Do Simple Minds make you want to make out?

"Set It Off" by Peaches (The Teaches of Peaches, 2002)

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"My Sharona" by The Knack (Get the Knack, 1979)

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"Walkin' on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves (Eponymous, 1985)

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A friend of mine once told me that by the time the DJ broke "Don't You (Forget About Me)" at the local Ladies 80s hebdomad, he would have already found a dark corner for a choice girl. "When I hear Simple Minds," he mused, "it just makes me wanna make out."

When I think about setting my makeout sessions to music, I cringe a little. It looks great on screen, but in real life it seems so corny! I'll be damned if I don't weep like Niagara Falls every time Patrick and Demi lock trans-infinitudinal lips to "Unchained Melody" in Ghost, but hell, how can I live up to that? I used to make out to Vespertine, but since I found out it's about Björk's daughter it's lost...well, all of its sex appeal, frankly.

I'm no stranger to "acousticophilia" (thanks, Celestina!). If music can push my buttons, it can certainly push yours.

So, riddle me this, Newsvine: what sexytune^§ floats your boat? What balmy ballad tugs at your heartstrings? If you were locked in a room with someone you really despised, what piece of music would get you in the mood?

§If you like to laugh, you should probably check out this link. ADVISORY: Some profanity, but it's in British, you know, so it doesn't count.

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