Favourite sex soundtracks
December 10 2002
The songs of American Marvin Gaye are what Britons most want to hear when they make love, with his Motown classics Sexual Healing and Let’s Get It On leading the nation’s top soundtracks for sex, a survey showed today.
In a revealing insight into Britain’s bedroom listening habits 10,000 people were asked if they had a favourite love-making track and 51 per cent said yes.
Gaye beat Robbie Williams, Enrique Iglesias and Eric Clapton to claim his top position.
Ravel’s Bolero, the only classical piece in the top 10, and Phyllis Nelson’s school disco favourite Move Closer came third and fourth while Chris De Burgh’s Lady in Red squeezed in at number 10.
The survey was released by digital music channel Music Choice.
“The British public have clearly decided that Marvin Gaye is the true lord of love,” said its music and marketing director Simon Bell.
“As eight out of the 10 top songs are by male artists it would appear that men have more seductive voices.
“Or maybe their female fans are just more dominant in the bedroom – at least when it comes to control of the stereo,” Bell said.
The full list was:
1. Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing
2. Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get It On
3. Ravel – Bolero
4. Phyllis Nelson – Move Closer
5. Robbie Williams – Angels
6. Enrique Iglesias – Hero
7. Paul Weller – You Do Something To Me
8. Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight
9. Air – All I need
10. Chris De Burgh – Lady In Red.