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Please Please Me: Rock's Top 10 Greatest Double Entendres

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7. "Pearl Necklace," ZZ Top: "And that's not jewelry she's talkin' about." ZZ Top have never shied away from a good double entendre, and this classic cut off of El Loco is easily their naughtiest. Thanks to that little ol' band from Texas, pearl necklaces have been offered up as romantic gifts by frugal gentlemen since 1981.

6. "Big Ten Inch Record," Aerosmith: While it's easy to imagine Steven Tyler finding the phallic imagery in any object, this song is actually a cover of an old blues tune by Bull Moose Jackson. It's lucky for both men that this pointed little ditty was recorded in the vinyl era--Lord knows their ladyfriends might not have been nearly so enthusiastic about a big 4.7-inch CD or 1.4-inch MP3 flashdrive.

5. "Summer of '69," Bryan Adams: In the summer of 1969, Bryan Adams was 10 years old. Make of that what you will. Adams himself has conceded that the song's lyrics refer instead to the sex position that launched 1,000 Spencer Gifts posters, even though co-writer Jim Vallance claims no double meaning. This one definitely flew over our heads back in 1985, but maybe that was because the mental image of a square like Bryan Adams sixty-nining some lost teenage love was simply too unpalatable (we were five at the time).

4. "My Ding-a-Ling," Chuck Berry: It's a crime that this naughty little novelty was the only No. 1 hit of Chuck Berry's career, but its (ahem) staying power is undeniable. Upon its release in 1972, the song even caused a bit of a scandal: More than a few radio stations refused to play it, and British morality crusader Mary Whitehouse tried unsuccessfully to get "My Ding-a-Ling" banned in the U.K. Ding-a-ling, indeed.

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