Music and Sex

So I had this whole other topic to write about, but I'm feeling lazy on this Sunday afternoon. Sorry. You'll just have to wait for the next big one till tomorrow or so. So the new fun and easy topic is:

Why is so much music about sex?

I just looked at my Itunes and 26 songs have the word sex in the title. Granted that I have 3400 songs, that's not a lot, but you know there are soo many more songs about sex that don't have that three-letter word in the title.

Have you heard Ray J's new song  "Sex In Da Rain"...ohh geez.

There's music about sex, singer's are liked because of their sex appeal, some people expect to having music playing in the background while doing the deed. It's just all linked. 

Then I'm doing research on sexual activity and ages for my advertising class and ran across this..

Sexual lyrics in pop songs and rap music linked to under age sex

Sexually charged and degrading lyrics in pop songs and rap music lead to greater promiscuity among teenagers, new study suggests.

 

By Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent 
Last Updated: 6:26AM GMT 24 Feb 2009

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Sexually charged and degrading lyrics in pop songs and rap music lead to greater promiscuity among teenagers, new study suggests. Photo: GETTY

Researchers found that 14 and 15 year olds who listened to songs featuring degrading references to sex were more likely to be sexually active.

The University of Pittsburgh study, which involved more than 700 volunteers, found that exposing them to the explicit tunes doubled their likelihood of having sexual intercourse.

Brian Primack, who published the findings in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, said: "This study demonstrates that, among this sample of young adolescents, high exposure to lyrics describing degrading sex in popular music was independently associated with higher levels of sexual behaviour.

"In fact, exposure to lyrics describing degrading sex was one of the strongest associations with sexual activity... These results provide further support for the need for additional research and educational intervention in this area."

Students reported the number of hours per day that they listen to music and their favourite musical artists.

Through a detailed content analysis, the percentage was calculated of each artist's most popular songs containing lyrics describing degrading sex.

An exposure score for lyrics describing degrading sex was then calculated by multiplying each student's hours of music exposure by the percentage of his or her favourite artists' songs that contain lyrics describing degrading sex. This was then compared to their sexual activity.

It's just craziness.I could write more, but I'm just going to let your minds wonder.