The Prettiest Dirty Song Ever

Is it a stretch to call 'Crash into Me' by the Dave Matthews Band the prettiest dirty song ever? Well, maybe, but I've had 30 years to sort through a lot of music, and thus far, nothing has proved to be nearly as evocative or provocative.

Melodically, it's such a delightful mix: vaguely militaristic drums against a yearning guitar line, intertwined with a deep bass line. This rhythm is complimented by the occasional hint of violin that just adds to the yearning of the guitar. Altogether, it would almost sound...this is a bit ridiculous, but take away the vocals, and the song sounds like the prettiest backdrop for a love song at a hoedown.

The vocals of Dave Matthews are imploring, alternating between raspy and milky, and let's not forget that falsetto. His vocals start out so softly, sweetly, then rise and crescendo at the end of the song...you hear how bad he wants the girl. So pretty.

And then you stop and pay attention to the lyrics...they are lustful, oozing the raw sexual energy of a young man who wants the girl so bad, it's driving him to distraction. All he can think is what the girl from 'a boys dream' could do, or rather what he would do to her if given the chance. It's sexual desire dressed in pretty poetry. And that's what makes it such an artistic feat...this song isn't a performance looking for adulation, it's an artistic expression of nature's most basic urges.

It's likely just me who thinks this is the case, but listen to the song and read the lyrics, and then see if you can't see and hear the pretty pervertedness:

Crash into Me by Dave Matthews Band

You've got your ball
You’ve got your chain
Tied to me tight tie me up again
Who's got their claws
In you my friend
Into your heart I'll beat again
Sweet like candy to my soul
Sweet you rock
And sweet you roll
Lost for you I'm so lost for you
You come crash into me
And I come into you,
I come into you
In a boys dream
In a boys dream

Touch your lips just so I know
In your eyes, love, it glows so
I'm bare-boned and crazy for you
When you come crash
Into me, baby
And I come into you
In a boys dream
In a boys dream
If I've gone overboard
Then I'm begging you
To forgive me
In my haste
When I'm holding you so girl...
Close to me

Oh and you come crash
Into me, baby
And I come into you
Hike up your skirt a little more
And show the world to me
Hike up your skirt a little more
And show your world to me
In a boys dream... In a boys dream

Oh I watch you there
Through the window
And I stare at you
You wear nothing but you
Wear it so well
Tied up and twisted,
The way I'd like to be
For you, for me, come crash
Into me

Lyrics taken from the Dave Matthews Band website.