Ooooooh!

It’s far too much fun to find songs about sex, and sometimes it’s a bit too easy. There are the obvious culprits: George Michael’s entire Faith album deals with relationships and sex, Two Live Crew did quite a few lewd numbers about fornication, and AC/DC’s “You Shook Me” is a favorite of sex-crazed teens (and these days, many of their parents, too).

But I wanted to shake that up a bit: throw in a few obvious ones, as well as some songs that are a bit more obscure, or those performed by songwriters not known for writing sexually-charged songs. They’re the songs that would have Salvador Dali saying “oooOOOooo!” (Hat tip to Craig Ferguson for that riff.)

1. “Sit On My Face” - Monty Python (from Monty Python Sings!)
   Obvious? Oh yes, but it’s quite blatant about it’s intent: let’s get down, do some 69, and sound like a proper army regiment as we do it. Hmmm….
2. “Duncan” - Paul Simon (from Paul Simon)
   I was telling sprite as I ws prepping this list that I didn’t think that Paul Simon had a sex song in his catalog. However, he had two: “Cecilia” and this song, “Duncan,” which talks about a sexual encounter that, in modern interpretation, could swing either way. “She took me to the woods/Saying here comes something and it feels so good/And just like a dog I was befriended/I was befriended” - you make the call!
3. “Iowa” - Dar Williams (from Out There Live)
   Dar often introduces this song (her most overt sing-along at most shows) by citing its inspiration in the “bosomy” hills of Iowa. And the song mentions how these hills make Ms. Williams wish she “had a way with women.” Can’t argue with that, right?
4. “The Town Crotch” - Jonathan Coulton (from Thing A Week Three)
   Every town/neighborhood/school/building has one of these.
5. “Ice Cream Man” - Tom Waits (from The Early Years - Volume 1)
   The “ice cream” served by this guy is not something you’d want to serve your innocent children.
6. “Rudebox” - Robbie Williams (from Rudebox)
   It’s Robbie Williams - no relation to Dar, and certainly a bit more overt in his sexual mischievousness - who is shaking his “rudebox” and rhyming “Durex” with “sex.” That’s fitting, as condoms and sex go together like…. Robbie Williams and having a career that’s successful everywhere except the United States.
7. “Add It Up” - Violent Femmes (from Add It Up (1981-1993))
   The Violent Femmes’ ode to nerdy teenage lust is perfectly delivered in this live performance in front of nerdy teenage fans - what’s not to like?

Download: “Sit On My Face” - Monty Python (mp3)
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Download: “Duncan” - Paul Simon (mp3)
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Download: “Iowa” - Dar Williams (mp3)
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Download: “The Town Crotch” - Jonathan Coulton (mp3)
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Download: “Ice Cream Man” - Tom Waits (mp3)
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Download: “Rudebox” - Robbie Williams (mp3)
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Download: “Add It Up” - Violent Femmes (mp3)
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Download all the songs in a handy ZIP file:

Download: “Ooooooh!” (ZIP)
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