Ten tunes to play when you're getting laid

By Stephanie March Thu., Feb. 14 2013 at 3:30 AM

Emo Lovers: Dashboard Confessional - "Stolen"
Emo lovers are, by definition, not interested in music without sincere and deep meaning, and "Stolen" is dramatic and the perfect song to cuddle to. To be clear: It's not that we think true emo lovers prefer snuggling, but we imagine that you'll be far too busy analyzing what Dashboard means by "sleep well" to have the time to actually have sex.

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weldcountysucks

ICP??? never would of thought those dudes were still around?? I thought they died out like ten yrs ago lol should of anyway..

David Kotzebue

One I wrote, "MAJOR FUN!"

Kevin O'Brien

anything by 2livecrew

Jeremy Hull

Thievery Corp, Beats Antique.

Cognitive_Dissident topcommenter

...not a single MoTown reference...

dave.herrera moderator editor

@Cognitive_Dissident If you're a fan of Motown, you don't need any coaching. You've already got mad game and impeccable sensibilities, clearly.

Cognitive_Dissident topcommenter

...as "Love's Theme" just happens to stream on my internet radio feed (FM5280.com.)

Cognitive_Dissident topcommenter

@dave.herrera @Cognitive_Dissident Yet, I feel like a real "old-timer," in context.

dave.herrera moderator editor

@Cognitive_Dissident Marvin Gaye is godlike. So is Otis Redding and Sam Cooke. Obvious, but totally worthy of mention: the Isley Brothers. I have to think a great many babies were made to "Between the Sheets."

Cognitive_Dissident topcommenter

@dave.herrera @Cognitive_Dissident The first thing that came to mind was Marvin Gaye. There's got to be half a dozen good ones right there. Other Barry White, of course. One fun experiment would be to go to youtube and find Marvin, then listen to at all the great stuff from other artists that shows up in the right-hand margin. I pretty much did that, once.

"Let's Stay Together" comes to mind as one of those...bunch of Temptations too. Chilites...there's no end.

dave.herrera moderator editor

@Cognitive_Dissident It's like my old OG player uncle used to say when people asked him how old he was: "I'm old enough to know right from wrong, but far too young to say no." Ah, yes, "Love's Theme." I was just going to ask you what "old-timer's" consider shag worthy?

tzadik42

I would have put The Weeknd's High For This on the list. Damn sexy song.

dave.herrera moderator editor

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@tzadik42Pretty much anything by theWeeknd would work. If this were simply sexy songs, I'd add anything by Sade, but particularly "No Ordinary Love," "Til the Cops Come Knocking" by Maxwell, "Feenin' by Jodeci, "Fade Into You" by Mazzy Star...oh, so many others.

rightonbarto

i was super curious about this list.. and then... Insane Clown Posse?! nothing makes a dick more limp that insane clown posse. in fact, the word "dick" and the name "insane clown posse" shouldn't be in the same sentence .... UNLESS it's "Insane Clown Posse? What are you? some kind of dick?"