“Get It On (Bang a Gong)”
by The Power Station (originally by T. Rex)
from the album The Power Station
1985
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I love this cover.  The T. Rex original is a classic but this is the version I keep returning to.  The combo of that crazy hi-hat, the crunchy guitar and that slap bass is intoxicating.  On top of it all you’ve got Robert Palmer working his slick, sexy cool swagger through those lyrics.  What the fuck do they even mean?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiFRLHeyTl4

Well you’re dirty and sweet, clad in black
Don’t look back and I love you
You’re dirty and sweet, oh yeah
Well you’re slim and you’re weak
You’ve got the teeth of a hydra upon you
You’re dirty sweet and you’re my girl.

Chorus:
Get it on, bang the gong , get it on
Get it on, bang the gong, get it on

You’re built like a car, you’ve got a hub cap diamond star halo
You’re built like a car, oh yeah
You’re an untamed youth that’s the truth with your cloak full of eagles
You’re dirty sweet and you’re my girl.

Repeat chorus

You’re windy and wild, you’ve got the blues in your shoes and your
stockings
You’re windy and wild, oh yeah
You’re built like a car, you’ve got a hub cap diamond star halo
You’re dirty sweet and you’re my girl.

Repeat chorus

You’re dirty and sweet, clad in black, don’t look back
And I love you
You’re dirty and sweet, oh yeah
You dance when you walk so let’s dance, take a chance, understand me
You’re dirty sweet and you’re my girl.

I’m pretty sure if I told a woman she was built like a car I’d get a slap in the face.  But you can totally sing it in a song and go home with anyone you choose.