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raefformvp · 01-15-2006, 05:50 PM

I'm trying to plan a little romantic evening with the husband and want to put together a cd of good love songs. suggestions? so far I've chosen:

"Shameless" (the version sung by Garth Brooks)
"You and Me" Lifehouse
"I Knew I Loved You" Savage Garden
"Let's Make Love" Faith Hill and Tim McGraw

I would love to find 5 or 6 more really good ones.

u2sarajevo · 01-15-2006, 05:52 PM

This thread is Gay

but click here.

raefformvp · 01-15-2006, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by u2sarajevo

This thread is Gay

but click here.

come on, U2...you know you are a softie and this is right up your alley!

plus, this thread would only be gay if I was looking for love songs so I could romance my girlfriend. and thanks for the suggestion!

u2sarajevo · 01-15-2006, 06:04 PM

Yeah, but a guy that is posting in a thread entitled "best love song" HAS to proclaim it gay so as not to give opportunity to his fellow guy poster friends to call him gay. So that was simply to deflate any attack should someone try to harrass me for posting here. See, I already said it was gay, so that means I can say I don't think it's cool, regardless of the the fact I posted the best love song ever anyway.

Get it?

FahQ · 01-15-2006, 06:04 PM

Mazzy star - fade into you
The Sundays - Wild Horses

And, I know. I feel gay right about now.

raefformvp · 01-15-2006, 06:05 PM

totally get it! men are such strange creatures...

u2sarajevo · 01-15-2006, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by FahQ

Mazzy star - fade into you
The Sundays - Wild Horses

And, I know. I feel gay right about now.

Well obviously you are. I mean, you didn't proclaim the thread gay so you must be.

What is up FahQ? Long time no see. I guess it took a gay thread to bring you out of the woodworks.

FahQ · 01-15-2006, 06:11 PM

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Well obviously you are. I mean, you didn't proclaim the thread gay so you must be.

What is up FahQ? Long time no see. I guess it took a gay thread to bring you out of the woodworks.

Yep, I was really tempted to chime in on the brokenback mountain thread, but this really drew me to it for some strange reason.

BTW- Raef, are you looking for romantic songs or mood music, or both. Because you might want to try, Telefon Tel Aviv - Sound In A Dark Room. It doesn't have many lyrics but for the music alone it might be something your looking for.

raefformvp · 01-15-2006, 06:14 PM

Glad you are back and that my "gay thread" is responsible! =) I'm looking more for slow songs with romantic lyrics. thought we might have a nice candelight dinner and some dancing by candlelight. he is the girl in the relationship and the one who enjoys that kind of thing. weird, I know.

u2sarajevo · 01-15-2006, 06:17 PM

What a gay thread..... It would be gay if I were to tell you that the song I suggested was my wife and I's first song to dance to after the wedding. So I won't tell you that.

raefformvp · 01-15-2006, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by u2sarajevo

What a gay thread..... It would be gay if I were to tell you that the song I suggested was my wife and I's first song to dance to after the wedding. So I won't tell you that.

that is sooooo sweet! we had our reception at our church so there was no dancing.

we made up for it on the honeymoon tho! there was a great band (actually they weren't a band, just 2 guys) that played every night in the bar at our hotel. we went down there all 4 nights and danced, so that was cool.

Murphy3 · 01-15-2006, 08:28 PM

The Dance

mary · 01-15-2006, 08:37 PM

Do Right Woman - Aretha Franklin.

Male30Dan · 01-15-2006, 08:48 PM

The wife said "Can you feel the love tonight" by Elton John is her personal favorite.

*Shakes the gay off*

EDIT... She just hit me and told me to say ONE of her favorites, not her actual favorite...

Drbio · 01-15-2006, 10:03 PM

This thread is gay.

If you posted a link to anything gay, it totally invalidates the gay disclaimer and smacks you straight back into gaydom.

This thread is gay.

u2sarajevo · 01-15-2006, 10:26 PM

[lie]Oh yeah, I forgot to add that my wife also told me to post that link to that song I mentioned earlier.[/lie]

Male30Dan · 01-15-2006, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by u2sarajevo

[lie]Oh yeah, I forgot to add that my wife also told me to post that link to that song I mentioned earlier.[/lie]

LMAO...

I swear dude...

TripleDipping · 01-15-2006, 10:38 PM

I think I responded to a similar thread before. And once more, as a totally heterosexual, macho and masculine man, I recommend Felicity's many soundtracks.

Murphy3 · 01-15-2006, 10:47 PM

I used to watch Felicity.

mary · 01-15-2006, 10:55 PM

Marvin Gaye - Me and Mrs. Jones

kg_veteran · 01-15-2006, 10:59 PM

I'm confused. You think you need romantic music to impress your husband?

If you must...Lady in Red, Take My Breath Away, Open Arms are classics.

If that makes me gay, well, you boys don't know good music, I suppose.

mary · 01-15-2006, 11:02 PM

Barry White - Kiss and Say Goodbye

raefformvp · 01-15-2006, 11:04 PM

Thanks guys for all your suggestions! We had a wonderful, romantic evening. And KG, no I don't NEED romantic music to impress my husband. I just wanted to make him feel special and loved. Mission accomplished.

The Felicity idea is fantastic. That show was great. I still catch episodes on WE (women's entertainment). In fact, I watched one this morning! I will make sure to find some songs there for the next time I decide to make the hubby feel special.

Rhylan · 01-15-2006, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by u2sarajevo

What a gay thread..... It would be gay if I were to tell you that the song I suggested was my wife and I's first song to dance to after the wedding. So I won't tell you that.

VERY impressive song choice U2, always one of my personal favorites. Although I do have to say it's a song only white people would try to dance to... 'cause it's rather beatless.

Awesome song, though.

I'm late to the party on this thread, but I would have to say that the Beatles' "In My Life," John Lennon's "Woman," Springsteen's "If I Should Fall Behind," and Prince's "Forever in my Life" and "Adore."

$$$$$$$$$$$

Murphy3 · 01-15-2006, 11:21 PM

I'm sure you could make your husband feel special by making him watch any particular episode of Felicity in which she's trying to decide between Ben and Noel. It was such a poor decision by Keri Russell to cut her hair. She ended up looking like a Chia Pet.

Murphy3 · 01-15-2006, 11:23 PM

I never understood the fascination with Prince. I've always considered him among the most luckiest people in the world to not be flipping burgers at McDonald's.

Rhylan · 01-15-2006, 11:27 PM

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I never understood the fascination with Prince. I've always considered him among the most luckiest people in the world to not be flipping burgers at McDonald's.

Because there are a host of guys flipping burgers at McDonald's that can play 20+ instruments?

This generation's Duke Ellington, my brother. I've got upwards of 80 CDs of Prince & Prince related-artist songs.. written, produced and most or all instruments played by the one guy. Plus plenty of otherwise "acquired" unreleased mp3s.

He's released some crap, though, too. Like anybody else.

Murphy3 · 01-15-2006, 11:38 PM

I could care less about what instruments he can play. There's thousands of people that could play multiple instruments that never made a dime in music. By the time I was 12, I could already play 4 so it's not that impressive.

Regardless, my point is that his voice sucks dog nuts in my humble opinion.

But, to each their own.

u2sarajevo · 01-15-2006, 11:41 PM

Prince never seems to amaze me. (sorry, that's a bit too inside but I couldn't resist. There is only one board member that will get that and he/she hardly ever comes here... but if he does and reads this it will be worth it... so carry on).

raefformvp · 01-15-2006, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Murphy3

I'm sure you could make your husband feel special by making him watch any particular episode of Felicity in which she's trying to decide between Ben and Noel. It was such a poor decision by Keri Russell to cut her hair. She ended up looking like a Chia Pet.

wasn't that almost every episode?

that didn't work out so well for me as I was a Noel supporter. that always happens to me. I feel like the character should be with the one he/she left behind. Joey so should have chosen Dawson not the loser Pacey. neither of those shows ended the way I wanted them to. I think it all goes back to when I saw Grease at the movie theater in like 2nd grade. As a child I thought Sandy looked better as a plain jane type of girl. (I'm about to reveal a very embarrassing tidbit....) I cried at the end of the movie and didn't stop for at least 10 or 15 minutes. my parents threatened to never take me to a movie again.

and I agree about the hair thing. once it grew out a little though, it wasn't so bad. but going as short as she did was a big mistake.

Big Boy Laroux · 01-15-2006, 11:57 PM

at the risk of sounding gay...

when my wife and i were planning our wedding, i had a HUGE hand in the songs we chose. And I quickly found that the problem is that most songs that are slow and seem to be love songs are actually songs about heartbreak and loss. not so loving.

but we did play "Fade Into You". My wife and I both love that song. you can call me gay if you want.

A Willie Nelson song was our first dance ("If My World Didn't Have You")

Obvious other choices are the Tim McGraw/Faith Hill duets (although i think "It's Your Love" is MUCH better (and less cheesy) than "Let's Make Love")

Good call on "Wild Horses", whoever said it. But I prefer the Stones' version.

Is "The Dance" really a love song? Isn't it about lost love?

One of my personal favorites is "Green & Dumb" by Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers, as well as their song "Your Name on a Grain of Rice". I 'd recommend that band to anyone.

Murphy3 · 01-16-2006, 12:08 AM

Another good one is 'You were Always on my mind" by Willie Nelson

As for The Dance, you're probably right BBL..but, it's a good enough song to use in whatever manner you choose.

Big Boy Laroux · 01-16-2006, 12:10 AM

yeah, i mean, i love the song, and it's great, but i remember listening to it closely before our wedding and thinking it wasn't a good thing to play that song. it's all about looking back on a past relationship and remembering one special dance they had.

mercury_rev · 01-16-2006, 01:59 AM

"Something" by the Beatles: FWIW, Frank Sinatra called it the best love song of all time.

bernardos70 · 01-16-2006, 03:00 AM

For a wedding dance, I can only think of one song:

Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart

especially that specific rendition of it

Male30Dan · 01-16-2006, 08:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Murphy3

By the time I was 12, I could already play 4 so it's not that impressive.

Windchimes and school recorders don't count as instruments Murph!

kg_veteran · 01-16-2006, 10:11 AM

"We've Only Just Begun" by the Carpenters also qualifies as a classic love song.

Drbio · 01-16-2006, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by mary

Marvin Gaye - Me and Mrs. Jones

That's pretty Gay"e". Well done.

raefformvp · 01-16-2006, 01:16 PM

come on Doc, you know you have a favorite love song. fess up! what is it?? this thread has enabled me to learrn more about our male members (wow, that didn't sound right!).

Rhylan · 01-16-2006, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Murphy3

I could care less about what instruments he can play. There's thousands of people that could play multiple instruments that never made a dime in music. By the time I was 12, I could already play 4 so it's not that impressive.

Regardless, my point is that his voice sucks dog nuts in my humble opinion.

But, to each their own.

And I am sure you play all 4 of those instruments as well as this.