Love and the Valentine’s Blues

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The website content discusses a personal selection of five meaningful love songs by an author reflecting on the emotional impact of music and lyrics.

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In the article titled "Love and the Valentine’s Blues," the author reflects on the power of love songs, emphasizing their role in expressing and inspiring love. The piece is a response to Lucy Socha's article, which resonated with the author and prompted a list of five personally significant songs that capture the essence of love, loss, and the blues associated with Valentine's Day. These songs, ranging from Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling In Love" to Whitney Houston and Jermaine Jackson's "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do," are not tied to the author's personal relationships but are appreciated for their healing melodies and beautifully expressed lyrics. The author invites readers to experience the emotional depth of these tracks and tags other individuals to share their favorite love songs, fostering a communal appreciation for music that speaks to the heart.

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The author believes that love songs are a cherished global gift, capable of conveying messages and inspiring people to express their love.
"Can’t Help Falling In Love" is considered a potential wedding song by the author, who imagines dancing to it at their own wedding.
"Throwing it all Away" by Genesis is praised for its beautiful writing and relatable lyrics that reflect on past regrets and the pain of lost love.
Prince's "Purple Rain" is remembered fondly as a staple at dances and is recognized for its beauty as a love song.
"Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" is highlighted for its powerful duet performance by Whitney Houston and Jermaine Jackson, with the author finding the song's lyrics and delivery deeply moving.
The collaboration between Elton John and George Michael on "Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me" is described as a soul-stirring rendition that amplifies the song's inherent power.
The author expresses a personal connection to these songs, suggesting that listeners may also find something special and experience chills when hearing them, especially at a high volume.

Songs about Love that hit me hard, challenge. Lucy Socha

I saw Lucy Socha’s article, here, hence the above title, and had to think for a moment. Everyone has favorite love songs. It is one of the world’s most treasured gifts, love songs.

It is most often when music is accompanied by meaningful lyrics that someone, somewhere on the other listening end of that song is receiving a message and becoming inspired to express their love toward another in the form of a song. It has been a long time “thing” that couples have a “song.” What couple do you know does not have a song, in fact, most couples dance to their song at their wedding.

The songs I have chosen are not love songs specific to me or any personal relationship I have had. I just find the melody and lyrics healing and expressed beautifully in the following five songs. Enjoy!

Can’t Help Falling In Love written by Elvis, but performed by UB40. Personally, I have always thought this would make a great wedding song and have always imagined one day dancing to this song at my wedding. I am currently single, so this could still happen!!

The beat is upbeat and fun and it may not be for everyone, but I like it.

2. “Throwing it all Away” by Genesis. I think this song is beautifully written and the lyrics are basically a conversation that most of us have had at some point silently or at least in a memory they wish they had had. This song definitely fits into the loss category. Did the title already tell you that? Sorry about that.

Wasn’t that bittersweet?

3. “Purple Rain” by Prince. This ballad was accompanied by a theme song to a movie named the same and also featured Prince, himself, as an actor. I was probably about 17 years old when this song was played last at almost every dance. I guess for me, it qualifies as a beautiful love song.

Yeah, that was Prince, he was pretty cool. He was a very talented musician and artist.

4. “Nobody Loves Me Like You Do” performed by Whitney Houston and Jermaine Jackson. I have always found this song to be such a powerful duet on love. So many beautiful lyrics in this song sung by two amazing artists.

After listening to it again, it almost has a country twang to it. Hope you find something special here as I did.

5. “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” performed by Elton John & George Michael. First of all, the song itself is powerful alone, but put these two artists together and you can just feel the music right on through to your soul. Take a listen and see if it happens for you.

I still get chills when I hear this. Although I usually do play it quite loudly, so that probably helps. And there you have it, my all-time five favorite love, loss or love blues songs.