{"id":20589,"date":"2019-07-14T06:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-07-14T05:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theenglishmansion.com\/blog\/?p=20589"},"modified":"2024-06-04T18:31:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T17:31:54","slug":"pride-prejudice-sex-work-top-ten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theenglishmansion.com\/blog\/pride-prejudice-sex-work-top-ten\/","title":{"rendered":"Pride & Prejudice – Sex Work Top Ten Music Chart"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Welcome to The English Mansion’s<\/span>
\nPride & Prejudice – Sex Work Top Ten Music Chart<\/span>
\n<\/strong>Our musical Top Tens dedicated to all things kinky<\/em>
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Not all the tracks in this chart are favourable – hackneyed pejorative tropes about sex work pervade (chiefly, the patronising and\u00a0misogynistic notion that all sex workers are victims in need of saving); however, hits like Roxanne<\/em> were to big to not include; and some of the songs are probably honest reflections of the industry like Street Life & When The Sun Goes Down. <\/em>I have tried to counter these with other tracks with more considered lyrics including the rather brilliant Whore,<\/em> which encapsulates how sex workers have become receptacles for the projections of societies own fears and ills surrounding sex.
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

In Baz Luhrmann’s wonderful Moulin Rouge! to sidetrack the disapproving lyrics of Roxanne,<\/em> he gave us an interpretation where the verse implies the singer is just jealous of his sex worker partner’s liaisons – a very respectful twist. Walk on the Wild Side <\/em>is infamous for its peek into the world of TS\/XDressing pros, who were based on real sex worker’s Lou Reed knew; while it’s been strongly suggested (check out the lyrics) that this is also the inspiration for Freddie<\/span>‘s Killer Queen.<\/span>
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Pride & Prejudice – Sex Work Top Ten<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1\u00a0\u00a0None Of Your Business<\/strong> <\/strong><\/td>\nSalt ‘n’ Pepa (1993)<\/td>\nPlay Video<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2 Whore
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		In This Moment (2012)<\/td>\nPlay Video<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3 Roxanne &
\nEl Tango De Roxanne
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		The Police (1978)
\nor<\/strong> Moulin Rouge! (2001)<\/td>\n		Play Video<\/a><\/p>\n

Play Video<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

4 Lady Marmalade
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Patti LaBelle (1974) or<\/strong>\u00a0 Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink (2001)<\/td>\nPlay Video<\/a><\/p>\n

Play Video<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

5\u00a0\u00a0 Seedy Films <\/strong>
\njoint with<\/span><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em>
\n5\u00a0\u00a0 Sex Dwarf
\n<\/strong><\/strong>(The Grid Remix)
\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/td>\n		Soft Cell (1981)
\nSoft Cell (1981)<\/td>\n		PlayVideo<\/a>
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\n<\/a>PlayVideo<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6\u00a0 Rent
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Pet Shop Boys (1987)<\/td>\nPlay Video<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7\u00a0 Private Dancer
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Tina Turner (1984)<\/td>\nPlay Video<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8 Street Life
\n<\/strong>joint with<\/span>
\n<\/em>8 Bad Girls<\/strong>
\njoint\u00a0 with<\/span>
\n<\/em>8 No Diggity\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n		Randy Crawford (1979)
\nDonna Summer (1979) Blackstreet ft. Dr. Dre\u00a0(1996)<\/td>\n		Play Video<\/a><\/p>\n

Play Video<\/a><\/p>\n

Play Video<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

9 When The Sun Goes Down
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n		Arctic Monkeys (2006)<\/td>\nPlay Video<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10 Killer Queen
\n<\/strong><\/strong>joint with<\/span>
\n<\/em>Walk On The Wild Side<\/strong>
\n<\/em><\/td>\n		Queen (1974)
\nLou Reed (1972)<\/td>\n		Play Video<\/a><\/p>\n

Play Video<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Contenders that didn’t quite make it into our Top Ten:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Big Spender<\/strong> – Shirley Bassey (1967) \u00a0 Play Video<\/a>
\nHonky Tonk Women<\/strong> – The Rolling Stones (1969) Play Video<\/a>
\nCharlotte the Harlot<\/strong> – Iron Maiden (1980) Play Video<\/a>
\nAin’t No Rest For The Wicked<\/strong> – Cage The Elephant (2008) \u00a0 Play Video<\/a>
\nDiamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend<\/strong> – Marilyn Monroe (1953) \u00a0 Play Video<\/a>
\nSkin Trade<\/strong> – Duran Duran (1986) \u00a0 Play Video<\/a>
\nGot You By The Balls<\/strong> by ACDC (1990)\u00a0 Play Video<\/a><\/p>\n

The English Mansion\u2019s Kinky Music Charts<\/strong><\/span>
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\nTake a look at our other musical Top Tens dedicated to all things kinky<\/span>
\n~ to be included the rules are: they must be big hits or tracks from internationally well-known performers.<\/span><\/p>\n