'I LOve Paris'
Not that I really love Paris, or even France for that matter. I just think the song is great to dance close to.
'The Way You Look Tonite'
Another favorite of mine.
KF |
I'll tell ya, Buddy Holly's "True Love Ways" is really a quite simple, beautiful love song, and that blusy sax solo really sets the mood. It's tough to name just one, just another that hasn't but should be mentioned especially knowing you're a Buddy Holly fan Craig. |
One of my favorites, but not slow enough to qualify as the all time great, is "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel. My overall vote would go to many of the Sarah McLachlan songs -- "I Love You" and "Adia" are standouts from her Surfacing album (btw, the older Stumbling Towards Ecstacy cd is both an artistic and recording delight). Jameswei, I also have to agree with "The Look of Love" by Burt Bacharach and Hal David most recently recorded by Diana Krall (the whole album is a love song fest). Great topic. Too many from which to choose. |
I thought about a response before I opened the thread and there, at the very top, was the one that first came to my mind.
Now I have to think of another.
Nice choice Garfish |
Wow, lot's of generations in the mix.
#1 for me (when sober) is "Stand by Me".
Otherwise it would be "You Sexy Thing/Thang" by Hot Chocolate, I think (not very good @ remembering song titles & bands). The lead in is: "I believe in miracles", in the event that I have the title wrong.
"Ghost Riders in the Sky", by Miss Peggy Lee, always makes me horny, but this is not up for further discussion. LOL!
I am also a BIG Jacques Brel fan, but the name of any preferred title escapes me, being language impaired, and I am too lazy to go through our LP's.
Another great sentimental song (other than "As Time Goes By") is the orchestrated music to "Over the Rainbow" (lots of things going on, for the masses (I think) with this tune). |
If I had to pick one love song, it would be Mercer's Autumn Leaves. If we are talking about recordings, one of my favorites would be Aquellos Ojos Verdes recorded by Ibrahim Ferrer and the Buena Vista Social Club. |
"Love Hurts" sung by Gram Parsons and Emily Lou Harris on his album "Greivious Angel". |
"I Like My Women Just A Little on the Trashy Side" by Confederate Railroad. |
"Save a Prayer" by Duran Duran. Certainly not the greatest recording but special to me and my wife nonetheless. |
Don't FORget the mega-hit by FOReigner "I've Been Waiting FOR A Girl Like You" FROm their album FOuR. |
In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel |
Another one that always gets me is Bob Marley's "Waiting in Vain", in the unrequited catagory. Like many such, the lyrics don't necessarily look like poetry on the page - it's the overall effect with the music and singing which tugs at you.
Hey Dekay (and others), aren't sex songs a different thing than love songs?
P.S. - Hate to be the first jerk to publicly state the obvious (and TEHO & IMO and all that), but more than a few of the nominations above can't help but drive home for me the fact that being into sound doesn't automatically make audiophiles connoisseurs of great music. ;^) |
Your point would be better taken, Zaikesman, had you not voted for Marley!
Just raggin' ya, brother.
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Thanks everyone! Cheers. Craig |
Q: "Hey Dekay (and others), aren't sex songs a different thing than love songs?"
A: Not to a sociopath. |
Aren't sex songs about getting it and love songs about not (yet) getting it? Or am I just a sociopath? |
Hey, we're audiophiles...we're all sociopaths! ;^) |
Niel Finn's " Fall at your Feet" and "In your eyes" Peter Gabriel
Matt |
Oh, and ONE :-) more, "Ring the Bells" by The Kinks...straight to the heart, from Ray's. |
"More Today Than Yesterday" by Spiral Starecase
or "Happy Together" by the Turtles |
Loves great ocean by Kd Lang |
While we're ignoring nominations limits, I also remembered Gene Clark's "I Knew I'd Want You" by The Byrds. (Well, I've got to help counter all those Peter Gabriel votes, an estimable artist who's about as romantic as Stanley Kubrick :-) |
La Vie En Rose by Edith Piaf. Pardon the spelling. |
Nights In White Satin, Moody Blues, "Just what you want to be, you'll be in the end. And i love you, oh how i love you..." Poetry par excellant! |
"Triad" David Crosby or Grace Slick's version |
"Longer" by Dan Fogelberg |
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Dylan's "Love Minus Zero/No Limit" and Nick Cave's "Lime Tree Arbor." |
"Honestly" by Harem Scarem! |
Lets Get Lost as sang by Chet Baker... Although I love all his ballads. |
I have to go with Dave Matthews Band "Crush" also. I got a cd from a barmitzvah with Crush on it and i had never heard of Dave Matthews before. Well, the song opened up a whole new side of music, and got me into the good stuff. |
I love you more than you'll ever know, sung by Al Kooper on Blood Sweat & Tears first album, Child is father to the man. I think every man can relate to this one. |
I have a few and can't pick one favorite. Mine are
The way you look tonight - Frank Sinatra
Someone to watch over me - Blossom Dearie
Porgy - Nina Simone
Maybe I'm amazed - Paul McCartney |
"In My World"--Moody Blues |
Joan Baez..."Plasir de l'amoir" (but my French spelling may be rotten). |
Je t'aime...moi non plus by Serge Gainsbourg |
First rock i was ever exposed to....you will not find a more complete and challenging piece of music anywhere. |
Believe in love---Scorpions |
TOM WAITS - not your typical love song for sure but it just wastes me. I always need recovery time after I hear it.
(The last line - phew...get ready) The lyrics weren't written down for me so I used quotes and breaks where I thought they made sense.
"MARTHA" - by TOM WAITS
"Operator, number please, it's been so many years."
Will she remember my old voice while i fight the tears?
"Hello, hello there is this Martha, this is old Tom Frost. I am calling long distance dont worry about the cost. Cause it's been 40 years or more now Martha please recall... meet me out for coffee where we'll talk about it all."
Those were days of roses, poetry and prose and Martha
all I had was you and all you had was me.
There were no tomorrows we packed away our sorrows and we saved them for a rainy day.
"I feel so much older now, you're much older too.
A house a husband, how's your kids? You know that I got married to?
"Your lucky that you found someone to make you feel secure. We were all so young and foolish, now we are mature."
And those were days of roses, poetry and prose and Martha all I had was you and all you had was me. There was no tomorrow, packed away our sorrows and we saved them for a rainy day.
"And I was always so impulsive, I guess that I still am. All that really mattered then was that I was a Man.
I guess that our being together was never meant to be.
"Martha?
Martha?
"I love you can't you see?"
And..those were days of roses, poetry and prose and Martha all I had was you and all you had was me.
There were no tomorrows, we packed away our sorrows and we saved them for a rainy day.
"And I remember
quiet evenings
trembling close to you."
END SONG
Add Waits' voice and instrumentation and damn it, you have to carry me to bed weeping. Every time. That part was very hard to explain when this came on the jukebox in a divvy little gin joint in the East Village. Never go back there again. Geez...
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I dont particularly like love songs.... |
"You're Breaking My Heart" By Harry Nilsson and "1000 Times Goodbye" By Megadeth. |
Baby when I see you smile---Bad English |
Bell Bottom Blues-Derek and the Domino's |
Only Fools Rush In--by EP is another all time fav |
"Ben" - Michael Jackson. anybody? |
"Excitable Boy" - Warren Zevon ;) |
Kublakhan,
WOW that Tom Waits song is incredible!!! Thanks for the recommendation.
So simple yet so musically fantastic. I love it. Very sad too. :( |
gee, gen, you better run out and buy some waits because i think you'll be an instant fan. if you need recs let me know. |
Hands down winner Craig - "Longer Than" by Dan Fogelberg, a close second is "Woman" by John Lennon. These songs guaranteed to get you out of any traps... |
