Rounding the Bases (Lovin' & Baseball)

It’s a time-honored baseball metaphor: how intimate you got on a date, explained using the bases scale. Did the evening end with a fumbling peck on the cheek? Then you barely made it to first. Sub-garment exploration? You made it to second, maybe third, depending on how intrepid an explorer you are. The following diagram breaks down which songs take you where.

FIRST BASE: Led Zeppelin “Stairway To Heaven” - The confusing lyrics inevitably distract from the make-out session and launch a discussion about Tolkien mythology in classic rock.

SECOND BASE: Elton John “Can You Feel The Love Tonight?” - No couple would dare cruise past second while listening to a song from Disney’s animated classic, The Lion King.

THIRD BASE: Aerosmith “I Don’t Want to Miss A Thing” - The thought of the film Armageddon and the end of the world makes people want to get friendly, but not all-the-way friendly. After all, Ben Affleck might save the world from destruction just in time for you to face that awkward morning-after.

HOME RUN: Marvin Gaye “Let’s Get It On” - Spun at just the right moment, this song could make a telephone have sex with a walrus. It’s that powerful.