You'd think that people would have had enough of
Silly Love Songs. Seriously. They're every where. Most songs in some way shape or form have something to do with the concept of love. Paul McCartney and Wings were not the first nor the last to say those 3 silly words and set them to music. But honestly, if we're going to talk about love songs and Wings then we need to talk about
Maybe I'm Amazed. Now not everyone can be Paul McCartney, and even older he still evokes a raw passion in all his music. Of course everyone should enjoy the love story of Paul and Linda. He loved her so dearly and wrote her this wonderful song. If we could all love a man (or woman) so grateful and talented.
But it's still pretty traditional. It waxes poetic about the writers one and only, whom amazes and does all the other wonderful things that everyone else's objects of affections ever do. I would like to take a moment and look at a few love songs that tell things a bit differently. Most of these are newer songs, and again I will say that these are only my opinion. You probably hate the song Maybe I'm Amazed and think that I'm crazy for considering it one of the best songs that Paul McCartney has ever written to this day. Again opinions all over this blog sweetheart. ****
Let me also say for the record that I am making a point in this post to not talk about The Decemberists o Ben Folds. But I love them and consider everything they write to be genius.****
Let's start with a fairly new and Indie song by the band Zoey Van Goey.
You Told the Drunks I Knew Karate is one of those love songs about a feeling most people deal with. Love even though you know you should not love at all. The writer's object of affection tends to get him in a lot of trouble, he even says, "I'd be much safer on my own, but I didn't care you were the most exciting thing I'd ever known." A common thought, but presented in a newer light than I've ever experienced. I find myself often wanting to find a relationship similar to this, because excitement often seems more interesting when you have very little around you.
Parachute is an adorable love song by and adorable writer. Ingrid Michaelson has written some of the most wonderfully wistful love songs I've ever heard. This song might be the tops in my opinion. Her seemingly stereotypical renderings of love are so mundane they become something fresh. When I hear her lyrics I think, "Oh duh, why didn't I think of that." The lyircs, "I don't need a parachute/ baby if I got you... you're gonna catch me" It just makes sense. Often her writing just feels so effortless to me, not over wrought like some artists and it always makes me smile. That's probably the most important part of all this. What love song should make someone sad?
This love song makes me so sad. While I under the age of ten for pretty much all of the 90's I have this feeling inside of me, (like most of us who grew up and watched most of the cartoons from the era), that I AM the 90's. Deep inside this decade embodies the way I feel about a lot of things, and the music influences me and my peers greatly.
Best I Ever Had by Vertical Horizon is the quintessential one sided love song. It's gotten me through the toughest of relationships, and the best of relationships. This song is that obnoxious opening to The Tale of Two Cities. This song is everything great from the 90's and everything horrible from it. It embodies all the wonderful parts of love and all the horrible parts. Whenever I want to feel miserable, (which is more often than I'd like to admit), this is the go to song for me. A lot of people, myself included, live off of the sick pain that love gives us and this song is for those freaks like us who enjoy this heart wrenching feeling in your chest. No song can recreate that better for us.
I heard this song yesterday.
Sydney I'll Come Runnin' is a fantastically written love song by Brett Dennen. It embodies all the great points. Extreme circumstances in which the writer will prove his love to the object of his affection, the name of his affection, high tenor male voice, catchy chorus, and the promise of better times to come in regards to the relationship. Honestly, this is just a fun song and I wanted to be sure to share it with all you.
Lastly I have an interesting song(s). Originally this song was penned by Band of Horses, and in their incarnation it's a very awesome song. Again it's a sadder love song. The thing that sticks out is the title line, "
No One's Gonna Love You, more than I do." Before you listen to it, it seems like it'll be a bit of an "Every Step You Take" kind of song. In a way I guess it might be. Band of Horses keeps it pretty sweet, and maybe it's the sound of the lead singer's voice. And he does say, "things start splittin at the seams now, it's tumblin down." There's is the degredation of a relationship somewhere in there, but it's still that out pouring of love. There is so much love that no one can love you more.
BUT WAIT, there's more!
Cee Lo Green covered this song for his latest album, The Lady Killers, (Which is awesome go buy it now.) I personally prefer his version. I feel the love more in it for lack of a better term. The line, "They really should have warned you" sticks out most on this version to me. Maybe it's the ballady Motown beat behind it that sucks me in so much. Regardless, both versions are wonderful, nothing can kill the fact that this is just an fantastically written song. Even Rebecca Black couldn't destroy the loving power of this song, (but please don't try to.)
I have no witty way to end this post. So I'll leave you with a gratuitous post of me playing
a love song. Well, sorta. This is as close as it gets.
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[By the way sorry it's been so long between the last post and this. I kind of started a new job recently and have been enjoying the benefits of working two jobs. Benefits like lack of sleep and free time. It's getting better though and I hope to have more content soon. Thanks all three people who read this!]
