Just off the top of my head, I'd be inclined to list Everything But The Girl's acoustic cover of Springsteen's "Tougher Than The Rest", and Billy Bragg: "The Saturday Boy". Now be quiet, I'm trying to think.
Sgazzetti,
That's the second time that you've commented about one of the musical entries and mentioned by Mr. Bragg.
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We dreamed of her and compared our dreams
But that was all that I ever tasted
She lied to me with her body, you see.
I lied to myself 'bout the chances I'd wasted..
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Hmmm. This song certainly has had a long term effect on you.
Enough about that; please continue!
Or just pick any Billie Holiday song...
April in Paris will do. Or (you asked for it) Baby I'm-a Want You, by Bread. Don't laugh.
Okay, seriously? Hunk-a Hunk-a Burnin' Love, by Elvis. No?
Well, how about The Theme from Love Story performed by Placido Domingo? That's my final answer.
Cindy Lauper?
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5) Nat King Cole, singing "These Foolish Things". Love the way he swings the band on this song, like a guy who's delirious over this girl who left "cigarettes with lipstick traces".
4) Tom Waits, "Time". "Napoleon is weeping / in his carnival saloon / his invisible fiance is in the mirror" On a rational level, the lyrics only sorta make sense; on an emotional level they make all the sense in the world.
3) "He'll Have To Go" - I'm partial to Ry Cooder and Flaco Jimenez's rendition on Chicken Skin Music.
2) Nat King Cole, "The More I See You" - my wife's favourite, and I won't argue with that. "My arms won't free you / my heart won't try"
1) U2 - "All I Want Is You". Aw, save yer razzberries - I'm sick of 'em, too.
But I picked up a guitar and sang this to my wife at our wedding, 13 years ago this week. It was romantic then, it's romantic now.
The Song of Solomon, sang by always makes me .
.. go week.
.. and stuff.
Then, there is One by U2, and Nothing Compares 2 U by Sinead O'Connor, which I think were appropriate when I was still young. :-)- I name them only because they are saved under the label Romantic in my head.
Besides being a hoot when she was younger, she's matured into quite the chanteuse. Her 2003 release is a gem..
.and guaranteed to melt the cold heart of any un-romantic. Her penned song, "Time after Time", is, IMHO, a classic.
And Cassandra Wilson's rendition without a fault.
WP, You are an old soul, aren't you? You probably put on the Nat King Cole, take your lovely spouse in your arms, and whirl around the living room (hopefully not bumping into that Jetson Sofa).
Your daughters probably are watching, sighing, and thinking, "When will my prince come to sweep me off my feet?!" You're a poster man for Ideal Husband/Father of the Decade, I'd say, based on your choices.
"He'll have to Go" seems an odd choice for a Romantic song, as it involves a third party; perhaps a prelude to a romantic tune?
No razzberries from me re. the U2 song.
Anyone willing to warble a song in front of people at a life-changing event only has my admiration. Romance and Cojones; yes they go well together.
Alcessa, not familiar with Timna Brauer or her weak 'n stuff delivery.
Will have to check that out.
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Till There Was Ypu - Beatles
3. Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman - Bryan Adams
2. When We Dance - Sting
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