put another CD on. A choice of radiostations can be found through websites like shoutcast.com. For atmosphere during dinner, I recommend Radio Paradise; for chilling out afterwards, one of the several “Smooth Jazz” stations. And, for lovemaking, nothing beats trance radio. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2008, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/9 "2008-04-18T17:59:39Z")
When it comes down to making out, whenever possible, put on side one of Led Zeppelin IV. ---
**Author:** ![akira5822](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@akira5822](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/akira5822)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/10 "2008-04-18T18:06:22Z")
Second Roxy Music ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/11 "2008-04-18T18:09:45Z")
> [@](#): > > When it comes down to making out, whenever possible, put on side one of Led Zeppelin IV. Damone? ---
**Author:** ![pprgrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f6c823/32.png) [@pprgrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pprgrl)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/12 "2008-04-18T18:55:15Z")
Second Portishead & Massive Attack. Sia’s good too, and I have a long playlist with the softer Tori Amos & Ani DiFranco songs. But _Mezzanine_ has been a never-fail for me so far. ---
**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:** [April 18, 2008, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/13 "2008-04-18T18:55:59Z")
[QUOTE=Sigmagirl] Damone? [/QUOTE] Yo. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/14 "2008-04-18T19:15:55Z")
Astor Piazzolla’s [Tango: Zero Hour](http://www.amazon.com/Tango-Astor-Piazzolla-New-Quintet/dp/B00000DC7J/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1208545699&sr=8-1). 38 reviews at Amazon: All \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Read the LP’s liner notes [here](http://grapewrath.blogspot.com/2008/04/astor-piazzola-tango-zero-hour.html) (scroll down the page). I’ve got the CD, too. And I did get to see him & his quintet play live. ---
**Author:** ![BlackNGold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@BlackNGold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackNGold)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/15 "2008-04-18T23:47:02Z")
Back when I was in college, a guy said to me: "We know when you’re getting laid - you shut your door and crank up _Appetite for Destruction_. Maybe it’s just me, I think it has a good rhythm for that. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/16 "2008-04-19T01:00:38Z")
[Business Time](http://youtube.com/watch?v=WGOohBytKTU) ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/17 "2008-04-19T02:01:42Z")
The Kings of Convenience. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/18 "2008-04-19T02:52:23Z")
Nobody has answered the question in the OP yet… everyone is just saying what they like instead. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/19 "2008-04-19T02:53:34Z")
I think that answers the OP pretty well - the average guy does not put on stereotypical cheesy “seduction music” when he’s actually trying to seduce a woman. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2008, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866/20 "2008-04-19T03:25:51Z")
I guess I was expecting to find a discussion of how unrealistic, cheesy, and humorous the “stereotypical” seduction music was, rather than just yet another thread about what music is good to have sex to. _shrug_ I’m not the OP though, and I have no idea what the intent of the thread was. It just surprised me is all. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/seduction-music/445866.md?page=2)