What Makes a Song Sexy?

Published: Feb. 5, 2019, 5 a.m.

Author Courtney Smith joins to offer her expertise on an urgent topic in advance of Valentine's Day: Can we abstract the sexiest songs of all time into a universal list of arousing musical qualities? We try our best by examining five decades of pop sexiness, discovering lyrical lingerie, and consider the most (and least) seductive instruments.\nFeaturing:\nNina Simone - I Want Some Sugar in My Bowl\nDonna Summer - Love to Love You Baby\nINXS - Need You Tonight\nPortishead - Glory Box\nKings of Leon - Sex on Fire\nThe Weeknd - Often\nCheck out Courtney's article Let's Talk About Sex, Baby: Every Trick You Need to Seduce Someone with a Playlist on Refinery29\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices