Spring Break
Sex and music not always the perfect combination
Brad York/Senior Verge Reporter
Issue date: 2/20/09 Section: The Verge
The bodies bounce, twist and grind as the bass line bumps and the dance floor quakes.
The room is filled with a lingering stench of alcohol and musty sweat.
The patrons don't miss a beat as the speakers bellow the explicit demeaning lyrics "Hey, you're a crazy bitch, but …"
Some people can relate to Buckcherry's obscene lyrics, but most often people can relate more to the feel good scene that is associated with the song.
The sexual innuendos running rapid throughout the song's entirety might lead some to believe that sex is the only thing on Buckcherry's mind.
Now more than ever, sex is used to sell the products that are loved, but sex has gone hand in hand with music prior to the days of classical artists.
"Music touches the soul, and it is so correlated with our emotions and physical desires that it is definitely correlated with sex," said Kathreen Ryan, general musical education professor. "Beethoven was said to have many lovers. Mozart messed around quite a bit. In fact, that is probably why he didn't have any money. You can go all the way back in history and see where women were attracted to men that were producing music."
This attraction has lead to something deeper than just a simple crush.
Many believed that the '60s and '70s were the world's most overtly sexual times in history.
With the hippie movement and a plethora of new drugs fueling the adolescents, it is easy to look back and understand where this thought stemmed from. So what happened from then to now?
"Lyrics today go overboard," Ryan said. "They take the pleasure out of the subtleness. The hint is no longer there. I think it kind of cheapens the music. In a way, I think it is the artist's way of showing you their insecurities. They don't think their music is a strong enough product so they have to be more promiscuous, and they have to prove themselves as sexy."
The artists, in these cases, are obviously at some fault, but a portion of the fault lies within the music industry as a whole.
The room is filled with a lingering stench of alcohol and musty sweat.
The patrons don't miss a beat as the speakers bellow the explicit demeaning lyrics "Hey, you're a crazy bitch, but …"
Some people can relate to Buckcherry's obscene lyrics, but most often people can relate more to the feel good scene that is associated with the song.
The sexual innuendos running rapid throughout the song's entirety might lead some to believe that sex is the only thing on Buckcherry's mind.
Now more than ever, sex is used to sell the products that are loved, but sex has gone hand in hand with music prior to the days of classical artists.
"Music touches the soul, and it is so correlated with our emotions and physical desires that it is definitely correlated with sex," said Kathreen Ryan, general musical education professor. "Beethoven was said to have many lovers. Mozart messed around quite a bit. In fact, that is probably why he didn't have any money. You can go all the way back in history and see where women were attracted to men that were producing music."
This attraction has lead to something deeper than just a simple crush.
Many believed that the '60s and '70s were the world's most overtly sexual times in history.
With the hippie movement and a plethora of new drugs fueling the adolescents, it is easy to look back and understand where this thought stemmed from. So what happened from then to now?
"Lyrics today go overboard," Ryan said. "They take the pleasure out of the subtleness. The hint is no longer there. I think it kind of cheapens the music. In a way, I think it is the artist's way of showing you their insecurities. They don't think their music is a strong enough product so they have to be more promiscuous, and they have to prove themselves as sexy."
The artists, in these cases, are obviously at some fault, but a portion of the fault lies within the music industry as a whole.
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