mixedmedia

Well, it's finally come to this. I've been asked to strip dance...for someone I have a hard time saying no to.

I love to dance, but have never done a "strip routine" before and I'm wondering if any of the ladies out there can suggest some songs that they have used that were exceptionally conducive to the act of removing one's clothes to music. Hopefully something smooth and not too fast. All I have come up with are:

Sexual Healing - Marvin Gaye (duh!)

More, More, More - by the disco queen whose name I can't re...nope, wait, it just came to me. Andrea True. The Andrea True Connection.

Chain Lightning - Steely Dan

These songs all have a rather sensual, slow and steady groove that I think I can manage and I happen to own copies of them, lol. But if anyone has any other suggestions, I'd be very grateful. I'm going to burn a cd of songs and include it with some other goodies in his christmas present.

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Sultana

Oh boy...Woman! We need to get together. I have a long list of songs and...you do know that I perform burlesque on the side, right?

Here are a very few of my current favorites:
Feelin' Good - Michael Bublé
American Woman - Lenny Kravitz
Shh! - Bjork
The Letter O - Sesame Street
Perhaps - Doris Day

I'm much more into the old-fashioned peel and tease, but if you want more modern "stripping", NIN's album "Pretty Hate Machine" is always good.

The important thing is that you really connect with it, it makes you want to take your clothes off--it's almost hard to *not* take your clothes off when you hear it. What ever song that ends up being--that's *your* song.

Feel free to PM me (or continue posting here, of course) for any more specifics.

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shesus

I think as Sultana sorta said that it's a personal choice. You have to feel it in the music. Some people like slower music, some fast, some with a strong beat. Sometimes all, but in different moods.

As for me, Pat Benatar has a few songs that I've danced to: Love is a Battlefield and Heartbreaker.

I also made a tape for my ex-fiance to a Rob Zombie song, but I don't remember it. And it might have been White Zombie. I don't know...he liked the song and I felt the 'stripping' urge with it.

Boom, I Fucked Your Boyfriend is an awesome song to perform to. That was done at a dragshow... lots of fun.

Also, Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode can be good.

Experiment with how you want to do it. What you want to start out wearing. And what makes you feel sexy and so hot you want to take it all off and attack. My most recent song like that was She Wants Revenge: Tear You Apart. In fact, it was an interesting walk to the bus stop in my head this morning.

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mixedmedia

I kind of had that impression. That's why I was hoping you would respond.

The Letter O
Oh my god, I love that. I am definitely checking that out. And I am closet SS music fan, anywho.

Except for American Woman, I'm not familiar with the others. I'll look for them on ITunes tonight.

Have you ever heard of April Stevens? She has a song called Teach Me, Tiger...probably recorded sometime in the 1950's or early '60s...oh man, it would make a GREAT burlesque song.

Yes, I need to sit down and go through my music files and remind myself what songs I have that make me feel that way. I know they're out there...Chain Lightning that I mentioned above is the only one that actually makes me think of stripping when I listen to it. It has a very sexy, old-fashioned strip joint groove...for me at least.

I just feel nervous, I think. I'm afraid I'll make an ass of myself. Perhaps I'll have need of a few cocktails first.

Thanks for your input, shesus. I think Heartbreaker and Love Is a Battlefield are too fast for me. And I am absolutely sure that anything by Rob Zombie will be, lol. Personal Jesus might be interesting...still a little fast. But maybe once I've gained some confidence I can take on more ambitious songs. I'm afraid, being the cultural hermit that I am, I have not heard of the other songs you mentioned.

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Sultana

If you wanna PM me your email, I'll send it to you. I'm working on a burly set to that with a trenchcoat, a fedora, sexy lingerie underneath. Very simple (and short--the song is only about 2 minutes long!).

"Would you like to buy an O?
Round and neat.
A nearly perfect circle,
Tidy and complete.
You can sing a pretty song with it like so-oo:
O! O! O!
(isn't that catchy)

Would you like to buy an O?
circular and sweet?
O looks just like a donut,
really good enough to eat
It'll cost ya just a nickel
(A nickel?!?!?)
Shhhhhh! Riiiiight.

So buy the o and take it home tonight.

(spoken)
Now, listen. When you buy this "O," you get two sounds for the price of one.
You get one sound that you can use for words like "olive," "ostrich," and "ox."
And for no extra money, you get another sound for like "ocean," "over," "old," and "opening."

So would you like to buy an O?
I'm opening the door.
It's not often that I offer,
really, could you ask for more?

It'll cost you just a nickel
(a nickel?!?!)
shhh! Riiiight.
So buy the o, and take it home tonight,
don't ask any questions,
just buy the o and take it home tonight,
you'll really love it,
just buy the o and take it home tonight."

I'll certainly look that up!

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Elphaba

MM, do you recall the Jennifer Warnes cd "Hunter" from several years ago? The track "Way Down Deep" does it for me.

cadre

I have been thinking about doing a strip tease thing for my boyfriend for quite some time, and I have a list of sex/strip type music.

-"When the Levee Breaks" by A Perfect Circle (don't know why but I always though it had a sensual sound to it, very slow for the most part too)
-"Walking Dead" by Dj Tiesto
-"Striptease" by Hawksley Workmen (not as slow but hey, it's in the name!)
-"Sweet Release" or "Like I Do" by Live
-"Closer" or "Deep" by Nine Inch Nails (awesome band for such things by the way)
-"Stitches" by Orgy (wierd beat but some people have made it work)
-"Blood Sugar Sex Magik" by Red Hot Chili Peppers
-"Vermillion" part one and two by Slipknot (part two is much slower and laid back than average slipknot but part one is not as depressing)
-"Pussy Liquor" by Rob Zombie (has a slower beat but other Rob Zombie and Whith Zombie songs are good too)
-"Number One Crush" by Garbage
-"Personal Jesus" or "Sweet Dreams" by Marylin Manson

Hm, that was more than I thought it would be. Then again, I'm sure more than half of them are not at all what you are looking for. I am not a real expert on much of the stuff that you and Sultana mentioned but Lenny Kravitz has some good stuff. I hope this is more helpful than rambling!

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mixedmedia

Thank you Elphaba and cadre, I will check those songs out. I do have that NIN song Closer. That one might work. I would like to try a variety.

And one of our most charming male comrades here at tfp pm'd me with a suggestion: Give Me One Reason to Stay Here by Tracy Chapman & Eric Clapton

...which is a version off of A Very Special Christmas Live cd if I remember correctly...which I already have. And I agree it is an excellent choice. The blues is very bump and grindy.

Which also reminded me of Pride and Joy by Stevie Ray Vaughan. That one's pretty sexy...and it has a special significance in its title.

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snowy

You Can Leave Your Hat On by Tom Jones always makes me want to take my clothes off.

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mixedmedia

Excellent!

And I received another pm from a tfp gentleman who suggested Tom Jones' Kiss. What a coincidence! And both excellent recommendations!

These ideas are doing wonders for my excitement level...I'm moving away from apprehensive and nervous and towards excited and inspired.

Keep 'em coming! ehhhh, no pun intended

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*Nikki*

I always liked "Pussy Control" by Prince

Elphaba

Ooh, Ooh! "Santa Baby", by Eartha Kitt. That is just made for stripping, and "suggesting" what Santa should bring.


With all of these suggestions, every day of the year may become an opportunity to please your SO.

mixedmedia

I'm all a-twitter.

Thank you, ladies, so much. I hope this thread goes on with many more suggestions and is of help to many other woefully strip-impaired women.
When I finish the cd I will be sure to post the playlist.

Oh, I almost forgot I received another suggestion via PM:

Do Ya Think I'm Sexy by the Revolting Cocks I will definitely check this one out.

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shesus

Sultana...the O song would be great for my class next week. We're doing the letter o. Of course, it's kindergarten so no stripping there.

Continue on with sexy talk.

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mandy

"let's get it" on by marvin gaye is one of my favs although have not stripped to it yet, but i imagine it would want to make anyone take their clothes off
pretty staright foward

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Skyllar

There's only one song I'd ever consider stripping to:

"If Lovin' You is Wrong..." by Faithless -- it's the deal.

Sultana

Lately I'm also loving' "Give It Up To Me" by Sean John, I think it is. It's so fun and sexy!

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mixedmedia

And the suggestions keep pouring in. Apparently the guys have some very strong opinions on this topic, lol. Thanks guys!

Boz Scaggs - Slow Dancer (someone of my generation perhaps, uh-huh)

And thank you mandy, Skyllar and Sultana once again. I think it's time to compile all of these suggestions and start making some decisions. I get the distinct feeling that I will have trouble narrowing the playlist down to one cd...as always.

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IT2002

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My two favourites are:
Ooh lala by goldfrapp
and
Euphoria by Collide (strange rhythms in this one though)

mixedmedia

Some more suggestions...

and from my good friend....

Gotta love that one

I'm going to sit down and try to start putting this together today...I have a good long while to sort it out. I won't see him again until the weekend of the 1st. So I'll still be open to suggestions 'til then. And knowing me, I'll be tweaking the playlist until the last possible moment.

Thanks again, everyone, so much!

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Sultana

I think I'd like a copy of this cd.

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mixedmedia

Sultana,
That won't be a problem.

Here's my initial list (in no particular order) after finding as many of the songs suggested here and going through my own music files...I will need to pare it down quite a bit as you can see.

You guys gave me many great suggestions and just because they aren't listed here doesn't mean I don't like them...just that I didn't think I'd be able to dance well enough to them yet (or I couldn't find them). I've got to ease myself into this thing.

I had two more suggestions....


I'll have to look this one, up...sounds promising.


Good suggestions, thank you!


???? = Nick Gilder, BTW

Thank you!

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zpeanut

I heard a really sexy slow song..
Janet Jackson - Would you mind

very sexy vocals, naughty lyrics. Could imagine it for a slow strip.

sample -

baby would you mind touching me
ever so slowly
your making me quiver
Baby would you mind undressing me
making me feel sexy
While in the moment

Cause I'm gonna
bathe you play with you rub you caress you
Tell you how much I've missed you
I just wanna
touch you tease you lick you please you
love you hold you make love to you
And I'm gonna
kiss you suck you taste you ride you
Feel you deep inside me ooh
I just wanna
kiss you suck you taste you ride you
feel you make you come too

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mixedmedia

Yes. Janet is pretty damn sexy....remember Time Flies When You're Having Fun from the Control album....she took the sexy song to a whole new level.

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Maleigh99

The one that does it for me is Led Zepplin's Since I've Been Loving You. Another is Usher's Can You Handle It. I'll definately be checking out some of these songs. Thanks for starting this great thread!

Sharon

I absolutely LOVE that CD, in fact I'm going to go dig it out right now.

Depending on the mood, two other very different possibilities are "The Blower's Daughter" by Damien Rice, and (dare I say it), "I'm a Slave 4U" by Britney... I don't actually dig either of them artistically, but they can set a mood.

cellophanedeity

Feel It by Jackalope is one of the hottest songs ever.

mixedmedia

I did burn this cd and use it this weekend and I will try and remember to post the playlist this evening. I went extremely safe - I had this last minute fear that I would include a song that, in the moment, I would find awkward to try and dance to. Which is a mystery to me because I love to dance and I'm generally not an inhibited person - weird mental block, I guess.

It went pretty well, but I found that I really didn't get much dancing in at all. But the music made fine accompaniment while we did...other things.

I'm going to make another disc for the next time we get together. With this next one I will be a little riskier. I appreciate everyone's suggestions so much and, as you will see, I used quite a few of them. By all means, if inspiration ever hits and you have more suggestions, please post them here. This could turn into an ongoing project.

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Sultana

Good job! I'm curious as to exactly how much actual performance time you managed to clock, lol!

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mixedmedia

LOL, oh I'd say about 10 minutes...and then whether some of that 10 minutes could be considered "dancing" is debatable. uh, doh.

BTW, I'd never heard of that Michael Buble guy before and I didn't use the song you suggested this time, but I'm all into him now. I love his voice! And, of course, I love all those old standards.



And I've finally remembered to come back here and post my playlist...it's not very exciting, but like I said, I will be adding more songs to my repertoire for next time.

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CookieCutter

I've never actually stipped to this song, but it is one of my favorites to have sex to....Basement Jaxx: "Get Me Off" its an awesomely hot song

hagatha

Just bought Prince's greatest hits, Gett Off is like THE song for stripping.

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Eowyn_Vala

I like the song "Feelin' Love" by Paula Cole. It's on the City of Angels soundtrack. It always puts me in one of those moods. Very slow and sensual.

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mixedmedia

I'm going to be making another of these discs for my trip to Naples on Presidents Day weekend...so I'll be sure to be referring back to this thread. Thanks Cookie, hagatha and Eowyn for your contributions!

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mixedmedia

I have added Lowdown by Tom Waits to my list. Yes, that's right. It definitely has a nesty, sexy groove that I can dance to.

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mixedmedia

...and Smoke Rings by kd lang.

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Proxybabe

i just thought id post and thank mixedmedia for asking for suggestions! I have done this many times before but i always think - damn i could have done with a better song! And now i have a healthy little list!

I know this is a little off topic, but some help would be appreciated... what do you reckon is something good to wear when wanting to do a little private show for someone special just at home? I dont want to go over the top - i also dont want to put the thread on a different track, so maybe pm me ideas and i would be so thankful!

Thanks again!

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Sultana

Proxy--I think a new thread dedicated to that would be just fine. Don't be afraid, go ahead and make it.

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amandachenee

A few more that I'm using in my cd are:

What Kind of Love Are You On by Aerosmith (This is the song that was playing in the stripclub on Armageddon!)

Dirty Deeds (done dirt cheap) by AC/DC

Breathe on Me by Britney Spears (I ALWAYS wanted to give a lapdance to this song!!!)

There will be more!

Anyone have any suggestions on specific Rob Zombie songs???