In the song "Super Freak" written and sung by Rick James, he speaks of an encounter with a woman with whom he had sex. Since this song was written during the sexual revolution and James has confessed to sexual encounters with "thousands" of women, I believe it was about one particular woman with whom he had a lot of wild and kinky sex.
In the first verse, James explains that the "kinky girl" is eager to sexually please him. She gives him great sexual pleasure but she is not one to be considered suitable for a long term relationship. The sentence, "the kind you don't take home to mother," says she is not one to settle down with and would not be suitable for your mother to meet, but one who is used for a "good time." Today, as well as when the song was written, she would be considered a slut. In the stanza, "She will never let your spirits down, once you get her off the street," might suggest that she is a prostitute. It could also mean that once they are alone, she is willing and able to do whatever he wants.
The second verse implies that she likes to have sex with musicians, but she likes James the best. In the stanza, "when I make my move to her room it's the right time, she's never hard to please,"says that she is willing to have sex wherever, whenever, and with whomever she wants. This, again, implies that she might be a slut. She is not particular about the type of sex she engages in, nor is she interested in her own sexual pleasure. Just having sex is pleasure enough for her. It is safe to assume she is a "groupie." Even though the dictionary does not specifically state that a groupie is someone who has sex with musicians, the media has led us, to believe this. The American Heritage Dictionary states that a groupie is, "A fan, especially a young woman, who follows a r
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