Jessie Murph, Touch Me Like A Gangster | Song Review 🎵

Pop singer-songwriter Jessie Murph brings a heaping dose of kink on her irresistibly naughty single, “Touch Me Like A Gangster.”

“Ilike whips and chains, I like being tied to things, babe / I like some pain, turn me upside down on swings, baby.” Oh, snap, Jessie Murph! Truly, WE LISTEN AND WE DON’T JUDGE! “I’d like to know, how far you gon’ go? / How far we gon’ go?” she continues in the pre-chorus. The Alabama-bred pop singer-songwriter brings the sass and the spice on her single, “Touch Me Like A Gangster”. “Touch” appears on Murph’s sophomore album, Sex Hysteria.  Given the adventurousness of this song, it is a perfect fit for the album.

Although the sex is progressive, “Touch Me Like a Gangster” has a classic, incredibly refined sound.  Bēkon, Laura Veltz, and Jeff “Gitty” Gitelman produced this pop track with retro and vintage-sounding vibes (old-school pop and a dash of soul). The most impressive part of the song is the vocals. Jessie Murph sounds distinct from the first note, showing off her gritty, sultry, and throaty vocals. Parts of this performance remind me of the late, great Amy Winehouse, as well as some of the vocal stylings of Jessie Reyez.  I love how Murph’s voice cuts – like scissors, baby! Of course, the sex can’t be ignored.  It is part of the charm and success of the song as well. Despite appreciating his tenderness, in the first verse, Murph informs him, “Boy, I got a sign that you’ll wanna see, baby.” In the second verse, she asserts, “You look like you like whips and chains, won’t you do something insane, baby?” Ooh-wee.  The section to beat, the crowning achievement, the crème de la crème, is the chorus. It is bold, tuneful, and unforgettable to the nth degree!

“I’ll tell you this, my love

I do not give a fuck

I want you on your worst behavior

Touch me like a gangster

Rock me, baby boy, give it hell

This bed ain’t gon’ break itself.”

Damn, girl! Naughty, naughty, naughty, “Touch Me Like A Gangster” is that surefire guilty pleasure you aren’t able to resist.  This one is a bop-and-a-half!