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Looking for high-energy songs about lust and/or sexual jealousy.
"Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" by Panic! at the Disco is the best example I can think of (I love it!). I think that "Dance Dance" and "Sugar We're Going Down" by Fall Out Boy are also worth mentioning because they fit the criteria, but that's not to say I particularly like them.
Bonus points if there's queerness involved.
"Lying Is The Most Fun A Girl Can Have Without Taking Her Clothes Off" by Panic! at the Disco is the best example I can think of (I love it!). I think that "Dance Dance" and "Sugar We're Going Down" by Fall Out Boy are also worth mentioning because they fit the criteria, but that's not to say I particularly like them.
Bonus points if there's queerness involved.
"Mr. Brightside" by The Killers.
posted by Evangeline at 8:12 AM on May 28, 2010 [3 favorites]
posted by Evangeline at 8:12 AM on May 28, 2010 [3 favorites]
"Please Please Please" by Final Fantasy.
posted by hermitosis at 8:13 AM on May 28, 2010
posted by hermitosis at 8:13 AM on May 28, 2010
"Bad Romance" and probably many other Lady Gaga songs are high-energy songs about lust and jealousy.
posted by amethysts at 8:13 AM on May 28, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by amethysts at 8:13 AM on May 28, 2010 [1 favorite]
Pretty much anything by Lords of Acid. I Sit On Acid would be their best known. They are basically defined by lust and high energy.
posted by Babblesort at 8:15 AM on May 28, 2010
posted by Babblesort at 8:15 AM on May 28, 2010
Best answer: Frightened Rabbit, "Good Arms vs. Bad Arms" ("I might not want you back/but I want to kill him")
posted by jbickers at 8:18 AM on May 28, 2010
posted by jbickers at 8:18 AM on May 28, 2010
"Hey, Jealousy" by the Gin Blossoms
"Laid" by James
"I'm not a virgin anymore" by Poe
"Push" by Garbage
"Low" by Cracker
posted by SpecialK at 8:19 AM on May 28, 2010
"Laid" by James
"I'm not a virgin anymore" by Poe
"Push" by Garbage
"Low" by Cracker
posted by SpecialK at 8:19 AM on May 28, 2010
"Jessie's Girl" by Rick Springfield
posted by I am the Walrus at 8:20 AM on May 28, 2010 [1 favorite]
posted by I am the Walrus at 8:20 AM on May 28, 2010 [1 favorite]
Oh, and it's more folk, with the maliciousness but probably not the energy that you're looking for ... I like the lyrics: "Sex Bandaid" by Antje Duvekot
posted by SpecialK at 8:20 AM on May 28, 2010
posted by SpecialK at 8:20 AM on May 28, 2010
...also, how about some Pulp: Underwear or F.e.e.l.i.n.g C.a.l.l.e.d L.o.v.e
posted by stagewhisper at 8:20 AM on May 28, 2010
posted by stagewhisper at 8:20 AM on May 28, 2010
"All Around Me" by Flyleaf
posted by I am the Walrus at 8:21 AM on May 28, 2010
posted by I am the Walrus at 8:21 AM on May 28, 2010
Lust:
"Little Animal" by the Raveonettes. Hell, just about any Raveonettes song that isn't about dying - their third album was called Lust Lust Lust - and even half of those, too.
"Ooh La La" by Goldfrapp. And, once again, just about every other song on Black Cherry and Supernature.
"Zombie Boy" by the Magnetic Fields is a delightful love song about making it with, well, a zombie boy.
"Overcome" by Tricky.
"Sanctified" by Nine Inch Nails is a classic.
posted by griphus at 8:22 AM on May 28, 2010
"Little Animal" by the Raveonettes. Hell, just about any Raveonettes song that isn't about dying - their third album was called Lust Lust Lust - and even half of those, too.
"Ooh La La" by Goldfrapp. And, once again, just about every other song on Black Cherry and Supernature.
"Zombie Boy" by the Magnetic Fields is a delightful love song about making it with, well, a zombie boy.
"Overcome" by Tricky.
"Sanctified" by Nine Inch Nails is a classic.
posted by griphus at 8:22 AM on May 28, 2010
Sex (I'm a...) by Berlin fulfills the lust part & a little kink.
posted by artifarce at 8:23 AM on May 28, 2010
posted by artifarce at 8:23 AM on May 28, 2010
Best answer: Cake- Love You Madly
Immaculate Machine- Pocket
The New Pornographers- The Body Says No
The Shins- Kissing the Lipless (this one might be a bit slow for what you're thinking)
Alkaline Trio- Love Love Kiss Kiss, Clavicle
Tullycraft- Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid To Know About (this is more romantic jealousy than sexual though)
Third Eye Blind- Blinded
The Ataris- San Dimas High School Football Rules (again, more romantic than sexual)
The Pipettes- Sex
Also a few for, as SpecialK said, the maliciousness:
Belle and Sebastian- Waking Up To Us
The Mountain Goats- No Children
There are also about 8,000 covers of Jessie's Girl. (The Korea Girl version is my favorite but it's a bit hard to find.)
posted by NoraReed at 8:24 AM on May 28, 2010
Immaculate Machine- Pocket
The New Pornographers- The Body Says No
The Shins- Kissing the Lipless (this one might be a bit slow for what you're thinking)
Alkaline Trio- Love Love Kiss Kiss, Clavicle
Tullycraft- Pop Songs Your New Boyfriend's Too Stupid To Know About (this is more romantic jealousy than sexual though)
Third Eye Blind- Blinded
The Ataris- San Dimas High School Football Rules (again, more romantic than sexual)
The Pipettes- Sex
Also a few for, as SpecialK said, the maliciousness:
Belle and Sebastian- Waking Up To Us
The Mountain Goats- No Children
There are also about 8,000 covers of Jessie's Girl. (The Korea Girl version is my favorite but it's a bit hard to find.)
posted by NoraReed at 8:24 AM on May 28, 2010
Most of the songs on Weezer's Pinkerton satisfy your requirements.
posted by katie at 8:25 AM on May 28, 2010
posted by katie at 8:25 AM on May 28, 2010
"Pull Up to the Bumper" by Grace Jones
"Anti Love Song" by Betty Davis
posted by Lisitasan at 8:31 AM on May 28, 2010
"Anti Love Song" by Betty Davis
posted by Lisitasan at 8:31 AM on May 28, 2010
"Push" by Garbage
That's "Push It".
Detonator by Ash is apparently about... uh... "detonating".
posted by EndsOfInvention at 8:33 AM on May 28, 2010
That's "Push It".
Detonator by Ash is apparently about... uh... "detonating".
posted by EndsOfInvention at 8:33 AM on May 28, 2010
OK, it's downbeat but emotionally high energy...the ultimate song about jealousy, lust and loathing, Elvis Costello, I Want You.
(Caveat: the linked fan video is a bit WTF)
posted by Beardman at 8:35 AM on May 28, 2010 [1 favorite]
(Caveat: the linked fan video is a bit WTF)
posted by Beardman at 8:35 AM on May 28, 2010 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: These are great. Keep them coming!
(Thanks NoraReed, I like Kissing the Lipless--so future commenters, don't leave something out because you think it's not high-energy enough.)
posted by randomname25 at 8:38 AM on May 28, 2010
(Thanks NoraReed, I like Kissing the Lipless--so future commenters, don't leave something out because you think it's not high-energy enough.)
posted by randomname25 at 8:38 AM on May 28, 2010
"Get on Top" Tim Buckley is a particularly filthy example
"I Just Wanna Make Love to You" Etta James
posted by Lisitasan at 8:39 AM on May 28, 2010
"I Just Wanna Make Love to You" Etta James
posted by Lisitasan at 8:39 AM on May 28, 2010
James Brown - Sex Machine
Joan Osborne - Right Hand Man
posted by Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey at 8:49 AM on May 28, 2010
Joan Osborne - Right Hand Man
posted by Pirate-Bartender-Zombie-Monkey at 8:49 AM on May 28, 2010
Tear You Apart by She Wants Revenge
Shut Up Let's Hook Up by Jason Downs
anything by Micky Avalon
posted by tetralix at 8:54 AM on May 28, 2010
Shut Up Let's Hook Up by Jason Downs
anything by Micky Avalon
posted by tetralix at 8:54 AM on May 28, 2010
Many of the songs by the Lords of Acid [NSFW album covers] are about lust, drugs, or both. You can usually tell from the titles :).
I'm only familiar with their album Voodoo-U [NSFW]. The lusty songs on that album include "Voodoo-U", "The Crablouse", and "Young Boys".
Since you asked for queerness, the remix of "Young Boys" called "Young Boys Go To Studio 54" (on that same album) features male backup singers.
The best song about jealousy I know of is Type O Negative's "Unsuccessfully Coping with the Natural Beauty of Infidelity", but it's not exactly upbeat.
posted by Anephim at 8:54 AM on May 28, 2010
I'm only familiar with their album Voodoo-U [NSFW]. The lusty songs on that album include "Voodoo-U", "The Crablouse", and "Young Boys".
Since you asked for queerness, the remix of "Young Boys" called "Young Boys Go To Studio 54" (on that same album) features male backup singers.
The best song about jealousy I know of is Type O Negative's "Unsuccessfully Coping with the Natural Beauty of Infidelity", but it's not exactly upbeat.
posted by Anephim at 8:54 AM on May 28, 2010
Basement Jaxx -- most everything, really, but Good Luck is a good post-breakup jealousy song.
The Dragonettes' I Get Around is sexy as all hell.
posted by Shepherd at 8:59 AM on May 28, 2010
The Dragonettes' I Get Around is sexy as all hell.
posted by Shepherd at 8:59 AM on May 28, 2010
These are mostly lust / passion / sex in general ...
Most of Cobra Starship, especially "Good Girls Go Bad" and "Hot Mess"; see also "Guilty Pleasure", "Damn You Look Good, and I'm Drunk (Scandalous)", "Send My Love to the Dancefloor, I'll See You in Hell", "Prostitution is the World's Oldest Profession (And I, Dear Madame, am a Professional)", I Kissed a Boy" (Katy Perry cover) (bonus points for awkwardly long song titles!)
Bloodhound Gang - "Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss", "Kiss Me Where It Smells Funny", The Bad Touch", "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo", "Screwing You on the Beach at Night"
Head Automatica - "Please, Please, Please (Young Hollywood)", "Beating Heart Baby"
White Zombie - anything from the Supersexy Swingin' Sounds album (not so much lyrically, but the samples and beats give a good atmosphere and, uh, rhythm)
2nding Cake. I also like "Hem of Your Garment"
Deftones - "Passenger" (not "dancey", but it's about sex in a car, sooo ...)
Veronicas - "Untouched", "4ever", "Take Me on the Floor"
posted by steeb2er at 9:05 AM on May 28, 2010
Most of Cobra Starship, especially "Good Girls Go Bad" and "Hot Mess"; see also "Guilty Pleasure", "Damn You Look Good, and I'm Drunk (Scandalous)", "Send My Love to the Dancefloor, I'll See You in Hell", "Prostitution is the World's Oldest Profession (And I, Dear Madame, am a Professional)", I Kissed a Boy" (Katy Perry cover) (bonus points for awkwardly long song titles!)
Bloodhound Gang - "Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss Uhn Tiss", "Kiss Me Where It Smells Funny", The Bad Touch", "Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo", "Screwing You on the Beach at Night"
Head Automatica - "Please, Please, Please (Young Hollywood)", "Beating Heart Baby"
White Zombie - anything from the Supersexy Swingin' Sounds album (not so much lyrically, but the samples and beats give a good atmosphere and, uh, rhythm)
2nding Cake. I also like "Hem of Your Garment"
Deftones - "Passenger" (not "dancey", but it's about sex in a car, sooo ...)
Veronicas - "Untouched", "4ever", "Take Me on the Floor"
posted by steeb2er at 9:05 AM on May 28, 2010
Me'Shell Ndegeocello - "If That's Your Boyfriend (He Wasn't Last Night)"
and for the queerness...
Queen Pen Featuring Me'Shell NdegeOcello - "Girlfriend"
posted by cali59 at 9:09 AM on May 28, 2010
and for the queerness...
Queen Pen Featuring Me'Shell NdegeOcello - "Girlfriend"
posted by cali59 at 9:09 AM on May 28, 2010
Gang of Four, "Damaged Goods" - this live version is particularly high-energy.
posted by Devika at 9:20 AM on May 28, 2010 [2 favorites]
posted by Devika at 9:20 AM on May 28, 2010 [2 favorites]
Can't believe this hasn't made the list yet:
Black Crowes - Jealous Again
posted by Benny Andajetz at 9:35 AM on May 28, 2010
Black Crowes - Jealous Again
posted by Benny Andajetz at 9:35 AM on May 28, 2010
"Hysteria" by Muse
posted by Schlimmbesserung at 9:38 AM on May 28, 2010
posted by Schlimmbesserung at 9:38 AM on May 28, 2010
Beach Boys - "All Dressed Up for School"
posted by l33tpolicywonk at 10:38 AM on May 28, 2010
posted by l33tpolicywonk at 10:38 AM on May 28, 2010
PDA by Interpol
posted by parakeetdog at 10:55 AM on May 28, 2010
posted by parakeetdog at 10:55 AM on May 28, 2010
uh oh, may be here a while.
How about most of PJ Harvey's catalog?
This Is Love
The Letter
Send His Love to Me
posted by stagewhisper at 12:02 PM on May 28, 2010
How about most of PJ Harvey's catalog?
This Is Love
The Letter
Send His Love to Me
posted by stagewhisper at 12:02 PM on May 28, 2010
The classic "Ode to a Gym Teacher" by Meg Christian. High energy in a folky way, but lusty and queer to the max.
posted by MacChimpman at 1:08 PM on May 28, 2010
posted by MacChimpman at 1:08 PM on May 28, 2010
Some more low-energy stuff:
Belle and Sebastian- Seeing Other People, Meat and Potatoes
The Decemberists- Won't Want For Love
I might have more later.
posted by NoraReed at 1:13 PM on May 28, 2010
Belle and Sebastian- Seeing Other People, Meat and Potatoes
The Decemberists- Won't Want For Love
I might have more later.
posted by NoraReed at 1:13 PM on May 28, 2010
Smoking Gun by Robert Cray. Brilliant guitar work by Cray on this one.
Who's Making Love by Johnny Taylor; the sound is kind of crap but I can't find a video with the complete song that sounds good. The Blues Brothers had a hit with their cover.
posted by Halloween Jack at 1:25 PM on May 28, 2010
Who's Making Love by Johnny Taylor; the sound is kind of crap but I can't find a video with the complete song that sounds good. The Blues Brothers had a hit with their cover.
posted by Halloween Jack at 1:25 PM on May 28, 2010
Best answer: I love you for asking this! I'm going to enjoy checking out all the songs, totally the sort of songs I like, right down to the queerness.
Darren Hayes - Let's Go
Darren Hayes - I Like the Way
Darren Hayes - Sense of Humor (not exactly high energy but probably my favorite sexual song)
Darren Hayes - Dirty
Darren Hayes is gay, if that counts for queerness. One thing I love about his songs is his almost never uses gendered pronouns, just "you," so you can project whatever you want onto it. Then in "Let's Go" he says, "You have a boyfriend? Oh well, I'm single," so you can treat it as gay or straight. I'm bisexual (female) so I've always appreciated the ambiguity.
The rest of these guys have gender creep in sometimes; their songs will say "girl" and whatnot every now and then. Maroon 5 has some sexual edge in a lot of their songs really, these are just the most blatant. If you don't like what you've heard of Maroon 5 before, at least try "Secret;" my friend hates them but REALLY likes that song, and it doesn't really sound anything like their other stuff.
Maroon 5 - Secret (not high energy but high tension)
Maroon 5 - Kiwi
Then practically everything by Depeche Mode, and though some isn't high energy, the tension is fantastic; Dave Gahan's voice is sensual pretty much ALL the time. He could sing his grocery list and it'd be hot. Depeche Mode tends to have a romantic edge, but everything always feels highly sexualized because the lyrics can be pretty raw, often flirting with S&M metaphors and generally the rougher side of love, and Gahan sings them with, well, authority I suppose. At least for me, that has the effect of enhancing the lustful side of it. The music is synthesized in a sexual-sounding way too, I think.
Depeche Mode - A Question of Time
Depeche Mode - Shine (not high energy, also can't find a good link so stream it from iLike; all that's on YouTube is covers and remixes)
Depeche Mode - World in my Eyes (starts about a minute in, moderate energy)
Depeche Mode - Corrupt (this one is hot in a contemptuous kind of way)
Depeche Mode - In Chains (has like a minute long intro, high tension, not high energy)
Depeche Mode - One Caress (this is sang by Martin Gore, not Gahan -- Gore sounds similar but a bit more choir boy than bad boy -- and not high energy but a highly erotic song imo)
Depeche Mode - Only When I Lose Myself (high tension, not high energy, but this might be the most erotic song I've ever heard)
Depeche Mode - Dead of Night (skeezy kind of song, have to stream this one from iLike too)
posted by Nattie at 1:40 PM on May 28, 2010
Darren Hayes - Let's Go
Darren Hayes - I Like the Way
Darren Hayes - Sense of Humor (not exactly high energy but probably my favorite sexual song)
Darren Hayes - Dirty
Darren Hayes is gay, if that counts for queerness. One thing I love about his songs is his almost never uses gendered pronouns, just "you," so you can project whatever you want onto it. Then in "Let's Go" he says, "You have a boyfriend? Oh well, I'm single," so you can treat it as gay or straight. I'm bisexual (female) so I've always appreciated the ambiguity.
The rest of these guys have gender creep in sometimes; their songs will say "girl" and whatnot every now and then. Maroon 5 has some sexual edge in a lot of their songs really, these are just the most blatant. If you don't like what you've heard of Maroon 5 before, at least try "Secret;" my friend hates them but REALLY likes that song, and it doesn't really sound anything like their other stuff.
Maroon 5 - Secret (not high energy but high tension)
Maroon 5 - Kiwi
Then practically everything by Depeche Mode, and though some isn't high energy, the tension is fantastic; Dave Gahan's voice is sensual pretty much ALL the time. He could sing his grocery list and it'd be hot. Depeche Mode tends to have a romantic edge, but everything always feels highly sexualized because the lyrics can be pretty raw, often flirting with S&M metaphors and generally the rougher side of love, and Gahan sings them with, well, authority I suppose. At least for me, that has the effect of enhancing the lustful side of it. The music is synthesized in a sexual-sounding way too, I think.
Depeche Mode - A Question of Time
Depeche Mode - Shine (not high energy, also can't find a good link so stream it from iLike; all that's on YouTube is covers and remixes)
Depeche Mode - World in my Eyes (starts about a minute in, moderate energy)
Depeche Mode - Corrupt (this one is hot in a contemptuous kind of way)
Depeche Mode - In Chains (has like a minute long intro, high tension, not high energy)
Depeche Mode - One Caress (this is sang by Martin Gore, not Gahan -- Gore sounds similar but a bit more choir boy than bad boy -- and not high energy but a highly erotic song imo)
Depeche Mode - Only When I Lose Myself (high tension, not high energy, but this might be the most erotic song I've ever heard)
Depeche Mode - Dead of Night (skeezy kind of song, have to stream this one from iLike too)
posted by Nattie at 1:40 PM on May 28, 2010
Fever by Adam Lambert (last season's American Idol runner-up) is the most-played song on my iTunes playlist. Lambert, who's gay, sings the Lady Gaga-penned tune that starts, "There he goes, my baby walks to slow" and segues into a thumping, dancey chorus. Great song by Gaga the songwriter and Lambert the singer/performer.
posted by lychee at 1:55 PM on May 28, 2010
posted by lychee at 1:55 PM on May 28, 2010
Agree w/ PJ Harvey:
Long Snake Moan Over, under/ die of pleasure... You want to hear my long snake MOAN?
50FT Queenie Tell you my name, F-U-C-K... You bend over, Casanova...
Rid of Me
Tie yourself to me, no one else... Lick my legs, I'm on fire
Ill Ease has some good ones too, but I'm not finding any suitable links.
posted by millions at 2:29 PM on May 28, 2010
Long Snake Moan Over, under/ die of pleasure... You want to hear my long snake MOAN?
50FT Queenie Tell you my name, F-U-C-K... You bend over, Casanova...
Rid of Me
Tie yourself to me, no one else... Lick my legs, I'm on fire
Ill Ease has some good ones too, but I'm not finding any suitable links.
posted by millions at 2:29 PM on May 28, 2010
Sexual jealousy crossing the line into restraining order territory: Screaming Jay Hawkins' "I Put A Spell On You." Feral.
posted by availablelight at 2:49 PM on May 28, 2010
posted by availablelight at 2:49 PM on May 28, 2010
Sin with Sebastian - Come sleep with me
Samantha Fox - Touch me
posted by furisto at 2:58 PM on May 28, 2010
Samantha Fox - Touch me
posted by furisto at 2:58 PM on May 28, 2010
Whenever I think of a song about lust, i think about the song "I Touch Myself" by the Divinyls
posted by patheral at 3:20 PM on May 28, 2010
posted by patheral at 3:20 PM on May 28, 2010
90 percent of Shakira's oeuvre is about lust or lust and jealousy. Maybe 99 percent. Sure it's pop music, but the woman knows how to want it.
Iggy's Pop's "I wanna be your dog" is a favorite of mine. As are all things Iggy...
posted by Lesser Shrew at 10:30 PM on May 28, 2010
Iggy's Pop's "I wanna be your dog" is a favorite of mine. As are all things Iggy...
posted by Lesser Shrew at 10:30 PM on May 28, 2010
"Jealous" - Gene Loves Jezebel
"Jet Boy Jet Girl" - Elton Motello
"Alsatian Cousin" - Morrissey
"Happy Loving Couples" - Joe Jackson
"I Wanna Be Your Lover" - Prince
"Dogs Of Lust" - The The
"Little Red Corvette" - Prince
"I Want To Come Over" - Melissa Etheridge
posted by SisterHavana at 11:10 PM on May 28, 2010
"Jet Boy Jet Girl" - Elton Motello
"Alsatian Cousin" - Morrissey
"Happy Loving Couples" - Joe Jackson
"I Wanna Be Your Lover" - Prince
"Dogs Of Lust" - The The
"Little Red Corvette" - Prince
"I Want To Come Over" - Melissa Etheridge
posted by SisterHavana at 11:10 PM on May 28, 2010
What, no "I Wanna Be Yr Joey Ramone" by Sleater-Kinney?
posted by clavicle at 10:09 AM on May 29, 2010
posted by clavicle at 10:09 AM on May 29, 2010
It might be too...tender for your purposes, and not disco-dance-y energetic enough, but I've had Trembling Blue Stars' "St. Paul's Cathedral at Night" on my mind lately for the first time in forever, and it's a little about longing and perhaps jealousy, but in that gentle, wistful Lost in Translation way, so.
got a postcard from her
St. Paul's Cathedral at night
spent a couple of days trying to read between the lines
now I don't have to read between the lines
talking in an empty cinema
walking back through Parliament Square
St. James' Park at christmastime
glimpse in the lake through the evening lights
I didn't want there to come an end to our time
I know I'm in no position to miss her
shouldn't hold her so close when she goes
still I wonder what she was thinking as she traveled home
got a postcard from her
St. Paul's Cathedral at night
posted by ifjuly at 4:33 PM on May 29, 2010
got a postcard from her
St. Paul's Cathedral at night
spent a couple of days trying to read between the lines
now I don't have to read between the lines
talking in an empty cinema
walking back through Parliament Square
St. James' Park at christmastime
glimpse in the lake through the evening lights
I didn't want there to come an end to our time
I know I'm in no position to miss her
shouldn't hold her so close when she goes
still I wonder what she was thinking as she traveled home
got a postcard from her
St. Paul's Cathedral at night
posted by ifjuly at 4:33 PM on May 29, 2010
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"Next Contestant" by Nickelback meets the sexual jealousy criteria.
posted by royalsong at 8:05 AM on May 28, 2010