Author Courtney Smith joins to offer her expertise on an urgent topic in advance of Valentine's Day: Can we abstract the sexiest songs of all time into a universal list of arousing musical qualities? We try our best by examining five decades of pop sexiness, discovering lyrical lingerie, and consider the most (and least) seductive instruments.

Featuring:

Nina Simone - I Want Some Sugar in My Bowl

Donna Summer - Love to Love You Baby

INXS - Need You Tonight

Portishead - Glory Box

Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire

The Weeknd - Often

Check out Courtney's article Let's Talk About Sex, Baby: Every Trick You Need to Seduce Someone with a Playlist on Refinery29

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