Kelis, Blindfold Me | After Dark 🕛 🌃

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On the 18^th edition of After Dark, we explore the naughty, risqué & utterly sexual vibes behind, “Blindfold Me” by Kelis.

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 18^th edition of After Dark, we explore the naughty, risqué, and utterly sexual vibes behind, “Blindfold Me” by Kelis.

Theme & Lyrics

“When he want it he blindfolds me / Then I get sexy on him, get sexy on him.” Now that’s a quote, Kelis. Better yet, a day-um quote. Anyways, on “Blindfold Me” ( Kelis Was Here), the sex is pronounced. She’s not shy about how it goes down, coming off incredibly assertive when it comes to ‘making it do.’ “Had to show him what a pro I was,” she sings on the first verse, continuing, “I was headed for the light, he refused to take a bite / Till I put my blindfolders on.” That’s some kinky right there, but that’s how she wants it… On the second verse, she describes his performance, and well, it’s safe to say it’s breathtaking (“Bout the third or fourth time you ain’t had to do that”).

Worth noting, her ex-husband, Nas arrives as the featured guest on the third verse. Of course, it’s sexed-up: “The bed is the Bentley, I’m doing the steering.” And, fittingly, there’s a BSDM element in play:

“Though you fine, I like to cover up half your face
If you blind and can’t see what I’m ‘bout to do
The suspense so intense won’t allow you to move
Gonna surprise you, like Hugh Grant in 8 and a half weeks...”

Music Video

Expectedly, the music video is sexy. That said, being released in 2006 and not the 2010s or 2020s, it’s not extremely explicit – more suggestive. Don’t get it twisted though – still titillating!