Favorite LOVE SONG ever

[Bossy Monkey]

As I have to mention more and more, don't worry about the fact that your opinion on this will change from minute to minute, hour to hour, day to day. If you change your mind, just post another song to the thread. We'll still love you, honest.

For me, I'm sure about my choice, so sure that it's set in stone. It's "I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby" by Alison Krauss. No, wait, wait, it's "Heartstrings," also by Alison. Hmm, no, I think it's "North Dakota" by Lyle Lovett. Wait, wait, I'm pretty sure it's "When I Fall In Love" by Miles. (Yeah I know there aren't any words. Sue me.) Nope, it's definitely "Carolyn" by Steve Wynn. Either that or "I Have Faith" which he did with the Dream Syndicate. Unnnnnh, no, definitely "Valentine's Day" by Steve Earle. Then again, it might be "Gringo Honeymoon" by Robert Earl Keen or "Our Lady of the Highways" by John Wesley Harding. But anyway it's most certainly set in stone! :)

[Elad]

1. Dolphin's Cry by Live n/t

[Mr. McD]

59. Till Each Tear Becomes A Rose

Keith Whitley & Lori Morgan

[XanaDUer]

2. "It Makes No Difference"

by The Band.

Listening to it now.

[Zomby Woof]

6. RIP Rick Danko

Such a sad soul on this song.

[XanaDUer]

10. It's a beautiful song...

I am glad you feel the same way. :)

[Zomby Woof]

12. Robbie knew how to write 'em

Rick, Richard, and Levon knew how to sing 'em. :-)

[Cocoa]

76. a very sad story about that song...

a soldier that fought in Afghanistan played "It makes no difference" before killing himself. I don't know if I'll be able to listen to it anymore, it was a sad enough song already.

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/nation/ny-usvet183767196apr21,0,6495101.story?coll=ny-nationalnews-headlines

[One Taste]

3. "The Scientist" -Coldplay

[democracyindanger]

4. Wild Horses, Stones nt

[Zomby Woof]

5. Excitable Boy

The late great Warren Zevon.

[XanaDUer]

7. I felt so bad when he died.

WZ, that is.

[LearnedHand]

8. "Swimming in Your Ocean"

Crash Test Dummies

[Colin Ex]

9. Lovesong by the Cure.

[LosinIt]

11. True Companion - Marc Cohn

True Companion Lyrics

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Baby I've been searching like everybody else
Can't say nothing different about myself
Sometimes I'm an angel
And sometimes I'm cruel
And when it comes to love
I'm just another fool
Yes, I'll climb a mountain
I'm gonna swim the sea
There ain't no act of God girl
Could keep you safe from me
My arms are reaching out
Out across this canyon
I'm asking you to be my true companion
True companion
True companion

So don't you dare and try to walk away
I've got my heart set on our wedding day
I've got this vision of a girl in white
Made my decision that it's you allright
And when I take your hand
I'll watch my heart set sail
I'll take my trembling fingers
And I'll lift up your veil
Then I'll take you home
And with wild abandon
Make love to you just like a true companion
You are my true companion
I got a true companion
True companion

When the years have done irreparable harm
I can see us walking slowly arm in arm
Just like the couple on the corner do
'Cause girl I will always be in love with you
And when I look in your eyes
I'll still see that spark
Until the shadows fall
Until the room grows dark
Then when I leave this Earth
I'll be with the angels standin'
I'll be out there waiting for my true companion
Just for my true companion
True companion
True companion

[LastKnight]

13. just about anything by damien rice...

yea, sure, im a metalhead, but that doesnt mean i dont have feelings like the rest of you! sure, its soft acoustic stuff accompanied by cello and voice... but hey, i mean i gotta balance it out, it cant all be anger and aggressive distortion...

a link for your listening enjoyment.

http://www.damienrice.com/music_live.html

i suggest the AOL sessions at the bottom of the page "volcano", "delicate", and "the blower's daughter" are all pretty good. talented dude.

-LK

[redqueen]

66. I've heard some of his stuff

Very nice... been meaning to check out more - thanks for the suggestions!

[Bossy Monkey]

14. Then again, there's "More Than This" by Roxy Music. Or...

"50/50 Split" by John Wesley Harding, "This Must be the Place (Naive Melody)" by Talking Heads, "Keep Me In Your Heart" or "Accidentally Like A Martyr" by Warren Zevon, or "1952 Vincent Black Lightning" by Richard Thompson. Like I said, set in stone!

[Sufi Marmot]

22. I like the way you think!

"More Than This" and "Accidentally Like A Martyr" are two of my all time favorite songs.

Although I'd substitute "When the Spell is Broken", for 1952VBL, by RT. Best break-up song ever...

-SM

-

[Mr. Blonde]

15. No one has mentioned

Layla. Come on people Eric Clapton got a girl to divorce a Beatle and marry him with that song. I prefer the unplugged version myself, but hey either one is great.

[Semi_subversive]

16. Colour my world by Chicago

Very simple and to the point.

[JaySherman]

17. Romeo & Juliet - Dire Straits n/t

[Lindsey]

18. I can't even listen to "The Scientist" (or any Coldplay) because

it reminds me too much of my breakup with my ex-girlfriend - that song is absolutely heart wrenching. I really love Coldplay - I hope someday I'll be able to listen to them again. As far as happy love songs go - I know it's corny but I still like Elton John's "Your Song".

[JaySherman]

19. Same with me

Romeo and Juliet reminds of my breakup with my ex-fiance (except for the movie star part). But I guess I'm a glutton for punishment, cause I still que it up whenever my mind happens to drift back to her.

"So when gonna realize it was just the time was wrong?"

[fudge stripe cookays]

36. Here's another vote for painful "Romeo & Juliet" breakup.

Mine was in 1986 in college. I can finally listen to it again. There for awhile, I couldn't go near it.

Same with "Why" by Annie Lennox for a later breakup.

[redqueen]

67. Oooh Dire Straits "Your Latest Trick" is my fave of their love songs

I absolutely adore Mark Knopfler! One of my very very favorite guitarists ever.

:loveya:

[OneBlueSky]

20. "And I Love You So" . . . Don McLean . . . n/t

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[ComerPerro]

21. I really like "Wading in the Velvet Sea"

By Phish.

One of my favorite songs to hear, see live, play, and perform with others.

Anyone else know this song?

[huellewig]

23. DESCENDENTS - Clean Sheets

Clean sheets mean a lot. To a guy who sleeps on the floor. I wanted your love, and a shelf in your dresser drawer. you tucked me in, stopped my tossing and turning. But I turned back the covers and saw those sheets are dirty. Even thought you'll never come clean you know it's true. Those sheets are dirty, And so are you. The warmth of a bed, to a guy who sleeps on the floor. Was enough to perpetuate all the lies I heard before. I want to hold you, I'll hold my pillow instead, Cause my pillow will never lie or be with a stranger in my bed. Where's the love I was looking for. It's out the door. I'm afraid to see you anymore so it's back on the floor. Cause those sheets are dirty. Woke up this morning alone on the floor. Thinking about those clean sheets and the way it was before. When I looked in the mirror, I saw your face and thought of the past. But now I know how dirty you are, I took my fist and smashed the glass. Those sheets are dirty and so are you..

This song got me through my first failed relationship.

[dolo amber]

83. Excellent choice

by an excellent, far too often overlooked band. :)

Those sheets are dirty, and so are you...


Welcome to DU! :toast:

[tkmorris]

24. Saddest one ever is.....

After You're Gone by Iris DeMent. That thing just wipes me out when I hear it.

[chenGOD]

25. "I'll Never Forget You"-Husker Du

A more powerful love song I cannot find.

[ACK]

26. Rainy Night in Soho by the Pogues

Incredible lyrics.

Here they are ---

I've been loving you a long time
Down all the years, down all the days
And I've cried for all your troubles
Smiled at your funny little ways
We watched our friends grow up together
And we saw them as they fell
Some of them fell into Heaven
Some of them fell into Hell

I took shelter from a shower
And I stepped into your arms
On a rainy night in Soho
The wind was whistling all its charms
I sang you all my sorrows
You told me all your joys
Whatever happened to that old song
To all those little girls and boys

Now the song is nearly over
We may never find out what it means
But there's a light I hold before me
And you're the measure of my dreams
The measure of my dreams

Sometimes I wake up in the morning
The gingerlady by my bed
Covered in a cloak of silence
I hear you talking in my head
I'm not singing for the future
I'm not dreaming of the past
I'm not talking of the fist time
I never think about the last

Now the song is nearly over
We may never find out what it means
Still there's a light I hold before me
You're the measure of my dreams
The measure of my dreams

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

27. You and I - by Stevie Wonder

That's my Baby and My song!

[bloodyjack]

28. "Losing My Religion" - REM

[jobycom]

48. One of my favorites, too.

Great lyrics. REM's last great gasp, to my mind.

[jobycom]

49. "Reunion," Jimmie Dale Gilmore and Lucinda Williams

I usually don't pick obscure ones because I think people who do are being insincere, but it's my favorite.

[Burma Jones]

29. Attics of My Life - Grateful Dead

or-
I Believe When I Fall In Love - Stevie Wonder

or - You are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder

[King_Crimson]

30. "Mystery"...The Manhattan Transfer

Anita Baker does a good rendition too...

Mystery
words and music: Rod Temperton (1983)

Turning back the hands of time
Holding on to misty memories
Chasing shadows through the night
Trying to find my happy ending

Reaching out for another chance at heaven
We could still find a way if we try

chorus:
Baby, believe in the mystery
Like it used to be
We were more than lonely drifters in the dark
I can remember the sun inside
Love held us tight
I need to feel your magic in my heart
Instead of it tearing us apart

Diamonds shining in the night
Lying soft and warm together
Only images survive
Can't my dreams go on forever

Oh there's still time to lock away your sadness
Let the secret's of love start to smile

chorus:
Baby, believe in the mystery
Like it used to be
Baby bring back all the passion to my heart
I can remember all the tender days, all the love we made
Can't you see in me your magic here tonight

Lonely spirits seem to whisper in the wind
It's a silent song that's never meant to be
Since the dawn of time the mystery never ends
We could find forever if we let love rise again

Tell me why can't we reach for another chance at heaven,
We can still find the way if you try

chorus:
Baby, believe in the mystery
Like it used to be
Baby, bring back all the passion to my heart
I can remember the tender days, all the love we made
I need to feel your magic here tonight

Baby, believe in the mystery
Like it used to be
More than lonely drifters in the dark
We were so much more
Sun inside...sun inside
Love held us tight
Need to feel you, baby

:cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry::cry:

Get's me everytime!

[argyl]

31. "Mandolin Wind" by Rod Stewart when he was making great music.

xx

[kmla]

32. In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel

It was the first song that me and Mrs. kmla danced to at our reception...

*sigh*

[lazarus]

41. YES

particularly the live version that runs twice as long. Incredible.

Honourable mention to Paul Young's version of "Every Time You Go Away".

[redqueen]

69. Paul Young -- "Every Time You Go Away"

One o my favorites too!

[curse10]

60. nice one!

:-)

[MissMillie]

33. Maybe I'm Amazed, but I also like

My Baby You - Marc Anthony
Look What You've Done to Me - Boz Scaggs
Someone Like You - Van Morrison
Never Saw Blue Like That - Shawn Colvin

[Whitacre D_WI]

34. Love had so many great songs, it's hard to choose.

In a pinch, I'd go with "You Set the Scene."

But then, what about "The Red Telephone?" "7 and 7 Is?" "Your Mind and We Belong Together?"

Damn, this is a hard question!

[fudge stripe cookays]

35. "One of the Best Ones"- Bruce Cockburn

I like "Carolyn" too! I love Steve Wynn. Saw him open for Concrete Blonde a couple years ago.

[SarahB]

37. "Can't Help Falling in Love"

Always seemed to make me just rather get all warm and melty no matter who sang it (a nice, little slow dance kind of song), but nothing was quite like the original. :D

[thedude]

38. "Broken Arrow"

Someone mentioned Robbie Robertson of the Band earlier. My favorite song of his is "Broken Arrow." His original version is so much better than the cheesy remake by Rod Stewart.

[Bossy Monkey]

43. Terrific song, and welcome to DU!

Can't believe you got that username on a board as Coen/Lebowski oriented as this one :)

[MissMillie]

56. Agreed!

The original is much, much better.

[redqueen]

70. You're so right

I love that song.

[democratreformed]

39. "What You Give" - Tesla

Because my husband called me on a particularly bad day and played it for me over the telephone.

There are lots of others as well, but that one will always be special.

[thedude]

46. Thanks for the welcome.....

but I've actually been a member for well over a year. I just don't post very often.

[Skittles]

40. Thank You

Led Zeppelin

[Bossy Monkey]

42. Then again, there's always "Drunk & In Love" by Too Much Joy...

Set in stone, I'm tellin' ya!

[Zomby Woof]

44. Broken Hearts Are For Assholes

FZ

[terrya]

45. "The Way You Look Tonight"

It's my favorite song about love.

Terry

[AntiCoup2K4]

47. Love Stinks

especially the Adam Sandler version from "The Wedding Singer" :evilgrin:

[tigereye]

51. Dancing Barefoot Patti Smith

many Robyn Hitchcock songs....weird but sweet

[slutticus]

50. This Love....

...by Pantera

[Canuckistanian]

52. Second Avenue - Art Garfunkel

Since we can no longer make it, girl,
I found a new place to live my life.
It's really no place at all,
Just a hole in the wall, you see.
It's cold and dusty but I let it be,
Livin' here without you,
On Second Avenue.
And since our stars took different paths,
I guess I won't be shavin' in your looking glass.
Guess my old friendly grin,
Must have started to dim, somehow,
And I certainly don't need it now,
Still, I keep smiling through,
On Second Avenue.
I can still see you standing
There on the third-floor landing.
The day you visited we hardly said a word.
Outside it was rainin',
You said you couldn't be stayin,
And you went back to your flowers and your birds.
Since we can no longer see the light
The way we did when we kissed that night,
Then all the things that we felt,
Must eventually melt and fade,
Like the frost on my window pane
Where I wrote, "I Am You,"
On Second Avenue.

[Hand]

53. The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock by T.S. Eliot...

I'll quit showing off now.

:spank:

[Bossy Monkey]

54. The all-loud edition: "Girl Like You," Smithereens, "Sweet Jane," Lou

(Rock n Roll Animal version), "Think I'm In Love," and Eddie Money (flame me all you want)

[sir_captain]

55. Unchained Melody

also: All the Things You Are
and
For all We Know

[Zorra]

57. "When A Man Loves A Woman" by Percy Sledge and

"Unchained Melody"

Also "Hey Jealousy" by the Gin Blossoms

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

58. Message to My Girl - Split Enz

I Love The Way You Love Me...John Micheal Montgomery

Lullaby of Birdland - Ella

I Concentrate on You - Cole Porter

All The Way - Sinatra

Inseparable - Natalie Cole

Pearl of the Quarter - Steeley Dan

[curse10]

61. "I believe (When I Fall in Love)"- Stevie Wonder

it's me and my s.o.'s song :-)

[livetohike]

62. Beautiful - Gordon Lightfoot

Beautiful lyrics and beautiful music.


At times I just don't know
How you could be anything but beautiful
I think that I was made for you
And you were made for me
And I know that I will never change
Cause we've been friends through rain or shine
For such a long, long time

Laughing eyes and smiling face
It's seems so lucky just to have the right
Of telling you with all my might
You're beautiful tonight

And I know that you will never stray
Cause ya been that way from day to day
For such a long, long time

And when ya hold me tight
How could life be anything but beautiful
I think that I was made for you
And you were made for me

And I know that I will never change
Cause we've been friends through rain or shine
For such a long, long time

And I must say that it means so much to me
Just to be the one who's telling you
I'm telling you
That you're beautiful

[DarkPhenyx]

63. "Lightsabre Cocksucking Blues"

I dunno, it just speaks to me.

[Iris]

64. Tupelo Honey

[redqueen]

65. "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel

*swoon*

also have to add "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"

[VelmaD]

68. "Closer" by NIN

:evilgrin:

[Bossy Monkey]

71. Did I forget "'Heroes'" and "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic?"

Ok, I'll stop this time. Really! (Kee Yo O)

[Bonhomme Richard]

72. Mandolin Wind - Rod Stewart

I think it says it all.

[Gingersnap]

73. Oh, I thought you meant a song by the band Love!

That favorite could also change by the minute. I like every tune on Forever Changes. But that's just me.

[kodi]

74. fields of gold, sting

.

[Mz Pip]

75. I Only Have Eyes For You

by The Flamingos.

MzPip
:dem:

[Lindsey]

77. "I Love the Way You Love Me"

is SUCH a beautiful song - I've only heard it on country stations - wish it got more airplay. Great lyrics and great melody.

[BigMcLargehuge]

78. Kayleigh by Marillion

written by Derek William Dick (AKA Fish)

Do you remember chalk hearts melting on a playground wall
Do you remember dawn escapes from moon washed college halls
Do you remember the cherry blossom in the market square
Do you remember I thought it was confetti in our hair
By the way didn’t I break your heart?
Please excuse me, I never meant to break your heart
So sorry, I never meant to break your heart
But you broke mine

Kayleigh is it too late to say I’m sorry?
And kayleigh could we get it together again?
I just can’t go on pretending that it came to a natural end

Kayleigh, oh I never thought I’d miss you
And kayleigh I thought that we’d always be friends
We said our love would last forever
So how did it come to this bitter end?

Do you remember barefoot on the lawn with shooting stars
Do you remember loving on the floor in belsize park
Do you remember dancing in stilettoes in the snow
Do you remember you never understood I had to go
By the way, didn’t I break your heart?
Please excuse me, I never meant to break your heart
So sorry, I never meant to break your heart
But you broke mine

Kayleigh I just wanna say I’m sorry
But kayleigh I’m too scared to pick up the phone
To hear you’ve found another lover to patch up our broken home

Kayleigh I’m still trying to write that love song
Kayleigh it’s more important to me now you’re gone
Maybe it will prove that we were right
Or ever prove that I was wrong

[sleepyhead]

79. "All I Know" by Art Garfunkel

Also, "Follow You Follow Me" by Genesis. "If I Could" by October Project. "Baby Believe" by Tish Hinojosa.

[Tom_Foolery]

80. Bonnie Raitt's I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOVE ME n/t

[RFKHumphreyObama]

81. My choices

"Whole Again" by Atomic Kitten-I know most of their stuff is recycled manufactured pap but that song holds a very special significance for me. It first debuted during a period of time where every aspect of my life was absolutely wonderful and I feel very nostalgic when I hear that song and I find it to be a very powerful ballad

Also
(1) Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
(2) Wonderful Tonight-Eric Clapton
(3) Unchaimed Melody-The Righteous Brothers
(4) Crossroads-Don McLean
(5) Save The Best For Last-Vanessa Williams
(6) Falling In Love Again-Sammy Lemer and Fredrick Hollander


I'll probably think of more as time progresses but that's all I can think of at the present time

[SCDem]

82. Let's get it on - Marvin Gaye