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As I was driving south towards Hudson today, with my iPod on shuffle, a song came on that got me thinking… Are there songs which have a Pavlovian effect on you and cause you consistently to think about, shall we say, skin-to-skin contact? The song that pushed my mind in that direction, embarrassingly enough, is a bit of a cliche: Erotica by Madonna. I don’t think that song has that effect on me purely because of the lyrics or the groove, it’s more of an accumulation of reasons, like where I was when that album came out (living in Chelsea), and what was going on in my life (newly graduated from college with a terrific sense of personal accomplishment) and the hotness that is Madonna, of course. After listening to Erotica, (really loudly), I started mentally compiling a list of other songs that have a similar impact on me. As an exercise which could feasibly end in seduction,* I offer you, in no particular order, my top 20 list.**
- Erotica – Madonna
- Glory Box – Portishead
- Amy, Amy, Amy – Amy Winehouse
- You Shook Me – BB King & Johnny Lee Hooker
- Crush – DMB
- Next Lifetime – Erykah Badu
- Ain’t No Sunshine – Eva Cassidy
- Since I’ve Been Loving You – Led Zeppelin
- Justify My Love – Madonna
- I’ll Take Care of You – Mark Lanegan
- The Girl from Ipanema – Nouvelle Vague
- Hearts and Bones – Paul Simon
- Sign Your Name – Sheryl Crow
- Can’t Get You Out of My Mind – Sonya Kitchell
- All I Want is You – U2
- Fisherman’s Blues – The Waterboys
- I’m on Fire – Bruce Springsteen
- I’ve Got You Under My Skin – Diana Krall
- #41 – DMB
- Come Undone – Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan
How about sharing your own mood music? We could create a master play list which just may come in handy someday…
*Not of me, obviously, but feel free to try your luck with your current love interest.
** I originally thought a list of 10 would suffice, but I was wrong.
DelSo 
Anything Al Green is missing from the list. A throwback for sure, but seductive nonetheless!
Agree – Al Green's "Call Me". Also Boz Scaggs "Harbor Lights", Beatles, "In My Life". Don't get me started!
@Anon – Good call on the Al Green! @LFox – I was considering a Beatles addition, but that song didn't occur to me…it is a great song, for sure.
the public enemy beat and madonna's vocals on justify my love do it for me….so now what?
"I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner and "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak….sexaaaay!
Dirty Three
John Legend Save Room.
Darling Nikki or When Doves Cry – Prince.Just…hello XD
Sometimes words get in the way, so I like a sultry instrumental. Santana: "Europa (Earth's Cry, Heaven's Smile)"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lg9Z8SJ7YcMAnd sometimes we need those words, so we have Jeffrey Osborne to sing what's in our hearts. Check out these lyrics:"LoveI never knew that a touchCould meanSo muchWhat a differenceAnd when we walk hand in handI feelSo real"And listen on LTD's 'Love Ballad.' MmmmHmmm.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f7E5PXRTmE&feature=fvsrChills.