i might be missing your goal a bit, but i think much of depeche mode's exciter album fits the bill. posted by misanthropicsarah at 6:20 PM on November 29, 2012
(oh, the lyrics don't necessarily matter as much as the music/tone/sound, but I like how "Fame" makes "too much is not enough / I can ride your heart till it breaks / I've got what it takes" suddenly so dangerously hot.) posted by divabat at 6:26 PM on November 29, 2012
It reminds me of a version of Hit Me Baby (One More Time?) some guy did for one of those Make Me a Popstar! reality shows. Marty Casey? Does that sound right? It's not particularly sexy, but it does sound pretty menacing.
There's an album full of covers that are done in a subdued style like this by an artist named Sexton Blake (actually a guy named Josh Hodges). One of the songs is "Girl You Know It's True" by Milli Vanilli, and that's a dead ringer for chococat's song, but I can't find a full version of it online. Here's a sort of similar version of "Bette Davis Eyes" from the same album. posted by LionIndex at 7:06 PM on November 29, 2012
...and as an aside, Chris Isaac visited my place of work today, and sang a little. Carry on. posted by sourwookie at 8:01 PM on November 29, 2012 [1 favorite]
Also, I think any version of Let's Dance (Bowie or M. Ward) would end up eventually on serial killer radio. posted by mochapickle at 8:46 PM on November 29, 2012 [2 favorites]
A lot of Daniel Knox might do it for you. posted by cmoj at 8:52 PM on November 29, 2012
Not sure if this is the exact vibe of the song in the question (which is great), but maybe Junior Boys? Something like In The Morning? posted by kettleoffish at 8:54 PM on November 29, 2012
If you want a lover
I'll do anything you ask me to
and if you want another kind of love
I'll wear a mask for you
if you want a partner, take my hand
or
if you want to strike me down in anger
here I stand
What about Born Slippy (you might know it as the 90s rave track - 'LAGER LAGER LAGER LAGER' featured in Trainspotting) covered by Sam Obernick. Very sultry. posted by everydayanewday at 1:50 AM on November 30, 2012 [1 favorite]
Maybe this is too obvious, but how about Radiohead's acoustic version of Creep? posted by Mendl at 1:27 PM on November 30, 2012
I must say that sexy had never entered my mind.
Like in a million years, I wouldn't have thought "sexy." But thanks!
I did a version of Hopelessly Devoted to You several years ago, which may or not fit your criteria. I always thought the lyrics of that one were pretty dark; stalker-ish even, given the right context. posted by chococat at 4:04 PM on December 1, 2012
It doesn't have a lot in common tonally with these other songs, but Bruce Springsteen's I'm On Fire gives me the feeling you describe. posted by audacity at 9:29 PM on December 3, 2012
I think with those and other songs by Recoil there's definitely an effort to get that creepy and perhaps not sexy but sexual feeling. posted by bjrn at 2:22 PM on December 4, 2012
PJ Harvey should always be your first stop when you need some sex in your creepy or some creepy in your sex. A few of her songs have already been mentioned. Two others that come to mind are It's You and A Girl Like Me.
The Smashing Pumpkins have a few songs along these lines; Ava Adore and Eye, for instance. posted by dephlogisticated at 4:51 PM on December 4, 2012
Ooh! Ooh! I know I'm late, but the Dead Brothers' cover of "Trust in Me (The Python's Song)" fits this bill really well. posted by Rustic Etruscan at 6:28 AM on December 13, 2012
In that vein, the Blackeyed Susans cover of Springsteen's "State Troops" is very much this, and hardly anyone has heard it.
The version you want is NOT the 6:48 one from "dedicated the ones we love" but a shorter one that was on a single of theirs. posted by softlord at 9:19 AM on January 12
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