The Top Love Songs of the Rock Era: #40-31

You will soon have all the romantic lines, the love, the emotion, the passion, and the fever, to have an outstanding Valentine's Day.  All we can do is give you the material, i.e. the songs to play, what you do after that is up to you...

 

 

 

#40:

"Your Song"
Elton John

This classic gave Elton his first big hit, and for good reason.  As he says, "his gift is his song, and this one is for his lover".   He says "How wonderful life is while his lover is in the world."   

 

 

 

It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside.
I'm not one of those who can easily hide.
I don't have much money, but boy, if I did,
I'd buy a big house where we both could live.

If I was a sculptor, but then again, no...
Or a man who makes potions in a travelling show,
I know it's not much, but it's the best I can do.
My gift is my song, and this one's for you.

And you can tell everybody, this is your song.
It may be quite simple, but now that it's done,
I hope you don't mind,
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words--
How wonderful life is while you're in the world.

I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss.
Well a few of the verses, well they've got me quite cross.
But the sun's been quite kind while I wrote this song,
It's for people like you that keep it turned on.

So excuse me forgetting, but these things I do.
You see I've forgotten if they're green or they're blue.
Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean...
Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen.

And you can tell everybody this is your song.
It may be quite simple, but now that it's done,
I hope you don't mind,
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words,
How wonderful life is while you're in the world.

I hope you don't mind,
I hope you don't mind that I put down in words,
How wonderful life is while you're in the world.

 

 

 

 

#39:

"Hello"

Lionel Richie

 

This classic is a great song about infatuation, the feelings one feels when they first see that special someone.  The couple described in the song aren't "an item" yet, but he wants them to be.  He has obviously thought about her a lot, and knows that she "is all he has ever wanted".     

 

 

 

I've been alone with you
Inside my mind,
And in my dreams, I've kissed your lips
A thousand times.
I sometimes see you
Pass outside my door...

Hello!
Is it me you're looking for?
I can see it in your eyes;
I can see it in your smile.
You're all I've ever wanted--
And my arms are open wide,
'cause you know just what to say.
And you know just what to do,
And I want to tell you so much,
I love you.

I long to see the sunlight in your hair,
And tell you time and time again
How much I care.
Sometimes I feel my heart will overflow...

Hello!
I've just got to let you know,
'cause I wonder where you are,
And I wonder what you do,
Are you somewhere feeling lonely?
Or is someone loving you?
Tell me how to win your heart,
For I haven't got a clue.
But let me start by saying I love you.

Hello!
Is it me you're looking for?
'Cause I wonder where you are,
And I wonder what you do,
Are you somewhere feeling lonely?
Or is someone loving you?
Tell me how to win your heart,
For I haven't got a clue.
But let me start by saying I love you




 

  

#38:

"Rush, Rush"

Paula Abdul

Paula Abdul sets the mood by saying her man is "the whisper of a summer breeze" and his is "the kiss that puts her soul at ease".  She says the things every man wants to hear:  "He's still too far away if she's not inside his arms", and "Ooh, man, I love you so!" 

You're the whisper of a summer breeze;

You're the kiss that puts my soul at ease.

What I'm saying is I'm into you.

Here's my story, and the story goes...

 

You give love, you get love, and more than heaven knows.

You're gonna' see.

I'm gonna' run, I'm gonna' try,

I'm gonna' take this love right to ya,

All my heart, all the joy,

Oh Baby, Baby please...

[Chorus:]

 

Rush, Rush,

Hurry, hurry lover, come to me!

Rush, Rush,

I wanna' see, I wanna' see ya

get free with me.

Rush, Rush,

I can feel it, I can feel you all through me.

Rush, Rush,

ooh, what you do to me!

 

And all I want from you is what you are,

and even if you're right next to me,

You're still too far away if I'm not inside your arms.

I get dramatic, baby, yes I know,

but I need you, I want you,

Ooh man, I love you so!

 

Ooh, Ooh...

 

You're gonna' see.

I'm gonna' run, I'm gonna' try,

I'm gonna' take this love right to ya,

All my heart, all the joy...

Ooh, baby, baby please!

[Chorus x 2]

When you kiss me

up and down,

turn my senses all around...

Oh baby, oh baby.

 

I don't know just how or why,

but no one else has touched me

so deep, so deep,

so deep inside!

 

You're gonna' see.

I'm gonna' run,

I'm gonna' try,

I'm gonna' take this love right to ya.

 

All my heart, all the joy,

Oh baby, baby please.

(Chorus)




 

 

 

 

 #37:

"Can You Feel The Love Tonight"

Elton John

The lyrics, written by Tim Rice for The Lion King, are among the best ever.  "It's enough for this restless warrior just to be with you."  "There's a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors,

when the heart of this star-crossed voyager beats in time with yours."  Amazing lyrics to an incredible song.

 

 

There's a calm surrender to the rush of day,
When the heat of a rolling wind can be turned away.
An enchanted moment, and it sees me through,
It's enough for this restless warrior just to be with you.

And can you feel the love tonight?
It is where we are.
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer,
That we got this far.

And can you feel the love tonight?
How it's laid to rest,
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best.

There's a time for everyone, if they only learn,
That the twisting kaleidoscope moves us all in turn.
There's a rhyme and reason to the wild outdoors,
When the heart of this star-crossed voyager beats in time with yours.

And can you feel the love tonight?
It is where we are.
It's enough for this wide-eyed wanderer
That we got this far.

And can you feel the love tonight?
How it's laid to rest,
It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best.

It's enough to make kings and vagabonds
Believe the very best.

 

 

 

 

 

#36:

"Because You Loved Me"
Celine Dion

The woman in this song not only says how appreciative she is for her man's love, she lists many reasons why:  "for all those times he stood by her", "for all the wrong that he made right"..."he gave her wings and made me fly.", and "she was blessed because she was loved by her".  Another classic love song.

 

 

For all those times you stood by me,
For all the truth that you made me see,
For all the joy you brought to my life,
For all the wrong that you made right,
For every dream you made come true,
For all the love I found in you,
I'll be forever thankful, baby.
You're the one who held me up,
Never let me fall,
You're the one who saw me through, through it all.

You were my strength when I was weak;
You were my voice when I couldn't speak.
You were my eyes when I couldn't see;
You saw the best there was in me.
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach,
You gave me faith 'coz you believed.
I'm everything I am,
Because you loved me.

You gave me wings and made me fly;
You touched my hand I could touch the sky.
I lost my faith, you gave it back to me,
You said no star was out of reach.
You stood by me and I stood tall,
I had your love, I had it all.
I'm grateful for each day you gave me.
Maybe I don't know that much,
But I know this much is true,
I was blessed because I was loved by you.

You were my strength when I was weak;
You were my voice when I couldn't speak.
You were my eyes when I couldn't see;
You saw the best there was in me.
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach,
You gave me faith 'coz you believed.
I'm everything I am,
Because you loved me.

You were always there for me,
The tender wind that carried me,
A light in the dark, shining your love into my life,
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you were the truth.
My world is a better place because of you.

You were my strength when I was weak;
You were my voice when I couldn't speak.
You were my eyes when I couldn't see,
You saw the best there was in me.
Lifted me up when I couldn't reach,
You gave me faith 'coz you believed.
I'm everything I am,
Because you loved me.

I'm everything I am,
Because you loved me.

 

 

 

 

#35:

"If"
Bread

This classic from Bread was the theme song to many high school proms, as it is one of the prototypical love songs.  He says that "when his love for life is running dry, she comes and pours herself on him."   
 

 

 

 

If a picture paints a thousand words,
Then why can't I paint you?
The words will never show
The you I've come to know.

If a face could launch a thousand ships,
Then where am I to go?
There's no one home but you;
You're all that's left me to.
And when my love for life is running dry,
You come and pour yourself on me.

If a man could be two places at one time,
I'd be with you,
Tomorrow and today,
Beside you all the way.

If the world should stop revolving,
Spinning slowly down to die,
I'd spend the end with you.
And when the world was through,
Then one by one, the stars would all go out,
Then you and I would simply fly away...

 

 

 

 

#34:

"True"
Spandau Ballet

Although the protagonist never comes out and says "the three words", he dances around it, which is what millions of couples have done to this song in the thirty-plus years since.  Instead, he says he is "head over heels when toe to toe".  She has given him such a unique feeling that he exclaims "This is the sound of my soul!" 

 

 

 

(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ah-hi)
(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ah-hi)

So true,
Funny how it seems,
Always in time, but never in line for dreams,
Head over heels when toe to toe,
This is the sound of my soul!
This is the sound...

I bought a ticket to the world,
But now I've come back again.
Why do I find it hard to write the next line?
Oh, I want the truth to be said.

(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ah-hi)
I know this much is true,
(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ah-hi)
I know this much is true.

With a thrill in my head and a pill on my tongue,
Dissolve the nerves that have just begun.
Listening to Marvin (All night long),
This is the sound of my soul!
This is the sound...

Always slipping from my hands,
Sand's a time of its own,
Take your seaside arms and write the next line.
Oh, I want the truth to be known...

(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ah-hi)
I know this much is true,
(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ah-hi)
I know this much is true.

I bought a ticket to the world,
But now I've come back again.
Why do I find it hard to write the next line?
Oh, I want the truth to be said.

(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ah-hi)
I know this much is true,
(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ah-hi)
I know this much is true.

This much is true...

(This much is a-true-oo)
(This much is a-true-oo-oo)

I know, I know, I know this much is true...
(This much is a-true-oo)
(This much is a-true-oo-oo)

(This much is a-true-oo)
(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ah-hi)
(This much is a true-oo-oo)
I know this much is true
(This much is a-true-oo)
(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ah-hi)
(This much is a true-oo-oo)
Know this much is true
(This much is a-true-oo)
(Ha-ha-ha, ha-ah-hi)
(This much is a-true-oo-oo)
(Know this much is true)
I know, I know, I know this much is true.

 

 

 

 

#33:

"Fever"
Peggy Lee

This intensely sexy song has to be in any legitimate ranking of top love songs.  When "he puts his arms around her, she gets a fever that's so hard to bear".  Indeed, he "does it for her"--("fever when he kisses her, fever in the morning, fever all through the night").

 

 

 

Never know how much I love you,
Never know how much I care,
When you put your arms around me,
I get a fever that's so hard to bear.

 

You give me fever
When you kiss me,
Fever when you hold me tight,
Fever! in the morning,
Fever all through the night.

 

Sun lights up the daytime,
Moon lights up the night,
I light up when you call my name,
And you know I'm gonna' treat you right.

 

You give me fever
When you kiss me,
Fever when you hold me tight,
Fever! in the morning,
Fever all through the night.

 

Everybody's got the fever,
That is something you all know.
Fever isn't such a new thing;
Fever started long ago.

Romeo loved Juliet,

Juliet, she felt the same.
When he put his arms around her,
He said, "Julie, baby, you're my flame."

Thou giveth fever,
When we kisseth,
Fever with thy flaming youth...

 Fever!
I'm a fire,
Fever, yeah, I burn for south.

Captain Smith and Pocahontas
Had a very mad affair.
When her daddy tried to kill him,
She said "Daddy-o, don't you dare!"

 He gives me fever with his kisses,
 Fever when he holds me tight.
"Fever!  I'm his missus",
 Daddy, won't you treat him right?

 

Now you've listened to my story,
Here's the point that I have made.
Chicks were born to give you fever,
Be it Fahrenheit or centigrade.

 They give you fever when you kiss them,
Fever if you live and learn,
Fever till you sizzle...

 What a lovely way to burn...
What a lovely way to burn...
What a lovely way to burn...
What a lovely way to burn...

 

 

#32:

 

 "Just You N' Me"

Chicago

 

This classic love song from 1973 conveys the simple, wondrous ways of love and the secure and happy feelings that come from it.  "Baby, don't release me, open your arms, let me in!"  "Just you n' me, to flow as one as love's reward."

 

 

You are my love in my life,
And you are my inspiration.
Just you 'n me,
 Simple and free...

 Baby, you're everything
I've ever dreamed of.
Yeah, yeah...
Give me your own special smile,
Promise you'll never leave me.

 Just you 'n me,
Simple and free,
 Life is so easy
When you're beside me.

 Oh, girl...
Come hold me close,
Never release me.
Oh, baby, don't release me!
Open your arms, let my love in
 Let me in, let me in, let me in!
 Love me tonight, love me forever,
 And ever...
 You know I can't forget you!

 Just you 'n me to carry on,
 Simple and free my lovely,
To flow as one as love's reward,
 Lovin' you girl is so damn easy!
 Yeah, yeah...

 You are my love in my life;
You are my inspiration.
Just you 'n me,
Simple and free,
 Baby, you're everything I've ever dreamed of!

 

 

 

 

 

#31: 

"Always And Forever"

Heatwave

One of the great slow dance songs of all-time, this song says to all couples what they might not be able to put into words.  "Each moment with him", he says, "is just like a dream that somehow came true".  He says to his lover "we'll share tomorrow, together", and tells her the feeling he gets when he is with him ("there'll always be sunshine when he looks at her.")     

 

 

 

Always and forever, each moment with you,
Is just like a dream to me that somehow came true.
And I know tomorrow will still be the same,
'Cause we've got a life of love that won't ever change, and...

Everyday, love me your own special way,
Melt all my heart away with a smile.
Take time to tell me, you really care,
And we'll share tomorrow, together.
I'll always love you forever, forever.

There'll always be sunshine when I look at you,
It's something I can't explain, just the things that you do.
And if you get lonely, phone me and take
A second to give to me that magic you make, and...

Everyday, love me your own special way,
Melt all my heart away with a smile.
Take time to tell me, you really care,
And we'll share tomorrow, together!
I'll always love you ever, ever...

Always forever love you,
Always forever love you,
Always forever love you,
Always forever love you...

Always forever love you,
I said forever, ever love you...
Love you forever, ever,
Always forever love you, you,
Forever...