The Guardian- 1000 songs everyone must hear- part four- Sex
Try Again Aaliyah 2000
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) Abba 1979
You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 1980
Love in an Elevator Aerosmith 1989
Smile Lily Allen 2006
When The Sun Goes Down Arctic Monkeys 2006
Come Again Au Pairs 1981
Another Girl The Beatles 1965
Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown) The Beatles 1965
My Ding-a-Ling Chuck Berry 1972
Kangaroo Big Star 1978
Je T’Aime ... Moi Non Plus Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg 1969
Girls and Boys Blur 1994
Tent Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band 1969
Cruisin’ the Streets Boys Town Gang 1981
Get Up (I Feel Like Being a) Sex Machine James Brown 1970
Get On Top Tim Buckley 1972
Orgasm Addict Buzzcocks 1977
Triad The Byrds 1968
High Fidelity Elvis Costello and the Attractions 1980
I Want You Elvis Costello and the Attractions 1986
Let’s Make Love and Listen to Death from Above CSS 2006
Brown Sugar D’Angelo 1995
Say My Name Destiny’s Child 1999
Come On Eileen Dexys Midnight Runners 1982
I Touch Myself Divinyls 1991
Wake Up and Make Love With Me Ian Dury and the Blockheads 1977
I Want You Bob Dylan 1966
Lay Lady Lay Bob Dylan 1969
Lyin’ Eyes The Eagles 1975
Stutter Elastica 1993
Vaseline Elastica 1995
Who’s That Girl? Eurythmics 1983
Stay With Me The Faces 1971
Passion The Flirts 1982
Relax Frankie Goes to Hollywood 1983
Sledgehammer Peter Gabriel 1986
Let’s Get It On Marvin Gaye 1973
Sexual Healing Marvin Gaye 1982
Fancy Bobbie Gentry 1969
No Pussy Blues Grinderman 2007
Bob’s Yer Uncle Happy Mondays 1990
The Man That I Am With My Man The Hidden Cameras 2003
You Sexy Thing Hot Chocolate 1975
Saving All My Love for You Whitney Houston 1985 Between the Sheets The Isley Brothers 1983
Summer (The First Time) Millie Jackson 1974 Fujiyama Mama Wanda Jackson 1957
I Just Want to Make Love to You Etta James 1961
Super Freak Rick James 1981
Crimson and Clover Tommy James and the Shondells 1968
Pull Up to the Bumper Grace Jones 1981
Milkshake Kelis 2003
Ignition (Remix) R Kelly 2003
Khia My Neck, My Back (Lick It) 2002
I Feel the Earth Move Carole King 1971
Sex On Fire Kings of Leon 2008
Black Diamond Kiss 1974
Lady Marmalade Labelle 1974
Telephone Love JC Lodge 1988
Help Me Make It Through the Night Kris Kristofferson 1970
Whole Lotta Love Led Zeppelin 1969
Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On Jerry Lee Lewis 1957 French Kiss Lil’ Louis 1989
Tutti Frutti Little Richard 1955
Darling Be Home Soon The Lovin’ Spoonful 1967
You Ain’t Woman Enough Loretta Lynn 1966
Don’t Come the Cowboy With Me, Sonny Jim! Kirsty MacColl 1989
Justify My Love Madonna 1990
Electric Feel MGMT 2008
I Want Your Sex George Michael 1987
Fastlove George Michael 1996
One Minute Man Missy Elliott 2001
Work It Missy Elliott 2002
A Case of You Joni Mitchell 1971
Heads High Mr Vegas 1998
OPP Naughty by Nature 1991
If That’s Your Boyfriend (He Wasn’t Last Night) Me’Shell Ndegeocello 1993
You Can Leave Your Hat On Randy Newman 1972 Bizarre Love Triangle New Order 1986
Closer Nine Inch Nails 1994
Warm Leatherette The Normal 1978
I Want My Cock Owen and Leon 1965
I’m Gonna Love You Just a Little More, Baby Kellee Patterson 1976
Me and Mrs Jones Billy Paul 1972
Fuck the Pain Away Peaches 2000
Gigantic Pixies 1988
Roxanne The Police 1978
If I Was Your Girlfriend Prince 1987
Little Red Corvette Prince 1983
Darling Nikki Prince and the Revolution 1984
Kiss Prince and the Revolution 1986
Baby Wants to Ride Jamie Principle 1987
Babies Pulp 1992
Do You Remember the First Time? Pulp 1994
Sheffield: Sex City Pulp 1992
(Love Is Like a) Heat Wave Martha and the Vandellas 1963
Nude Photo Rhythim Is Rhythim 1987
Inside My Love Minnie Riperton 1975
Honky Tonk Women The Rolling Stones 1969
Let’s Spend the Night Together The Rolling Stones 1967
Wet Dream Max Romeo 1968
Love Child Diana Ross and the Supremes 1968
In Every Dream Home a Heartache Roxy Music 1973 Let’s Talk About Sex Salt-n-Pepa 1990
Hold On, I’m Comin’ Sam and Dave 1966
Give Him a Great Big Kiss Shangri-Las 1965
Some Velvet Morning Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazlewood 1967
Rene Small Faces 1968
Reel Around the Fountain The Smiths 1984
Empty Bed Blues Bessie Smith 1928
Between the Bars Elliott Smith 1997
Wreck a Buddy Soul Sisters 1969
… Baby One More Time Britney Spears 1998
I’m On Fire Bruce Springsteen 1985
Da Ya Think I’m Sexy Rod Stewart 1978
I Wanna Be Your Dog The Stooges 1969
Guilty Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb 1981
Animal Nitrate Suede 1993
The Drowners Suede 1992
Love to Love You Baby Donna Summer 1975
Wild Thing Tone Loc 1989
Get It On T Rex 1971
Wild Thing The Troggs 1966
Red Light Special TLC 1994
Shake, Rattle and Roll Big Joe Turner 1954
Oops (Oh My) Tweet 2002
Desire U2 1988
Turning Japanese The Vapors 1980
Venus in Furs The Velvet Underground 1967
Pictures of Lily The Who 1967
Re: The Guardian- 1000 songs everyone must hear- part four- Sex
According to the Guardian:
"Epitomising the troubled beauty of Smith’s songwriting, Between the Bars is as unconventional as romantic songs get. The singer’s introspective whisper advocates comfort by way of obliteration, its lullaby-like melody possessing a dark subtext. “Drink up, drink up,” Smith repeats, until he sounds like the demon on your shoulder, edging you toward escapism with predatory-like seduction."