Love for Sale: No. 1
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'Lady Marmalade' (1975)
--LaBelle
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WTF?at 3-15-2008
Hello? Private Dancer???
Bahia97at 11-18-2008
It wasn't just Patti LaBelle belting out this jam, don't forget Nona Hendryx, who wrote most of this dynamic groups lyrics and the beautiful, Sarah Dash, she wore this chrome brassiere on stage during their heyday that drove men crazy. With their space suits and elaborate stage performances these girls tore down the house, you went home exhausted. Considering they started as a doo-wop girl group in the 1960's, these sista broke ground.
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Tabbieat 3-15-2008
What the heck?! Where's Queen's "Killer Queen?" That's the most out-there hooker song that ever existed.
Whitneyat 3-15-2008
What about Sublime, Wrong Way?
The Britat 3-15-2008
The fact that there are so few comments on this subject tells me more than I want to know about how disturbingly sad our youth culture has become. If it's not by Britney, Lohan or some other no talent I guess it is meaningless. How about Cracked Actor by Bowie?
nightsky4uat 3-15-2008
And there is also a song by Buffy Sainte-Marie that starts out "She comes swinging out of the hotel room looking like she just got paid / there's a bald man sitting on the side of the bed looking like he just got laid / She's a hard working lady and she satisfy / If you can think it up baby we can give it a try...."
I might be messing up the words a bit, but it's pretty damned close. And Buffy? Just one word: stunning, as in stunningly beautiful. Ah....
boat 4-03-2008
you need to include the following great hit from the 60s from the box tops on the reverse side of the hit the letter was a song called sweet cream ladies about the ladies of the eve.
boat 3-15-2008
you need to include in 60s from the box tops on the reverse side of the hit the letter was a single called SWEET CREAM LADIES witch is about the ladies of the night .
Chuck Whiteat 8-18-2009
Hey Bo
Maybe the very best song ever about hookers! No "roses are red" lyrics here..."it's a necesary function for those without conjunction,who get tired of vanilla everyday"
No, it wasn't a hit. In the 60s, songs about prostitution and other fringe element occupations had to be lyrically vague, tragic or comedic to get radio airplay. "Sweet Cream Ladies" was none of those. It urged the "ladies" to hold their heads high and be proud because of the service they were providing mankind.
Was the song itself good enough to be a "hit"? Yes. Oddly, the tune was a Rock 'n Roll March!
And, you probably thought it was a "B" side as 2 "A" sides were put on 45s in later years on greatest hits series to stimulate sales. "Sweet Cream Ladies" "B" side was something like "I love sunshine" or something.
D Kottat 3-15-2008
If you think about it, you could probably come up with a top 1,000 hooker tunes. My favorite would be the Greg Allman hooker tribute, "Angelene". A classic rock top 20 80's upbeat hooker tune.
Ginaat 3-15-2008
What about Call Me, by Blondie? I thought that would be number one!
David Hackat 3-15-2008
Aren't we forgeting Rod Stewart's "Maggie Mae?" This one is about a school boy that goes to live with a hooker, and gets used up and has to go back to school. "Wake up Maggie I think I've got something to say to you/ Its late september and I really should be back at school/ I know I keep you amused, but I think I'm being used/ Oh Maggie I couldn't have tried anymore.
bilat 3-15-2008
How about some real oldies like the song "Love For Sale" back in the 50's
or the song "Big Spender" from the show Sweet Charity.
Mikeat 3-15-2008
What about "Island Girl" by Elton John or "Ladies of the Night" by April Wine
Geraldat 3-15-2008
What about the ZZ Top song about the best little whorehouse in Texas "LaGrange" The song is about an actual whorehouse that was made famous in the play
Known as the chicken ranch it used to be the playground of Texas A&M football players who would be treated after a victory over the Longhorns.
JLPat 3-16-2008
what?? no "Island Girl" by Elton John??
Lisaat 3-16-2008
What about that Bob Seger song I think it is called "The Fire Down Below"????/
Willieat 3-16-2008
Considering their list, I'm surprised that neither they nor any other poster mentioned [the Kinks 'Lola'] or [Led Zepplin 'Stairway to Heaven].
Eudenfeuderat 3-16-2008
I've gotta go with The Brit on this one, Bowie's "Cracked Actor" has 'em all beat.
I'm stiff on my legend,
the films that I made
Forget that I'm fifty
cause you just got paid
That's some funny shit, isn't it?
Fredat 3-16-2008
One of the best is "10 dollars" by MIA.