原来人们在卧室欣赏音乐不是无缘无故的，这并非仅仅出于礼貌专为营造浪漫。 一项由网络无线电服务商和伦敦大学“音乐，心智和大脑”研究项目负责人Daniel Müllensiefen新研究揭示了性感歌曲的选择大相近庭。 调查询问了2000名英国人如何选择音乐用于性，发现接近半数的被调查者需求是被音乐激发起来起的，而不是通过肌肤之亲。
但是，这并不是说那些情不可待的情侣随便用无线电上的什么音乐凑合就行了。 不同的音乐有不同的目的。 马文·盖伊的那首 “Let’s Get It On” 最适合罗曼蒂克的晚餐。 Abba组合的 “Dancing Queen” 则是舞厅调情首选。 另外有盖伊的“Sexual Healing”最适合调节气氛。 这些选择并没有什么特别出人意料的地方，但是那首曲子最适合云雨之欢?
结果发现最好的选择竟然是 “Dirty Dancing —任何一段电影原声均可.” 最令人意外的是，这竟然不是一首歌。 其次令人意外是第二选择“Time of my Life” 并非用来亲密的旋律。 但是，对于这些选择结果， Müllensiefen 给出了理性的分析: 他的研究已经发现音乐与大脑中的愉悦感知紧密相关，而且选择Dirty Dancing 意味着喜好著名电影表现了人们内心的某种愿望，事实上，就是跳辣舞，即便他们原本就没有爱的冲动。 “在罗曼蒂克场所人们用这些音乐不仅用于传情达意，而且可以直接调整邂逅时的气氛,”他说。
人们都承认，恋人试图用音乐说服对方可以像电影中的 Baby 和Johnny一样甜蜜时，那是件无比幸福的事—但这并无法解释其他的选择。 在众多其他选择之中，“Sexual Healing” 名列第2位，Barry White 名列第5 ， Boyz II Men的“I’ll Make Love to You” 名列第17 ，这都是些确实与众不同的旋律。 此外还有，拉威尔的 “Bolero” 名列第3位，铁达尼号“My Heart Will Go On,” 名列第8位，“The Sound of Music” 名列第13位，柴科夫斯1812 序曲名列第14位，星球大战电影原声名列第20位。
What Are the Best Songs for Seduction? The Results Will Surprise You
But that doesn’t mean aspiring lovers should just make due with
whatever’s on the radio. Different songs serve different purposes.
Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” is best for a romantic dinner. Abba’s
“Dancing Queen” came in first for dance-club flirtation. Another Gaye
track, “Sexual Healing,” was found to set the mood best. None of those
choices seem particularly surprising, but what about during the act itself?
It turns out your best bet is “Dirty Dancing —
Anything from the soundtrack.” First of all, that’s not actually a
song. Second of all, “Time of my Life” isn’t exactly an intimate groove.
But in a statement accompanying the survey results, Müllensiefen
provides a rationale for that pick: his own research has found that
music ties into the brain’s perception of pleasure, and the choice of Dirty Dancing
means that references to the well-known movie signify the intention to,
well, dance dirtily, even if there’s no fancy lifting involved. “People
use this music to not only communicate their intentions in a romantic
situation but to directly alter the mood during an encounter,” he said.
We’ll admit it’s pretty sweet that people want to convince their
partners that they can be like Baby and Johnny—but that doesn’t explain
the rest of the answers. Among the expected choices (“Sexual Healing” at
No. 2, the Barry White catalog at No. 5, “I’ll Make Love to You” by
Boyz II Men at No. 17) are some truly left-field grooves. Ravel’s
“Bolero” at No. 3. “My Heart Will Go On,” from Titanic, at No. 8. “The Sound of Music” at No. 13. The 1812 Overture at No. 14. The Star Wars soundtrack at No. 20.
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这个结果几乎可以让大家认为有些人并没把这个调查当回事…或者这项调查只不过不小心侮辱了这些英国人和他们的心肝，也侮辱了甜美的 “孤独的牧羊人”。
这个你得自己决定了，你认为下面这些原声是NSFW（不适合工作场所，意思是上班时间浏览色情内容被老板看到会挨尅）吗?
BALERO
ＳＯＵＮＤ ＯＦ ＭＵＳＩＣ
１８１２ＯｖｅｒＴｕｒｅ
ＳＴＡＲ ＷＡＲ ＣＡＲＴＩＮＡ
但是，有另外一个调查结果一点儿也不意外。在比性更好的歌曲列表中，名列榜首的是: 皇后乐队的 “波希米亚狂想曲”。
（译者附录：前20名最佳诱惑歌曲
1. "Dirty Dancing" 电影原声
2. Marvin Gaye, "Sexual Healing"
3. Ravel, "Bolero"
4. Berlin, "Take My Breath Away"
5. Barry White (歌曲专辑中的任何一首)
6. Marvin Gaye, "Let's Get It On"
7. Righteous Brothers, "Unchained Melody"
8. Celine Dion, "Titanic" 电影原声 / "My Heart Will Go On"
9. Serge Gainsbourg, "Je T`aime"
10. Whitney Houston, "I Will Always Love You"
11. Aerosmith, "I Don`t Want to Miss A Thing"
12. Kings of Leon, "Sex On Fire"
13. Rodgers & Hammerstein, "Sound of Music"
14. Tchaikovsky, "1812 Overture"
15. "Grease" 电影原声
16. Donna Summer, "I Feel Love"
17. Boyz II Men, "I'll Make Love to You"
18. Abba, "Mama Mia"
19. Tom Jones, "Sex Bomb"
20. "Star Wars" 电影原声）
It’s almost enough to make you think some respondents weren’t
taking the survey seriously…or to make you think we just accidentally
insulted the thousands of English people who make love to the sweet,
sweet sounds of “The Lonely Goatherd.”
Decide for yourself—would you consider the following NSFW tracks?
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