Sexy Time: Sexy Music

May 27, 2010 Posted in Relationships, Sex

I learned a lot of valuable lessons during my high school years. Not so much from going to class or doing homework (because I didn’t really do that), but from being a horny teenager who lived at home and had thin walls.

You see, my bedroom was directly beside (sharing a wall) with my mom’s room, and that wall that we shared, the one right by my bed, had a vent that happened to be connected to her room as well. You couldn’t see through it, but we learned pretty quickly that this vent in our adjoining wall wasn’t quite soundproof.

Having acquired my very first “real” boyfriend (one that lasted more that a week…) and having a lot of fun experimenting with sex for the first time ever, this vent in the wall became something of a challenge. For a good few months there was a pillow wedged up against it, acting as some weird sound-proof barrier, but when the winter months rolled around and I started freezing at night, I realized that blocking the main source of heat that filtered into my room probably wasn’t a good idea.

But then we figured out the perfect way to drown our sexy noises while keeping my room at a comfortable 20 or so degrees – music. Sure, it’s not silence, and it still traveled through the walls, but I guarantee my mother appreciated the sound of slow bass late at night a lot more than hearing anything else coming through our walls.

This lesson has carried over into my college life too – my roommate and I have discovered the joys of headphones, music, and sex despite creepily thin walls (seriously, I can push on the wall that separates our rooms and it moves…yikes). Thing is, not only does music work as good cover up noise, but it also adds a little extra pizazz to a sack session, assuming you’re listening to the right thing (nothing more awkward than that song your ex boyfriend recorded for you coming up on shuffle while you’re getting it on. Trust me.)

I’ve talked before about the different “types” of sex (can we seriously come up with a phrase to describe what I’m talking about, please?), so of course it’s only fitting to listen to different kinds of music for each occasion. I got some (er, a lot of) help from my lovely music-freak friend, Coralie, in compiling a list of songs to play during sexy sessions. In practicing what I preach, I’ll have you guys know I’ll be making my own “Sexy Time” playlist on my iTunes as soon as I’m done writing this. But for now, here’s some great sex music to check out… for every occasion!

Lovemaking
Wet Sand – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Something -The Beatles
Wild Horses – The Rolling Stones
Into the Mystic – Van Morrison– (Coralie’s sidenote: One time I put this song on to set the mood with a guy and he freaked out because one time he walked in on his parents and they were totally doing it to this song. Hahaha)
Sea of Love – Cat Power‘s version
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton (quite possibly the most romantic song of all time)
Sideways – Citizen Cope (I have some history with this song… but I still think it’s super sweet)
Two Weeks – Grizzly Bear
Since I’ve Been Loving You – Led Zeppelin
The Great Gig in the Sky – Pink Floyd

Sex
(Really, this is usually just whatever comes on iTunes at the time. But these are some of our favorites.)
Maybe I’m Amazed – Paul McCartney and Wings
Interstate Love Song – Stone Temple Pilots
Anything being sung or played by Jimi Hendrix
Sex on Fire – Kings of Leon
Feel Like Making Love – Bad Company
Lover – Devendra Banhart
You Shook Me All Night Long – ACDC (this is more a humorous thing, but it’s a potentially good time.)
Just put on Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd and let it play through. You’ll see.

Screwing
Closer – NIN
Want You Bad – The Offspring
Lapdance – NERD
Get Naked – Tommy Lee
Sikimikanico – Red Hot Chili Peppers
Pistol Grip Pump or Guerilla Radio – Rage Against the Machine
Black Betty – Ram Jam
Hypnotized – Plies feat Akon
So Hott – Kid Rock (or any kid rock song for that matter)
Striptease – Hawksley Workman

And if all else fails, just put on Freebird. That song makes anything exponentially more badass.

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L says:
Thu, 27th May 20104:20 am

pink floyd's "the great gig in the sky" for lovemaking doesn't sit well with me. Maybe because the song has something to do about accepting death. The man speaking at the beginning of the song says, "And I am not frightened of dying, any time will do, I Don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying?

There's no reason for it, you've gotta go sometime. I never said I was frightened of dying."

nessa says:
Thu, 27th May 20105:09 am

HAHAHAHAH at "L"!

quinn says:
Thu, 27th May 20105:14 am

i love this post! when i'm bored i make playlists for different "types" .

makin' love: some of the ones added above but i always include iron & wine, elliot smith, and cat stevens.

having sex: bloc party, postal service, & tom petty are up there for me.

screwing: can i just say i LOVE that you added devendra banhart? fiona apple- criminal is added to mine. have you ever seen the video?? hottttt.

Justine says:
Thu, 27th May 20108:56 am

These are great! But just curious as to how you guys put the music on in the first place? Do you just put the music on assuming that that's where the night will lead?

Ness says:
Thu, 27th May 201010:45 am

@Quinn: YES for the Elliott Smith. Well, not for sex music, I just love him so so much.

@Justine: I usually put it on when we migrate to my room and we know we're going to be getting it on. iTunes is awesome.

Ibrahim | TwentiesLi says:
Thu, 27th May 201012:12 pm

I'm not sure I could make love to anything listed above. Sex… maybe. And screwing, sure.

But the lovemaking list seems like it's for people in their 30s and 40s…

Ness says:
Thu, 27th May 201012:16 pm

@ Ibrahim: LOL.. I guess I just have a thing for classic rock.

Angeline says:
Thu, 27th May 20101:37 pm

Closer by Corinne Bailey Rae is a sexy song

E says:
Thu, 27th May 20101:41 pm

more importantly, your mom let you have boys stay the night in high school?? and knew you were having sex? that is quite a childhood

kim says:
Thu, 27th May 20101:45 pm

Yeah Yeah Yeahs-Fever to Tell. The entire album. Trust me, it's great.

Any song by Bloc Party-although I'll warn you that drinking a lot and playing catchy songs is dangerous (just really funny) when you start singing to it while fooling around. hahaha

For screwing, electronica is pretty good, I suggest you look up Digitalism.

Oh, and radiohead. definitely good.

And me and my boyfriend have a soft spot for Oasis (we have our song, you know) so maybe that's our "love making" music.

I have a question though to anyone. I love doing it to music, it makes me more comfortable. BUT- am I the only one that after a while, I completely forget there is music playing (even though it's blasting) like I'm so focused on what we are doing that I drown the sound out. (or maybe, I'm so loud that I just drown out sound !! hahaha)

serena says:
Thu, 27th May 20106:39 pm

@E thats what I'm more interested in being addressed here, your mom let you have boys over, and knew you were having sex? I'm in college now and boys still arent allowed in my room with the door closed..

Alex says:
Thu, 27th May 20107:43 pm

stripper by sohodolls should definitely be on here under screwing! It's the song Blair strips to in GG, and it's perfect!

lessonsthatrock says:
Mon, 31st May 20107:53 am

You forgot "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak. Now THAT song is sexy.

Natasha says:
Wed, 2nd Jun 20105:20 pm

"Angel" by Massive Attack…if this song doesn't make you want to be all over someone when you listen to it, there's got to be something wrong with you.

"Bad Romance" (yes, the Lady GaGa song) by 30 Seconds To Mars…the tempo is different than the original and Jared Leto sexifies the lyrics up a little bit.

vix says:
Thu, 3rd Jun 20106:29 pm

I second "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak, @lessonsthatrock.

Seriously sexy song..

kishore says:
Sat, 30th Oct 20107:10 am

i am big fan of u

kishore says:
Sat, 30th Oct 20107:12 am

i am big fan of u…

Landisc says:
Mon, 11th Apr 20115:57 am

Crazy B**** by buck cherry
In those jeans by ginuwine
lets get it on berry white
Bed j holiday

All favs!

Maddie says:
Wed, 18th May 20113:30 am

Trading Places – Usher