THEn an explicit or implicit manner, sex is one of the key topics of music and over the decades they have been churned out sensual songs that seduced, but also scandalized, society. From the disco rhythms of Love To Love You Baby by Donna Summer to the tribal and sexy ones by I’m a Slave 4 U by Britney Spears, here are the 15 most erotic songs of all times.
The 15 most famous sensual songs of all time: Italian, French and English
1. Je t’aime… moi non plus by Serge Gainsbourg and Jane Birkin (1967)
Serge Gainsbourg wrote this song thinking of a duet with Brigitte Bardot, his lover at the time, but BB’s husband vetoed it and nothing came of it. After the end of the relationship and meeting Jane Birkinthe singer took the song out of the drawer and he recorded it together with her between moans, sexual innuendos and lots of eroticism. The scandal was immediate and Je t’aime… moi non plus came censored in many countries.
Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg. (Getty Images)
2. The important thing is to finish by Mina (1975)
Song written by Cristiano MalgioglioAnd a Bossa Nova style ballad with very explicit lyrics that talk about a sexual relationship with a man that the woman no longer loves. Immediately censored by Rai after an initial broadcast on the radio, it still entered first place in the rankings and, some time later, it was also readmitted on television. One of the most sensual songs in Italian music.
3. Erotica by Madonna (1992)
In line with the theme of the photo book Sexreleased at the same time, Erotica has a bold and bold text in which Madonna plays a sort of alter-ego named Dita and addresses an imaginary interlocutor by introducing himself as Mistress Sadomaso. With the express purpose of teach the arts of erotic pleasure even through physical pain.
4. Déshabillez-moi by Juliette Gréco (1967)
Singer and muse of the French existentialists, Juliette Gréco caused a scandal in the Sixties with this songwritten by Gaby Verlor and Robert Nyel, which is about the life of a stripper. Initially censored and boycotted by radio, the song became a hit in 1968. Many covers were created in the following years: the most famous was that of Mylène Farmer in 2006.
5. Wonderful thought by Patty Pravo (1978)
Written by Ivano Fossati, Wonderful thought describes the fantasy of a threesome between a man, his partner and another woman. The song above it had been rejected by Loredana Bertè which, fresh from the success of You are very beautifulhe hadn’t particularly appreciated it. Patty, on numerous occasions, said that she immediately fell in love with the song, because it reminded her of a wild night spent at the Piper Club in the early sixties.
6 Love To Love You Baby by Donna Summer (1976)
Written overnight by the singer together with Giorgio Moroder, Love To Love You Baby it’s a very, very explicit song that lasts a whopping 17 minutes and it’s full of simulated orgasms of Summer. THEit was initially supposed to last only 3 but Moroder extended it, to make it even sexier, on the model of Je t’aime… moi non plus. Mission accomplished.
7 Moi… Lolita by Alizée (2000)
Debut single from the French singer Alizée, not yet sixteen at the timethe song was written and produced by Mylène Farmer and Laurent Boutonnat. Also thanks to a sensual and transgressive video clip, Moi… Lolita it is the first-person story of a teenager with a provocative appearance who arouses sexual desires even in mature men. Just like in Nabokov’s novel which inspired the song.
8 America by Gianna Nannini (1979)
First great success of the Tuscan singer, America it is not a song dedicated to the United States but it is a hymn to masturbation, both female and male. Also therethe cover of the single speaks clearly: in fact, instead of the torch, the statue of Liberty holds a stars and stripes vibrator.
9 I Want Your Sex by George Michael (1987)
First extract from the album Faith and hit of the summer of 1987, the song achieved great success despite strong censorship, and problems relating to radio broadcasting. Accompanied by a truly risqué video clip for the time, it is one of the first songs to contain the word “sex” in the titlenot to mention the text which speaks explicitly and directly about the – immediate – need for a carnal union.
10 Les sucettes by France Gall (1966)
The song, seemingly harmless and actually full of double meanings, is about a little girl who loves to suck aniseed lollipops. The young starlet of French music sang it France Gall, 18 years old, too naive to understand the “adult” subtext of the song, written by Serge Gainsbourg.
11. The clarinet by Renzo Arbore (1986)
Competing at the 1986 Sanremo Festival, this swing song is a rather clear “musical metaphor” of the penis. In the text, ironic and full of double meaningsthe, the clarinet is defined as an instrument that cannot play itselfbut that to create a beautiful blues needs accompaniment and, for this reason, he is always looking for his “little guitar”.
12. 34+35 by Ariana Grande, Doja Cat and Megan Thee Stallion (2021)
You don’t need a degree in mathematics to understand the meaning of the title of this single, taken from the album Positions. Written with boyfriend Dalton Gomez in mindwho Ariana Grande will marry the following year and then divorce in 2023, 34 + 35 talks about the joys of sex without too much preamble.
13. Fernande by Georges Brassens (1971)
Better Known for his busy songs, Georges Brassens for once lets himself go to sensuality with this song that tells of the turmoil in the private parts caused by a beautiful girl named Fernande. At home caused a scandalwith all due respect (but also amusement) to the singer-songwriter. It is one of the most sensual songs in the history of French music.
14. Lipstick and chocolate by Ornella Vanoni (1995)
In this song, the legendary Ornella Vanoni uses a culinary metaphor for expressing sexual desire, making it a sensory experience which involves both taste and sight․ A hymn to the sins of gluttony (and of the flesh) which he has become one of the best known songs in his repertoire.
15. I’m a Slave 4 U by Britney Spears (2001)
Song that marks the “adult” turning point in Britney’s careerboth for the musical genre and for the lyrics, I’m a Slave 4 U it was originally intended for Janet Jacksonwho however didn’t like it.
Written by Pharrell Williams’ The Neptunes, the song with a tribal rhythm is an invitation to get “dirty” and have sex. Unforgettable lperformance at the MTV Video Music Awards of 2001 where Spears performed with a white tiger and an albino python.
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