So, I was talking with Vinyl Connection about music and the subject of seduction came up, as it does.
I thought I hadn’t used music for seduction purposes. Then, I remembered accidentally seducing an unsuspecting gentleman one starry night….
Actually, it was daytime, possibly even a Sunday. The gentleman in question may have been hung over. I was at the restaurant and in charge of music, naturally. I scanned through playlists and settled on a 70s mix, smooth and sexy. Lovely, right? I thought so too.
“Hi.” He’d come in silently and was watching me.
“Hi,” I replied. “What can I get for you?”
“Whatever you’ve got on special.”
“Okay.” I’d figure something out. Sometimes people just needed a special.
“I like this music.”
“Oh, I’m glad! It’s a songza playlist.” I gestured at the computer.
“I came in here because of the music.”
“It’s a nice change from stuff you normally hear, isn’t it?”
“What time are you done here?”
The right notes do have an effect.
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When have you seduced with music? What’s your favorite go-to selection?
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I’ve been seduced by a Maiden named Iron!
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Haha 🙂 That sounds like a life-altering experience!
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She’s a feisty one!
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While I’ve never been seduced by music, at least to my knowledge, in my teens, I tried to seduce a couple of young ladies by using “Beth” by KISS. Success was mixed.
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You may have been one of those unsuspecting gentlemen! I could see how “Beth” would be effective, especially if you focus more on the melody…the story is a little sad.
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Being a naive teenager, I thought that Beth being what I thought was a soppy love song was enough to do the trick.
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It could very well have been. That’s a good point that what we hear and focus on is based on our experiences.
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Hmmmm the gentle art of seduction. This requires thought, understanding and a certain sense of timing. I have always found No Sleep ‘Till Hammersmith a truly seductive album.
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Spoken like a master, Neil. Here is a live performance of the song, “No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith”. The rest of the album is featured here as well.
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Now thats smooth right there. Who could resist?
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I can’t think of anytime when the various sad songs and waltzes I choose to listen to have ever successfully wooed the apple of my eye.
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I find that a little surprising, J. Sad songs and waltzes can reach quite deeply.
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Very true, but some may discard them ‘depressing’. I musta been trying to charm the wrong girls.
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Quite possibly. Then again, the whole ‘tortured soul’ thing has been known to have mass-appeal….
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… but not the mass appeal of boy bands or the Urban Cookie Collective, I’m afraid.
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Hmm… Jim Morrison comes to mind.
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I’d be lucky if any girl I met when I was younger knew who The Doors were. Though I did date the only one who did.
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That’s a good point. Yes, timing plays a role as well.
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“I think… if it is true that
there are as many minds as there
are heads, then there are as many
kinds of love as there are hearts.”
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I like your poetic insight! Thank you.
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In the eighties, I recall spinning Sade’s “Smooth Operator” in the hope that the lyric would transform me (or at least my operations). It did not.
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I love Sade’s “By Your Side”. Maybe a mix with Danko Jones would have helped….
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I’m not sure even a mix by Prince Mixmaster would’ve helped. 😬
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Haha 🙂 You’re too modest.
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Speaking of restaurants, if a restaurant has a finely chosen setlist, I’m likely to leave raving about the meal – so I guess I can be seduced into thinking food is better than it might otherwise be, if paired with the right soundtrack!
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That happens, doesn’t it? Some restaurants, grocery stores and retail outlets invest in discovering which setlists will generate more revenue. I’d venture so far as to say country music careers have been launched on ability to sell beer in drinking establishments.
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Love that a post about seduction included the line “Sometimes people just needed a special.”
Oh yes!
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Love that you picked up on that — ‘Tis true!
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Yeah, baby!
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Mark Lanegan ‘I’ll Take Care of You’. It never fails, trust me I’m an international playboy and spy.
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I’m not sure I’ve heard that one and now I’m curious.
Well, I figured as much. But, the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders said they trusted you because you’re a doctor….
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In more of a general principle way, than a professional qualification, then yes, I am a doctor.
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Found it! I’m really liking his voice.
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May I?
https://jatstorey.com/2013/12/14/creeping-coastline-of-lights/
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I should have known you’d already visited the topic. 🙂
BTW – The plight of the lemurs — I think I read that in a manual somewhere…ghost-written, perhaps?
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“Crash Into Me” by Dave Matthews worked for me once, about 20 years ago! I learned how to play it, and that worked for me again a few times. 🙂
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The Sex Pistols never worked.
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You just need the right venue, Kevin.
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I had to think for a second — then: Yes, of course! Brilliant. Is there any footage of you playing?
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Thankfully, there are no existing performances of me butchering that song! Those were private affairs. You just want to hear me sing “hike up your skirt a little more..” You little vixen! 🙂
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LOL! (I really did laugh out loud, thank you!)
Kevin, I want the whole world to hear that. 🙂
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I love that you added “really did laugh out loud” which, in turn, made me really laugh out loud.
I don’t know that movie, but it is a lovely little scene. Maybe it WAS my less than stellar renditions of “Crash Into Me” that got me lucky on a few occasions. Hmmm…
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Awesome. 🙂
The scene is from the movie “Stranger Than Fiction” and it’s even better in context. His character is a little inhibited so exposing himself this way through the song is especially powerful.
I’ve heard you sing and play so I know your renditions were pretty good. Maybe you had a bit of swagger that worked? 🙂
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It was my mojo, baby! 🙂
You are awesome. The world needs more of you.
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No doubt about that, Kevin! You should bottle that stuff. 🙂
Thanks ever so much and right back at you.
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I’m sure you do a wonderful job of that song! You got me thinking, though, it may not matter if you did actually butcher it. In fact, it may be even more endearing especially in those private affairs.
Case in point:
I love this song and Wreckless Eric’s original. 🙂
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