Sex in music

[kenobi_65]

@Polycarp

Half of early Led Zeppelin.

“Whole Lotta Love”, in particular, comes to mind:

“Way, way down inside, I’m gonna give you my love,
I’m gonna give you every inch of my love”

Between the lyrics, and Robert Plant’s orgasmic “ahh-ahh-ahhh” during the instrumental…nah, not about sex at all.

[Equipoise]

Oh, you definitely need to check out some of Kate Bush’s songs. She has many that are very erotic but subtle, such as “The Saxophone Song” with the lyrics “There’s something very special indeed, in all the places where I’ve seen you shine…it’s in me” and “L’Amour Looks Something Like You” with the lyrics “All in order, we move into the boudoir…I’m dying for you just to touch me, and feel all the energy rushing right up-a-me” but she has others that are not so subtle.

“Feel It” (lyrics)

Feel your warm hand walking around.
I won’t pull away.
My passion always wins.
So keep on a-moving in.
So keep on a-tuning in.
Synchronise rhythm now.

“In The Warm Room” (about a prostitute) (lyrics)

In the warm room
She prepares to go to bed.
She’ll let you watch her undress,
Go places where
Your fingers long to linger.

In the warm room
You’ll fall into her like a pillow.
Her thighs are soft as marshmallows.
Say hello
To the soft musk of her hollows.

“The Sensual World” (inspired by Molly Bloom’s sexy soliloquy at the end of Ulysses) (lyrics)

“Going deep South, go down, mmh, yes”

“And then he whispered would I, mmh, yes,”

“He loosened it so if it slipped between my breasts
He’d rescue it, mmh, yes,
And his spark took life in my hand and, mmh, yes,
I said, mmh, yes,
But not yet, mmh, yes,
Mmh, yes”

Not quite what you’re looking for, but this is another one that’s quite erotic, to me. Forget the flowers and poetry, just get on with it dammit!

“The Song Of Solomon” (lyrics)

Don’t want your bullshit, yeah
Just want your sexuality

And I’ll do it for you
I’ll be the Rose of Sharon for you
I’ll do it for you
I’ll be the Lily of the Valley for you
I’ll do it for you
I’ll be Isolde or Marion for you
I’ll do it for you
Ooh I’ll come in a hurricane for you
I’ll do it for you

[Joey_P]

Oooh, got another
Oochie Coochie by MC Brains.

[Musicat]

I sure love to ball,
And you do too.
Rollin’ and thumpin’,
Bumpin’ and jumpin’
Til we’re through…

– “Swamp Dogg” Jerry Williams Jr., I Sure Love to Ball

Dinah-Moe Hum, Frank Zappa

If it Has a Pussy, Jerry Ray (!NSFW – the sax solo is too sexy)

[The_Second_Stone]

I was under the impression that most pop music for as far back as possible was about sex.

I for one am not going to be doing your homework for you. Particularly such an inspired assignment. Off to slacker.com for you.

[vdgg81]

“Let’s Do It” by Cole Porter (1928) is a good example.

And that’s why birds do it, bees do it,
even educated fleas do it!
Let’s do it. Let’s fall in love…

and so on and so forth

[fiddlesticks]

After midnight on Saturday nights my local NPR station runs “Blues Before Sunrise”, which focuses on very, very old blues recordings. About 90% of the lyrical content seems to be sexual euphemism. I’m guessing it’s really 100%, I’m just not hip to that final 10%.

[betenoir]

“I Wanna Be Your Dog” The Stooges

“Sex Machine” and everything James Brown ever uttered.

“I’m Your Man” and everything Leonard Cohen ever uttered at least if you’re fairly weird.

“Sex Dwarf” Soft Cell, cuz were else am I ever going to get to bring that up?

And then there’s Big Black’s “Songs about Fucking” although while all rock and roll is about sex it’s possible none of those songs are.

And of course the '20-'30-'40 bluesy songs are thinly veiled songs about fucking but at the moment all I can think of are thinly veiled songs about drugs. Oh, wait…“Backdoor Man”

“The men don’t know but the little girl understands…” Indeed.

[betenoir]

@fiddlesticks

I’m guessing it’s really 100%, I’m just not hip to that final 10%.

Ah. Well there’s my point. The other 10 is about drugs which is why that flask in your pocket makes you hip, as well as glad to see me.

[kidneyfailure]

NWA and 2 Live Crew!

I can’t believe those haven’t been mentioned yet.

[gaffa]

@Equipoise

Oh, you definitely need to check out some of Kate Bush’s songs. She has many that are very erotic but subtle, such as “The Saxophone Song” with the lyrics “There’s something very special indeed, in all the places where I’ve seen you shine…it’s in me” and “L’Amour Looks Something Like You” with the lyrics “All in order, we move into the boudoir…I’m dying for you just to touch me, and feel all the energy rushing right up-a-me” but she has others that are not so subtle.

I’d quote this lyric from L’Amour Looks Something Like You “…the feeling of sticky love inside”, which is pretty explicit.

[jjimm]

@Sunspace

L’histoire de Melody Nelson by Serge Gainsbourg.

It’s French. Of course.

Also Je t’aime… moi non plus, ibid, 1968. Rumour has it he originally recorded it with Brigitte Bardot, as they had sex in the studio. Then re-recorded it with Jane Birkin who says the sex was simulated.

Relax, don’t do it, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, 1983, which seems to be urging gay men not to climax (yet).

My Caribbean grandmother used to sing a risqué calypso called, I believe, You get on top. A hotel employee is listening at the door of a honeymoon couple and hears things like “You get on top / don’t make noise / shut your mouth / I am your husband you know” (then the roles reverse, lest you think it sexist). This would be from the 1930s/40s or even earlier.

[GESancMan]

The theme of just about every early Van Halen song:

Boy meets Girl
Boy fucks Girl
Boy meets Another Girl

[Icerigger]

I think we had a thread about this song a little while ago?

Baby it’s Cold Outside, has a lot of implied sexuality.

[ivan_astikov]

They don’t get better than this. Big 5 - Prince Buster
*
"Today I smoke an ounce of weed,
tonight I’m going to plant my seed

• in her womb, alright!"*

Hearing is believing.

[nikonikosuru]

Alien Ant Farm- Bellman (still looking for a site with the lyrics)

Hot Action Cop- Fever for the Flava
Hot Action Cop- Doom Boom
Hot Action Cop- Goin’ Down on It
Hot Action Cop- Don’t Want Her to Stay
(Pretty much any of HAC’s songs from their first album, really. I was glad that their second album was tons better.)

Semisonic- All About Chemistry
Semisonic- Sunshine and Chocolate
Semisonic- Completely Pleased

Incubus- Here in My Room

The Music- The Spike

[Fake_Tales_of_San_Francisco]

What about the Song of Solomon?
4: 16 Awake, north wind,
and come, south wind!
Blow on my garden,
that its fragrance may spread abroad.
Let my lover come into his garden
and taste its choice fruits.

[misstee]

Thanks guys!

I had several songs in mind, but it’s always nice to branch out ones thoughts!

@betenoir

“I Wanna Be Your Dog” The Stooges
And of course the '20-'30-'40 bluesy songs are thinly veiled songs about fucking but at the moment all I can think of are thinly veiled songs about drugs. .

Good, this is part one of three - the next papers will be on drugs/alcohol in music and violence in music.

[Jonathan_Chance]

Yeah, good Lord, the number of pop music songs about sex is limitless. It’s the ultimate target-rich environment.

Going back far what about ‘Anything Goes’ by Cole Porter? Or ‘If I Can’t Sell It I’ll Keep Sitting On It’ by Ruth Brown? Those are both old.

Or more recently ‘Get Down Make Love’ by Queen with the unforgettable “I suck your mind you blow my head” couplet.

Or ‘Tonight’s the Night’ by Rod Stewart with ‘Spread your wings and let me come inside!’ cry?

Really, endless. Endless.

[unwashed_brain]

Might I suggest the inestimable catalogue of 2 Live Crew?