Love Songs

[philN]

Okay, it's spring time, which means that I have an uncontrollable urge to:

a)listen to love songs
b)make mixtapes

So if I were to combine both of these urges and make the ultimate love song mix tape, what songs should I include?

Or to phrase it in a less confusing and far more succinct way: what are your favorite love songs?

Post away! I'm still thinking about mine.

 

[skinhead honor]

The Damned- Love Song
Elvis- Can't Help Falling in Love with You
Dropkick Murphys- Forever
Social Distortion- Reach for the Sky
Adicts- You'll Never Walk Alone
The Drones- Be My Baby
The Vibrators- Baby Baby

 

[MoreInSorrow]

Pearl Jam-Oceans
Pearl Jam-Wash
Down By Law-Flower Tattoo (has actually been used by me in a lovesong mix tape to my wife, as it applies perfectly)
Sensefield-Trip Poem
Sensefield-Thought of Living
Marvin Gaye-Let's Get It On
Al Green-Let's Stay Together

 

[antiarte]

"True Love Waits" - Radiohead
"You Were Meant For Me" - Jewel
"Our Way To Fall" - Yo La Tengo
"I Miss You" - Bjork

...and I can't think of any more right now.

 

[Sign Of The Fish Burger]

Unchained Melody...

 

[WhenFinallySetFree777]

When Paula Sparks - Copeland
Don't Slow Down - Copeland
For Me This Is Heaven - Jimmy Eat World
I'll Catch You - The Get-Up Kids
The Luckiest - Ben Folds
Every Breath You Take - The Police
Fields Of Gold - The Police
When We Dance - The Police

Not all of them are slow songs, but all are definitely love songs...I could probably add entire albums worth more of songs to this list, but these are the bare essential favorites.

 

[twosteppin]

lay lady lay~ Bob Dylan
Groovy Kind of Love~ I forget who sings this
stand by my~ Sam Cooke (?)
Secret Smile~ Phish (definitely the ultimate love song, makes the heart melt)
forever and ever, amen~ Randy Travis
When you come back down~ Nickel Creek

 

[Arnold_Philips]

Of Montreal - "Sing You a 'Love You' Song"
Iron & Wine - "Sea and the Rhythm"
The Mamas and the Papas - "Dedicated to the One I Love" (this one has been on repeat for me)
The Cure - "Just Like Heaven"
The Diskettes - "I Don't Really Care (About Anything Else)"


Al Green... D'Angelo... but that's a different kind of love

 

[philN]

The Cure - Just Like Heaven
The Cure - Love Song
The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice (cheesy, but it's a good song)
Belle & Sebastian - Piazza, New York Catcher
Foo Fighters - Everlong (so shoot me, this is a great song)
The Promise Ring - Skips A Beat
Iron & Wine - Such Great Heights (yeah, I know I'm putting Ben Gibbard's lyrics over Sam Beam's, but I really like this version of the song)
Sufjan Stevens - That Dress Looks Nice On You

eh... I'll think of more later.

 

[Idicious]

Metallica - Nothing Else Matters (symphony & metallica version)

 

[nadroj1985]

Sufjan Stevens- "The Dress Looks Nice On You"
Joanna Newsom- "Bridges and Balloons"
Iron & Wine- "The Sea and the Rhythm" (nice pick, Elliott)
The Velvet Underground- "Some Kinda Love"
Yo La Tengo- "Damage"

Lots of others...

 

[Arnold_Philips]

Sufjan Stevens- "The Dress Looks Nice On You"
Joanna Newsom- "Bridges and Balloons"
Iron & Wine- "The Sea and the Rhythm" (nice pick, Elliott)
The Velvet Underground- "Some Kinda Love"
Yo La Tengo- "Damage"

Lots of others...

I was going to put "Bridges and Balloons," since it's seemingly about the start of a new relationship, but I wasn't sure.

And "The Sea and the Rhythm" is really great, even though the breastfeeding imagery and "Rape of the Lock" feeling is kinda unsettling.

 

[gizmo03]

Why Can't I- Liz Phair
Everything- Fefe Dobson

Those are two of my favorites and come to my mind instantly when talking about love songs.

 

[blackwasp]

The Beach Boys - Wouldn't It Be Nice (cheesy, but it's a good song)

Probably my favorite Beach Boys song.

Joanna Newsom- "Bridges and Balloons"

I don't know if all of these would count as love songs, but I take them as such, or just blatantly choose to abuse this thread.

"Naked As We Came" -- Iron and Wine
"Summer" -- Modest Mouse
"Sweet Jane" -- The Velvet Underground
"I Will" -- The Beatles
"Johnsburg, Illinois" -- Tom Waits
"Hotcha Girls" -- Ugly Casanova
"Beside You" -- Van Morrison
"Little Eyes" -- Yo La Tengo
"Wishful Thinking" -- Wilco
"Hotel Yorba" -- The White Stripes
"Twin Falls" -- Built to Spill

 

[nadroj1985]

I forgot "First Day of My Life" by Bright Eyes. It's good.

 

[blackwasp]

I forgot "First Day of My Life" by Bright Eyes. It's good.

I wanted to put "It's Cool, We Can Still Be Friends" by Bright Eyes, but that is as far from a love song as it gets.

 

[Oh No!]

george michael- "careless whisper"

 

[absolutely_lost_86]

bon jovi - always
bon jovi - ill be there for you
bon jovi - without love
stryper - honestly
bryan adams - heaven
meatloaf - you took the words right out of my mouth
meatloaf - two out of three aint bad
meatloaf - i would do anything for love
forget the artist, song is without you. " can't live, if living is without you"
kiss - was made for loving you
Guns N Roses - november rain

 

[LITB]

For the love of God - Steve Vai

 

[MoreInSorrow]

Metallica - Nothing Else Matters (symphony & metallica version)

Only if you want the girl to shoot herself.