# What is your favorite musical innuendo? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 7, 2006, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897 "2006-01-07T15:54:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/21 "2006-04-09T13:27:26Z")
The entire discography of Elvis Costello. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/22 "2006-04-09T13:33:28Z")
(and here I thought this thread was going to be about double entendres in the _music_ itself, which unfortunately I can’t think of any examples.) Okay, I just thought of one that’s sort of appropriate. In _A Praise Chorus_ by Jimmy Eat World, one of the lines is “Why Did We Ever Meet?”, and the line is sung by Davey van Bohlen of the Promise Ring. And the bassline to the song itself is similar to the bassline of the song _Why Did We Ever Meet?_ by the Promise Ring, and the song itself is about musical nostalgia, so it’s possible that Jimmy Eat World was using the music to refer to the theme of the song and the lyrics. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/23 "2006-04-09T13:50:18Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > Chuck Berry–My Ding-A-Ling That was gonna be my answer too. ---
**Author:** ![Chanteuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de053/32.png) [@Chanteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanteuse)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/24 "2006-04-09T14:26:33Z")
> [@Sgt Schwartz](#): > > Country music women have had their share too > > Ways to be wicked– **Lone Justice** > Shake the sugar tree– **Pam Tillis** And how about these lyrics from **Alabama** (_Feels So Right_): “Your body feels so gentle And my passion rises high.” And these from **Ricky Lynn Gregg** (_If I Had A Cheatin’ Heart_): “Your eyes tell me you don’t mean maybe Oh, baby, you’re makin’ it hard.” I’m surprised that no one’s yet mentioned _Sugar Walls_ by Sheena Easton. ---
**Author:** ![Caprese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Caprese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caprese)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/25 "2006-04-09T14:41:59Z")
Jackson Browne’s **Red Neck Friend** Here’s a snippet: _Honey you shake and I’ll rattle and we’ll roll on down the line We’re going to forget all about the battle It’s gonna feel so fine ’cause he’s the missing link, the kitchen sink– Eleven on a scale of ten Honey let me introduce you to my redneck friend_ ---
**Author:** ![Trafalgar\_Laura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trafalgar_laura/32/2907_2.png) [@Trafalgar\_Laura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trafalgar_Laura)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/26 "2006-04-09T14:44:19Z")
Ruth Brown - I’ll Keep Sittin’ On It _“So if I can’t sell it, I’m gonna keep sittin on it. I ain’t gonna give it away.”_ ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/27 "2006-04-09T14:53:32Z")
Did Ruth have an antecedent for her “it”? A couch, a chair, or like that? 'Cause if it’s just an “it,” that ain’t innuendo, that’s just it. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/28 "2006-04-09T15:02:04Z")
> [@Sgt Schwartz](#): > > It was recorded by **Meri Wilson** , sorry for the delay in the response. She actually did another similar one, “Peter the Meter Reader”: > [@Meri Wilson](#): > > He said “Hi my name is Peter > And I’m here to read your meter > I’d like to see your kilowatts > Could you take me to your box” > I didn’t have the slightest notion where that box could be > But I said to Peter won’t you follow me > We went upstairs downstairs inside and out > I just loved having Peter follow me about > He said “Hey what’s with you fox > Can’t you take me to your box > I came here to see your meter > They call me Peter the meter reader” Then at the end: > [@](#): > > Maybe I should tell you so you’ll understand > That Peter used to be my telephone man ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/29 "2006-04-09T15:09:23Z")
I forgot about Heart’s “Sylvan Song/Dream of the Archer”. On one level it’s about a fantasy-themed dream about chasing a pot of gold through the forest, and on another level it’s about…“singing strings”, “woods”, “releasing the arrow”, and, well, chasing a pot of gold through the forest. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/30 "2006-04-09T15:32:59Z")
“If I said you had a beautiful body would you hold it against me?” This is a good place to nominate my favourite ever song title, by New Bomb Turks, but alas it’s nowhere near innuendo: **Drunk on cock** ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/31 "2006-04-09T17:57:03Z")
> [@Beware of Doug](#): > > Did Ruth have an antecedent for her “it”? A couch, a chair, or like that? > > 'Cause if it’s just an “it,” that ain’t innuendo, that’s just it. Yes, she did. There was a backstory about secondhand furniture and a fella interested in a particular chair. She was angling for a better price. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/32 "2006-04-09T18:06:10Z")
The Who’s Pete Townshend wrote **Squeeze Box** to celebrate learning to play the accordian without falling down. Like **Magic Bus,** it was based on a simple sexual joke, and it took about 15 minutes to write. Mama’s got a squeeze box, Daddy never sleeps at night. ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/33 "2006-04-09T18:10:43Z")
Kate Bush, In the Warm Room" In the warm room Her perfume reaches you. Eventually you’ll fall for her. Down you’ll go To where the mellow wallows. In the warm room She’ll touch you with your Mamma’s hand. You’ll long to kiss those red lips, But when you do It’ll feel like kicking a habit. . . . . . 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. . . . . . ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/34 "2006-04-09T18:13:48Z")
The disco group Musique had a song called “Push Push in the Bush.” No, that’s not really innuendo, is it? ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/35 "2006-04-09T21:30:54Z")
Many of **AC/DCs** song can’t really _be_ made any dirtier. Just more plain. **Givin’ The Dog A Bone Let Me Put My Love Into You** And of course, almost every single lyric from **Spinal Tap** sounds like it was written by a 13 year old boy. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2006, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/36 "2006-04-09T23:16:37Z")
Then there’s “He’s Got the Cutest Little Dinghy in the Navy” Sung in the late 40’s or early 50’s, by a Ruth Wallis, it’s the epitome of double entendre. [http://www.unc.edu/~danb/p13/NanaAgathasDinghySong.html](http://www.unc.edu/~danb/p13/NanaAgathasDinghySong.html) ---
**Author:** ![Trafalgar\_Laura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trafalgar_laura/32/2907_2.png) [@Trafalgar\_Laura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trafalgar_Laura)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/37 "2006-04-10T00:33:36Z")
> [@Beware of Doug](#): > > Did Ruth have an antecedent for her “it”? A couch, a chair, or like that? > > 'Cause if it’s just an “it,” that ain’t innuendo, that’s just it. Ah, yes. She was talking about a sofa. What else? ---
**Author:** ![Trafalgar\_Laura](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trafalgar_laura/32/2907_2.png) [@Trafalgar\_Laura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trafalgar_Laura)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/38 "2006-04-10T00:35:11Z")
> [@nealla](#): > > Ah, yes. She was talking about a sofa. What else? Ignore that post. It’s what Asknott said. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/39 "2006-04-10T02:28:25Z")
_All_ of the **Bloodhound Gang** ’s songs. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2006, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897/40 "2006-04-10T02:35:35Z")
> [@Anastasaeon](#): > > _All_ of the **Bloodhound Gang** ’s songs. I tried to pull out before I posted, but I got too excited. _If I get you in the loop when I make a point to be straight with you then in lieu of the innuendo in the end know my intent though; I brazilian wax poetic, so hypothetically, I don’t wanna beat around the bush…_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-your-favorite-musical-innuendo/338897.md?page=3)