We're nothing if not classy over here at D+T. Prompted by the revelation that the song "Sweat A La Long" by Inner Circle had some dirtier-than-usual undertones, two staffers decided to come up with the penultimate list of tunes that may or may not be (but so totally are) about, um, that
We’re nothing if not classy over here at D+T. Prompted by the revelation that the song “Sweat A La Long” by Inner Circle had some dirtier-than-usual undertones, two staffers decided to come up with the penultimate list of tunes that may or may not be (but so totally are) about, um, that. Jump to listen.
Inner Circle, “Sweat A La Long”
Most Telling Line: “And if you cry…I’m gonna push it, push it, push it some more”
Salt n Pepa,”Push It”
Most Telling Line: “Push it real good.”
Nine Inch Nails, “Closer”
Most Telling Line: “You get me closer to God.”
DuJour, “Back Door Lover”
Most Telling Line: “Lying on your back staring up at the moon.”
Gordon Lightfoot, “Sundown”
Most Telling Line: “If I find you creepin’ around my backstairs/sometimes I think it’s a sin.”
The Doors, “Back Door Man”
Most Telling Line: “Oh, yeah, I’m a — yeah, I’m a back door man.”
The Rolling Stones, “Sparks Will Fly”
Most Telling Line: “You’d better grease up. I’m coming back”
Sade, “Sweetest Taboo”
Most Telling Line: “You give me the sweetest taboo.”
The Vapors, “Turning Japanese”
Most Telling Line: “I think I’m turning Japanese. I really think so.”
R. Kelly: See entire canon





November 13, 2009 at 7:43 pm, emily said:
yo the name of the nin song is “closer” not whatever you wrote
November 14, 2009 at 12:17 am, Ook said:
Deep Purple: Knockin’ at your Back Door.
November 14, 2009 at 6:46 am, -Twist- said:
Ahah! Just awesome!
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November 16, 2009 at 1:42 pm, Jess said:
“Turning Japanese” is about masturbation, NOT anal sex. The whole songs about looking at the picture and masturbating.