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Girls, Girls, Girls At 25: Anatomy of a Strip-Club Classic

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10. R. Kelly, "Bump n' Grind": A list of this kind without an appearance by R. Kelly would be missing something crucial -- kind of like a stripper with no breast implants. A few of the eccentric R&B superstar's biggest hits might have made the cut, but we settled on this classic sex jam from 1994's 12 Play.

Few songs have provoked even a fraction of the champagne-room grinding that this naughty little number has over the years, and we don't see nothin' wrong with that.

9. Buckcherry, "Crazy Bitch" (NSFW): Buckcherry probably had "Girls, Girls, Girls" in mind when they recorded this hard-rockin' career-definer in 2006. An out-and-out love poem to the sleaziest, most insane strippers on the circuit, "Crazy Bitch" became the most prominently censored modern-rock hit since NIN's "Closer."

The radio version couldn't touch the grimy appeal of the uncensored original, which came out sounding something like metal-era AC/DC after a few sizable hits of freebase. Don't watch the video at work unless you work at a strip club (in which case you probably never want to hear this song again).

8. Nelly, "Hot in Herre": Forget the titty bar, we've seen this track inspire wicked stripper moves in ladies at perfectly respectable wedding receptions. A million-dollar beat by the Neptunes helped take "Hot in Herre" to No. 1 back in 2002, and women (dudes, too!) have been taking their clothes off to it ever since.

In fact, if there's a woman disrobing onstage in front of you and this song isn't playing, check your surroundings carefully. It's possible you've been dragged to a burlesque show.

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