# What Song is Pure Sex to You? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 15, 2001, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882 "2001-06-15T02:49:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/21 "2001-06-15T10:28:09Z")
**I la-la-la love you** by Pat Travers and **I touch myself** by the Divinyls ---
**Author:** ![SoMoMom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@SoMoMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SoMoMom)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/22 "2001-06-15T12:41:02Z")
**Ride the Pony** by Cheap Trick **Need You Tonight** by INXS **Whole Lotta Love** by Led Zeppelin ---
**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:** [June 15, 2001, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/23 "2001-06-15T13:06:46Z")
Three by Diane Schuur: “Teach Me Tonight” from _Deedles_ “Louisiana Sunday Afternoon” from _Talkin’ 'Bout You_ “Prelude to a Kiss” from _Love Songs_ ---
**Author:** ![robinh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@robinh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robinh)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/24 "2001-06-15T13:20:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by GrizzRich \* > \*\*Joan Osborne (from the album “Relish”) > singing > “Right Hand Man” > > Owie Zowie, gives me a woody just thinkin’ 'bout it. \*\* Even better, IMO…“Match Burn Twice”, from _Soul Show_. ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/25 "2001-06-15T13:57:21Z")
Maybe not quite as sexy now, but I Want Your Sex by George Michael still has a good beat, with suggestive squishy sounds. You Can Leave Your Hat On by Joe Cocker. Firewater by BT. Doin’ It by L.L. Cool J. Freaks Of The Industry by Digital Underground. Every other song by The Lords Of Acid. (I Sit On Acid is pretty cool) Blue Bhudda by My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult. No at song about sex per se, but Headhunter by Front 242 is pretty sexy in a rough way. Switch, by Fem 2 Fem Pussy Control and Get Off by Prince I don’t remember who sang it, but there was a late eighties song called French Kiss that was pretty hot, in a sort of Half The Song Is The Singer Simulating Orgasms kind of way. And, yes, I actually like the song Strokin’. ---
**Author:** ![Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c67d28/32.png) [@Weird\_AL\_Einstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weird_AL_Einstein)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/26 "2001-06-15T14:01:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by spooje \* > \*\* > I touch myself by the Divinyls \*\* Definitely. I’m surprised no one has mentioned _Sexual Healing_ by Marvin Gaye. My personal favorite, tho it is obscure and likely before the times of a lot of posters here, is _Baby Come and Get It_ by the Pointer Sisters. ---
**Author:** ![Scarred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/54ee81/32.png) [@Scarred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarred)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/27 "2001-06-15T14:04:17Z")
And I thought I was the only one who felt that twinge down below when I heard **Need You Tonight**. I would also vote for **Wicked Game** by Chris Isaak. ---
**Author:** ![tiny\_ham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a183cd/32.png) [@tiny\_ham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tiny_ham)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/28 "2001-06-15T14:07:53Z")
For my money, it’s Wilder Wein by Rammstein…a slow, driving, repetitive chorus that just sounds like…sex, plus, my god, it’s a song about performing oral sex on a woman! It makes me all tingly and wobbly just thinking about it. I can put it on repeat for hours and just listen to it in the dark. jarbaby ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/29 "2001-06-15T14:48:48Z")
Doro Pesch’s _Kiss Me Like a Cobra_ is one of my favs. ---
**Author:** ![Francesca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/9fc348/32.png) [@Francesca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Francesca)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/30 "2001-06-15T15:18:19Z")
I fully second spooje’s mention of “I Touch Myself” by The Divinyls. Rowr. I’m working on a list of songs that I’m going to make into my sex album. Included so far are (in playing order): **Justify My Love** - Madonna **Leather** - Tori Amos **Atomic** - Blondie **I Touch Myself** - The Divinyls **Get Off** - Prince **Sandy** - Annie, the Musical\* **Walk This Way** - Aerosmith Various other I can’t remember at the moment. Rowr. Fran \*[sup]I’m kidding. You deve.[/sup] ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/31 "2001-06-15T15:31:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AlbertRose \* > \*\*Marvin Gaye’s **Let’s Get It On** is most definitely sexy. So is Otis Redding’s **These Arms of Mine.** I’d love to sing these to my queen (if I could sing, that is). > > Clarence Carter’s **At the Dark End of the Street** doesn’t _ooze_ sex, but it is sexy, and funny as hell. \*\* Oh, yeah, “Let’s Get it On” definitely qualifies for me. I don’t know the Otis Redding song; I’ll have to hunt it up and take a listen. Is “At the Dark End of the Street” the same song that was covered by The Commitments? Cool song, that one. For all you Prince fans out there, how about “I Wanna Melt With You”? That one’s not about slow, dreamy sex - it’s throw you on the kitchen table and jump on top sex. (I know, it’s a stretch to mention Prince in a thread about sex :D) ---
**Author:** ![Why\_A\_Duck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Why\_A\_Duck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_A_Duck)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/32 "2001-06-15T16:06:23Z")
**Big Love** by Fleetwood Mac. Now I must go and cleanse myself for having admitted to liking a Fleetwood Mac song (alright, two. I happen to like **Tusk** ) ---
**Author:** ![moggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8c91f0/32.png) [@moggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moggy)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/33 "2001-06-15T16:14:20Z")
“I Burn for You” by the Police from the soundtrack of Brimstone & Treacle. “Love on a Real Train” by Tangerine Dream from the soundtrack of Risky Business- it’s the music that’s playing when they’re, you guessed it, having sex on the train. “I Want You” by Elvis Costello- who would have guessed that such a geeky looking guy could write something so sexy? “Gravitate to Me” by The The. Heavy breathing and all! “I Want You Now”, “Stripped”, “Dangerous”, all by Depeche Mode. More heavy breathing, plus guys in black leather. That “Untitled” song by D’Angelo is pretty hot but it’s just ‘cause I think of the video when I hear that song- he is one faahn lookin’ man. “Mild und leise” from the opera Tristan and Isolde by Richard Wagner- I SWEAR it’s a musical representation of an orgasm, the way it builds and builds, then you think it’s at the peak, but wait it’s not, then you get to the climax and it’s- it’s- ohmygoodness. It’s an eargasm! I’m gonna have to go take a cold shower now… ---
**Author:** ![conway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ec9cab/32.png) [@conway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/conway)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/34 "2001-06-15T16:49:23Z")
I’d say… **Pure Sex** by Bass Erotica ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/35 "2001-06-15T17:38:47Z")
“Workin for the Man” PJ Harvey “Only Shallow” My Bloody Valentine The entire “Spriritchaser” album by Dead Can Dance and (agreeing with Aghris) Massive Attack’s “Mezzanine” album. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/36 "2001-06-15T17:47:22Z")
Midnight at the Oasis, by Maria Muldaur. And, paradoxically, My Lovin’ (You’re never gonna get it), by En Vogue. ---
**Author:** ![lolagranola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea5d25/32.png) [@lolagranola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lolagranola)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/37 "2001-06-15T20:24:15Z")
**Rebel Yell** by Billy Idol. Runners up (and already mentioned): **Sexual Healing** by Marvin Gaye **I Want Your Sex** by George Micheal **You’re Making Me High** by Toni Braxton **Need You Tonight** by INXS **You Can Leave Your Hat** On by Joe Cocker **I Touch Myself** by the Dininyls would have made the list until I watched Austin Powers. Now it just makes me think of Mike Myers touching himself. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/38 "2001-06-15T20:43:51Z")
“Sex-O-Matic Venus Freak” by Macy Gray. Whooo! ---
**Author:** ![Poysyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Poysyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Poysyn)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/39 "2001-06-15T21:13:39Z")
Phenomenon - LL Cool J Wild Thing - Tone Loc Baby, Feel My… - Patria Sixty-Minute Man - Dominoes (I think) Time of the Season - Zombies Crush - Garbage Living Dead Girl - Rob Zombie Don’t Let Go - En Vogue Human Nature - Madonna Lady Marmalade Bad Touch - Bloodhound Gang Sugar High - Coyote Shivers Connected - Stereo MCs Pour Some Sugar on Me - Def Leppard Cream and When Doves Cry - Prince What can I say? I hear sex in almost anything! ---
**Author:** ![Chinaco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71c47a/32.png) [@Chinaco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chinaco)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2001, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882/40 "2001-06-15T21:26:44Z")
Another vote for Paula Cole’s _Feelin’ Love_ and Liz Phair’s _Flower_ Another couple that really speak to me that way: Kate Bush, _Sensual World_ Peter Gabriel, _Sledgehammer_ for some reason Paula Cole’s _Carmen_ makes me fantasize about sex with another woman, even though the lyrics aren’t particularly sexually explicit [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-song-is-pure-sex-to-you/68882.md?page=3)