most romantic song
 

What do you think is the most romantic song.

I think the funeral party by the cure is pretty romantic. However, the lyrics are absurdly unromantic.

There was on erica badu song my girlfriend was playing for me that was really romantic also.

Crash by DMB
closer by nin

"Amazed" by Lonestar

"Moondance" by Van Morrison is romantic.

Love Song by the Cure

I Do by 98degrees (our wedding song)
&
Truly, Madly, Deeply by Savage Garden (our SONG- 1st Dance)

"Hymn to the Postal Service" by Hefner on the Album "Breaking God's Heart" - my alltime favorit romantic song, it's all in the tone of voice and how it "messes up" the lyrics:

True Love Waits - Radiohead

Well I Wonder - the Smiths

"If I Could", Phish. Romantic, but honest and realistic.

Something - The Beatles

Into My Arms-Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Most romantic song ever.

Oooh, I forgot about that one. Also, Right Out of Your Hand.

<<melts>>

probably something by tom waits

Well, I have to go with Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton. That song is just beautiful.

I was coming into this thread to say that. Damn you and your one step that's ahead of me.

David Gray - This Years Love

allthough it makes me think of my ex gf who was unfaithfull. twice. :|

"Outloud" by Dispatch...I LOVE that song...

Canon in D
Crystal Ship- The doors
November Rain

WONDERWALL by Oasis and Not Myself by John Mayer and Tiny Dancer by Elton John

When a Man Loves a Woman -- Percy Sledge
Love of a Lifetime -- Firehouse
At Last - Etta James

Cause I love You by Lenny Williams
Old School is king

Everything I do by Bryan Adams
and
You're Still You by Josh Groban

OMG I was going to say Wonderwall and Tiny Dancer

Yes good one!

Other ones I like:
I'll Be - Edwin McCain
Iris - Goo Goo Dolls
I cross my heart - George Straight
If tomorrow never comes - Garth Brooks
Sugar - Tonic

there is a light that never goes out ~ the smiths

"Put it in your mouth" - Akinele

Just playing...

I cant pinpoint any right off the bat... but I'll also throw in a vote for Radiohead's "True Love Waits"

12 Reasons Why - My Life Story, or Angel - My Life Story

And Sam, if you should have picked **** renaisance (feat Biggie Smalls) ;)

Wonderwall was a good one.

Breathing - Lifehouse
Come Away With Me - Norah Jones

ok ok.....why has nobody said Everlong by the Foo Fighters. the acoustic version is heavenly.

Ben Harper - Forever

and wonderwall is also one of my favorites.

just found another....Thirty-three by smashing pumpkins

Yours By Blues Traveler

When I want to listen to something romantic, I would listen to Billie Holiday or Nat King Cole. The technology in some of the newer stuff takes away from its meaning in a lot of cases.

i loved crush my dave matthews the first time i heard it. i'm sure i could come up with something better but when i heard crash up top i thought of crush.
oh, something that's a bit off but lovely is anyone else but you by moldy peaches. give it a listen, it's cute as hell

"Janine" - Soul Coughing (works particularly well if played to a girl named Janine)

However, for a more general love song:

"Closing Time" - Tom Waits

Drive All Night by Bruce Springsteen
Starts with just him on the piano, and his voice rising to a howl over eight amazing minutes.

"I'll be" Edwin McCain

Deftones - Digital Bath

Morrissey - Angel, Angel Down We Go Together

Maybe it's just that I am in Jaded mode right now, but something about Disturbeds "The Game" really strikes a true relationship cord with me....

System of a Down - Chop Suey

Just kidding. We *had* a wedding song picked out, until we both realized that it was probably about breaking up...

--------------

"When I Look Into Your Eyes" - Firehouse

Kci & Jojo - All My Life
Journey - Open Arms
Richard Marx - Right Here Waiting
Force M.D.'s - Tender Love
Peter Cetera and Amy Grant - Next Time I Fall
Faith Hill - Breathe
Babyface - Everytime I Close My Eyes

Absolutely adore　that song! Dreamingly beautiful...

Other ones I like:
Bic Runga - Sway
Tracey Chapman - Baby Can I Hold You
Billy Vera & the Beaters - At This Moment
Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
Sade - By Your Side
Third Eye Blind - The Background

There are others but these ones come to mind now...

I can’t decide. So ill put my top 3 down.

Garbage - Milk
Portishead – Beautiful
Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay

Other romantic songs I like.

Garbage – Drive You Home
Loreena McKennitt - Marco Polo (no lyrics)
Garbage - Garbage - No1 Crush



Great songs already mentioned,

Sade – By Your Side
Pachelbel - Canon In D
Mazzy Star - Fade Into You
Bic Runga – Sway
Norah Jones - Come Away With Me
Cure - Love Song
The Beatles - Something

Why Don't We Get Drunk and Screw?

Detatchable Penis

My girlfriend would probably pick Crash by DMB.

My pick would have to be Last Goodbye by Jeff Buckley.

The Luckiest by Ben Folds.

Hands down.

I'm going to have to side with Sade- By Yourside.

Days by The KINKS

A little bit of Johnny Mathis, Sinatra's Capitol years and Dean Martin playing in the background. I don't care how old you are those 3 playing and a little candlelight and wine and you have a romantic evening no woman can resist.

Orgasm Through Torture (Cannibal Corpse)

or

Entrails Ripped From a Virgin's Cunt (Cannibal Corpse)

:lol:

Um...Marvin Gaye - Let's get it on

Anyone? :D

--jaded

thats a pretty freaking sad song, but romantic in a way.

"Wedding Song" and "Love Minus Zero / No Limit" by Bob Dylan

Dave Matthews - After Her. its pretty rare, not on any album. i found a studio recording just today. its got the same rythme as Satellite.

After Her Lyrics


sun will shine no matter what I do
sun shines bright now with you
what a wonderful thing for you to do
moon shine bright reflection in your eyes
a finer place he could not find

winter's cold spring erases
and the calm away by the storm is chasing
everything good needs replacing
hope all these changes happen with you

in my life never before have I lover so adored
her eyes her hair everything she says
my delight can tickle me inside
touch my heart touch my mind

no matter what's inside I'll give to her
no need to satisfy my hunger lost in her
and while I spend these hours
five senses reading
with biggest steps I'm running
after her I will run

winter's cold spring erases
and the calm away by the storm is chasen
everything good needs replacing
hope all these changes happen with you

sun will shine no matter what I do
sun shines bright now with you
touch my heart touch me through

no matter what's inside I'll give to her
no need to satisfy my hunger lost in her
and while I spend these hours
five senses reading
with biggest steps I'm running
after her I will run

after her
after her
after her

for me, it's a tie:

waste - phish . . . most incredible lyrics

amen, omen - ben harper . . . more sad than romantic, but an amazing love song

for me, it's a tie:

waste - phish . . . most incredible lyrics

amen, omen - ben harper . . . more sad than romantic, but an amazing love song

waltz #2 (xo) - elliot smith

sorry for the double post, accidently hit submit too early

A couple that I was thinking have already been posted, but here are a few more that come to mind:

Live - I Wanna Dance with You
Maroon 5 - Sunday Morning (I have some personal attachment to this one)
Lionel Richie - Just To Be Close to You
Lionel Richie - Do It To Me
Stevie Wonder - Overjoyed
Jeff Healey Band - Angel Eyes

And I can't believe noone has mentioned In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel!!!

I'm Beginning to See The Light - Bobby Darin

My Weakness - Moby

My sweetie sings the first one to me all the time, and it melts my heart!

Forever - Dropkick Murpheys

The Man In Love With You - George Strait

These are a few of my picks:

Your Love Amazes Me
We've Got Tonight - Many singer have sung this song
I Love You - Climax Blues Band
Take a Bow - Madonna
I Could Not Ask for More- Edwin McCain
Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
I've Been in Love Before - Cutting Crew

Everything I do-- Bryan Adams
I cross my heart-- George Strait

HIM - Heaven Tonight

For me at least, its definitely "Elliot Smith - Between the Bars", it was on the Good Will Hunting Soundtrack and its just amazing. It's been years and I can still listen to it nonstop, something that usually doesn't happen with me.

Oh hell yes, If I was a chick I would be his groupie.
Yes, Yes. I will forever hate my self for missing their last show. :(
I agree, goes with what Rubyee says below.
I thought that song was lovley since I first heard it in the City of Angles soundtrack (talk about a sensual album!)
I totally agree. Right on.

As for me, I'd say either "walk with you" by Dispatch or "Crash" by DMB. But without a doubt, Ne me quitte pas by Jacques Brel is one of the most romantic songs I've ever heard.

bed of roses - bon jovi

it says things in the song that you really want to do to your woman.

Oh, and I want to add "Take My Breath Away", "Your body is a wonderland" (John Mayer), "Shattered" by Remy Zero, "Beautiful One" by Jonny Lang, and last but not least "Sail Away" by David Gray


and I second Unchained Melody and Everything I Do

Fragile by Nine Inch Nails.

"Who am I to you?" Norah Jones is good.
All others I'm thinking of have been said.

I do agree with Wonderful Tonight. It gets my woman all squeamish inside!

A Perfect Circle - Magdalena

Overcome by your
Moving temple
Overcome by this
Holiest of altars

So pure
So rare
To witness such an earthly goddess
That I've lost my self control
Beyond compelled to throw this dollar down before your
Holiest of altars

I'd sell
My soul
My self-esteem a dollar at a time

One chance
One kiss
One taste of you my magdalena

I bear witness
To this place, this prayer, so long forgotten
So pure
So rare
To witness such an earthly goddess

That I'd sell
My soul
My self-esteem a dollar at a time
For one chance
One kiss
One taste of you my black madonna

I'd sell
My soul
My self-esteem a dollar at a time

One taste
One taste
One taste of you my Magdalena

Angel - Jimi Hendrix

Crush by DMB notice it's CrUsh and not CrAsh ;)
Beautiful -H.I.M.
Collide-Howie Day
Shirts and Gloves-Dashboard Confessional
Joga-Bjork
HyperBallad-Bjork


I'll think of more :)

Edit: forgot to put Pressed Against The Sky--Toadies

lyrics::

If this is a dream I'm happy you're having it with me
I will stay and savor the way you move me
Don't want to miss one detail, one sweet smile from your lips
One kiss sets me adrift

Chase the stars as they fall down and light up where you are
They are yours for the keeping
Trace the curves of the sheets
A riddle of desire when I watch you sleeping

Pressed against the sky, eyes wide open...

Gotta agree with Wonderful Tonight and Let's Get it On.

My picks:

Angel - Dave Matthews
Love Me Tender - Elvis
Crazy Love - Van Morrison

:thumbsup:

Umm.. for me.. The Cure "Love Song"

I was worried when I got through the whole first page without anyone mentioning Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers. Thank goodness people mentioned it on the second....

Happy anniversary by Charles Aznavour

Eric Clapton "Wonderful Tonight"
Van Morrison "Tupelo Honey"
Third Eye Blind "Deep Inside Of You"

This list can go on for days.

Journey - Open Arms
Journey - Faithfully
Foreigner - Waiting For A Girl Like You

i dont know whats romantic but i have some that are important for me:
Wild world by Cat Stevens. . . i made a girl cry for 3 days with that one...
wish you were here by pink floyd. . . me and my gf's song.

Tchaikovsky's Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture. Or Apocalyptica's version of Metallica's Nothing Else Matters.

Crash by Dave Matthews Band
Such Great Heights: The Postal Service
Wonderful Tonight: Eric Clapton
Be With You: Mr. Big
Vindicated: Dashboard Confessional
Grow Old with You: Adam Sandler

Uh, you do realize this song is about a guy obsessed with a whore right?

The Glory Of Love

Personally, I like the Doo Wop version sung by The Five Keys.

Billy Hill wrote it in 1936 and it was first recorded by Benny Goodman.

Lyrics

Mr. Big "Shine"
Eagle-Eye Cherry "Save Tonight"
Seether & Amy Lee's "Broken"
Del Amitri "All For You"
Goo Goo Dolls "Iris"
And one heartbreak song: Dashboard Confessional "Screaming Infidelities"

Marvin Gaye - Sexual Healing
NIN - Where in this together
Twixt - Plastic Boy

depends on the mood and emotional connection to the song/person

Older jazz love songs are wonderfully romantic. I love jazz of course, but I still don't feel I have a bias making that claim—even if jazz isn't your or your somebody's "thing", just try learning the words to one and singing it to them ... and watch them melt. (I know it's worked on me, anyway.)

I know it's hokey but:

Total Eclipse of the Heart: Bonnie Tyler

I always thought that Something by the Beatles was very romantic, although I don't really like it as much as "Girl" and "I've Just seen a Face"

But this one is so moving, it has soul:

'Someday We'll be Together' by the Supremes.

Someday we’ll be together
Say, say, say it again
Someday we’ll be together
Oh, yeah, oh yeah

You’re far away
From me my love
And just as sure my, my baby
As there are stars above
I wanna say, I wanna say, I wanna say

Someday we’ll be together
Yes we will, yes we will
Say, someday (some sweet day) we’ll be together
I know, I know, I know, I know

My love is yours, baby
Oh, right from the stars
You, you, you posses my soul now honey
And I know, I know you own my heart
And I wanna say:

Someday we’ll be together
Some sweet day we’ll be together
Yes we will, yes we will
Someday (tell everybody) we’ll be together
Yes we will, yes we will

Long time ago
My, my sweet thing
I made a big mistake, honey
I said, I said goodbye
Oh, oh baby
Ever, ever, ever since that day
Now, now all I wanna do is cry, cry

Hey, hey, hey
I long for you every night
Just to kiss your sweet, sweet lips
Hold you ever, ever so tight
And I wanna say

Someday we’ll be together
Yes we will, yes we will

Somebody - Depeche Mode

Fields of Gold - Eva Cassidy. The voice. The lyrics. The melody...

Majik_6 singing Adam Sandler's "I Wanna Grow Old With You", because it reminds me of what the next 60 years will look like for us.

"To Be With You," by Mr. Big
"Heaven," Bryan Adams
"Yellow," Coldplay
"Barely Breathing," Duncan Sheik

"Always with me, Always with you"

---- Joe Satrianai Surfing with the Alien

It is all guitar, but the melodies are very beautiful and can inspire a romantic situation.

Something by the Beatles

Frank Sinatra said it was the best love song he ever heard, and I agree

Green Spandex by Xavier Rudd

The name may be odd but it is a beautiful song.

Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers
Can't Help Falling In Love by Elvis
Always by Bon Jovi
When a Man Loves a Woman by Percy Sledge.
When You Say Nothing At All by Allison Krauss. I prefer her version to Keith Whitley's.

I guess I don't put much stock in most current love songs.

Merle Haggard, "I kissed my sweetie with my fist"

....seriously.

Edit: Okay it might've been annoying of me to make a joke suggestion rather than also listing a real song. Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism. I'm a HUGE fan of this song.

Nat King Cole - Unforgettable
Lighthouse Family - High
Sade - Your Love is King
5 Stairsteps - O-O-H Child

Everlong - Foo Fighters ("Breathe out so I can breathe you in...")
Don't Fade Away - Dead Can Dance ("Don't bring me down now/Let me stay here for awhile/You know life's too short/Let me bathe here in your smile")
First Day of My Life - Bright Eyes ("Your's was the first face that I saw/Think I was blind before I met you...")
For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her - Simon & Garfunkel ("And when I awoke/And felt you warm and near/I kissed your honey hair/With my grateful tears")
Butterfly - Lenny Kravitz ("You shine just like sunlight rays on a winter snow/I just had to tell you so")
So Happy Together - The Turtles ("Imagine me and you, I do/I think about you day and night, it's only right...")

I'll think of more I'm sure and will add to the list.