Showdown: Round 1, Fight 4

Mango vs. Let's Get It On

Listening to Mango
by Bruce Cockburn, 1999

Sample lyrics:
“ She's got a mango in her garden: from the original tree
She's got a mango in her garden: shares it with me
Humid gleaming precious well, love to drink that water ”

Rebecca: I draw… Mango.

Galen: versus… Let's Get It On! Oh come on.

Sarah: Do we even have to play these?

Galen: I haven't ever heard the Mango song.

Sarah: It's alright, if you're into adult contemporary folk.

Galen: And who isn't, these days?

Sarah: This isn't the most erotic instrumentation.

Galen: That fretless bass is kind of pervy. Bowwwwww. Mowwwwww.

Sarah: But with the sharp guitar, it sounds like a protest song.

Rebecca: Yeah, why is he so sad about it? I'd be excited.

Galen: Maybe it's rotten!

Sarah: Hey, it's “sweet as can be.”

Rebecca: That bit about getting hotter was not convincing.

Galen: No.

Listening to Let's Get It On
by Marvin Gaye, 1973

Sample lyrics:
“ Come on, darling
Stop beating 'round the bush ”

Sarah: Meanwhile.

Rebecca: Meanwhile.

Sarah: This is my favorite double entendre of all time.

Rebecca: He doesn't need fretless bass. He's got that un-fretless bass.

Galen: Fretted for her pleasure… Yeah, this song wins.

Sarah: Does anyone want to vote for Mango?

Galen & Rebecca: No!

Winner: Let's Get It On

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