Grace Jones, Pull Up to the Bumper | After Dark

On the 32^nd edition of After Dark, we explore the naughty, risqué & utterly sexual vibes behind, “Pull Up to the Bumper” by Grace Jones.   

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nnuendo? More like full-on sexual vibes! Welcome to After Dark , a column featuring songs that are best suited for nighttime, specifically, the bedroom.  Like Controversial Tunes , the records featured here raise eyebrows.  The difference between the songs of CONTROVERSY and DARK? These songs specifically focus on the universal topic of S-E-X. The dark records gracing After Dark are old and new alike, with all genres of music welcome.  On the 32^nd edition of After Dark, we explore the naughty, risqué & utterly sexual vibes behind, “Pull Up to the Bumper” by Grace Jones.

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Theme & Lyrics  

“Now in the parking lot garage, I found the proper place / Just follow all the written rules, you’ll fit into the space.” Hmm, Grace Jones, doesn’t seem like you’re really talking about parking a car.  Though Jones has suggested that “Pull Up to the Bumper” wasn’t necessarily intended to reference anal sex, it’s hard not to read into that way.  Exhibit A – the chorus:

“Pull up to my bumper baby
In your long black limousine
Pull up to my bumper baby
And drive it in between.”

Hmm, a “long, black limousine” huh? Definitely a reference to size, as well as ethnicity.  The post-chorus is also dirty, as Ms. Jones sings, “Pull up to it / Don’t drive through it / Back it up twice / Now that fits nice.” Mercy!  On the second verse, Jones goes on to say, “I’ve got to blow your horn.” Not so subtle there.  There’s also the bridge, where she encourages to “Grease it, spray it / Let me lubricate it.”  My oh my!

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 Final Thoughts

Grace Jones really wants us to believe “Pull Up to the Bumper” isn’t sexual AF? Please! This record screams sex and the fact that she mentions her ‘bumper,’ well, sure sounds like anal.  The good news is, “Pull Up to the Bumper” is rad.

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Grace Jones • Nightclubbing • UMG Recordings, Inc. • 1981
Grace Jones, “Pull Up to the Bumper”: After Dark No. 32 [: Brent Faulkner, cottonbro from Pexels, KoolShooters from Pexels, Luan Queiros from Pexels, The Musical Hype, UMG Recordings, Inc.]

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