Foo - The most beautiful love song I've ever heard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuq7RYQ8Wa0

Yes, I understand
that every life must end, uh huh
As we sit alone,
I know someday we must go, uh huh
Oh, I'm a lucky man
to count on both hands, the ones I love
Some folks just have one
Yeah, others they got none, uh huh
Stay with me,
Oh, Let's just breathe

Practiced all my sins,
never gonna let me win, uh huh
Under everything,
just another human being, uh huh
Yeah, I don't wanna hurt,
There's so much in this world to make me bleed (believe)
Stay with me,
You're all I see

Did I say that I need you?
Did I say that I want you?
Lord, if I didn't, I'm a fool, you see
No one knows this more than me
As I come clean I...

Wonder every day,
as I look upon your face, uh huh
Everything you gave,
and nothing you would take, uh huh
Nothing you would take.
Everything you gave.

Did I say that I need you?
Oh, did I say that I want you?
Lord, if I didn't, I'm a fool, you see
No one knows this more than me
As I come clean I...

Nothing you would take.
Everything you gave.
I hope until I die I...
Meet you on the other side.

I'm more of a "Nights In White Satin" kind of guy...but then I'm old. ;)

also a great love song! ;0)

In this particular vein, I like Emerson Lake & Palmer's "Lucky Man".

Most of the 'love songs' that hit for me are the painful ones:

"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)", Journey
"Still Lovin' You", Scorpions

Stuff like that. But this PJ song is a good one.

Hard to beat a Burt Bacharach song...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF1qFXGWejE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a28kY1-s-Vc

Unless it's with a Jimmy Webb song...


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

Magic Box - Earth Wind & Fire

I'm more of a "Nights In White Satin" kind of guy...but then I'm old. ;)

yanno, when I was a kid and heard that, I was thinking "Knights in White Satin". And I wondered why they would wear that....

Frozen Love by Buckingham Nicks (http://www.actionext.com/names_b/buckingham_nicks_lyrics/frozen_love.html) might be the one for me.

Our wedding night, when we got to the hotel for a drink in the lobby, I had the pianist play, when a Man Loves a Woman.. That is my favorite..

personal fave is probably "love song" by elton john off tumbleweed connection but i won't argue with the
dusty springfield or herb albert offerings in post #5. this, of course, does not include al green's body of work?
'cause if it does, forget the song-how about the whole album(s)? side two of both atlantic crossing by rod the mod
stewart and veedon fleece by van the man morrison are both pretty good for setting the mood too. getz/gilberto
by stan getz & joao gilberto (the one with "girl from ipanema" & "corcovado") does not suck either.

I feel that its hard to go past Jerry Rafferty's 'Right down the line' as one of the best love songs of all time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JggoMqu5hlI

Anthony

I like it. Quite haunting.

I'm very impressed with E. Vedder's recent song writing.

Wichita Lineman is an amazingly beautiful song, simple, elegant, timeless. The studio recording is great, much better than that live performance.

That's my favorite Bacharach song. Not for nothing, but great song writing transcends musical genres, eras, generations. A great song in 1950 or 1970 is still great 40 or 50 years later, and a lame song still blows. Evidence of the latter is rampant on today's Billboard 100 of course.

Oh well. There's always some good song writing out there someplace. As demonstrated by Mr. Vedder's recent work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5posk_jLdcw

The Eagles rule

Excellent songs....all of them.

Good thread. Keep it going.

Why did they ruin a great album like The Beat Of The Brass with a song like Talk To The Animals?

I'm more of a "Nights In White Satin" kind of guy...but then I'm old. ;)

Back in the 80s my paernts bought me a hifi system with one of those new CD players. The sales guy threw in an Elkie Brooks CD, and the first song on it was Nights in White Satin. The start of that song blew me away.

The Beatles' I Will performed by Alison Krauss (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVF9tyYqb8).
This vid with Northern Georgia mountain pics make me want to ride there---beautiful!

The Beatles' I Will performed by Alison Krauss (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeVF9tyYqb8).
This vid with Northern Georgia mountain pics make me want to ride there---beautiful!

Come on over....be glad to take you on a ride up that way.

Back in the 80s my paernts bought me a hifi system with one of those new CD players. The sales guy threw in an Elkie Brooks CD, and the first song on it was Nights in White Satin. The start of that song blew me away.

I've still got a trove of Moody Blues albums as well a zillion others tucked away somewhere. Now if I could only run down a stylus for my old turntable. :lol::lol::lol:

That's my favorite Bacharach song. Not for nothing, but great song writing transcends musical genres, eras, generations. A great song in 1950 or 1970 is still great 40 or 50 years later, and a lame song still blows. Evidence of the latter is rampant on today's Billboard 100 of course.

Oh well. There's always some good song writing out there someplace. As demonstrated by Mr. Vedder's recent work.


Thumbs up on both counts!

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

Couldn't find the Glenn Campbell, version which I really like.

A true love song:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEV58ztuihs

I WALK THE LINE.
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time.
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine,
I walk the line

I find it very, very easy to be true
I find myself alone when each day is through
Yes, I'll admit I'm a fool for you
Because you're mine,
I walk the line

As sure as night is dark and day is light
I keep you on my mind both day and night
And happiness I've known proves that it's right
Because you're mine,
I walk the line

You've got a way to keep me on your side
You give me cause for love that I can't hide
For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide
Because you're mine,
I walk the line

I've still got a trove of Moody Blues albums as well a zillion others tucked away somewhere. Now if I could only run down a stylus for my old turntable. :lol::lol::lol:
Unless you have a real oddball phonograph, it shouldn't be too difficult. (http://www.needledoctor.com/Online-Store/Replacement-Stylus?gclid=CMz9lsu4mp8CFR4Eagod-gqfmQ)

I've always loved this one. I learned to played it, in anticipation of playing it to my wife at our 25th anniversary in another year off...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nPAnvOcPBs
You to me
Are sweet as roses in the morning
And you to me
Are soft as summer rain at dawn, in love we share
That something rare

The sidewalks in the street
The concrete and the clay beneath my feet
Begins to crumble
But love will never die
Because we'll see the mountains tumble
Before we say goodbye

My love and I will be
In love eternally
That's the way
Mmm, that's the way it's meant to be

All around
I see the purple shades of evening
And on the ground
The shadows fall and once again you're in my arms
So tenderly

The sidewalks in the street
The concrete and the clay beneath my feet
Begins to crumble
But love will never die
Because we'll see the mountains tumble
Before we say goodbye

My love and I will be
In love eternally
That's the way
Mmm, that's the way it's meant to be

The sidewalks in the street
The concrete and the clay beneath my feet
Begins to crumble
But love will never die
Because we'll see the mountains tumble
Before we say goodbye

My love and I will be
In love eternally
That's the way
Mmm, that's the way it's meant to be

And that's the way
That's the way it's meant to be

That's the way
(that's the way it's meant to be)
Whoa, that's the way
That's the way it's meant to be [fade


A newer version, a lovely version but video is a little creepy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN-vcyNWDjM

The 100 Greatest Love Songs According To The NY Daily News
Have you guys compiled that perfect playlist for your Valentine's night? If you haven't, then don't expect any help here. Okay, that's unfair; don't expect any help here unless the only love songs you've enjoyed since 1990 are Mariah Carey's "Vision Of Love" and Seal's "Kiss From A Rose." But you should forward it to your parents! (Just delete the bit about forwarding it to your parents.) The list:
100. "Oh Girl" - The Chi-Lites
99. "When I Fall In Love" Nat King Cole
98. "Have I Told You Lately" - Van Morrison
97. "How Can I Tell You" - Cat Stevens
96. "Alison" - Elvis Costello
95. "Do You Love Me?" From Fiddler on the Roof
94. "Some Enchanted Evening" From South Pacific
93. "Someone to Watch Over Me" - Linda Ronstadt
92. "A Man and a Woman" - Anita Kerr Singers
91. "Natural Woman" - Aretha Franklin
90. "All I Want" - Joni Mitchell
89. "At Last" - Etta James
88. "You Make Loving Fun" - Fleetwood Mac
87. "Songbird" - Fleetwood Mac
86. "Just the Way You Are" - Billy Joel
85. "Last Dance" - Donna Summer
84. "Fever" - Peggy Lee
83. "Do You Want to Dance?" - Bette Midler
82. "Sexual Healing" - Marvin Gaye
81. "Crazy" - Patsy Cline
80. "Always on My Mind" - Willie Nelson
79. "Saving All My Love for You" - Whitney Houston
78. "On the Street Where You Live" - From My Fair Lady
77. "Somewhere" - Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein
76. "Still in Love With You" - Al Green
75. "Do You Believe in Magic?" - The Lovin' Spoonful
74. "Just Like a Woman" - Bob Dylan
73. "P.S. I Love You" - The Beatles
72. "Chelsea Morning" - Joni Mitchell
71. "Girl" - The Beatles
70. "Kiss From a Rose" - Seal
69. "Vision of Love" - Mariah Carey
68. "With or Without You" - U2
67. "Moon River" - Henry Mancini
66. "Take on Me" - a-ha
65. "Crazy for You" - Madonna
64. "Time After Time" - Cyndi Lauper
63. "Come On Eileen" - Dexys Midnight Runners
62. "Love You Inside Out" - Bee Gees
61. "You're the One That I Want" - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
60. "How Deep Is Your Love" - The Bee Gees
59. "You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)" - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.
58. "Shining Star" - Earth Wind & Fire
57. "Lovin' You" - Minnie Ripperton
56. "Then Came You" - Dionne Warwick and the Spinners
55. "Can't Get Enough of Your Love Babe" - Barry White
54. "Feel Like Makin' Love" - Roberta Flack
53. "Love's Theme" - The Love Unlimited Orchestra
52. "The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand
51. "Midnight Train To Georgia" - Gladys Knight
50. "Let's Get It On" - Marvin Gaye
49. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" - Stevie Wonder
48. "Lean on Me" - Bill Withers
47. "Here, There and Everywhere" - The Beatles
46. "Heart of Gold" - Neil Young
45. "Let's Stay Together" - Al Green
44. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Diana Ross
43. "Close to You" - The Carpenters
42. "The Long and Winding Road" - The Beatles
41. "Sugar Sugar" - The Archies
40. "Higher Love" - Steve Winwood
39. "Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet" - Henry Mancini
38. "This Guy's in Love With You" - Herb Alpert
37. "Baby Love" - The Supremes
36. "Strangers in the Night" - Frank Sinatra
35. "Reach Out I'll Be There" - The Four Tops
34. "When a Man Loves a Woman" - Percy Sledge
33. "I Will Always Love You" - Dolly Parton/Whitney Houston
32. "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" - The Righteous Brothers
31. "My Love" - Petula Clark
30. "I Got You Babe" - Sonny and Cher
29. "Back in My Arms Again" - The Supremes
28. "Happy Together" - The Turtles
27. "My Guy" - Mary Wells
26. "Chapel of Love" - The Dixie Cups
25. "I Will Follow Him" - Little Peggy March
24. "He's So Fine" - The Chiffons
23. "Up on the Roof" - The Drifters
22. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" - Carole King
21. "Stay" - Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
20. "Save the Last Dance for Me" - The Drifters
19. "Unchained Melody" - The Righteous Brothers
18. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" - Queen
17. "Sherry" - The Four Seasons
16. "To Sir With Love" - Lulu
15. "Killing Me Softly With His Song" - Roberta Flack
14. "You've Got a Friend" - Carole King
13. "All I Have to Do Is Dream" - The Everly Brothers
12. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel
11. "Best of My Love" - The Emotions
10. "I Can't Stop Loving You" - Ray Charles
09. "Michelle" - The Beatles
08. "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" - Elvis Presley
07. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack
06. "In My Life" - The Beatles
05. "You Are So Beautiful" - Joe Cocker
04. "I Just Called to Say I Love You" - Stevie Wonder
03. "Wonderful Tonight" - Eric Clapton
02. "I'll Be There" - The Jackson 5
01. "My Girl" - The Temptations

One More: (I love this thread)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TswE_dN4qW0

I'm more partial to Sinead O'Connor's version of Prince's "Nothing compares to you," or the Cure's "love song" or this one by Death Cab for Cutie

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbqtuFemMOE&feature=related

But the best love song all time is also the best song of all time (album version is better, but this is all I can find video of):


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQFuNHCMF2Y&feature=related

Heroes is more of a booty call song than a love song, ain't it?

The 100 Greatest Love Songs According To The NY Daily News
Have you guys compiled that perfect playlist for your Valentine's night? If you haven't, then don't expect any help here. Okay, that's unfair; don't expect any help here unless the only love songs you've enjoyed since 1990 are Mariah Carey's "Vision Of Love" and Seal's "Kiss From A Rose." But you should forward it to your parents! (Just delete the bit about forwarding it to your parents.) The list:
100. "Oh Girl" - The Chi-Lites
99. "When I Fall In Love" Nat King Cole
98. "Have I Told You Lately" - Van Morrison
97. "How Can I Tell You" - Cat Stevens
96. "Alison" - Elvis Costello
95. "Do You Love Me?" From Fiddler on the Roof
94. "Some Enchanted Evening" From South Pacific
93. "Someone to Watch Over Me" - Linda Ronstadt
92. "A Man and a Woman" - Anita Kerr Singers
91. "Natural Woman" - Aretha Franklin
90. "All I Want" - Joni Mitchell
89. "At Last" - Etta James
88. "You Make Loving Fun" - Fleetwood Mac
87. "Songbird" - Fleetwood Mac
86. "Just the Way You Are" - Billy Joel
85. "Last Dance" - Donna Summer
84. "Fever" - Peggy Lee
83. "Do You Want to Dance?" - Bette Midler
82. "Sexual Healing" - Marvin Gaye
81. "Crazy" - Patsy Cline
80. "Always on My Mind" - Willie Nelson
79. "Saving All My Love for You" - Whitney Houston
78. "On the Street Where You Live" - From My Fair Lady
77. "Somewhere" - Stephen Sondheim and Leonard Bernstein
76. "Still in Love With You" - Al Green
75. "Do You Believe in Magic?" - The Lovin' Spoonful
74. "Just Like a Woman" - Bob Dylan
73. "P.S. I Love You" - The Beatles
72. "Chelsea Morning" - Joni Mitchell
71. "Girl" - The Beatles
70. "Kiss From a Rose" - Seal
69. "Vision of Love" - Mariah Carey
68. "With or Without You" - U2
67. "Moon River" - Henry Mancini
66. "Take on Me" - a-ha
65. "Crazy for You" - Madonna
64. "Time After Time" - Cyndi Lauper
63. "Come On Eileen" - Dexys Midnight Runners
62. "Love You Inside Out" - Bee Gees
61. "You're the One That I Want" - John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John
60. "How Deep Is Your Love" - The Bee Gees
59. "You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)" - Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.
58. "Shining Star" - Earth Wind & Fire
57. "Lovin' You" - Minnie Ripperton
56. "Then Came You" - Dionne Warwick and the Spinners
55. "Can't Get Enough of Your Love Babe" - Barry White
54. "Feel Like Makin' Love" - Roberta Flack
53. "Love's Theme" - The Love Unlimited Orchestra
52. "The Way We Were" - Barbra Streisand
51. "Midnight Train To Georgia" - Gladys Knight
50. "Let's Get It On" - Marvin Gaye
49. "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" - Stevie Wonder
48. "Lean on Me" - Bill Withers
47. "Here, There and Everywhere" - The Beatles
46. "Heart of Gold" - Neil Young
45. "Let's Stay Together" - Al Green
44. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Diana Ross
43. "Close to You" - The Carpenters
42. "The Long and Winding Road" - The Beatles
41. "Sugar Sugar" - The Archies
40. "Higher Love" - Steve Winwood
39. "Love Theme From Romeo and Juliet" - Henry Mancini
38. "This Guy's in Love With You" - Herb Alpert
37. "Baby Love" - The Supremes
36. "Strangers in the Night" - Frank Sinatra
35. "Reach Out I'll Be There" - The Four Tops
34. "When a Man Loves a Woman" - Percy Sledge
33. "I Will Always Love You" - Dolly Parton/Whitney Houston
32. "(You're My) Soul and Inspiration" - The Righteous Brothers
31. "My Love" - Petula Clark
30. "I Got You Babe" - Sonny and Cher
29. "Back in My Arms Again" - The Supremes
28. "Happy Together" - The Turtles
27. "My Guy" - Mary Wells
26. "Chapel of Love" - The Dixie Cups
25. "I Will Follow Him" - Little Peggy March
24. "He's So Fine" - The Chiffons
23. "Up on the Roof" - The Drifters
22. "Will You Love Me Tomorrow?" - Carole King
21. "Stay" - Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs
20. "Save the Last Dance for Me" - The Drifters
19. "Unchained Melody" - The Righteous Brothers
18. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" - Queen
17. "Sherry" - The Four Seasons
16. "To Sir With Love" - Lulu
15. "Killing Me Softly With His Song" - Roberta Flack
14. "You've Got a Friend" - Carole King
13. "All I Have to Do Is Dream" - The Everly Brothers
12. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon & Garfunkel
11. "Best of My Love" - The Emotions
10. "I Can't Stop Loving You" - Ray Charles
09. "Michelle" - The Beatles
08. "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" - Elvis Presley
07. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" - Roberta Flack
06. "In My Life" - The Beatles
05. "You Are So Beautiful" - Joe Cocker
04. "I Just Called to Say I Love You" - Stevie Wonder
03. "Wonderful Tonight" - Eric Clapton
02. "I'll Be There" - The Jackson 5
01. "My Girl" - The Temptations

Well if Nights in White Satin didn't make the cut yet the Archies did, that just confirms my every thought about the NYDN. :lol:

Unless you have a real oddball phonograph, it shouldn't be too difficult. (http://www.needledoctor.com/Online-Store/Replacement-Stylus?gclid=CMz9lsu4mp8CFR4Eagod-gqfmQ)

I love the information age...Thanx, man. Of course my crap luck wins again...it's a Bang & Olufsen. :(

Well if Nights in White Satin didn't make the cut yet the Archies did, that just confirms my every thought about the NYDN. :lol:

Yeah, I had some disagreement with the list too, but I posted it to further the thread.

Heroes is more of a booty call song than a love song, ain't it?

It's the quintessential cold war era love song, about would-be lovers from each side of the berlin wall, kept apart by forces greater than themselves...

I love the information age...Thanx, man. Of course my crap luck wins again...it's a Bang & Olufsen. :(

Find another at a yardsale. I see nice turntables a couple times a year. A few years back I got a hella nice Pioneer to replace my old defunct Sony TT.

I love the information age...Thanx, man. Of course my crap luck wins again...it's a Bang & Olufsen. :(
Hooo boy, you're in for a world of hurt when you see the prices for those. (http://www.sound-smith.com/cartridges/boall.html) Might be better off just getting a new turntable. The DJ craze of the past 10 years or so has kept phonographs readily available.

And, like gitarzan sez, yard sales rule for old stereo equipment. I need to go on a hunt for a 78 player this summer.

Hooo boy, you're in for a world of hurt when you see the prices for those. (http://www.sound-smith.com/cartridges/boall.html)Might be better off just getting a new turntable. The DJ craze of the past 10 years or so has kept phonographs readily available.

And, like gitarzan sez, yard sales rule for old stereo equipment. I need to go on a hunt for a 78 player this summer.

Tubes baby, tubes!

Hooo boy, you're in for a world of hurt when you see the prices for those. (http://www.sound-smith.com/cartridges/boall.html) Might be better off just getting a new turntable. The DJ craze of the past 10 years or so has kept phonographs readily available.

And, like gitarzan sez, yard sales rule for old stereo equipment. I need to go on a hunt for a 78 player this summer.

:eek: YIKES!!! I didn't pay that for the entire tt. Of course those were 1979 dollars. :lol: I'll keep an eye out for a lower line one though...I kind of miss the old low hiss, crackle and pop sometimes. :p I might have to dust off the old reel to reel and see if I can get that monster going. You guys have inspired me. :thumb:

:eek: YIKES!!! I didn't pay that for the entire tt. Of course those were 1979 dollars. :lol: I'll keep an eye out for a lower line one though...I kind of miss the old low hiss, crackle and pop sometimes. :p I might have to dust off the old reel to reel and see if I can get that monster going. You guys have inspired me. :thumb:

If you need help, this (http://www.audiokarma.org/forums/index.php) place is the best.

^^^ Thanks!!!

In my life

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suuU3mliNo8&feature=related

All of these are great. But without a doubt, the one that speaks to me the most is Wayne Shorter's Infant Eyes (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38OXtiRZ2ig) (the Jean Carn(e) version she did with Doug). One of the most hauntingly beautiful ballads ever written, IMO.