This Smells Bad! Here, Smell It!

Appalling. Sexist. Destructive of what ought to be a beautiful thing. And, frankly, not even a good song. Sin With Sebastian's "Shut Up And Sleep With Me" is the aural equivalent of a bad smell that you want to share.

This song, thankfully, was never a widespread hit in the U.S. But it was a massive smash Europe-wide (and in countries that like to pretend they're part of Europe) for at least a year in the mid-1990s, when I was living in Russia.

So, take a listen (oh go on! take a listen!), close your eyes, and imagine the following scenario:

You're walking through an open-air Russian electronics market in the dead of winter. It's cold enough that your fur-lined Russian boots haven't prevented your toes from turning blue. The path is icy. There are open air tables with bootleg CDs on either side of you, and the proprietors of both tables have giant stereos that they think will convince you to buy their stuff. From both sides, this song is blaring, just slightly out of sequence, and you are certain you are going to lose your mind.

Shut Up And Sleep With Me