WHO TURNED OFF THE SEXUAL SEDUCTION MUSIC OF OUR TIME?
There was a time before the MeToo finger-pointers and the Politically Correct Mafia told us how to live and love.
There was a time before the disgusting Jeffery Epsteins and Harvey Weinsteins and Bill Cosbys polluted the sexual waters forever.
There was a time the 1960s … the 1970s … and a good part of the 1980s when sex was free and easy and everyone enjoyed and, yes, respected each other.
It was a time when everyone had his or her favorite sexual seduction song.
At the end of a wonderful night with great food. Perhaps some cannabis. A few margaritas and then glasses of wine clinking and some deep sensual looks into each other’s eyes and then came the pièce de résistance: a song, the perfect song, came on and you both moved closer and then … you know … you know …
But what was the seduction song? It depends. The song changes as one gets older.
When I was young, 16, it didn’t matter what the song was.
When I was young, 16, even “The Star Spangled Banner” could cause instant arousal.
The fact is everyone reading this, both men and women, are now thinking of the song whose lyrics turned them on. Was it the rock and roll era’s “Earth Angel,” “Sincerely” and “Pledging My Love”? Was it Johnny Mathis crooning “It’s Not For Me To Say” or Nat King Cole singing “Unforgettable” or Frank Sinatra’s “Wee Small Hours” setting the mood?
Seduction music was different in all parts of the country.
For example, if you lived in Texas and you were in a hurry you might put on this country classic by Don Williams, which gets down to business fast with this lyric:
“Kick off your shoes
Pull down the shade
Turn out the light
And love me tonight.”
Here is my choice for the greatest seduction song of all time:
HELP ME MAKE IT THROUGH THE NIGHT
“Take the ribbon from your hair
Shake it loose and let it fall
Layin’ soft upon my skin
Like the shadows on the wall
Come and lay down by my side
Till the early mornin’ light
All I’m takin’ is your time
Help me make it through the night
I don’t care what’s right or wrong
I don’t try to understand
Let the devil take tomorrow
Lord, tonight I need a friend
Yesterday is dead and gone
And tomorrow’s out of sight
And it’s sad to be alone
Help me make it through the night.”
Who could could resist Kris Kristofferson’s moody, desperate, lonely guy lyrics.
Starting in 1969, when the song was written, a make-out session between two consenting adults with “Help Me Make It Through the Night” playing in the background launched a billion mercy f*%@ks.
But it ended as all good things must end. When did sexy seduction music go out of our lives?
As best as I can say, it was the late 1980s, when a whole generation of young people discovered rap – the least sexy music in the history of mankind.
Allow me the demonstrate some typical rap lyrics and tell me if you feel the stirring in your loins:
“Ex-Girlfriend” by Esham
“I used to love her, too bad I had to put a slug through her
Dumped her body in the trash like I never knew her
Blood runnin down the gutter into the sewer.”
Or how about these notable lovey-dovey lyrics by Vevo:
“I could never be mad at you
Pussy remedy like a Tylenol
Remember being broke, I was eyein’ you
Now I have you.”
Or here’s a great favorite:
“Do you like the way I flick (CENSORED) or nah?
You can (CENSORED) until you (CENSORED)
Can you lick the (CENSORED) or nah?
Can you let me (CENSORED) out or nah?”
And who can forget this love letter to women:
“I need me a down (CENSORED) up stick around bitch,
I need me a proud bitch, a proud to be around bitch
This ain’t every day, she knows it’s a blessing bein’ around this (CENSORED)
She with it long as I (CENSORED) I remind her of her oath,
Now she reminisces I’m the ride or die type.”
Is there any way we can turn off this rap ugliness and forget the MeToo monsters and the politically correct idiots and have a sexy night again?
Can long-married, long-suffering couples reading this discover each other again? Even if it’s just for one night.
Let me supply the greatest “turn-on” music.
Here’s part of a playlist of “can’t miss” music I’ve compiled over the years. Play it as background music for this adventure:
1. “Moonglow” from the movie “Picnic.”
2. “The Sweetest Gift” … Sade.
3. “Come Together” … Tina Turner.
4. “Je t’Aime Moi Non Plus” … Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin.
5. “I’ll Be Seeing You” … Sarah Vaughan.
6. “Floating” … Julee Cruise.
7. “A Whiter Shade of Pale” … Annie Lenox.
8. “Desafinado” … Antonio Carlos Jobim.
9. “Love Is Stronger Than Pride” … Sade.
10. “Bring Me Home” … Sade.
SO HERE’S MY RECIPE FOR A GREAT NIGHT:
Score some weed. Make some strong drinks. Put on my “can’t miss” music.
And see what happens.
NOTE TO MEN OVER 75: TAKE A SMALL BABY ASPIRIN BEFORE YOU START.
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