Back when CD Baby was a site for selling tangible CDs from indie artists, they had some great, non-traditional ways to browse music, including a category that that was "CDs with naked people on the cover". I bought Martha Lipton's "Blissville" off that list. Not particularly nudity related, but this remains probably my favorite novelty song of this century - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VpQH-oFGG4
Marc, Thank you for this annotated list of nude related music. If there are any budding musicians who are looking for songs to record of a similar nature, I can think of a source. Back in the late 1970s I worked with a member of Circle H Nude Ranch in Glen Gardner, NJ. John was a wonderful 12 sting guitarist and created songs. Circle H was the first place to perform "Barely Proper" to a paying, public audience and is credited with establishing the precedent that "Hair" used on Broadway a few years later, and was an early, if not the first, venue for "Skinny-Dip Tours." We had hoped this new play would again bring folks to the Ranch and become members to improve the bottomline. That, unfortunately, never happened
John could not read or write music. I could, and so we partnered in writing a three-act musical comedy "Who's This Nudist? - A Case of Robe versus Disrobe." As far as I know it has never been performed. It is copyrighted. The original cassette recordings of John playing, as well as the stage-play and music scores are all located at the American Nudist Research Library at Cypress Cove Nudist Resort in Florida. John wrote all of the songs but one, which I wrote. "I was Born in the Nude", "Being Nude is Good for the Soul", and "Who's that Nudist?" are three of John's memorable titles. Mine is "Going Natural, Going Nude".
I am sure there are creative nudist musicians who could add other songs to your list, but the key to the list appears that they were actually recorded for production and popular sale. In that regard "Who's This Nudist?" is still lacking. However, that could change. Thanks again. Carl
So far as I know, the old campfire favorite, "Pink Pajamas" had only one verse. So I added several more when I started the AANR Youth Camps. You can read the lyrics at https://www.tnsprofessorsig.org/campfire-songs.html --along with that less appropriate old British army song, "Do Your Balls Hang Low?"
If all it takes is referencing nudity or skinny dipping "The Mask" by Roger Glover counts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbW0WWQDPUk (he does wear swimwear in the video - the reference is only in the lyrics.
This is a great read. Thank you. A few years back, I was volunteering at the AANR and SUNSPORT nude youth leadership camps, so I made a song for the campers that we would sing to the resort community during our end-of-week variety show. I recorded it on the mountain at Lupin Lodge and if I recall Eddie vanhalen had just died so I put in a few slurs for fun. I hope this brings a smile to a few of you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JPTbmUV2L8
One more occurred to me - this is a little obscure, but Mike Cross is now retired but locally much loved folk musician from North Carolina. Apart from being an astounding multi-instrumentalist (12-string guitar fans should really check out his Solo at Midnight album) he was renowned for often hilarious concerts and funny songs. So here's one of the best, The Great Strip Poker Massacre - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipy4_UJj_Z4
Here’s a YouTube link for a favorite of mine, Naked by Dorian Frankel. https://youtu.be/8M9SMHV-wzc?si=7AnTHBY4BCy82Sqw
Nice one! It says exactly what needs to be said.
Back when CD Baby was a site for selling tangible CDs from indie artists, they had some great, non-traditional ways to browse music, including a category that that was "CDs with naked people on the cover". I bought Martha Lipton's "Blissville" off that list. Not particularly nudity related, but this remains probably my favorite novelty song of this century - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VpQH-oFGG4
Marc, Thank you for this annotated list of nude related music. If there are any budding musicians who are looking for songs to record of a similar nature, I can think of a source. Back in the late 1970s I worked with a member of Circle H Nude Ranch in Glen Gardner, NJ. John was a wonderful 12 sting guitarist and created songs. Circle H was the first place to perform "Barely Proper" to a paying, public audience and is credited with establishing the precedent that "Hair" used on Broadway a few years later, and was an early, if not the first, venue for "Skinny-Dip Tours." We had hoped this new play would again bring folks to the Ranch and become members to improve the bottomline. That, unfortunately, never happened
John could not read or write music. I could, and so we partnered in writing a three-act musical comedy "Who's This Nudist? - A Case of Robe versus Disrobe." As far as I know it has never been performed. It is copyrighted. The original cassette recordings of John playing, as well as the stage-play and music scores are all located at the American Nudist Research Library at Cypress Cove Nudist Resort in Florida. John wrote all of the songs but one, which I wrote. "I was Born in the Nude", "Being Nude is Good for the Soul", and "Who's that Nudist?" are three of John's memorable titles. Mine is "Going Natural, Going Nude".
I am sure there are creative nudist musicians who could add other songs to your list, but the key to the list appears that they were actually recorded for production and popular sale. In that regard "Who's This Nudist?" is still lacking. However, that could change. Thanks again. Carl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMmSH-628jI
What a wonderful compilation of Nudist Songs, Evan.
So far as I know, the old campfire favorite, "Pink Pajamas" had only one verse. So I added several more when I started the AANR Youth Camps. You can read the lyrics at https://www.tnsprofessorsig.org/campfire-songs.html --along with that less appropriate old British army song, "Do Your Balls Hang Low?"
On the same theme, some of my favorite songs included on my "Naked Music" playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1HADkTtizQWKYEHOUjWZfG?si=3860f4868b054d99
"I Like You So Much Better When We're Naked" - Ida Maria
" Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance" - The Mothers Of Invention
"Naked Eye" - Luscious Jackson
"Buck Naked" - Hank Williams Jr.
"If You're Into It" - Flight Of The Conchords
"Goin' Skinny Dippin' - Mayf Nutter
If all it takes is referencing nudity or skinny dipping "The Mask" by Roger Glover counts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbW0WWQDPUk (he does wear swimwear in the video - the reference is only in the lyrics.
Awesome list - thanks!
Dolly Parton’s “Sugar Hill” includes the lines “Down in the mill pond swimmin' naked
Showin' more than we should have showed
We were just kids explorin' nature
Learnin' more than we should have knowed”
This is a great read. Thank you. A few years back, I was volunteering at the AANR and SUNSPORT nude youth leadership camps, so I made a song for the campers that we would sing to the resort community during our end-of-week variety show. I recorded it on the mountain at Lupin Lodge and if I recall Eddie vanhalen had just died so I put in a few slurs for fun. I hope this brings a smile to a few of you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JPTbmUV2L8
Just a quick footnote to this great list:
Nudity doesn't really feature in Paul Simon's 1999 song, "Old,"but it ends with the spoken line, "Take your clothes off. Adam and Eve,"
I appreciate not just the list of nudist related songs, but also the amount of detail that you've added to explain them in greater depth. Thanks.
One more occurred to me - this is a little obscure, but Mike Cross is now retired but locally much loved folk musician from North Carolina. Apart from being an astounding multi-instrumentalist (12-string guitar fans should really check out his Solo at Midnight album) he was renowned for often hilarious concerts and funny songs. So here's one of the best, The Great Strip Poker Massacre - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipy4_UJj_Z4