A while ago I found this playlist online. I can't say that I'm an expert in "Baby Making" music, but I found many of the tunes the author suggested to be quite respectable (I even own a few of them!). Then I thought, what if I should need to make babies? Do I have a playlist? No, that's not what I thought, but nonetheless, I thought I would see what I could come up with from my iTunes library. So here you are, for your Valentine's Day enjoyment, the Top Five Sexy Songs I own.
5. "Lucky" (Bif Naked) - For goth romance. This song was featured in Season 4 of "Buffy, the Vampire Slayer" when Buffy had her ill-advised liaison with Parker Abrams.*
4. "Breathless" (Corinne Bailey Rae) - This is the "let's kick this friendship up a notch" sexy song. Also, Corinne is just generally good for the romance. Runner up: "Trouble Sleeping."
3. "How" (Regina Spektor) - Regina is the queen of the indisputably effective subtle nuance. Take that "how" at the end of the first verse: that is the sound of silky things falling to the floor.
2. "Elsewhere" (Sarah McLachlan) - According to Xander Harris,** Sarah McLachlan has her own category of love. Runner up: "Possession (Piano Version)"...or let's face it, basically her entire "Fumbling Towards Ecstasy" album.
1. "Loving You" (Paolo Nutini) - Oh my gosh, this song (and also Paolo Nutini in general) is the epitome of sexy. It's also quite well-versed for a song containing the lyric "Let's get down and freaky, baby."
So there you have it. As with all of my ordered playlists, the order is disputable, of course. Happy Valentine's Day, everyone. And remember, when you listen to sexy music with someone, you're listening to sexy music with everyone they've listened to sexy music with.
*It's also one of the only non-orchestral single tracks used to underscore a sex scene in BtVS. The only other time this happens is in Season 6. I'm embarrassed to admit that I didn't realize that the Great Sapphic Power Ballad, "Under Your Spell" was part of a sex scene until I was in my mid-twenties.
**Is it bad that I have two Buffy references to justify my sexy playlist?
I'm under your spell sounds just kind of sweet and lovey but when you actually watch the scene it's like "holy crap, they're gonna do it!"
ReplyDeleteRight?! Yeah, I used to be like, "oh, she's floating because she's happy and in love!"
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