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What Makes a Song Sexy?

What Makes a Song Sexy?

FromSwitched on Pop


What Makes a Song Sexy?

FromSwitched on Pop

ratings:
Length:
35 minutes
Released:
Feb 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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.Featuring:Nina Simone - I Want Some Sugar in My BowlDonna Summer - Love to Love You BabyINXS - Need You TonightPortishead - Glory BoxKings of Leon - Sex on FireThe Weeknd - OftenCheck out Courtney's article Let's Talk About Sex, Baby: Every Trick You Need to Seduce Someone with a Playlist on Refinery29Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Feb 5, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What makes pop songs so catchy? Musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Charlie Harding pull back the curtain on how pop hits work their magic on our ears & our culture. You’ll fall in love with music you didn’t even know you liked.