Greatest love song ever

[Eddie the Seagull]

Power of love - FGTH.

12" version on vinyl* is awesome - has 'Mike Read' banning 'Relax' in 1984 at the beginning because of the risque cover.

*I guess not many under 20's have ever owned a vinyl record?

 

[NMH]

Have I Told You Lately, or Someone Like You by Van Morisson.
Your Song by Elton John
You're The Best Thing by Style Council

 

[Pevenseagull]

The Way You Look Tonight - Jerome Kern & Dorothy Fields:

Some day, when I'm awfully low
When the world is cold
I will feel a glow just thinking of you
And the way you look tonight

Yes, you're lovely, with your smile so warm
And your cheeks so soft
There is nothing for me but to love you
And the way you look tonight

With each word your tenderness grows
Tearin' my fear apart
And that laugh..wrinkles your nose
Touches my foolish heart

Lovely ... Never, never change
Keep that breathless charm
Won't you please arrange it ? 'cause I love you
Just the way you look tonight

And that laugh that wrinkles your nose
It touches my foolish heart

Lovely ... Don't you ever change
Keep that breathless charm
Won't you please arrange it ? 'cause I love you
just the way you look tonight

Just the way you look tonight

 

[Vankleek Hill Seagull]

"The Power of Love".

The original version by Jennifer Rush. Awesome vocals.

 

[Dick Knights Mumm]

Je t'aime.

and

Help me Make it through the Night.



I remember vividly the first time I heard these songs. Spine tingling.

 

[unnameable]

Heroin, by the Velvet Underground. Clearly, Lou Reed loved the stuff with a vengeance.

 

[Dave the OAP]

stay with me till dawn - Judie Tzuke

I wanna stay with you - Gallacher and Lyle

@SONG: Kathy's Song (P. Simon, 1965)

I hear the drizzle of the rain
Like a memory it falls
Soft and warm continuing
Tapping on my roof and walls.

And from the shelter of my mind
Through the window of my eyes
I gaze beyond the rain-drenched streets
To England where my heart lies.

My mind's distracted and diffused
My thoughts are many miles away
They lie with you when you're asleep
And kiss you when you start your day.

And as a song I was writing is left undone
I don't know why I spend my time
Writing songs I can't believe
With words that tear and strain to rhyme.

And so you see I have come to doubt
All that I once held as true
I stand alone without beliefs
The only truth I know is you.

And as I watch the drops of rain
Weave their weary paths and die
I know that I am like the rain
There but for the grace of you go I.

 

[Dave the OAP]

elton john and lesley duncan



The words I have to say
May well be simple but they're true
Until you give your love
There's nothing more that we can do

Love is the opening door
Love is what we came here for
No one could offer you more
Do you know what I mean?
Have your eyes really seen?

You say it's very hard
To leave behind the life we knew
But there's no other way
And now it's really up to you

Love is the key we must turn
Truth is the flame we must burn
Freedom the lesson we must learn
Do you know what I mean?
Have your eyes really seen?
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[On the Left Wing]

DIAMONDS AND RUST
(Words and Music by Joan Baez)

Well I'll be damned
Here comes your ghost again
But that's not unusual
It's just that the moon is full
And you happened to call
And here I sit
Hand on the telephone
Hearing a voice I'd known
A couple of light years ago
Heading straight for a fall

As I remember your eyes
Were bluer than robin's eggs
My poetry was lousy you said
Where are you calling from?
A booth in the midwest
Ten years ago
I bought you some cufflinks
You brought me something
We both know what memories can bring
They bring diamonds and rust

Well you burst on the scene
Already a legend
The unwashed phenomenon
The original vagabond
You strayed into my arms
And there you stayed
Temporarily lost at sea
The Madonna was yours for free
Yes the girl on the half-shell
Would keep you unharmed

Now I see you standing
With brown leaves falling around
And snow in your hair
Now you're smiling out the window
Of that crummy hotel
Over Washington Square
Our breath comes out white clouds
Mingles and hangs in the air
Speaking strictly for me
We both could have died then and there

Now you're telling me
You're not nostalgic
Then give me another word for it
You who are so good with words
And at keeping things vague
Because I need some of that vagueness now
It's all come back too clearly
Yes I loved you dearly
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust
I've already paid

 

[Schrödinger's Toad]

"It Must Be Love" by Madness does it for me, for some strange reason....

or "God Only Knows" by the Beach Boys

Both great songs, Labi Siffre's a genius. Also Your Song, You Were Always On My Mind, and in a slightly different way, Tears In Heaven.

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Je t'aime.

that songs rude!!!!

anyways - Lionel Richie - hello (yes i know, its a puke fest)
and
Angel - Sarah Mclachan - but thats more of a ballad

 

[The Large One]

Am I the only person who remembers the original version by Labi Siffre?

Nope. His songs from around the same time (1970-72) also including: 'Crying, Laughing, Loving, Lying', and the absolutely brilliant 'Watch Me'.

Fave love song? Pick one of several

Please Don't Go - KC & the Sunshine Band
Wishing On A Star - Rose Royce
Christian - China Crisis (not really a love song - it's just well mellow)
Wishful Thinking - China Crisis (not a big fan - just happen to like these two)
Watch Me - Labi Siffre

More later...

 

[Seagull's Return]

Pogues - "Rainy Night In Soho"

 

[Scotty Mac]

aerosmith - dont wanna miss a thing

 

[Deano's Right Foot]

Catch The Wind by Donovan is the one for me.

And I do remember Labi Siffre's version of It Musit Be Love Sams Dad!

 

[corrallt]

Tomorrow is a long time , Bob Dylan

 

[Dover]

Stay With Me Till Dawn. Judie Tzuke
Witchita Lineman. Glen Cambell
Air That I Breathe. The Hollies
Love & Affection. Joan Armatrading


Those will do for a minuite.

 

[NMH]

'I Just Want You' by Ozzie Osbourne

''i don't ask much, i just want you''

Clearly, he is deeply romantic

 

[chez]

Dont be a stranger by Dina Carroll.
More than words by Extreme
I wanna grow old with you from "The Wedding Singer"

 

[On the Left Wing]

Tomorrow is a long time , Bob Dylan

wonderful song