I think that I have established in previous posts that I am a bit of a romantic.
In honor of the upcoming Celebration of Love (Valentine's Day), I started making a playlist of love songs. But I know this list is not all encompassing and merely reflects songs I know by heart or that are in our music library.
While searching for my favorites, I couldn't help but take a musical walk down memory lane. Growing up in the seventies and being a teenager in the eighties, I was heavily influenced by the music being piped through the radio stations and my family's home. We did not have MTV as we lived in a rural area that did not get cable, so I was not privvy to much of the music of the generation, thus limited to the Top Pop songs.
First a few classics:
Someone to Watch Over Me (1920's)
It Had to Be You (1920's)
The Way You Look Tonight (did you know this song was originally from the 1930's?)
Blue Moon (1930's)
Unforgettable - Nat King Cole(1950's)
Chances Are - Johnny Mathis (1950's)
60's
Moon River - Andy Williams
Red Roses for a Blue Lady (1960's but I will admit that this song makes me swoon because I can hear my grandpa "Pop" playing it on the piano and singing it to my grandma.)
Unchained Melody - The Righteous Brothers
The Glory of Love - Otis Redding
When a Man Loves a Woman - Percy Sledge
In My Life- The Beatles
God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
Something - The Beatles
You Really Got Me - The Kinks
70's
Let Your Love Flow - The Bellamy Brothers
Your Song - Elton John
Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
I Can See Clearly Now - Johnny Nash
How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees
80's
High School Dances in the 80's conjure up butterflies and nervous first dances and sweaty palms and braces and shuffling back and forth on the dance floor, sigh...and these songs:
Have I Told You Lately - Van Morrison in 1989 but originally, the song was written in 1945!
Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon
Crazy for You - Madonna
Almost Paradise - Mike Reno and Ann Wilson
Endless Love - Lionel Richie and Diana Ross
Hold Me Now - The Thompson Twins
Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police
In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel
Avalon- Roxy Music
True - Spandau Ballet
90's
Love Will Keep Us Alive - The Eagles
I Can Love You Like That - John Michael Montgomery
Falling - Ben Kweller
Thank You - Duran Duran
Only You - Yaz
Hide Your Love Away - Eddie Vedder (originally by the Beatles in the 60's)
Can't Help Falling In Love - UB40
Ice Cream - Sarah McLachlan
Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
More than Words - Extreme (hate to admit this one)
Friday I'm In Love - The Cure
2000's
The Luckiest - Ben Folds
Love - Matt White
Cruisin' - Huey Lewis and Gwyneth Paltrow
If There's Love - Citizen Cope
Forever Love (Digame) - Anna Nalick
You're Beautiful - James Blunt
You and Me - Lifehouse
Won't Go Home Without You - Maroon 5
100 Years - Five for Fighting
She Will Be Loved - Maroon 5
Just the Way You Are - Bruno Mars/Glee Cast
Love Your Love the Most - Eric Church
Chances - Five for Fighting
Yellow - Coldplay
Lovesong - Sarah McLachlan
I Belong to You - Eros Ramazzotti
Bless the Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
Everybody - Ingrid Michaelson
So, I know that in no way is this list complete. In fact, while I was compiling this list, we had a power surge/outage and I lost many titles that I had added. Frustrated, I left my list as is and figured I would make an even more comprehensive list, next February...sigh. But, I would love to know your your favorite love songs! What are they?
