In new research commissioned by Spotify, over 40% of people say that listening to music is more arousing than touch during sex, and one in three people could actually name a song they thought was better than sex! The number one song that's better than getting busy? "Bohemian Rhapsody"! The Wayne's World guys were on to something.
The survey asked 2,000 men and women in the UK to reveal their music choices in order to study the relationship between music, romance and seduction. Some classic standbys were favorites--unsurprisingly, Marvin Gaye took the top two spots for tracks to get in the mood, and the Dirty Dancing soundtrack was the number one music choice to play during sex, but some surprises made the list too. For instance, would you choose ABBA's "Dancing Queen" as the best for flirting on the dance floor? I don't know about that one, but it was the top choice.
Here are three of the playlists compiled from the study, with the top 20 choices for each category:
Top 20 tracks to get ‘in the mood’:
1. Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
2. Marvin Gaye - Let’s Get It On
3. Barry White - Anything
4. Serge Gainsbourg- Je T`aime
5. Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire
6. Hot Chocolate- You Sexy Thing
7. Ravel - Bolero
8. Boyz To Men- I`ll Make Love To You
9. Chris De Burgh - Lady in Red
10. R Kelly- Bump & Grind
11. Whitney Houston- I will Always Love You
12. Robbie Williams- Angels
13. Elvis Presley- Love Me Tender
14. Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Relax
15. Donna Summer- I Feel Love
16. Adele- Make You Feel My Love
17. Andy Williams- Moon River
18. LMFAO- Sexy And I Know It
19. Adele- Someone Like You
20. Lionel Richie - Anything
Top 20 tracks for a romantic dinner:
1. Marvin Gaye- Lets Get It On
2. Chris Deburgh- Lady In Red
3. Marvin Gaye- Sexual Healing
4. Eric Clapton- Wonderful Tonight
5. Andy Williams- Moon River
6. Elvis Presley- Love Me Tender
7. Celine Dion- My Heart Will Go On
8. Robbie Williams- Angels
9. George Michael- Carless Whisper
10. Whitney Houston- I Will Always Love You
11. Lionel Richie- Three Times A Lady
12. Adele- Someone Like You
13. Savage Garden- Truly Madly Deeply
14. Al Green- Lets Stay Together
15. Aerosmith- Don`t Wanna Miss A Thing
16. Spandau Ballet- True
17. John Denver- Annie`s Song
18. James Blunt- Beautiful
19. Ravel- Bolero
20. Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody
Top 20 songs considered ‘better than sex’:
1. Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody
2. Kings of Leon - Sex On Fire
3. Robbie Williams- Angels
4. Meatloaf- Bat Out Of Hell
5. Bon Jovi- Living On A Prayer
6. Celine Dion- My Heart Will Go On
7. Adele- Set Fire To The Rain
8. Black Lace- Agadoo
9. Pink Floyd- Comfortably Numb
10. Queen- Don`t Stop Me Now
11. Queen- I Want To Break Free
12. Faithless- Insomnia
13. Bruno Mars- Just The Way You Are
14. The Killers- Mr Brightside
15. Guns`N`Roses- Paradise City
16. Coldplay- Viva La Vida
17. Queen- Who Wants To Live Forever
18. Elton John - Your Song
19. Luther Vandross - Anything
20. Bruce Springsteen - Born In The USA or Born To Run
Does music do it for you,what would be your mood music
Not to sound pompous…I tend to prefer classical/opera or flamenco for this purpose; other than my OH, I don't know anybody else who does.
Saying what you like isn't pompous.
Personally I don't get most opera find it somewhat irritating. I find classical good for relaxation. Spanish guitar music is good for romance but never listened to flamenco. I think for a lot of people music for these purposes is about the beat.
I like to have a bit of Elvis , frank Sinatra, Norah jones or El divo or opera to get the romance going for me! I have a very eclectic taste in music lol
But don't really listen to much music during sex any more. Prob did more when I was younger but that was more to hide the fact I was having sex in people's homes when family or roommates where about and may have heard us
We always play music, but my OH is into dubstep, very loud music -_- so it can become a pain, most of the time it's just to drown out us making noise, so noone else can here haha
SophieM I love a bit of me buble too. But one of his songs is me and my exs song.... So I can't play his music if I'm about to have naughty time because it makes me think about the ex.... Kinda inappropriate lol