Most beautiful songs written about love

musicismylife78
musicismylife78 Posts: 6,116
edited July 2013 in Other Music
Broad question I know, but what would you all say are the all time greatest, most beautiful, most romantic songs written about love, the feeling of being in love, unrequited love etc... All of it.

Im gonna go with a basic one, but one that expresses it all and in such a basic way.

I Want to Hold Your Hand-The Beatles. I'd also say Wonderwall
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  • youngster
    youngster Boston Posts: 6,576
    Something by The Beatles written by the great George Harrison.
    He who forgets will be destined to remember.

    9/29/04 Boston, 6/28/08 Mansfield, 8/23/09 Chicago, 5/15/10 Hartford
    5/17/10 Boston, 10/15/13 Worcester, 10/16/13 Worcester, 10/25/13 Hartford
    8/5/16 Fenway, 8/7/16 Fenway
    EV Solo: 6/16/11 Boston, 6/18/11 Hartford,
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,000
    If Not For You- Performed by both Bob Dylan and George Harrison (not together- two different songs they wrote together and put on two separate albums)
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • BinFrog
    BinFrog MA Posts: 7,314
    The Beatles - Here, There and Everywhere
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,000
    Let's see who can be the first to post a non- Beatles song :lol:
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • smarchee
    smarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    And I Love Her - The Beatles

    ;)
    1998 ~ Barrie
    2003 ~ Toronto
    2005 ~ London, Toronto
    2006 ~ Toronto
    2008 ~ Hartford, Mansfied I,
    2009 ~ Toronto, Chicago I, Chicago II
    2010 ~ Cleveland, Buffalo
    2011 ~ Toronto I, Toronto II, Ottawa, Hamilton
    2013 - London, Pittsburgh, Buffalo
    2014 - Detroit
    2019 - Chicago X 2
  • nickburrows14
    nickburrows14 Posts: 858
    Harvest Moon for me.
    Happy up here in my tree
  • SVRDhand13
    SVRDhand13 Posts: 27,000
    nickburrows14 wrote:
    Harvest Moon for me.

    Beautiful song. I was so happy to hear PJ perform it in 08. You win the non- Beatles challenge :D.
    severed hand thirteen
    2006: Gorge 7/23 2008: Hartford 6/27 Beacon 7/1 2009: Spectrum 10/30-31
    2010: Newark 5/18 MSG 5/20-21 2011: PJ20 9/3-4 2012: Made In America 9/2
    2013: Brooklyn 10/18-19 Philly 10/21-22 Hartford 10/25 2014: ACL10/12
    2015: NYC 9/23 2016: Tampa 4/11 Philly 4/28-29 MSG 5/1-2 Fenway 8/5+8/7
    2017: RRHoF 4/7   2018: Fenway 9/2+9/4   2021: Sea Hear Now 9/18 
    2022: MSG 9/11  2024: MSG 9/3-4 Philly 9/7+9/9 Fenway 9/15+9/17
    2025: Pittsburgh 5/16+5/18
  • Leezestarr313
    Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,444
    There is one song by the German band Element of Crime that I love. It's a little weird, but defo a love song. I love it because it sounds so poetic :)
    This is the song:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cta8QtiUMNE

    The lyrics could be translated like this:
    Buy a bag of lead
    Tie it to my leg,
    Throw me into
    The Lake of your wishes
    And watch how I sink.
    Then spend the rest of the day
    Combing your hair.

    Get a collar made of velvet
    Put it on me
    Lead me around
    in the thicket of your thinking
    And watch how I get lost.
    Then spend the rest of the day
    Filing your nails.

    Get an oven made of glass
    Heat it up
    Then put me
    Into the fire of your anger
    And watch how I endure it
    Then spend the rest of the day
    Rubbing your eyes.
    But don't wait ...
    Too long.
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  • 2-feign-reluctance
    2-feign-reluctance TigerTown, USA Posts: 23,460
    Check out 'Faster Than You Know' written by my good friend Matt. One of my all time favorite songs ever - and I think it's about love.

    https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/here- ... d383622562
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  • Thirty Bills Unpaid
    Thirty Bills Unpaid Posts: 16,881
    Drowning Man (U2)
    "My brain's a good brain!"
  • EdLaw
    EdLaw Posts: 194
    Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Into My Arms
    And I planted my bolo knife in the neck of mad John Finn. I took his wretched life.
    Now I'm over near the bandstand, every hand moving on John Finn's wife...
  • Leezestarr313
    Leezestarr313 Temple of the cat Posts: 14,444
    PJ Harvey - This is love
    Bonnie 'Prince' Billy - Lay and Love
    Mark Lanegan & Isobell Campbell - Come undone
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  • curlygirly9
    curlygirly9 Vancouver, WA Posts: 1,872
    EdLaw wrote:
    Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Into My Arms

    :) So many to choose from! The man is a beast with a love song! Love Letter, And no more shall we part, Lime Tree Arbour, The Loom of the Land, The Ship Song, Lucy, etc. etc.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nokGZZZmmmU
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  • curlygirly9
    curlygirly9 Vancouver, WA Posts: 1,872
    PJ Harvey writes great love songs too. Stories from the city, stories from the sea is so optimistic without being cheesy. I love "You Said Something"

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LORGWrKw60
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  • he.who.forgets
    he.who.forgets Posts: 4,593
    This is a tough one, but I'm going to have to say Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta Love ;)
    We were but stones your light made us stars
  • mikalina
    mikalina Posts: 7,206
    I'm sure there's quite a few. But I'll say -

    Annie's Song by. John Denver. The lyrics are beautiful and very poetic ....
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  • mikalina
    mikalina Posts: 7,206
    edited July 2013
    When A Man love a Woman ....
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  • facepollution
    facepollution Posts: 6,834
    Jeff Buckley - Morning Theft

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1ygFXUe6k4
  • nickburrows14
    nickburrows14 Posts: 858
    SVRDhand13 wrote:
    nickburrows14 wrote:
    Harvest Moon for me.

    Beautiful song. I was so happy to hear PJ perform it in 08. You win the non- Beatles challenge :D.


    I knew not liking the Beatles would come in handy one day
    Happy up here in my tree
  • gregkitefan
    gregkitefan Posts: 1,122
    Songbird - Fleetwood Mac
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