The best love song ever....

[oldkicker]

I was at a concert this weekend - a pops concert put on by the local symphony. They performed quite a variety of songs from broadway shows and featured a wonderful vocalist from our area - Ned Keegan.

Before he sang this song, he said it was one of the greatest love songs of all time.

Our Love is Here to Stay
Gershwin/Gershwin


Our Love is Here to Stay
The more I read the papers,
The less I comprehend
The world and all its capers
And how it all will end.
Nothing seems to be lasting,
But that isn't our affair;
We've got something permanent -
I mean, in the way we care.

Refrain:
It's very clear
Our love is here to stay
Not for a year, but ever and a day

The radio
And the telephone
And the movies that we know
May just be passing fancies and in time may go

But oh my dear
Our love is here to stay
Together we're going a long long way

In time the Rockies may crumble
Gibraltar may tumble
They're only made of clay
But - our love is here to stay



Howzabout you? What do you consider to be the greatest love song ever written?

 

[JasonLyons]

I got some good answers but I feel kind of gay talking about it

 

[oldkicker]

I love you too, Jason.

 

[Towncrier]

Hooked on a Feeling
(The version by Blue Swede)

Ouga Chaka ouga ouga....

 

[Tina]

I Knew I Loved You (Before I Met You) by Savage Garden. DH gave it to me (MP3) one year for our anniversary (we met on the internet in 1994).

 

[katerkat]

I Can't Help Falling In Love With You -- Elvis

It was our wedding song So of course it's the most romantic ever! (Doesn't hurt that a month later it was in a Disney movie!!)

 

[browneyes]

So many to choose from. I'm torn between 2 though. Longer (Fogelberg) and I'll give you the world (not sure if that's the title, but the guy says he'll give her the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, he'd give her the world and I find that romantically stimulating).

 

[olena]

He was right... That's one of my favorite love songs....

Some of the world's best love songs are from that era....

 

[yasuern]

My top 5 (in no particular order)

1. I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith

2. Babe - Styx

3. Because You Loved Me - Celine Dion

4. (everything I do)I do it For You - Bryan Adams

5. You're Still The One - Shania Twain

wait 2 more...
Can't help falling in Love with You - ELVIS!
and
Ribbon in the sky(for our love) - Stevie Wonder

I love love songs - I am very SAPPY!

 

[Saffron]

I'm not familiar with that song Bernie, but the lyrics are beautiful. There are so many great love songs! I can't pick just one.

I love "Into the Mystic" by Van Morrision, "What are you doing the Rest of Your Life" sung by Frank Sinatra and "The Power of Love" by Celine Dion.

 

[SuiteDisney]

It doesn't get any better than George and Ira Gershwin!

 

[oldkicker]

Maggie - you'd probably recognize it if you heard it

 

[oldkicker]

yasuern - is Shania's "Your Still the One" the same tune done by Orlean's way back when? That's a great tune.

Browneyes - we were talking about Fogelberg last week, weren't we? Longer is another great one.

Tina - I don't think I know that one!

Katerkat - Elvis could really sing a love song, couldn't he?

Ouga Chaka, John? I'm getting all teary-eyed already.

 

[addicted_to_WDW]

I think Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton is about as good as it gets.

 

[Saffron]

Thank you Bernie! I'm not really sure if I know the song, it kind of sounds familiar, but I loved playing with the musical notes cursor. LOL!

 

[Helopoh]

My all time favorite....

Moonlight Serenade- Glenn Miller Orchestra

 

[fireplug]

Afternoon Delight
by starland vocal band( I think)


Steve

 

[Tina]

Fireplug.....

Here's an interesting little tidbit about the song "Afternoon Delight." It was inspired by the afternoon appetizers at a local restaurant here in DC. Read more about it on their webpage:

http://www.clydes.com/restaurants/cl-georgetown.html

Kinda changes the whole meaning of the song, doesn't it??

 

[CRB#33]

"I love you just the way you are." Billy Joel

"Lady" Styx

 

[newmousecateer]

I just love the song "Because You Loved Me".

Awwww Jason and Bernie......