A niche, sensual noun for a tactile area, with the related adjective nuchal, meaning related to the nape, or back or scruff of the neck. But where does it rub in music? For a bit of light relief, here’s a variety of neck songs to send hairs standing up for different reasons in this anatomical area.
“You should never underestimate the power of / A kiss on the neck, when she doesn't expect,” sings Prince rather sensually on his deep, slow funk number Clouds.
“I want somebody to walk up behind me / And kiss me on my neck and breathe on my neck,” replies Erykah Badu on Kiss Me on My Neck. Are you listening, Prince?
“Won't you wear my ring around your neck / To tell the world I'm yours, by heck,” requests Elvis Presley, also referring to the nuchal area where the clasp would be fastened, as with any chain or pendant.
But taking a different angle here, what colour is this area? “His neck was red as Alabama clay / But the city's call pulled him away,” croons the huge southern states country star, in a slow-burn song about poverty, home and falling in love.
It’s generally vulnerable area, so here’s the great hip-hop pioneers Wu-Tang Clan, with a warning and a classic track:
And finally, let’s rock out with AC/DC, and various neck contexts in this from their Powerage album:
“Well I've been up to my neck in trouble / Up to my neck in strife / Up to my neck in misery / For most of my life, I've been a fool / And you know what a fool can do / I'm telling you / You came along when I needed you / Now I'm up, I'm up to my neck in you.”
Care to stick your neck out and suggest any nuchal suggestions? Feel free to share anything more in relation to it, whether in music or wider culture, such as from film, art, or other contexts, in comments below.
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