Birds Do It, Bees Do It… Let’s Fall in Love

Key points

Music is foreplay: Rhythm builds tension, release, and desire.

Moving in sync sparks instant chemistry and attraction.

Dopamine dances through sex and song, fueling pleasure.

We should probably start with the obvious: a father-daughter team writing about intimacy is… unusual. (Thanksgiving dinner conversations are awkward enough without bringing Marvin Gaye into it.) But here we are. Not because we love discomfort but because music and intimacy share the same deep pulse.

We’re not scientists in white coats. We’re curious writers, musicians, educators, and lifelong observers of human behavior. Think of us at the zoo (or the metro station or the ball bark) leaning on the railing, not observing the lions or baseball players but turning around to face the humans, watching how