Comments on: Bad Girls and Killer Queens: Hookers in Pop Music

By: Josie

Josie — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 17:25:26 +0000

Great choices, I do a Lou Reed set at the club.

My all time faves are:

Ain’t Nothing Going on But the Rent, Gwen Guthrie. So shameless, so disco, so happy!

Prostitute Flange, Lil’ Wayne. I have literally cried listening to this song, it is so heartfelt.
“I don’t care if you was a prostitute/ And you had every man that you ever knew”
You could tell him anything and he wouldn’t cringe, he is a dreamboat.

There are a lot of sex positive rap songs about working girls.

By: jane whatsername

jane whatsername — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:37:13 +0000

OH MY GOD I HATE ROXANNE – and just for irony its sung by the ‘police’ its like a sick fucking joke!!!

But I also love Scissor Sisters, Filthy Gorgeous

http://en.musicplayon.com/play?v=464337

‘Im a classy hunny, kissy huggy, lovey dovey, ghetto princess’

By: If I Can’t Sell It… « The Honest Courtesan

If I Can’t Sell It… « The Honest Courtesan — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:42:36 +0000

[…] song column so soon, but several of you made such good suggestions after my last one, and then Tits and Sass visited the subject on the 13th and regular reader B.B. Wye emailed me on the 8th about a song he […]

By: Lilly Muse

Lilly Muse — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 00:45:52 +0000

I like to think Led Zeppelin’s “Hey Hey What Can I Do” is about a prostitute (a “street corner girl” who’s always drunk and having sex but won’t commit to the male narrator who doesn’t want to share her–go figure!). Though she could just be a sexually liberated woman who doesn’t want to be monogamous, not even for Robert Plant and his package. Either way, Led Zep manages to make the whole thing sexy as eff, as per usual.

By: Alison

Alison — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 04:39:51 +0000

Close Call by Rilo Kiley

By: Leigh

Leigh — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 18:31:11 +0000

Salt-N-Pepa’s “None of Your Business” (one of my personal faves)
Blondie’s “Call Me” and “X Offender” (though I hate the latter)
“Sweet Georgia Brown” by Brother Bones
“Bad Girls” by Donna Summer”
Elton John’s got “Island Girl” (gender ambiguous!) and “Sweet Painted Lady”

And just for the lulz, “You Don’t Have to Be a Prostitute” by Flight of the Conchords

By: Maggie McNeill

Maggie McNeill — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 05:06:20 +0000

In reply to Charlotte Shane. "Fancy" is a long-time favorite of mine as well, which is why I couldn't resist giving it the first slot in my very first post on the subject. ;-)

By: Charlotte Shane

Charlotte Shane — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:55:06 +0000

In reply to Bubbles.

Fancy forever! That tune definitely gets 10/10. Reba’s take is the best: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K6Y-YGZUec

By: Bubbles

Bubbles — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:16:55 +0000

In reply to Maggie McNeill. Oh yeah, Maggie, "Fancy"! A classic.

By: Maggie McNeill

Maggie McNeill — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:58:56 +0000

I’ve done a number of columns on hooker songs that y’all might enjoy:

http://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/2010/09/04/a-pretty-girl-is-like-a-melody-part-one/
http://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/2010/09/05/a-pretty-girl-is-like-a-melody-part-two/
http://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/2010/10/25/sweet-painted-ladies/
http://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/inappropriate-women/
http://maggiemcneill.wordpress.com/2011/10/25/wine-women-and-song/

Each song has lyrics, a video link and comments.