EW's GREATEST LOVE SONG

[pepokiss]

discuss:



1. "God only knows"
The Beach Boys

2. "Can't help falling in love"
Elvis Presley

3. "Something"
The Beatles

4. "(You make me feel like) A natural woman"
Aretha Franklin

5. "Let's stay together"
Al Green

6. "I will always love you"
Whitney Houston

7. "Wild horses"
The Rolling Stones

8. "Sweet child o' mine"
Guns N' Roses

9. "All I want is you"
U2

10. "In your eyes"
Peter Gabriel

11. "Maybe I'm amazed"
Paul McCartney

12. "Ring of fire"
Johnny Cash

13. "When a man loves a woman"
Percy Sledge

14. "At last"
Etta James

15. "You send me"
Sam Cooke

16. "These arms of mine"
Otis Redding

17. "Unchained melody"
The Righteous Brothers

18. "Crazy in love"
Beyoncé

19. "Ain't no mountain high enough"
Marvin Gaye y Tammi Terrell

20. "If not for you"
Bob Dylan

21. "Time after time"
Cyndi Lauper

22. "Your song"
Elton John

23. "Purple rain"
Prince

24. "As"
Stevie Wonder

25. "Just like heaven"
The Cure

26. "No Ordinary Love"
Sade

27. "More than this"
Roxy Music

28. "The look of love"
Dusty Springfield

29. "Cherish"
The Association

30. "You're still the one"
Shania Twain

31. "Maps"
Yeah Yeah Yeahs

32. "Yellow"
Coldplay

33. "I melt with you"
Modern English

34. "You're all I need to get by"
Method Man y Mary J. Blige

35. "Midnight train to Georgia"
Gladys Knight

36. "If I ain't got you"
Alicia Keys

37. "Rosalita"
Bruce Springsteen

38. "Chasing cars"
Snow Patrol

39. "There is a light that never goes out"
The Smiths

40. "A case of you"
Joni Mitchell

41. "Love will keep us together"
Captain and Tennille

42. "Upside down"
Diana Ross

43. "La la means I love you"
The Delfonics

44. "You got me"
The Roots

45. "I want you around"
The Ramones

46. "This must be the place"
Talking Heads

47. "This will be our year"
The Zombies

48. "Perfect day"
Lou Reed

49. "Fade into you"
Mazzy Star

50. "Be without you"
Mary J. Blige



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how is SHO'M higher than AIWIY is beyond my mind...

and Elvis should've won this

 

[impy13]

It's hard to disagree with #1.

 

[BonoIsMyMuse]

Not a bad list. I'm not sure I would've ranked the Beach Boys first, or even in the top five really with as many great songs as they have there. It would've been nice to see Dolly Parton's version of I Will Always Love You instead of Whitney Houston's. I like Do Right Woman better than You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman, but that's still a great song. It's nice to see Lou Reed, Mazzy Star, and Talking Heads farther down the list, too.

 

[U2isthebest]

Not bad, much better than most of these ranking lists.

But Beyonce even making it? Hell no! I like her music if I'm out dancing with my friends, but belonging anywhere on a "greatest" list, not so much.

 

[If you shout...]

Not bad, much better than most of these ranking lists.

I agree with this. Beyonce notwithstanding, it's also absurd to include "Maps," by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and a (great, yes) song by Talking Heads. "This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody)" is a wonderful song, for sure, but it's hardly a love song. It's about a lamp.

 

[Lila64]

I know our second song at our wedding was Al Green's "Let's Stay Together".

Weird list. Where's Louis Armstrong's 'What A Wonderful World'? My friend picked that as his first dance. Oh the things I would change if I were getting married & choosing music again.

And who is EW? Entertainment Weekly?

 

[Zoots]

eww

 

[HeartlandGirl]

This list is weird... "La la Means I Love You" is one of the greatest love songs ever?

Love songs are such a personal thing. Is this list really necessary?

 

[cobl04]

I woulda put The Righteous bruddas at #1. Love that song.

 

[elevated_u2_fan]

6. "I will always love you"
Whitney Houston

As much as I dispise this song and anything to do with it, should credit not go to Dolly Parton, the person who actually wrote it?

 

[Lila64]

Maybe they are referring to the performance of the song vs. the writer of it. I never cared for Dolly's version that much, especially compared to Whitney's

 

[pepokiss]

EW = Entertainment Weekly

 

[Canadiens1131]

Unchained melody

 

[UberBeaver]

Ctrl + F "I'd Rather Fuck With You" by NWA

Not Found.



/list irrelvant.

 

[HeartlandGirl]

^*snicker*

 

[love_u2_adam]

eww