Sweetest love song ever

[Bossy Monkey]

I'm torn between "Love at the Five and Dime" by Nanci Griffith (lyrics here: http://www.coquet-shack.com/lyrics/Griffith_Nanci_2/Love_At_The_Five_And_Dime_1592.htm)
and the grin-like-an-idiot classic "The Mayor of Simpleton" by XTC (lyrics: http://www.top40db.org/Songs/ID_89253.shtml).

Any other nominees?

[Skittles]

1. You Were Always On My Mind

Willie Neslon

also Thank You (Led Zeppelin)

[Bertha Venation]

2. Disney Girls -- The Beach Boys

n/t

[Dogmudgeon]

30. Yes!

I knew I wasn't the only human being on Planet Earth who loved that song.

Art Garfunkel also did an excellent version of it.

--bkl

Disney Girls
(Bruce Johnston, 1963)

Clearing skies and drying eyes, now I see your smile
Darkness goes, and softness shows a changing style
Just in time, words that rhyme, well bless your soul
I'll fill your hands with kisses and a Tootsie Roll

Reality, it's not for me, and it makes me laugh, oh
But fantasy world and Disney girls, I'm coming back

Patti Page and summer days on old Cape Cod
Happy times, and making wine, in my garage
Country shade, and lemonade, guess I'm slowing down
It's a turned-back world with a local girl in a smaller town

Open cars, and clearer stars, that's what I lack, oh
But fantasy world and Disney girls, I'm coming back

Ah, hi Rick and Dave, hi Pop, well good morning Mom
Look, get up, guess what? I'm in love with a girl I found
She's really swell, 'cause she likes church bingo chances and old time dances

All my life I've spent the nights with dreams of you
The warmth I missed, for the things I wished, are coming true
I've got my love to give, and a place to live, guess I'm gonna stay
It'd be a peaceful life, with a forever wife, and a kid someday

It's early nights, and pillow fights, and your soft laugh, oh
But fantasy world and Disney girls, I'm coming back

[oneighty]

3. First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

Roberta Flack

180

[Mercurius]

4. Frankie Valli

"You're Just To Good To Be True"

[GregW]

5. Escape

"Do you like pina coladas ... and getting caught in the rain ..."

[nuxvomica]

6. I like the anti-love-song-conceit love song

"I just called to say I love you" by Stevie Wonder

[oneighty]

7. Honeycomb

won't you be my baby!

Sure was a sweet song.

Jimmie Rogers 1957.

180

[Demobrat]

8. Something.

The Beatles (George).

[Iverson]

13. I second that.

n/t (except this bit)

[Gato Moteado]

51. absolutely...

it's my favorite.

[moof]

9. "Silly Love Songs" by Paul McCartney

n/t

[terrya]

10. I'm torn between two Rodgers and Hammerstein's songs.

"I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy" from South Pacific

And..."People Will Say We're in Love" from Oklahoma!

[Nomad559]

11. Sister Golden Hair - America

Well I tried to make it Sunday, but I got so damn depressed
That I set my sights on Monday and I got myself undressed
I ain't ready for the altar but I do agree there's times
When a woman sure can be a friend of mine
Well, I keep on thinkin' 'bout you, Sister Golden Hair surprise
And I just can't live without you; can't you see it in my eyes?
I been one poor correspondent, and I been too, too hard to find
But it doesn't mean you ain't been on my mind

Will you meet me in the middle, will you meet me in the air?
Will you love me just a little, just enough to show you care?
Well I tried to fake it, I don't mind sayin', I just can't make it

Well, I keep on thinkin' 'bout you, Sister Golden Hair surprise
And I just can't live without you; can't you see it in my eyes?
Now I been one poor correspondent, and I been too, too hard to find
But it doesn't mean you ain't been on my mind

Will you meet me in the middle, will you meet me in the air?
Will you love me just a little, just enough to show you care?
Well I tried to fake it, I don't mind sayin', I just can't make it

[LeftPeopleFinishFirst]

12. Iris

Goo Goo Dolls

[Snow]

14. Peter Kagan and the Wind, Gordon Bok singing/reciting it......

daggone song usually has me weeping by the end....
http://www.folklegacy.com/cd/cd1005.htm

[regnaD kciN]

36. WOW!!!!!

Someone else on this board knows about Gordon!!!!!

(My choice would be the Bok, Muir & Trickett recording of Anne Dodson's It's In Your Eyes.)

[Selwynn]

38. .

[trof]

15. IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU

IT COULD HAPPEN TO YOU
4 Freshmen

Hide your heart from sight,
Lock your dreams at night,
It could happen to you.
Don't count stars
Or you might stumble,
Someone drops a sigh
And down you tumble,
Keep an eye on spring,
Run when church bells ring.
It could happen to you
All I did was wonder
How your arms would feel,
And it happened to me.

[Zomby Woof]

16. I Have Been In You

I have been in you, baby
And you
Have been in me
And we
Have be
So intimately
Entwined
And it sure was fine

I have been in you, baby
And you
Have been in me
And so you see
We
Have be so together
I thought that we would never
Return from forever
Return from forever
Return from forever . . .

You
Have been in me
And understandably
I have been in 'n'outayou
An' everywhere
You want me to
Yes, you know it's true;

And while
I was inside
I mighta been
Undignified
And that is maybe
Why you cried
I don't know
Maybe so,
But what's the difference now?

I have been in you, baby
You have been in me
Aw' little girl, there ain't no time
To wash yer stinky hand
Go 'head 'n' roll over
I'm goin' in you again
In you again
In you again
In you again ...
I'm goin' in you again-ahhh
In you again, ah!
In you again-ahhh
In you again, ah!
In you again-ahhh
In you again, ah!
In you again-ahhh
In you again, ah!

I'm goin' in you again, baby
'N' you can go in me too
That's true
I'm goin' in you again, baby
'N' later when we get through
I'm goin' in you again-ahh
In you again, ah!
In you again-ahh
In you again-ahhh
In you again, ah!
In you again-ahhh
In you again, ah!


-- FZ, 1979

[HamstersFromHell]

23. Ah, from my favorite FZ album.

n/t

[ornotna]

24. Gotta love Fz love songs

I like :)
How about this one (my favorite)

Find Her Finer

Find her finer, sneak up behind her,
unwrap like a mummy 'til you finally unwind her.
Find her, blind her, see who designed her,
act like a dummy 'til you finally grind her.

If you should see a girl on the street,
now maybe you might think she is sweet,
but if you wanna tickle her treat,
now really what should you do?

Don't never let her know you are smart.
The universe is no place to start.
You gotta play it straight from the heart,
she gwine renunciate you.

That's why you gotta

Find her finer, sneak up behind her,
unwrap like a mummy 'til you finally unwind her.
Find her, blind her, see who designed her,
act like a dummy 'til you finally grind her.

Now maybe you might think this is crude,
and maybe you might think I am rude,
and maybe this approach I have spewed
is not the one for you.

But believe me later on you'll find,
as you impress her with your mind,
that you will just be left behind,
for a wiser fool.

So you might as well

Find her finer, sneak up behind her,
unwrap like a mummy 'til you finally unwind her.
Find her, blind her, see who designed her,
act like a dummy 'til you finally grind her.

[OneBlueSky]

17. "And I Love You So" by Don McLean . . .

is a pretty love song . . . actually, Don's written several really nice love songs . . . seems to have a knack for it . . .

[SheilaT]

18. Elusive Butterfly

You might wake up some morning
To the sound of something moving past your window in the wind
And if you're quick enough to rise
You'll catch the fleeting glimpse of someone's fading shadow
Out on the new horizon
You may see the floating motion of a distant pair of wings
And if the sleep has left your ears
You might hear footsteps running through an open meadow

Don't be concerned, it will not harm you
It's only me pursuing something I'm not sure of
Across my dreams, with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love

You might have heard my footsteps
Echo softly in the distance through the canyons of your mind
I might have even called your name
As I ran searching after something to believe in
You might have seen me runnin'
Through the long abandonned ruins of the dreams you left behind
If you remember something there
That glided past you followed close by heavy breathing

Don't be concerned, it will not harm you
It's only me pursuing something I'm not sure of
Across my dreams, with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love

Across my dreams, with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love
Across my dreams, with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love

[buddhamama]

19. "To Lay Me Down"

Lyrics: Robert Hunter
Music: Jerry Garcia


To lay me down once more, to lay me down
With my head in sparkling clover
Let the world go by, all lost in dreaming
To lay me down one last time, to lay me down

To be with you once more, to be with you
With our bodies close together
Let the world go by, like clouds a-streaming
To lay me down one last time, to lay me down

To lay me down, to lay me down
To lay me down one last time, to lay me down

To lie with you once more, to lie with you
With our dreams entwined together
To wake beside you, my love still sleeping
To tell sweet lies one last time and say goodnight

To lay me down, to lay me down
To lay me down one last time, to lay me down


Sarah by Bob Dylan would rank second on my list.

[oxymoron]

20. The Nearness of You

George Gershwin

[populistmom]

21. Possession by Sarah McLachlan

That's my current favorite, but my favorite songs keep changing depending on my mood, thoughts, etc.

[Paul Hood]

42. That song is about

an obsessive fan. He won't be denied he'll kiss her so hard then wipe away her tears. He eventually killed himself.

Sarah McLachlan - Possession


Listen as the wind blows from across the great divide
Voices trapped in yearning, memories trapped in time
The night is my companion, and solitude my guide
Would I spend forever here and not be satisfied?

And I would be the one to hold you down
Kiss you so hard i'll take your breath away
And after, i'd wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes, dear

Through this world i've stumbled so many times
Betrayed trying to find an honest word
To find the truth enslaved
Ohh, you speak to me in riddles
And you speak to me in rhymes
My body aches to breathe your breath
Your words keep me alive

And I would be the one to hold you down
Kiss you so hard i'll take your breath away
And then, i'd wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes, dear

Into this night I wander
It's morning that I dread
Another day of knowing the path
I fear to tread into the sea of waking dreams
I follow without pride
Nothing stands between us here
And I won't be denied

And I would be the one to hold you down
Kiss you so hard i'll take your breath away
And then, i'd wipe away the tears
Just close your eyes.

[populistmom]

49. Oh

:eyes:

I always thought it sounded quite emotional and passionate and could apply to the way one feels in a relationship, so I liked it. I guess the history behind it doesn't really matter regarding the emotional impact of the song. I still like it anyway.

[CanuckAmok]

22. Two, both German:

Speak Low, byr Kurt Weil and Ogden Nash:

Speak low when you speak, love
Our summer day withers away too soon, too soon
Speak low when you speak, love
Our moment is swift, like ships adrift, we're swept apart, too soon
Speak low, darling, speak low
Love is a spark, lost in the dark too soon, too soon
I feel wherever I go that tomorrow is near, tomorrow is here and always too soon
Time is so old and love so brief
Love is pure gold and time a thief
We're late, darling, we're late
The curtain descends, ev'rything ends too soon, too soon
I wait, darling, I wait
Will you speak low to me, speak love to me and soon



Stella Maris, by Einsturzende Neubauten:

der tiefste Punkt der Erde, Mariannengrabenn, Meeresgrund
Zwischen Nanga Parbat, K2 und Everest,
das Dach der Welt dort geb? ich dir ein Fest
Wo nichts mehr mir die Sicht verstellt
Wenn du kommst, seh? ich dich kommen schon vom Rand der Welt
Es gibt nichts Interessantes hier
Die Ruinen von Atlantis nur
Aber keine Spur von dir
Ich glaub? du kommst nicht mehr

wir haben uns im Traum verpasst

Du träumst mich ich dich
Keine Angst ich weck? dich nicht
Bevor du noch von selbst erwachst

Über?s Eis in Richtung Nordpol dort wird? ich dich erwarten
Werde an der Achse steh?n
Aus Feuerland in harter Traumarbeit zum Pol
wird alles dort sich nur um uns noch dreh?n
Der Polarstern direkt über mir
Dies ist der Pol ich warte hier
Nur dich kann ich weit und breit noch nirgends kommen seh?n

Ich wart? am falschen Pol

Wir haben uns im Traum verpasst

Du träumst mich ich dich
Keine Angst ich finde dich
Bevor du noch von selbst erwachst

bitte, bitte weck? mich nicht
solang ich träum? nur gibt es dich...

Du träumst mich ich dich
Keine Angst ich weck? dich nicht
Bevor du noch von selbst erwachst

Lass? mich schlafend heuern auf ein Schiff
Kurs: Eldorado, Punt das ist dein Heimatort
Warte an der Küste such? am Horizont
bis endlich ich sehe deine Segel dort
Doch der Käpt?n ist betrunken
und meistens unter Deck
Ich kann im Traum das Schiff nicht steuern
eine Klippe schlägt es Leck
Im Nordmeer ist es dann gesunken
Ein Eisberg treibt mich weg

Ich glaub? ich werde lange warten
Punt bleibt unentdeckt

Wir haben uns im Traum verpasst

Du träumst mich ich dich
Keine Angst ich weck? dich nicht
Bevor du noch von selbst erwachst
Du träumst mich ich dich
Keine Angst ich finde dich
Am Halbschlafittchen pack? ich dich
und ziehe dich zu mir
Denn du träumst mich, ich dich
ich träum dich, du mich
Wir träumen uns beide wach

[VeniceBeat]

25. "You Light Up My Life"

by the immortal Debbie Boone, goddess songstress.

[TheZoo]

26. A few by the Beatles

"Every Little Thing She Does"
"In My Life"
"Something"

The latter two made it to Marie O8) and my wedding songs.

[Stanchetalarooni]

27. Minnie Riperton "Lovin' You"

Lovin' you
Is Easy Because You're Beautiful
And every Day of my Life
Is filled with Lovin' You

[Red_Storm]

28. Ribbon In The Sky - Stevie Wonder

[Missy Vixen]

33. This was the song that I walked up the aisle to

when I married the King of Software, otherwise known as my DH...

Oh so long for this night I prayed
That a star would guide you my way
To share with me this special day
Where a ribbon's in the sky for our love

If allowed may I touch your hand
And if pleased may I once again
So that you too will understand
There's a ribbon in the sky for our love

Do...Do...
Do Do Do Do Do...
HMM HMM...

This is not a coincidence
And far more than a lucky chance
But what is that was always meant
Is our ribbon in the sky for our love, love

We can't lose with God on our side
We'll find strength in each tear we cry
From now on it will be you and I
And our ribbon in the sky
Ribbon in the sky
A ribbon in the sky for our love

Do...Do...
Do Do Do Do Do...
HMM HMM...


There's a ribbon in the sky for our love

My favorite song, though, is "My Funny Valentine", another beautiful love song.

Julie

[blondeatlast]

29. "Natural High" by Bloodstone

Just heard it in the car. Makes me feel good all over. Absolutely gorgeous harmonies.

Why do I keep my mind on you all the time
And I don't even know you

Why do I feel this way
Thinking about you every day
And I don't even know you

Take me in your arms
Thrill me with all of your charms

And I'll take to the sky on a natural high
(I want to take to the sky)
Loving you more 'till the day I die
(On the natural high)
Take to the sky on a natural high
(I want you to be mine)
Loving you more.

If you have anything to do
Call me and I will do it for you
And I don't even know you

If I only had one wish to give
That wish would be for you to live forever and ever.
When I see you on the street
My heart skips a beat

And I'll take to the sky on a natural high
(I'll just take to the sky)
Loving you more till the day I die
(on a natural high)
Take to the sky on a natural high
(Loving you more and I don't know you)
Loving you more

I'm gonna try to do
All the things you want me to
If you'll just give me a chance
I'm trying to make something out of a nothing romance
And I don't even know you

Take me in your arms
Thrill me with all of your charms

And I'll take to the sky on a natural high
Loving you more 'till the day I die
(To the sky)

I'll take to the sky on a natural high
Loving you more

And I'll take to the sky on a natural high
Loving you more 'till the day I die

I'll take to the sky on a natural high
Loving loving you

I'll take to the sky on a natural high
Loving you more 'till the day I die

I'll take to the sky on a natural high
Loving loving you

La la la la la la ...

[Dogmudgeon]

31. A few more

You Belong to Me ("See the pyramids along the Nile ...")
My Little Corner of the World (recently covered by Yo La Tengo)
Ring, Bell (Miriam Makeba)
Happiness Is (The Association) (who wrote many such songs)
Promiser Her Anything (Bacharach/David; sung by Tom Jones)
Kiss Me (Sixpence None The Richer)
Fields of Gold (Sting)
La-La Means I Love You (The Delfonics)
Girl Talk (the Hefti/Troup song, not Elvis Costello's one)
Patio Lanterns (Kim Mitchell)
Flying On The Ground Is Wrong (Buffalo Springfield (Neil Young))
I'm Alive; Carrie-Anne; Bus Stop (The Hollies)
Ariel (Dean Friedman)
Pretty World (Sergio Mendes; Lisa Ono)
Kites Are Fun; I Found Love (The Free Design)
Popsicles and Icicles (The Murmaids (David Gates))
I Love How You Love Me (The Paris Sisters (Mann/Weil))
How Do I Tell Him? (Holly and the Italians)
Rings (Cymarron; Leo Kottke)
Someone To Watch Over Me (Dorothy Fields?)
Tammy (Debbie Reynolds)
Angel On My Shoulder (Shelby Flint)
Come Saturday Morning (Sandpipers)

I'm sure I missed a few dozen or so.

I keep these in pretty heavy rotation in the MP3 queue. Sad, but simple love songs seem to have gone out of fashion lately. *sigh*

--bkl

[arwalden]

32. Sugar Sugar (The Archies)

Sugar.
Aw honey honey.
You are my candy girl.
And you got me wantin' you.
Honey.
Aw sugar sugar....

=============================
Pretty sweet if you ask me.
-- Allen

[Bossy Monkey]

34. A kick for late-nighters n/t

[jus_the_facts]

35. ~*~ IF ~*~ by Bread

:loveya:

[DivinBreuvage]

37. Right band, wrong song

"Diary" is what does it for me

[Selwynn]

39. How to Open My Heart and The Messenger

I've always been down with the slightly sad yet beautiful songs. These two take the cake.

How to Open My Heart (in 4 easy steps) by Erin Mckeown
The Messenger by Daniel Lanois

The lyrics to the messenger are particularly personal to me and really hit me hard every single time:

Got a letter from a messenger
I read it when it came
It said that you were wounded,
you were bound and chained

You had loved and you were handled
You were poisoned, you were pained
oh no, oh no -
you were naked, you were shamed

You could almost touch heaven
right there in front of you
liberty just slipped away on us
now there's so much work to do

Oh the door that closes tightly
is the door that can swing wide
oh no, oh no -
Not expecting to collide

For a minute I let my guard down
not afraid to be found out
Completely forgotten
what our fears were all about

oh no, oh no -
There's no need to be without

There's a chance and I will take it
this desire I can't kill
Take my heart, please don't break it
I will crawl to your foothill

I'm frightened but I'm coming,
please baby, please lay still
oh no, oh no -
Not coming for the kill
oh no, oh no -
Not coming for the kill
oh no, oh no -
Not coming for the kill

[Lady Freedom]

40. Gee Wiz!

Does everyone have a reason to feel all lovy-dovy? I feel so pathetic!

[proud patriot]

41. Hold my Hand - Hootie and the Blowfish

:shrug: I'm a sucker for that song

Hold My Hand
Hootie & the Blowfish
Album: Cracked Rearview Mirror

With a little love, and some tenderness
We'll walk upon the water
We'll rise above the mess
With a little peace, and some harmony
We'll take the world together
We'll take 'em by the hand

'Cause I got a hand for you
Oh, I want to run with you

Yesterday, I saw you standing there
Your head was down, your eyes were red
No comb had touched your hair
I said, get up, and let me see your smile
We'll take a walk together
Walk the road, awhile

1-'Cause I got a hand for you
I got a hand for you
'Cause I want to run with you
Won't you let me run with you, yeah?

2-Hold my hand, I want you to hold my hand
Hold my hand, I'll take you to the place
Where you can be
Hold my hand, Anything you want to be
Because I want to love you
The best that, the best that i can

(snip) complete lyrics at link

http://www.songlyrics.com/song-lyrics/Hootie/Miscellaneous/Hold_My_Hand/151367.html

[BGAL1965]

43. Just a few other

1. OH MY ANGEL, Bertha Tillman 2. YOU`VE LOST THAT LOVIN` FEELING,THE RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS 3 SINCE I DON`T HAVE YOU,The Skyliners THIS I SWEAR,The Skyliners 4.TEARS OF A CLOWN,Smoky Robinson 5,HOLD ME THRILL ME KISS ME,Mel Carter 6 THE LAST KISS, J.Frank Wilson 7.I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU,Whitney Houston 8. GETTING READY FOR THE HEARTACHE,Lee Andrews and the Hearts 9.MAYBE,The Chantells 10. MR.BLUE, The Fleetwood

[FDRrocks]

44. Unchained Melody...

the movie 'Ghost' even though it was decent, ruined the songs reputation.

The song is exactly what is states, an unchained melody...of love.

[montana_hazeleyes]

45. Blue Angel-Roy Orbison,

Truley-Lionel Richie

[Jim Sagle]

46. Kissed by a Rose - Seal.

[Cooley Hurd]

47. "Grounded Angel"

Not a very well-known song, but it's worth the download ;):
http://algraffix.nstemp.com/angel.mp3

It's not every day you meet a grounded angel
And everywhere I look, I feel you shine
No token gestures needed for the whitest of souls
As I'm drawn into the eddies that exist in your eyes

It's not every day you meet a grounded angel
The fact that you're not here seems so surreal
I'll never cast my eyes from the whitest of souls
My hands tremble and it's now so easy to feel this

And I don't know what's wrong with me
Every time I get to be
Close to you, but it's a mystery
Why this daze passes over me

Because It's not every day you meet a grounded angel
And everywhere I look, I feel you shine
No token gestures needed for the whitest of souls
As I'm drawn into the eddies that exist in your eyes

And I don't know what's wrong with me
Every time I get to be
Close to you, but it's a mystery
Why this daze passes over me

(instrumental)

And I don't know what's wrong with me
Every time I get to be
Close to you, but it's a mystery
Why this daze passes over me

Because It's not every day you meet a grounded angel
It's not every day you meet a grounded angel
It's not every day you meet a grounded angel
It's not every day you meet a grounded angel

[Whitacre D_WI]

48. "Ontario, Quebec, and Me" -- Billy Bragg.

I know his political songs get all the glory 'round these parts, but the man could write the most beautiful damn love songs. Also try on for size:

A New England
The Saturday Boy
Scholarship Is the Enemy of Romance
The Price I Pay
Must I Paint You a Picture?
The Short Answer

[NashVegas]

50. "Talking Loud & Clear" OMD

Runner up: Crowded House - "It's Only Natural"

[Blue Gardener]

52. Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville

"Don't Know Much"

Don't know much
But I know I love
And that may be
All I need to know

I think that's how it goes, anyway, it's a very nice love song.

[Zuni]

53. 'Me so horny'

by 2 Live Crew.

[LanternWaste]

54. Torn...

Torn between "Let's Get Married" by The Proclaimers and "I'll Be Seeing You" (in this instance, sung by Peggy Lee) and The Pogue's, "Haunted By Your Love". Will never be able to make up my mind which of those moves me more....

[jus_the_facts]

55. Sweet Dreams~Patsy Cline and I Will Always Love You~Dolly's version....

:)

[sleepyhead]

56. Follow you follow me

by Genesis. Wanted it at my wedding but somehow ended up with Some Enchanted Evening instead. Oh well.

[HEyHEY]

57. There's a time

Nana Mouskouri