What’s your favorite romantic song?

[greendaze5]

What’s your favorite romantic song? :xoxo:

What song gets you all mushy inside, maybe even teary-eyed? A song that you’d like (or perhaps already have) to be played at your wedding, civil union, etc. Or a song that you and your special someone call your own.

For me, Stevie-wise, ‘Two Kinds of Love’ maybe – I love the lines ‘one for the way you walk, and one for the way you love me... great temptation.’ Also, I adore ‘Love Is’, plus ‘I Miss You.’

But my absolute fave would have to be Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s ‘The Power of Love’:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1pY74nWTg4

Beautiful vocal, gorgeous lyrics (sigh...).

[bluefox4000]

One Year of Love by Queen. It reminds me of me and my Jess. It reminds me of how she's made me happy after some very hard years when I was anything but happy. The song hits sooo close to home.

Mick

[StreetAngel95]

uh..i don't have a special someone - i've never had a BF LOL, but i would love to dance to Leather and Lace at my wedding...

or maybe "Can't Take My Eyes off of You" by Frankie Valli. I once had this boy in my class (a couple months ago) tell me that he listened to this song the day he met me....isn't that sweet?!?!?

[StreetAngel95]

One Year of Love by Queen. It reminds me of me and my Jess. It reminds me of how she's made me happy after some very hard years when I was anything but happy. The song hits sooo close to home.

Mick

too too sweet! hey, when's the big day? she's your fiancee right?

[bluefox4000]

July 2nd. How's this for romantic.....we met in a playpen when I was 3 and she 2. So we have been together forever.

Mick

[StreetAngel95]

July 2nd. How's this for romantic.....we met in a playpen when I was 3 and she 2. So we have been together forever.

Mick

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i want a life like you guys when i grow up! that's so perfect!:blob2:

[bluefox4000]

Well it is perfect. I Spent A long time searching for someone and she was right in front of me....lol. I'm sure Miranda there's someone out there for a sweet girl like you. I believe there's someone for everyone.

Mick

[StreetAngel95]

aw thanks! yeah, but i've got a long time to find him so it's alright.

[RickRobert]

July 2nd. How's this for romantic.....we met in a playpen when I was 3 and she 2. So we have been together forever.

Mick

Oh wow :)

Romantic songs.. as the Mac go, Crystal and Bleed To Love Her are way up there, most Foreigner songs like Waiting For A Girl Like You, Prisoner of Love, With Heaven on Our Side, some ELO songs, and here's my favourite, What Love Can Be by Kingdom Come. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgqmsZqez7s&feature=player_embedded)

[CreepingDeath]

OK, most of mine are corny guilty pleasures. :o

At Last - Etta James
Wicked Game - Chris Isaak
Raining on Sunday - Keith Urban
Wonderwall - Oasis
Fields of Gold - Sting
Lovesong - The Cure
Jesus to a Child - George Michael
Careless Whisper - Wham
Here Comes The Rain Again - Eurythmics
I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton
Circle in the Sand - Belinda Carlisle
Take My Breath Away - Berlin

[ButterCookie]

Blondie's initial 1975 cover of 'Out in the Streets'. Not your classic cliché soppy love song, but it gets me.

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[MissLadyLoki]

Hmmmm...I've never been one for a mushy love song, but I Want To Know What Love Is by Foreigner is a real good one.

[Musicman408]

In terms of romantic? I've always been a big fan of "At Last" by Etta James!!

However when I was reading the title of this thread, the first song I thought of was "Let's Get It On":o:laugh:

[tilthefirefades]

Mostly R&B stuff

Religious Love-R. Kelly
Baby, baby, baby, baby, baby-R. Kelly
Seems Like You're Ready-R. Kelly
Your Body's Calling-R. Kelly
Real Man-Keith Sweat
Right and a Wrong Way-Keith Sweat
Call My Name-Prince
Rope Burn-Janet Jackson

[RickRobert]

How could I forget this one? It was my one-hour anniversary song to my wife!

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[ButterCookie]

How could I forget this one? It was my one-hour anniversary song to my wife!

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:D :xoxo:

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[Zombie]

Hmmm. For me, Nick Cave writes some of the most beautiful love songs in the world:

"Wonderful Life (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05Hy-_sMsuI)" - That's actually one of my most favorite songs ever.

"The Ship Song" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKlaV-9Vzsk)

"Into My Arms (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FG0-cncMpt8)" - This and the Ship Song above are from the same show, Songwriter's Circle. That's John Cale & Chrissie Hynde up there on stage with him. Both of those songs are particularly exquisite to me when it's just Nick & his piano.

And I can't leave out "Bring It On." Not only is this is a beautiful song, this is one of the greatest music videos ever made. Nick & Company are well known for having extremely **** music videos despite being utter geniuses when it comes to the music part, and when it came time to make this one, they asked Nick what he wanted to do. He said something like, "Well, what's on MTV these days?" "...a lot of black girls shaking their asses?" "Let's have that, then!"

And they did. And it is glorious:

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I love Tori Amos' cover of Led Zep's "Thank You," too. She looks so joyful singing it, I can't help but smile every time I watch this (which is often, because it's so lovely):

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And I also love Peter Murphy's "I'll Fall with Your Knife." This particular version is stunning, and as a bonus, this video is him doing the song when he surprised his wife, Beyhan, while she was doing a TV interview:

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Awww!

And if I can get all goffick on you for a moment, The Sisters of Mercy's "Some Kind of Stranger (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjy5TQiUuNQ)" always gets me. "Come here. I think you're beautiful. My door is open wide. Some kind of stranger, come inside."

[Macfanforever]

Can't forget some Barry White tunes.He's awesome.

[tilthefirefades]

Somehow I forgot a few of my favorites, and yes, more R&B since it's my favorite genre :thumbsup:

Old school Usher is some of the greatest R&B there is, here is my favorite:
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And of course, my second favorite band Placebo..."Cause soulmates never die":
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Another all time favorite lovers song, by this great acoustic band A Rocket To The Moon:
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And finally, this really obscure band I discovered a few years ago Random Thoughts, this one breaks my heart to hear:
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[jaycee]

Hmm... can't really think of any favourite songs of mine I'd consider romantic in particular, mostly because my favourite beautiful songs are usually depressing! :laugh: That said, I'm sure anyone would agree the songs from Norah Jones' album Come Away With Me are all rather romantic. :)

[LorraineRN]

Into The Night Benny Mardones

[jaycee]

Into The Night Benny Mardones

:blob2: :blob2: :blob2:

[Travis]

On the sexy and romantic side, definitely …

Sweetback / You Will Rise

Sweetback is an English musical group made up of members of the band Sade, not including the lead singer Sade Adu herself. They are a jazz/funk band with R&B overtones. Stuart Matthewman, Paul Spencer Denman and Andrew Hale had been recording with female vocalist Sade Adu since 1984. The group Sweetback began in 1994 at the end of Sade's Love Deluxe world tour. Their albums feature a host of guest vocalists such as Amel Larrieux, Maxwell, Aya (Lysa Aya Trenier), Bahamadia, Chocolate Genius, and El Debarge just to name a few.

Sade – just about all of their music
Maxwell / Don’t Ever Wonder

On the more emotional and teary eyed side …

George Michael / I Can’t Make You Love Me
Diana Ross / Missing You

and I love Colbie Calliat's new single "I Never Told You"

[chriskisn]

Well when we got married we picked a couple of songs (well my wife picked a couple of songs) and the one I got to choose was "Wedding Song" by Bob Dylan. Unfortunately just as that song came on, the celebrant signalled for the music to be turned down. :distress:

[Dodfather]

For Fleetwood Mac it just has to be Crystal...

The other few that come immediately to mind are:

Billy Joel - She's Always A Woman
Emmylou Harris - Boulder To Birmingham (doomed love though - oops!)
Counting Crows - Accidentaly In Love*

* Trust me - listen to the lyrics of this one! Adam is never normally so happy and hopeful. It's all about the joy and abandon of new love, and who can resist a line like: "Baby I surrender to the strawberry ice cream never-never-ender" when talking about just exactly that?! Also - "This bolt of lightning means we're never alone" - fantastic.

[Dodfather]

George Michael / I Can’t Make You Love Me


I'm a massive Bonne Raitt fan so I'd have to go with her verison for this - great choice though! Maybe not the most "romantic" but definitely an amazing love song! Bonnie's 'Love Has No Pride' (written by Eric Kaz) is in the same vein...

[KarmaContestant]

Samson, by Regina Spektor.

"You are my sweetest downfall...I loved you first."

Bittersweet, but so beautiful.

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[Travis]

I'm a massive Bonne Raitt fan so I'd have to go with her verison for this - great choice though! Maybe not the most "romantic" but definitely an amazing love song! Bonnie's 'Love Has No Pride' (written by Eric Kaz) is in the same vein...

I like Bonnie too, and no doubt it is her version that most people know and love but, George's vocals and his delivery is spot on … its as if he is truly living in that moment. It is absolutely beautiful.

As for Bonnie, I also love her song “You.”

[ButterCookie]

Wait? No one's mentioned Songbird? I cry over every version except the studio one on Rumours :laugh:

[bluefox4000]

For crying Out Loud by Meat Loaf. That's my other one. I think it's the greatest most passionate love song ever written. Actually my favorite song ever:thumbsup:

Mick

[MissLadyLoki]

I like Bonnie too, and no doubt it is her version that most people know and love but, George's vocals and his delivery is spot on … its as if he is truly living in that moment. It is absolutely beautiful.

As for Bonnie, I also love her song “You.”

Speaking of Bonnie, I gotta throw out Thing Called Love. Now that song has some of her sweet slide guitar going on.

[Dodfather]

You is just a gorgeous song. She really has done some great ones over the years: You, Love Has No Pride, I Can't Mae You Love Me... and for more funky/sexy/fun tunes you've got Thing Called Love, Love Sneakin' Up On You, Something To Talk About, About To Make Me Leave Home.... etc.. she's just great!

[chiliD]

I prefer Linda Ronstadt's version of "Love Has No Pride" to Bonnie's, but that's just a matter of personal taste, though....I really like Bonnie's too, just like Linda's a tad bit better.

My fave romantic song(s):

"To Turn You On" - Roxy Music
"Avalon" - Roxy Music
"My Only Love" - Roxy Music

"The Long & Winding Road" - The Beatles
"I Will" - The Beatles
"If I Fell" - The Beatles
"And I Love Her" - The Beatles
"Something" - The Beatles
"My Love" - Paul McCartney
"Woman" - John Lennon
"Oh My Love" - John Lennon

"Wonderful Tonight" - Eric Clapton

Almost anything by Sade

Almost anything from the late 50's/early 60's by Stan Getz

As far as "romantic rockers":

"Nothing At All" - Heart
"How Can I Refuse" - Heart
"Anytime At All" - The Beatles


And, there are a few others I just can't think of at the moment.

[MissLadyLoki]

I believe I gots another romantic song, one of my faves of Abbey Road, and it's Something by the Beatles.

And I'm embarrased to say it, but the Disney movies I grew up with in the 90's have their fair share of great romantic songs IMO. Beauty and the Beast, Can You Feel the Love Tonight, and A Whole New World are just a few gems out of many.

[LittleCharmer]

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My auntie had this played at her wedding last year :) So lovely

[Musicman408]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzGkcZaCK_0

This is a fantastic choral song by Eric Whitacre, called "This Marriage". Listen for yourself, it's great!

[amberlemegan]

Wait? No one's mentioned Songbird? I cry over every version except the studio one on Rumours :laugh:

Oh my gosh me too. I love this song even if it makes me cry

uh..i don't have a special someone - i've never had a BF LOL, but i would love to dance to Leather and Lace at my wedding...

I've always said I want to dance to Leather and Lace at my wedding too and Lanslide :)