Romantic or Sexy: Two Songs

ROMANTIC ❤
According to a BUSTLE article from 2016, "the majority of people think French is the most romantic language of all." I can't argue with that, and it may be one reason why Valley of the Mind's Eye by Thomas Dolby is ultra-romantic — despite its grievously unromantic title.

The Gate to the Mind's Eye is the soundtrack to a collection of 90s-era computer-animated videos. With songs like 'Armageddon' and 'Quantum Mechanic', the album could hardly be less romantic. But nestled between the cold and the harsh, is this warm and dreamy piece...

If a song was a road
I would ride through the night to you
There's a moon on the rise
And I'm drawn on the tide to you
And I will be with you
And I will stay with you
And I will dream with you

Very nice wording and imagery and promises of devotion. But, what's this? He's not singing to a vague generic listener...

Planets will cool, Josie

Tyrants will rule, Josie

I will be here for you

Oceans divide, Josie

Stars will collide, Josie

Nations will rise and fall

And never see the world through these eyes

In this story, the loved one is named — repeatedly. Not only that but the lines feel like 'grand gestures' in verse form. Extra romance points all round.

SEXY 💋

Included in Esquire's The Best Sex Albums, Roxy Music's Avalon is often cited as a go-to for bedroom background music. But my song choice, here, is from solo Bryan Ferry: Chain Reaction. And it's all down to its sultry atmosphere and these phrases...

I'm down on my knees
Down on my knees

Lovey-dovey on me
Lovey-dovey on me

What can I say? There's a time for subtlety, and there's a time for seduction.

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