Love is in the air! Valentine’s Day is near, and its probably the best time to write on love songs right? Premjit’s review has blossomed by love hormones, and promptly have I obliged by writing on the same. As with his review, I am NOT going to stick to 5 best songs, but my all time favorite love songs. Read very carefully…for these songs are the way to my heart. Each song contains a part of my love story too.
And forgive me premjit for copying you…I couldn’t find a better way to put across my favorite love songs. Your review ‘inspired me’!
Casablanca – Bertie Higgins
The first time she gave a smile while we were in school 9 years ago, I couldn’t have dreamed of what love was. I fell in love watching a smile-
I fell in love with you watching Casablanca
Back row of the drive-in show in the flickering light
Popcorn and cokes beneath the stars
Became champagne and caviar
Making love on a long hot summer’s night
Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
If there is one person who understood the true meaning of the first two lines of this song, it has to be me. Simply wonderful and so true -
Wise men say, only fools rush in
But I can’t help, Falling in love with you
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
What I did want to say when we met on the night of the garba. Though never could-
I feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes
And the wonder of it all is that you just don’t realize how much I love you
Please forgive me – Bryan Adams
Love grew. I wanted so much not to fall in love, but when does love listen? I could help myself -
Please forgive me - I know not what I do
Please forgive me - I can’t stop loving you
Don’t deny me - this pain I’m going through
Please forgive me - if I need ya like I do
Please believe me - every word I say is true
Please forgive me - I can’t stop loving you
Romeo and Juliet – Dire Straits
I always imagined doing this someday outside her home. I wish I had the courage to do it at least once!-
A love struck Romeo, sings a streetsuss serenade
Laying everybody low, with a love song that he made
Finds a street light, steps out of the shade
Says something like, ’You and me babe, how about it?’
Suzzanna – Chris De Burgh
The exact same feelings I got when I invited her to my place for the first time. The exact feeling -
We sit together on the sofa
With the music way down low
waited so long for this moment
It’s hard to think it’s really so
The door is locked there’s no one home
They’ve all gone out we’re all alone
Su-sanna, Su-sanna
Su-sanna I’m crazy loving you
Always – BonJovi
Always defined the feelings for me at the time – Intense, yet fearful. I could never get myself to tell what I wanted to.
Now I can’t sing a love song
Like the way it’s meant to be
Well, I guess I’m not that good anymore
But baby, that’s just me
Stand by Me – Ben E King
I wish this were to become true in my school days. How I would have loved to say this to my love then -
When the night has come,
and the land is dark.
And the moon,
is the only light we’ll see.
No, I won’t, be afraid
Oh I-iiiiii won’t
Be afraid
Just as long as you
stand, stand by me.
So darlin’, darlin’
stand.by me
Ohhhh stand by me
Stand by me,
Stand by me.
Strangers In the Night – Frank Sinatara
Another song I would have loved to sing to my love, but -
Strangers in the night, two lonely people
We were strangers in the night
Up to the moment
When we said our first hello.
Little did we know
Love was just a glance away,
A warm embracing dance away and -
Love me tender – Elvis Presley
The very words which I had put in my first love letter. Sadly, I never posted it. Now I think I should have -
Love me tender,
love me sweet,
never let me go.
You have made my life complete,
and I love you so.
Last Christmas – Wham
The beginning of the end for me. Fell in love with this song, after falling out of love-
Last Christmas I gave you my heart,
But the very next day,
You gave it away, (you gave it away)
This year, to save me from tears,
I’ll give it to someone special, (special)
You are not alone – Michael Jackson
I finally said this to her – But It didn’t matter any more.-
You are not alone
I am here with you
Though you’re far away
I am here to stay
You are not alone
I am here with you
Though we’re far apart
You’re always in my heart
You are not alone
It must have been love – Roxette
The very same feelings that I felt when I was in engineering hostel -
It must have been love but it’s over now
It must have been good but I lost it somehow
It must have been love but it’s over now
From the moment we touched ‘til the time had run out
My Heart Will Go On
It was hard to live apart, believe me. That too knowing that the person you love does not love back. Never the less, life goes on -
Near, far, wherever you are
I believe that the heart does go on
Once more you open the door
And you’re here in my heart and
My heart will go on and on
Right Here waiting for you – Richard Marx
Often did I feel in my engineering days that I still held a feeling. It took this song to tell me that I wasn’t wrong -
Wherever you go
Whatever you do
I will be right here waiting for you
Whatever it takes
Or how my heart breaks
I will be right here waiting for you
No regrets – Robbie Williams
8 Years later, this is all that remains -
I don’t want to hate but that’s
All you’ve left me with
A bitter aftertaste and a fantasy of
How we all could live
HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY