Earlier this week I posted about some great songs that are all about love, specially for Valentine’s Day. Today, also for Valentine’s Day, I have some songs that speak to the other side of the coin: lust!

Lust (Eric Krupper Remix) – DJ Alain Vinet

This remix does nothing to hide what it is about. The title says it all: Lust, plain and simple. I’m not sure about the history of this song, it’s a little difficult to tract down. I know that Max Graham is some how involved, and that DJ Alain Vinet, from Montreal Canada, created the original, and New York DJ, Eric Krupper, gave it a thick, sexy, thumping feel with his remix.

The beat in this song is sexy for sure, though you’ll have to forgive it for some cheese, particularly the electric guitar solo in the middle. If you can get over the vague cheesiness of this track, you’ll find the lusty lyrics mix well with the sexy beat. I couldn’t find the lyrics to this track anywhere, so I thought I’d do a little transcribing… they are to sexy to not have them floating about the intertubes somewhere!

Things I’d like to do to you
I think about night and day
Feeling I get when I do
Is more that anyone can say

You know when I get close to you
I feel my mind drifting away
Like some kind of Voodoo
You get me where I want to stay

Yes you got what I need
Waiting is a waste of time
Let me be your fantasy
Like I want you to be mine

Fantasizing about you
Each and every day and night
What am I gonna do
I fear I’m gonna lose my mind

I feel something in my soul
When I look into your eyes
Sometimes its even painful
You’ve got me kind of hypnotized

The time that’s most magical
Is when I’m laying by your side
I lose all sense of control
You really make me want to ride

Some Candy Talking – The Jesus and Mary Chain

The Jesus and Mary Chain’s dreamy style in their 1986 track, Some Candy Talking, gives the song a light and playful feel, despite the powerful lyrics. I posted a different version of this song last year, Chris Whitley’s version of Some Candy Talking is more raw and visceral than the original version by The Jesus and Mary Chain (Really, go get Chris Whitley’s version!). I’m not saying this version isn’t good, it is, and it is sexy and dreamy. Chris Whitley’s version, with it’s raw emotion, is just a little better, in my humble opinion.

Back in the 80s, when this song was released, a radio DJ in the UK horribly misinterpreted the meaning of this song, which led to it being pulled from radio air play. It was thought that the song was about heroin, but clearly it’s about lovin’. It’s not about sweet, sensitive love making though. “Candy Talking” is really a euphemism for raw, dirty, animalistic sex.

I Just Want to Make Love to You – Etta James

This classic song is interesting, as it was originally written from a male perspective by Willie Dixon for Muddy Waters in 1954. Seven years later, Etta James recorded the song for her debut album At Last. At the time, and still even now, it’s a little funny to hear a female voice belting out lyrics such as:

I don’t want you to wash my clothes
I don’t want you to keep my home
I don’t want your money too
I just want to make love to you

But it works! Etta James cover of I Just Want to Make Love to You is powerfully sensual, and sexy.

Get Busy – Sean Paul

I have always had a soft spot for this track Sean Paul has a unique sexiness to him that has the power to draw out the sexiness in the ladies, including myself. The uptempo dancehall track is perfect for pre-lovin’ dancing to get each other all riled up before finding a private spot to take care of business. As Sean Paul says: Get Busy!

Sean Paul, and his people, released a new site last month that is focuses on building a community of Reggae and Dance Hall Lovers. Check it out if you’re into that sort of thing.

Over and Over – Hot Chip

While Hot Chip was doing the interview circuit in the promotion of their popular album The Warning they mentioned something about their track Over & Over show all the critics that say Hot Chip are too chill that Hot Chip can, in fact, rock out. This has led various analysis about the internet about the song Over and Over being about the repetition in dance music. It’s not. It’s about sex. The repetitive action of lovin’:

Over and over and over and over and over
Like a monkey with a miniature cymbal
The joy of repetition really is in you
Under and under and under and under and under
The smell of repetition really is on you
And when i feel this way i really am with you

Yeah, it’s about sexy time; a good old fashion romp in the hay!

Enjoy your Valentine’s Day everyone!

Float On – Ben Lee

John Tucker Must Die Soundtrack (2006)

Originally released by Modest Mouse in February 2004 on their forth album Good News for People Who Love Bad News, this ditty is about floating through life, even when we hit bumps in the road:

Bad news comes don’t you worry even when it lands
Good news will work its way to all them plans

Such a nice sentiment; an outlook on life I hope to keep.

This melodic version of the now classic track was done by Ben Lee for the Soundtrack for John Tucker Must Die in 2006. Ben Lee has had an accomplished career thus far in his native land, Australia, and is now gaining popularity in North America since his newest albium Ripe was released a year ago. It just so happens to be Lee’s birthday… Happy Birthday Ben Lee! Welcome to your 30’s!

Some Candy Talking – Chris Whitley

(1984)

Chris Whitley’s version of this song, originally by The Jesus and Mary Chain, is a radical departure. Where the original is light and airy, Whitley’s version dark and visceral. The raw power of lust is unmistakable in Whitley’s voice, despite the heavy use of euphemisms in the lyrics.

I had the pleasure of both meeting Chris Whitley, and seeing him perform live before he left us in 2005. He showed my friend a few tricks on the slide guitar in the Victoria hot spot of the time, Legends, where he played later that night. A very skillful guitar player, and thoughtful song writer. Rest in peace Chris Whitley, you will not be forgotten!

Disarm – Amie Miriello

(1984)

I recently found this version of Disarm by Amie Miriello that she, according to her myspace blog has made for a Smashing Pumpkins tribute album. The powerful bells and bass drum of the original have been replaced with the acoustic guitar and Miriello’s beautiful voice. This version is well worth a listen, perhaps it will lead you to explore her album I Came Around which was released just last week.

If you are hungry for some more Smashing Pumpkins, run out and get Guitar Hero® World Tour when it’s released in late October. They have contributed songs to newest incarnation of the popular game, including a brand new single, G.L.O.W., as an exclusive download.