Dirty blues (also known as bawdy blues) is a form of blues music that deals with socially taboo and obscene subjects, often referring to sexual acts and drug use. Because of the sometimes graphic subject matter, such music was often banned from radio and available only on jukeboxes.

Getting railed, quite literally, means having sex – or, if you prefer to take the cue from Urban Dictionary, it means the act of having wild, wild sex. So, making romantic, meaningful love, this...

From its title to its promotional posters -- close-ups of actors such as Shia LaBeouf, left, making passionate grimaces -- "Nymphomaniac" sold us on its sex appeal. The movie, directed by Lars...

Bessie Smith starts out like she's singing one of her great mournful blues numbers, but she soon gets into the growling, moaning spirit of double entendre. "I need a little mmm-hmmm" speaks for...