In reviewing some music blogs today, I see several have listed their picks for the "Top Love Songs" of all times. As you would expect, most of these lists move away from the outstanding songs in the Great American Songbook. I can understand this since many of these bloggers are a lot younger than I am. Does this mean that when a song ages, it loses its ability to move the listener into a romantic frame of mind? I think not! On the other hand, just because a song is new does not mean it too can move the listener into a romantic frame of mind.
There are a couple of new songs that need to be considered on any "Love Song" list like:
1. Your Are The Sunshine Of My Life by Stevie Wonder
2. Your Song by Elton John
3. You Are So Beautiful by Joe Cocker
4. Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton
I am sure there are more that can be added to the list, but I am still into the "Great American Songbook" list. If anyone has any additional candidates, please let me know.
One last comment about the current postings on the greatest love songs. How is it possible that I did not see even one posting of "My Funny Valentine" on the day before the most romantic day in America?
I get the greatness of a lot of recently written new love songs, and it's too bad that more young people are not exposed to some of the great, older love songs.
I get the greatness of a lot of recently written new love songs, and it's too bad that more young people are not exposed to some of the great, older love songs.
For anyone that missed my November 8, 2009 list of the Top 20 Greatest American Standard Love Songs, here it is again:
1. The Nearness of You
2. Here's That Rainy Day
3. Embraceable You
4. My Funny Valentine
5. What's New
6. The Very Thought of You
7. Body & Soul
8. You've Changed
9. I've Got You Under My Skin
10. In The Still Of The Night
11. Over The Rainbow
12. Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered
13. Someone To Watch Over Me
14. Night And Day
15. At Last
16. They Can't Take That Away From Me
17. All My Tomorrows
18. All The Things You Are To Me
19. Misty
20. The Way You Look Tonight