Best & Worst Love Songs

Best Love Songs thread runs into 3rd page and nobody's mentioned Journey yet? C'mon!

I was a big fan of Journey's for a while in the 90s. My girl friend of the time and I would spend many evenings sitting on a  park bench, listening to Journey and doing stuff.

Funny thing is "our song" was "What would be life without you". It was only much much later that I realized that the actual lyrics are "I'll be alright without you".

Anyeay, there were s many other love songs by the band, I somehow don't seem to rememebr the names anymore. Its been such a long time that I;ve given them a listen.

Another song that I just love...I had heard it once and only once on TV in 1991 (I got the year by searching in google).
In 1991 I was 10 years old, did not understand English apart from "what is your name", "hello, how are you: etc.

But I loved that song so much - and frustratingly I had no idea who the singer was, and what the name of the song was. And I did not know how to get that song with this vital information missing.  Anyway time went by and I grew up, learnt a little bit more of English, and would listen to a lot of western music on radio. I discovered Queen and many other bands this way, but  I was always on the look out for this song but it never got played.

Then I started working, and my company gifted me worldspace satellite radio with free one year subscription. I used to play it all day long, and once like a dream come true, this song came on. I stpped oing hat I was doing (which was, putting on a pair of jeans) till the song ended and the DJ anounced the name of the artist and the sing.

i hurried to the computer, in 5 minutes the song was on my hard disk, and its been probably played a millions times by now.

And here it is- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46QAjaCg5Yc

If you think its shite, please don't post. You'll be hurting my sentiments.

Some of my other fav love songs-

Prince - Take Me With You, I Would Die For You, Baby I'm A Star, Purple Rain, and the incomparable - The Beautiful Ones (big fan of the whole album, actually).
Sinead O'Connor - Nothing Compares 2 U (Did you know that this is a Prince cover?)

Dan C. wrote: That just won't do! http://listen.grooveshark.com/#/s/Magnet+And+Steel/t7kR3 ======================================= I've listened to that I'd say....six times.....and....I concur! Great cover.  I was happy enough that you conjured up the original which was great on it's own,  but this is even better.  It's great when a cover outdoes the original because it's comparatively rare. Okay, "Magnet & Steel" was inspired by Stevie Nicks, so the logical progression in love songs in the form of "Object A & Object B" related to Stevie Nicks is her and Don Henley's "Leather & Lace".  Is it a classic? I'm not sure, but I did love it back in the day and I'm still happy to hear it today.

ParisNair wrote:Best Love Songs thread runs into 3rd page and nobody's mentioned Journey yet? C'mon!I was a big fan of Journey's for a while in the 90s. My girl friend of the time and I would spend many evenings sitting on a  park bench, listening to Journey and doing stuff.Funny thing is "our song" was "What would be life without you". It was only much much later that I realized that the actual lyrics are "I'll be alright without you".Anyeay, there were s many other love songs by the band, I somehow don't seem to rememebr the names anymore. Its been such a long time that I;ve given them a listen. ================================================ It's funny you've mentioned Journey as I've been thinking about them and this thread as well.  They're not represented, you're right, and in fact the 1980's in general are underrepresented on this thread.  I've been trying to figure out why.  Is is because the 80's were considered to be a somewhat trite decade on many music fronts and there literally is less to harvest?  Or is it me, because they were my teen years, and that means that what I loved back then must be the passions of a kid?  I don't know, but for whatever reason I've been having a hard time coming up with 80's songs for this thread, and so it seems has most everybody else. The problem with Journey and love songs is that their best are so severely overplayed that it's hard to get excited about Don't Stop Beleivin' or Faithfully when you've just seen them on Glee and heard them three times on the radio since yesterday.  I've picked a Journey song I think is worthy (ironically still not from the 80's) that isn't so firmly in the public consciousness.  I love the play off the two voices, and when you have to wait for Perry sing it's even more rewarding when he does.  So, by Paris Nair request, here is Journey:

PS.  I loved your story about your lost and found song Paris Nair. :)

Man, GratefulFan, "Bella Donna" was the first album I ever owned and I have loved it more and more the whole (nearly) 20 years since I got it. Great choice!

Dan C. wrote: Man, GratefulFan, "Bella Donna" was the first album I ever owned and I have loved it more and more the whole (nearly) 20 years since I got it. Great choice!
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And old friend of mine surprised me yesterday by posting and old picture of me from 1983 on my largely abandoned Facebook wall.  It was so funny to see.  I'd completely forgotten that it even existed, but when I saw it I flashed back to the evening it was taken in a moment, and what I remembered more than anything was that we were listening to Bella Donna over and over that night. I'm sure it was playing the moment the picture was snapped.  I thought of this thread. :)

I like this song and yon Cassius who sings, with his lean and hungry look.

One of my favourites Guilty pleasure

Though that song was originally recorded by the amazing Badfinger for their 1970 album "No Dice", I believe wholeheartedly that Harry Nilsson's version is the best. He did a wonderful job of taking every aspect of if beyond what his predecessors, who didn't think much of it, bothered. Especially in terms of vocals. The power and feeling in his voice in the choruses is just amazing to me.

That song from 'The Dudes' is one of those that has the mysterious property of never having heard it, listening to it, liking it, listening to it again later, and then feeling like you've already heard it a few dozen times on the radio.  And apparently 'The Dudes' are Canadian, which I'm a little embarrassed not to have known.  Or maybe I did know?  Maybe the DJ said it one of those times I heard it on the radio in my imagination.  Honestly, I'm not sure anymore. Anyway, good song. I particularly like the first lyric..."I'm so into you right now".  'I'm so into you' has always seemed more important, or more profound, or something than it's colloquial nature implies.  It's even been somewhat trivialized through things like 'he/she's just not that into you' or the books by the same name.  But to me it's always been the perfect distillation and the perfect expression of everything when love and passion is right, and the thing that's slipped away when things have begun to go wrong.  So that lyric has inspired tonight's pick, which is firmly aimed at a demographic about 20 years my junior, but I really like it anyway. It's also by a 3rd place Canadian Idol also ran from a few years ago.  Since I haven't picked a 'worst' love song for a while, I'll stick to this Canadian Idol theme and pick one from the last winner of Canadian Idol which is a perfect example of pointless and vapid Adult Contemporary music.  Sincere kudos however for the inclusion of homosexual couples in the video.  I did think that was classy.

@Dan C. - I didn't even know that song was Harry Nilsson. Much earlier in this thread I tried to figure out if 'Everybody's Talkin' could possibly be wrangled as a love song.  I decided it couldn't, but thought of H.N. for precisely the reason you noted...he is one of those artists who delivers soul or passion or emotion or whatever is required with he most effortless and compelling subtlety.

GratefulFan wrote: @Dan C. - I didn't even know that song was Harry Nilsson. Much earlier in this thread I tried to figure out if 'Everybody's Talkin' could possibly be wrangled as a love song.  I decided it couldn't, but thought of H.N. for precisely the reason you noted...he is one of those artists who delivers soul or passion or emotion or whatever is required with he most effortless and compelling subtlety. ==================================== I love the Hell out of Nilsson. He's one of the far too many great musicians who died far too early. Fuck you, mortality. On topic: I am totally in love with "Scott Pilgrim vs. The World" and it's soundtrack (which, coincidentally, features the Frank Black song I posted a while ago). Without giving too much away, the titular character is vying for the affection of a girl named Ramona Flowers, and he writes this song for her (though there's much less to it in the film). Beck wrote all of the songs for the fictional band (Sex Bob-omb), so basically half of the soundtrack is a mini Beck album. "Ramona" has a certain simple charm that really strikes a chord and means something to me.

@GratefulFan   Here's another great one from The Dudes. My favourite band at the moment. you should really check out their albums Brain Heart Guitar and Blood Guts Bruises Cuts.
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