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Jacob 10:11 am UTC 12/30/06 |
| In reply to: | re: NJC: Compilation of best love songs, with no Jim. - Evan 05:27 am UTC 12/30/06 |
| About that Christmas-song: http://www.catcarol.com/ > I don't think that a best love songs compilation could be > complete without at least one song from the great Elvis > Presley. Some will probably put him down on this board but > Elvis recorded some truly amazing love songs as well as > the classic rock hits. There are so many great Elvis love > songs I could name from: > Love Me Tender > Loving You > Love Me > Are You Lonesome Tonight > It's Now Or Never > Can't Help Falling In Love > > But I think the one song I would stick with above all else > would be "Love Me Tender". This is definately Elvis's best > love song. I am willing to bet that Jim agrees as well. I > remember hearing a story about how Jim told some singger > he was going to write him the next "Love Me Tender". I > think it's cool that Jim seems to be an Elvis fan. > > After Elvis I would include a great song by The Everly > Brothers called "Let It Be Me". The lyrics to this song > are simply beautiful! > > "Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers is another > great one. > > Then I would also include something by The Platters. > Perhaps their classic "Only You". "Twilight Time" is > another great one of their's as well. > > Lastly or seeing as how I'll make this list short, I would > include a song that really illustrates the depths that one > will go for his one true love. I would include the classic > car crash song "Tell Laura I Love Her". This is a choice > that I think Jim would appreciate. "Tell Laura I Love Her" > was one of the very first car crash songs but it's more > then that. It tells the story of how a guy wants to buy > his girl a wedding ring so badly. He ends up entering a > stock car race trying to win it's big prize money but > instead his car ends up overturning in flames. With his > dying breath he is heard saying 'tell Laura I love her'. I > think that this song among any other car crash song as the > most emotion (excluding "Bat Out Of Hell" of course"). I > remember that the first time my mother heard this song she > started crying, seriously. We were driving in the car and > this song came on and she had never heard it. I told her > to listen to it. As she listened and we got to the end of > the song she was in tears. That's pretty powerful, > especially for a three minute song. > > On a sidenote, the last song that made my mother cry was > some Christmas song she heard on the radio a few weeks > ago. It's about how this cat and mouse are in some house > stranded. The cat kept scratching to get out by no one > heard him. The weather got very cold and then the cat ran > into a mouse. The cat told the mouse he wouldn't eat him > and how they would make it through the weather alive. The > mouse trusts the cat and in a few days the mouse is > rescued. He tells the cat 'we made it out' but it turns > out that the cat actually froze to death while covering > his body over the mouse to keep him warm. I know this song > sounds pretty odd. I've never heard of it so if anyone > actually knows the song in question I'd love to know. > > > > > > > This is a very nice topic. > > > > My picks would be: > > 1) Dream A Little Dream - Mama Cass > > 2) We Are Each Other - The Beautiful South > > 3) The Best Of My Love - The Eagles > > 4) Fire - The Pointer Sisters > > 5) Chances Are - Johnny Mathis > > > > I realize this looks eclectic, but that's what > > compilations are for. (Aren't they?) There are loads more > > (and despite not wanting Steinman songs included I really > > think Heaven Can Wait needs to be in this set) but I will > > await contributions from others without monopolising the > > game. > > The Count > > > > > I've been thinking of making a compilation of the best > > > love songs ever, and I would like some advice so I don't > > > miss any song. (Love in this particular case is the "let's > > > have sex"-kind of love.) No Jim-songs, either. > > > > > > So far I've got the following: > > > > > > Heart - Unchained Melody > > > Dolly Parton - I Will Always Love You > > > Harry Nilsson - Without You > > > Dusty Springfield - You Don't Have To Say You Love Me > > > Christina Aguilera - Save Me From Myself > > > Nancy Sinatra & Lee Hazlewood - Some Velvet Morning > > > > > > ...After that I'm kinda stumped. What songs would you guys > > > put? | |
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