best love song . . . ever

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The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the endless skies my love
To the dark and the endless skies

The first time ever I kissed your mouth
I felt the earth move in my hand
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command my love
That was there at my command my love

And the first time ever I lay with you
I felt your heart so close to mine
And I knew our joy would fill the earth
And last 'till the end of time my love
And it would last 'till the end of time

The first time ever I saw your face
Your face, your face
 
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[video=youtube;gAiEuPetvag]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAiEuPetvag[/video]

"Photograph"

Loving can hurt
Loving can hurt sometimes
But it's the only thing that I know
When it gets hard
You know it can get hard sometimes
It is the only thing that makes us feel alive

We keep this love in a photograph
We made these memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing
Hearts are never broken
Times forever frozen still

So you can keep me
Inside the pocket
Of your ripped jeans
Holdin' me closer
'Til our eyes meet
You won't ever be alone
Wait for me to come home

Loving can heal
Loving can mend your soul
And it's the only thing that I know (know)
I swear it will get easier
Remember that with every piece of ya
And it's the only thing we take with us when we die

We keep this love in this photograph
We made these memories for ourselves
Where our eyes are never closing
Our hearts were never broken
Times forever frozen still

So you can keep me
Inside the pocket
Of your ripped jeans
Holdin' me closer
'Til our eyes meet
You won't ever be alone

And if you hurt me
That's OK, baby, only words bleed
Inside these pages you just hold me
And I won't ever let you go

Wait for me to come home [4x]

Oh you can fit me
Inside the necklace you got when you were 16
Next to your heartbeat
Where I should be
Keep it deep within your soul

And if you hurt me
Well, that's OK, baby, only words bleed
Inside these pages you just hold me
And I won't ever let you go

When I'm away
I will remember how you kissed me
Under the lamppost
Back on 6th street
Hearing you whisper through the phone,
"Wait for me to come home."
 
Since I grew up in the '80's I have to mention "Don't You Forget About Me" by Simple Minds. And I love "You're Gonna Miss Me" by the 13th Floor Elevators. YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
I just listened to both of the songs I just mentioned back to back. Wow! That was intense. I dare you to try it. I also realized they are very similar in terms of theme. What does that mean? That I don't want be forgotten and not missed? Do I have abandonment issues? Or do I just want to matter to someone who really cares about me? Enough analysis for now. I love music.
 
I want to choose an ABBA song, and they produced numerous truly awesome love songs. But "Dancing Queen" is their best song, and it's not a love song, it's just a song about pure joy. If they had a song that was as good as "Dancing Queen" that was a love song, it would be a very easy contender for Best Love Song... Ever.

I include the video here just for fun.

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invisible said:
Have you ever heard the Peggy Seeger original performance? I think my favourite performance is Roberta Flack's.
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No - I always thought Roberta Flack was the original artist (and I agree Flack's version is the best). I chose Leona for boring blah blah different reason.

*hands 1st prize trophy for best love song.....ever trophy to invisible* :first:
 
Isabella said:
No - I always thought Roberta Flack was the original artist (and I agree Flack's version is the best). I chose Leona for boring blah blah different reason.

*hands 1st prize trophy for best love song.....ever trophy to invisible* :first:
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I always thought Flack's was the original too, until you posted and I looked it up. Flack's performance was what I grew up with, and we had a sheet music leaf of the song in our piano stool that I used to tinkle with, that had her name on it.

If you ask me Seeger's performance is just over the threshold of unbearable, but I think it's very interesting. Listening to it reminds me of how I prefer other recordings of "I Will Always Love You" to Whitney Houston's, although Houston's is indisputably the definitive recording, for good reasons.

I definitely don't argue with your choice to post Leona Lewis. I like Contemporary too. And often it reminds me more of times I've actually experienced.

I must humbly decline that trophy offering! I think you and [MENTION=1669]Gist[/MENTION] are the Lares or Royalty of the thread. But I'm happy to play the Knave! I do love Love Songs. :-)
 
invisible said:
I always thought Flack's was the original too, until you posted and I looked it up. Flack's performance was what I grew up with, and we had a sheet music leaf of the song in our piano stool that I used to tinkle with, that had her name on it.

If you ask me Seeger's performance is just over the threshold of unbearable, but I think it's very interesting. Listening to it reminds me of how I prefer other recordings of "I Will Always Love You" to Whitney Houston's, although Houston's is indisputably the definitive recording, for good reasons.

I definitely don't argue with your choice to post Leona Lewis. I like Contemporary too. And often it reminds me more of times I've actually experienced.

I must humbly decline that trophy offering! I think you and [MENTION=1669]Gist[/MENTION] are the Lares or Royalty of the thread. But I'm happy to play the Knave! I do love Love Songs. :-)
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Seeger - unbearable - couldn't agree with you more. All I could hear was this painful screeching in my ear. I think it was a poor choice of song for her voice.
 
[video=youtube;ycnuyo3MLbw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycnuyo3MLbw[/video]

Chaka Khan - Ain't Nobody Lyrics

Captured effortlessly
That's the way it was
Happened so naturally
I did not know it was love
The next thing I felt was you
Holding me close
What was I gonna do?
I let myself go

And now we're flyin' through the stars
I hope this night will last forever

I've been waitin' for you
It's been so long
I knew just what I would do
When I heard your song
Filled my heart with your bliss
Gave me freedom
You knew I could not resist
I needed someone

And now we're flyin' through the stars
I hope this night lasts forever
Oh oh oh oh

Ain't nobody (nobody)
Loves me better (loves me better)
Makes me happy
Makes me feel this way (nobody)
Ain't nobody (ain't nobody)
Loves me better than you

I wait for night time to come
And bring you to me
Can't believe I'm the one
I was so lonely
I feel like no one could feel
I must be dreamin'
I want this dream to be real
I need this feelin'

I make my wish upon a star
And hope this night will last forever
Oh oh oh oh

Ain't nobody (nobody)
Loves me better (better than me)
Makes me happy (feel this way)
Makes me feel this way
Ain't nobody (nobody babe)
Loves me better (nobody babe)
Ain't nobody
Loves me better (than you)

At first you put your arms around me
Then you put your charms around me
I can't resist this sweet surrender
Oh my nights are warm and tender
We stare into each other's eyes
And what we see is no surprise
Got a feeling most with treasure
And a love so deep we cannot measure

Ain't nobody (nobody)
Loves me better (better me)
Can make me feel this way (makes me happy) (makes me feel) this way
Ain't nobody (ain't nobody)
Loves me better (nobody)
Ain't nobody
Loves me better (nobody babe)
Ain't nobody (nobody babe)
Loves me better (ah make me feel)
Makes me happy (so much love)
Makes me feel this way
Ain't nobody
Loves me better
Ain't nobody
Loves me better
Ain't nobody
Loves me better (ain't nobody)
Makes me happy makes me feel this way
Ain't nobody (whoa!)
Loves me better (ain't nobody)
Ain't nobody (make me feel this way)
Loves me better
Ain't nobody (nobody babe)
Loves me better (nobody babe)
Makes me happy (nobody babe)
Makes me feel this way (ain't nobody no, no, nobody babe, babe, babe, babe, babe, babe, yeah)
Ain't nobody
Loves me better
Ain't nobody
Loves me better
Ain't nobody (say yeah, makes me feel, makes feel this way)
Loves me better
Makes me happy
Makes me feel this way
 
[video=youtube;eR26EF9Ozpo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR26EF9Ozpo[/video]
 
[video=youtube;DXvMT_mVbqw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXvMT_mVbqw[/video]

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^ Love songs from Korean TV shows in particular have the tendency to touch my heart the deepest, pffff. Even without the English translation you can feel all the emotion.
 
[video=youtube;-_ymc6inTRA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_ymc6inTRA[/video]

''This is love
that no one
can take away
from me

This is a miracle
that even I can do
This is the only thing
that stays with me

This is love
endless
When you're gone
I go on

I go on,
I go on

This is sand
where you sink laughing
Each grain
tickles you

This is a whisper
after noise
This is a path
to forever

This is love
endless
When I'm gone
you go on''
 
[video=youtube;-pgJByML5xY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pgJByML5xY[/video]
 
Heard this over the weekend and thought of this thread....not the best but I like it!

[video=youtube;C8jHo1JpxTs]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8jHo1JpxTs[/video]
 
Here,there,everywhere - beatles (my dad used to singg this to my mom when he was alive)
Fallen Star - Kamelot
Save the best for last - vanessa williams
By heart - jim brickman
You're the one - carpenters

The whole of Kamelot's Epica Album is about love and sacrifice..

my music taste varies because i focus more on the lyrics than the music.. Hehe
 
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