For me:
Kate Bush-Sensual World
Jeff Buckley-Lover, You Should’ve Come Over
Rilo Kiley-Portions For Foxes
…And You Will Know Us By The Trail of Dead-Another Morning Stoner (thanks, Skewbald!)
TV On The Radio-Wolf Like Me
Stone Roses-I Wanna Be Adored
Prince-Little Red Corvette, I Wonder U, Adore, If I Was Your Girlfriend, Come, etc,etc,etc.
Well, everything by Prince to start with (I wanna melt with u, let’s pretend we’re married, black sweat, damn u, the greatest romance ever sold, do me baby, jack u off, ripopgodazippa, freaks on this side, hot wit u, and god created woman, tell me how u want 2 be done…)
“Insatiable” by Darren Hayes
“You’re Making Me High” by Toni Braxton
“Don’t Let Go (Love)” by En Vogue
“Crazy On You” by Heart
“I Was Made For Loving You” by Kiss
Totally cheesy but Journeys “lovin’ touchin’ squeezin” prompted me to call my girlfriend in high school and re kindle a relationship, which was more less doomed anyway. we broke up again a month later.
Al Green, Let’s Stay Together. Who croons better than the Reverend Al?
Paul McCartney, Maybe I’m Amazed. Total love and devotion for the subject of the song. For sure *I’m * amazed!
KC & the Sunshine Band, Get Down Tonight. (history involved)
Rick James, Super Freak. (history again)
Marvin Gaye, Let’s Get It On. Yeah, okay! Who could say no? His death (aside from being a bizarre fucked-up tragedy) ruined a thousand technicolor fantasies.
And, at the risk of sounding like a DMB one trick pony (yes, I’m a fan–so shoot me), Dave Matthews Band, Crush