A Little Help -- Sexy Songs of the 70s and 80s

[Letoria]

I need some help. I'm in the process of working on Chapter 15 of my erotic/romantic novel, "Karen and Laci." One of the main currents of the chapter revolves around the young protagonist stumbling across a music playlist on her older lover's home music system entitled, "Sexy Songs of the 70s and 80s", or some such (I'll come up with something better in time). The young lady is already feeling randy as hell, and as soon as she hears the music on the playlist, she knows it will fit perfectly with a scheme she is planning for later that evening.

I need some suggestions on some of the hotter songs of the 70s and 80s. I'm wondering if any of you have favorites from that time period. I'm particularly interested in stuff with a really primal feel, e.g. "Bang-a-Gong" by T. Rex, "Stormtrooper in Stilettos" by Queen, "Pour Some Sugar on Me," by Def Leppard. I'm not interested in Disco or similar genres -- it not something that would work in the context of the story. It needs to lean more toward AOR from the era. Songs don't have to be especially well known, though at least familiar to a broad audience. It would be particularly helpful if the suggestions are available on YouTube so I can preview them if I'm unfamiliar with them. Most suggestions won't get mentioned -- some will, though -- but hearing good examples makes it a lot easier for me to set the appropriate mood when I'm writing about it.

I came of age in the early/mid 80s, and the music of the crowd I hung with stretched back to the early 70s, but I'm drawing a blank when I try to think of more than a few songs (as mentioned above). No, I doubt it has anything to do with the potions of my misspent youth, just that thing known as getting older and -- perhaps -- a bit more insular. I'm looking for songs from the 70s and 80s because I'm not apt to be familiar with anything after that, and I can't do it justice (but by all means, if its sexy, suggest, suggest, please suggest! never mind the time period).

I'd really appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!

[BronxWench]

"Suffragette City" - David Bowie

"Be My Lover" - Alice Cooper

"Satellite of Love" - Lou Reed

Edited July 26, 2014 by BronxWench

[Letoria]

Yes! I knew Lou Reed had to be in there. Sadly, he was always on the back burner for me, and I missed out on a lot of great music because of it.

"Suffragette..." naturally led to "Rebel, Rebel", a fantastic pair of songs to warm things up a bit, and how could I forget "Be My Lover"? That was a favorite among the red Solo cup set when I was in HS.

The list has been started. Thank you!

[BronxWench]

I came of age in the early 70s, so this is sort of my era. Of course, I try to stay fresh, which leads to all sorts of silliness...

[Melrick]

No Secrets by The Angels

Turn Me Loose by Loverboy

I Touch Myself by The Divinyls

Boys In Town by The Divinyls

Pleasure And Pain by The Divinyls

Heat Of The Moment by Asia

I Eat Cannibals by Toto Coelo

Turning Japanese by The Vapors

The Stroke by Billy Squier

Gimme All Your Lovin' by ZZ Top

Driver's Seat by Sniff 'n' the Tears

No Matter What by Badfinger

Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar

5-7-0-5 by City Boy

My Sharona by The Knack

It's All Over Now, Baby Blue by Graham Bonnet

Warm Ride by Graham Bonnet

[LockedBox]

You're All I've Got Tonight - The Cars

Dreaming From the Waist - The Who

For Crying Out Loud - Meat Loaf

Out of Mind, Out of Sight - The Models

You Got Me Rocking - The Rolling Stones

Women in Uniform - The Skyhooks

March Of The Black Queen - Queen

Talking to a Stranger - Hunters and Collectors

Heroin - The Velvet Underground

Here's what I've got for you. Not sure if this is what your looking to since I'm not really into anything that could be considered primal, and I most of this would be though of as being romantic rather than sexy, but I hope it helps. Heroin is a little out of the age bracket you specified, but you can't get much more primal in my opinion.

[JayDee]

So, I thought I had some ideas and when I looked 'em up they were all too early or too late, or already listed. This is the last left and frankly probably not sexy enough. Or at all:

Please Don't Touch - Motorhead and Girlschool

[Letoria]

I'm really pleased with the suggestions so far. I can say I'm unfamiliar with a good many of them, so the links are so very helpful. I'm going to listen to everything and see what how the songs fit into the mood I'm trying to create. I'd like to download and save the ones that work, arrange them into some sort of meaningful order, and listen to the music as I write, thus creating a mental mood that helps me keep the right atmosphere.

There really is no right or wrong era. Music is already one of the important subthemes to the story. The two characters are very well developed and fleshed out by now, and the primary limitation is whether or not a given song meshes with their personalities or tastes. For example, classical music, particularly that of Mozart and Beethoven, is central to the story. The adult character is a lifelong devotee of classical music, and she's built an extensive library over the years. In a logical progression the young one Laci is picking up a genuine interest as she's exposed to it. As such, she has very clearly defined concept of what she calls Love Music.This music she's coming to associate with long, slow, romantic lovemaking. That said, there is within the story ample reference to the adult character Karen's eclectic tastes in music, including what might be classified as popular AOR.

The mood I'm trying to create is one of a sweaty, sinuous, serpentine dance that inevitably builds to a scene of raw, thumping, noisy, passionate sex as opposed to slowly building romantic lovemaking. When I say "primal", I'm mostly thinking of the relentless, thudding beat one might associate with pure lust. The two examples that most clearly show what fits that bill are "Bang-a-Gong," and "Stormtrooper in Stilettos."

That said, those are only examples of what reflects the mood I'm trying to create. I'm looking for anything that fits the gradually building raw, sex-for-its-own-sake encounter, regardless of the era it comes from (within reason). Some examples of what won't work are Elvis, Engleburt Humperdink lounge music, kiddie pop, most blatantly sexual stuff popular today (primarily because its superficial, pandering garbage with no heart or soul), and genres such as rap, hip-hop, etc because readers wouldn't buy them as something the characters would listen to -- plus they're genre with which I have zero familiarity.

However, in the end, this is as much for me as it is the characters. If I hear it in the background, it helps me maintain the appropriate mood as I'm writing. For that reason alone, pretty much anything anyone sees as good examples of what you think fits your own personal view of music that fits and enhances the raw sexual nature of the evening are greatly appreciated. If a given song won't work for me, oh well, it won't work and won't go on the playlist, but it will have helped expose me to something I might not have discovered on my own, and that's always a good thing.

Edited July 26, 2014 by Letoria

[GeorgeGlass]

I was going to mention Warrant's de facto strip-club anthem "Cherry Pie," but I just learned that it's from 1990. Likewise, Concrete Blonde's "Mexican Moon" (possibly the sexiest gettin'-it on-song I know) is from 1993.

So the only useful suggestion I have is Animotion's "Obsession."

[Letoria]

I was going to mention Warrant's de facto strip-club anthem "Cherry Pie," but I just learned that it's from 1990. Likewise, Concrete Blonde's "Mexican Moon" (possibly the sexiest gettin'-it on-song I know) is from 1993.

So the only useful suggestion I have is Animotion's "Obsession."

The dates are only points of reference, not absolute limits. Hot 'n' sexy is the prime most important thing. I tracked down the YouTube vids -- "Obsession" and "Mexican Moon" are perfect, "Cherry Pie" a bit to metal and male oriented. Thanks! They made my list.

[Letoria]

So, I thought I had some ideas and when I looked 'em up they were all too early or too late, or already listed. This is the last left and frankly probably not sexy enough. Or at all:

Please Don't Touch - Motorhead and Girlschool

Is there a studio version The live set is a bit, ummm, distorted for my tender middle age ears? Might be a little too metal for my sweet heroines

[Melrick]

Please don't touch. This is probably as clear as the song gets. It's... not really my kind of ditty, I have to say.

[JayDee]

Thanks for finding a better quality link.

S'not metal, s'rock'n'roll! [/Lemmy's insistent terminology]

And Girlschool were sweet heroines. [/blatant lies]

Edited July 27, 2014 by JayDee