Love songs can often be for couples, the first song they ever danced to or what was playing on the radio when they went out on their first date. It can be a corny song or totally romantic. It all depends on the couple. Love songs are often generational. What is popular with some may not be with others of a different age. I love to listen to songs that bring back memories of my youth and make me feel good. The songs that resonate with my generation are different than those of our parents. Some of these include songs like “Torn” by Natalie Imbruglia, and “As Long As You Love Me,” by the Backstreet Boys.
There are many songs however, that cross all generations, sexes, and cultures - love songs that touch everyone in much the same way. Some of these include songs like “Love Me Tender” by Elvis Presley, “Just My Imagination” by The Temptations, “Melt With You” by Modern English, and “In My Life” by The Beatles.
For older people as well as many women, a soulful love song that conveys real emotion is the favored choice. For many, playing a great love song is the best way to tell someone about their true feelings. Nearly every genre of music has songs that express love. There are some singers that are equated with these types of songs like Mariah Carey, Bryan Adams, and Celine Dion.
Some songs have been romanticized which were never intended to be romantic. “Every Breath You Take” by The Police is a popular song often played at weddings. However, it is actually more about a break-up. Another would be “Protection” by Massive Attack, circa 1992. In the chorus, it says, “I’ll stand in front of you/take the force of the blow.” It has been equated with romance and love, when it is actually about drug addiction.
Tunes from popular movies have often produced great love songs. Some of these are “My Heart Will Go On” from the movie Titanic. Anyone who lived through the ’80’s has seen the movie Dirty Dancing and has heard the ballad, “I’ve Had The Time of My Life.” Another favorite is “Take My Breath Away,” from the movie Top Gun.
Sometimes listening to love songs can be painful - especially if you are single/broken up/divorced. A well-written love song can transport to times and emotions that we don't necessarily care to revisit. You have to arm yourself against accidental exposure to love songs at times. To not do so can deliver heart-melting agony. Love songs are best reserved for people who are in productive and happy relationships.
It isn't really the cool thing for a guy to sit around listening to love songs solo. Guys normally don't really care to hear love songs at all - unless their trying to impress or feeling abnormally close to a given woman at a given time. At least that's true for me. I listen to a lot of metal, but can still hear the pains of love lost shining through - even in the hardest of musical genres. Even metalheads have their own ways of expressing the issues and romantic situations in life that have wounded them deeply.
In essence, romantic love plays a big part in the lives of most humans. So does music. It is a very natural occurrence that the two should overlap. Music is here to help us represent ourselves in unreserved fashions. Like a good book or well-crafted poem, a love song helps the masses to verbalize their thoughts, ideas and feelings. Many people have a really difficult time expressing themselves - especially concerning matters of the heart. Love songs are here for you to enjoy and center your romantic thoughts with. They can also be a destructive force that brings out and magnifies negative feelings that can result from failed love.
Exercise caution when listening to love songs - they can draw you in unexpectedly and wipe you out with the onset negative emotions. Save love songs for sharing in positive situations like encouraging a romantic evening with a hot babe. That is far better than the potential alternatives. Oh yeah, never listen to love songs while drinking tequila - you may well end up in jail!
