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Top 10 Popular Romantic Songs

Romantic songs and I go a long way back. When I was growing up, discovering the magic of romance and romantic music, we used to listen to our music on those 78 rpm LP’s and the 45 rpm records, and to get the latest hits, tune in to static filled radio stations broadcasting them. That is how I got my quota of popular songs, so full of romantic sentimentality, like ‘You Don’t Bring Me Flowers Anymore’, sung by the gloriously voiced Barbara Streisand and Neil Diamond, the sultry voice of Karen Carpenter singing ‘I Won’t Last a Day Without You’, and the sensuously splendid voice of Elvis Presley crooning ‘Love Me Tender’.

Even today, when I slip a CD full of romantic songs into my CD player, the music and the lyrics can take me back to a cherished time, making instantaneous connections to places and times full of evocative memories. So here is a compilation of what I think are the top 10 popular romantic songs of all time. Of course, the nature of choosing romantic songs has to be subjective, since each of us will have different choices, depending on our own special times, places, and music.

Hello – Lionel Ritchie: This is such a beautifully romantic song, sweet and moving. Sung so mellifluously by Lionel Ritchie, this song came out in 1984, climbing to the number one spot on the UK Singles Chart and the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Although I didn’t care much for the second stanza of the song, however, when I listen to it today, I go all soft and mushy as I listen to the opening stanza:

“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?” Read the rest of this entry »

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Top 10 Love Songs

Love songs are perhaps, the most popular category of music among millions of fans. These songs also happen to be a fundamental part of pop music. In one way or the other, we can relate our own love lives to some particular love songs. So let’s list the top 10 love songs and bring out some quick, important facts related with them. Here they are…

Top 10 Love Songs Ever

Unchained Melody – Righteous Brothers
Honored as one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century and also best love songs of all time, this one was a magical production from the Righteous Brothers. This hit song of the 90s, has been known to be produced in 500 different languages around the world. This shows the impact the song has made.

I’ll Make Love To You – Boyz II Men
Making it to the list of the top love songs, this song attracted a huge fan following in the year 1994. This band has been known for their tremendously creative creation of love songs and this was one of its best. An ideal song for magical night with a lover. Read the rest of this entry »

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