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Junesex “Boy With Your Tongue”

“Boy With Your Tongue” feels very Prince-ish to me, not just for the cartoonish bounce in its grooves, but for the way it is absolutely filthy in a way that is playful, enthusiastic, and appreciative rather than nasty, demanding, and entitled like too many overtly sexual songs from recent years. This tune is good, silly fun, and on top of that, very inclusive — both men and women are congratulated for their oral skills in the chorus, opening it up for listeners of any orientation in a rather matter-of-fact sort of way. Whereas a song like this could easily just come across as raunchy and mechanical, there’s a very convincing, humanizing warmth in its neon tones, and the somewhat child-like voices deliver the lyrics in a way that makes the singers seem wide-eyed and totally wowed.