Best Love Songs (and "your" songs)

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Heck, even my almost two year old starts singing the Darth Vader theme whenever his name is mentioned. I don't know how well it works as "our song"--I'll have to talk to my wife about that one. Regardless of whether or not she agrees, I think I'm gonna start telling people who ask that that's "our song" though.

ROTFL!

 

[JoeBlank]

"Our songs" are notable not for being the best love songs ever but simply because they mark the two most important points in our relationship.

The first is Phil Collins version of "Groovy Kind of Love" because it was played at the homecoming dance that wound up being our first date (I say "wound up" because we went as "friends" and wound up kissin' on the dance floor.).

Guess I am in good company. "Groovy Kind of Love" is our song, and the one we danced to at our wedding. Although it was not our first date, one of our ealiest and most memorable dates was a Phil Collins concert, outside at Lakewood Ampitheater in Atlanta. We had a great time, relaxing on the lawn, drinking too much, and dancing.

The first song my now wife and I danced to was Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight."

This one is high up on our list, and a favorite too. A band we liked in Athens used to cover this song, and it takes us back to some great times.

 

[glass]

I tried to convince my wife we should dance to Afternoon Delight but she kept saying no.

Funny how things come along in bunches. I had never heard of Afternoon Delight, until it was feature quite prominantly in the episoode of Arrested Development I watched yesterday. Now it's come up twice in two days.


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[Klaus]

Our first song was "You Gotta Be", by Des'ree.

Our first dance was to "Stars", by Simply Red.

 

[glass]

I am not married, or even dating at the moment, so I can't answer two of the three questions.

As for my favourite love song, I assume from the tone of the thread you mean favourite happy love song, in which case it's either 'Nothing Else Matters' but Metallica or 'By Starlight' by The Smashing Pumpkins. EDIT: Or, as nakia reminds me, 'Moondance' by Van Morrisson.


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[Darth K'Trava]

Darth Vader theme would have sounded even better, and it would have been a lot funnier for a wedding, given how recognizable that theme is.

If I ever get married, I would like to march down to the Imperial March!

That would totally freak the relatives but who cares?

 

[Rel]

I just noticed again that the title of this thread is "Best Love Songs" in addition to "your" songs. Although the aforementioned songs that are special to my wife and I will always hold a place in my heart, I have to say that my favorite love song ever is probably Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison. We've got some friends in a band in Chapel Hill ("Jesse's Zoo") who used to play this song and it was always a crowd favorite.

 

[DungeonmasterCal]

I love that song (Tupelo Honey). It's probably my favorite Van Morrison song. Best love songs is so subjective, though. I can list some of my favorites, but by no means are they the definitive "best".

"Possession"--Sarah McLachlan (sure, it's mostly about a stalker, but hey...)
"Don't Know Much"--Ronstadt and Neville
"Your Song"--Elton John
"Time in a Bottle"--Jim Croce
"When a Man Loves a Woman"--Percy Sledge
"If You Don't Know me By Now"--Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes
"Sometimes When we Touch"--Dan Hill

I got more...but that'll do for now.

 

[nakia]

I just noticed again that the title of this thread is "Best Love Songs" in addition to "your" songs. Although the aforementioned songs that are special to my wife and I will always hold a place in my heart, I have to say that my favorite love song ever is probably Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison. We've got some friends in a band in Chapel Hill ("Jesse's Zoo") who used to play this song and it was always a crowd favorite.

Van Morrison is, well, the bomb. No white man has more soul. "Tupelo Honey" -- classic. "Moondance" -- classic. "Into the Mystic" -- classic. Not to start an argument, but I'd put "Into the Mystic" slightly above "Tupelo Honey". Slightly.

The Wallflowers do a nice cover of "Into the Mystic" as well.

 

[Rel]

Not to start an argument, but I'd put "Into the Mystic" slightly above "Tupelo Honey". Slightly.

Since "Into the Mystic" is without question my second favorite Van Morrison song (and the one I included on my "Songs I Love To Sing" compilation CD that I brought for the roadtrip to GenCon), I'm happy to call them "neck in neck for best" if you're willing to do the same, Nakia.