Country music has never really been afraid to go there.
In a genre that prides itself on capturing real, human emotion, inevitably one of those emotions that has come up frequently in songwriting is…horny.
Kacey Musgraves recently dropped her latest single, “Dry Spell,” which finds the “Follow Your Arrow” singer reflecting on a particularly long period of time where she…well, wasn’t getting her needs met in bed:
“It’s been a real long three-hundred and thirty-five days
And the last time, it wasn’t good anyway
I’m so lonely, lonely with a capital ‘H’
If you know what I mean, I’ve been sitting on the washing machine”
But “Dry Spell” is just the latest in a long line of horny country songs that have come before it:
“Let’s Chase Each Other Around The Room” – Merle Haggard
Let’s chase each other ’round the room tonight
Let’s play the games we played on our wedding night
To lock and bolt the door is only right
Let’s chase each other ’round the room tonight
“Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)” – Tanya Tucker
“Would you lay with me in a field of stone
If my needs were strong would you lay with me
Should my lips grow dry would you wet them dear
In the midnight hour if my lips were dry”
“Let’s Make Love” – Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
“Let’s make love, all night long
Until all our strength is gone
And hold on tight, just let go
I wanna feel you in my soul
Until the sun comes up
Let’s make love”
“Must Be Doin’ Somethin’ Right” – Billy Currington
“A woman is mystery
A man just can’t understand
Sometimes all it takes to please her
Is the touch of your hand
And other times, you gotta take it slow
And hold her all night long
Heaven knows there’s so many ways
A man can go wrong”
“Behind Closed Doors” – Charlie Rich
“And when we get behind closed doors
Then she lets her hair hang down
And she makes me glad that I’m a man
Oh, no one knows what goes on behind closed doors”
“Like A Wrecking Ball” – Eric Church
“That old house is gonna be shaking
Rafter rockin’, foundation quaking
Crash right through the front door, back you up against the wall
Love you baby, take it right there baby
Rock you baby, like a wrecking ball”
“Daydreams About Night Things” – Ronnie Milsap
“I’m having daydreams about night things in the middle of the afternoon
And while my hands make a living my mind’s home loving you
I’m having daydreams about night things in the middle of the afternoon
And every night you make my daydreams come true”
“Touch Your Woman” – Dolly Parton
“And when the busy day is done
You lay by my side
You know exactly what it takes to keep me satisfied
You know exactly what I need and I always go to sleep in peace
Thanking God that you belong to me”
“Worst Way” – Riley Green
“I want you in the worst way
My hands are needin’ your hips
Want the first taste
Of whiskey to be off your lips
So close all the blinds, lock all the doors
Put away anything that’ll break
Baby, I need you tonight
Let’s see how much love we can make
I want you in the worst way”
“The Kind Of Love We Make” – Luke Combs
“Let’s get some candles burnin’ and some records turnin’
All the lights down low, take it nice and slow
The way your body’s movin’, keep doin’ what you’re doin’
To me all night long, writin’ our love song
Girl, I want it, gotta have it
Let the passion take us to a higher place
Makin’ the kind of love we make”
“Burnin’ It Down” – Jason Aldean
“We’re just hanging around
Burnin’ it down
Sippin’ on some cold Jack Daniel’s
Jammin’ to some old Alabama with you baby
Laying right here naked in my bed”
Conway Twitty’s Entire Catalog
“Slow Hand,” “I’d Love To Lay You Down,” “You’ve Never Been This Far Before”… need I say more? Conway was the king of horny country.
