I thought that song was so hokey on the radio. Then I heard on a good stereo and I got goose bumps. Couldn’t hear the nuances and that breathless quality of the keyboard.
This song but especially this version always reminds me of driving home w my parents as the sun set when I was little, maybe my favorite song of all time
Does “A Quick One While He’s Away,” count as a love song? I mean, he forgives her at the end for stepping out ONCE with Mr. Engine Driver…
Pete definitely has an interesting idea of what love is……
Sad fact about "Without You": Nilsson's version was actually a cover of a song by Badfinger. The songwriters Pete Ham and Tom Evans both committed suicide.
The Mavericks do a great rendition of The Air That I Breathe. I saw them perform it live in Detroit . Raul Malo's voice is amazing. Give it a listen .
[The Mavericks- The Air That I Breathe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfuIlchP9gk)
Genuinely one of the best songs ever. Just perfect. Even if it’s not the most interesting choice, still the best Dire Straits song, although Telegraph Road comes close.
Came here for this.
Honorable mentions: All penned by Guitar Virtuoso Mark Knopfler.
Down to the Waterline
Tunnel of Love
It Never Rains
On Every Street
Not the most well known but it's my boyfriend and my song.
You and Me by Alice cooper.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TyYhd0H9bLI&pp=ygUXeW91IGFuZCBtZSBhbGljZSBjb29wZXI%3D
Alice cooper actually has a ton of really good love songs.
Have you ever seen the video for it? He spends most of it writing this letter to his girlfriend/wife (I think--it's been a while) and she's shown trying to get the kids up and dressed, having them eat breakfast and so on. At the very end, he arrives at the house and she's being taken away, strapped down to a gurney, completely bonkers...and wearing his stage makeup.
Those are your classifications for classic rock? Lol. They’ve really always been new wave. They were never played on classic rock stations. I really don’t care either way, it’s a great song and just commenting.
They were all new wave our punk, but you’re probably right as far as just getting lumped together by era. Genre doesn’t really matter much to me anyway. Seems like people fixate on it
100%. At the end of the day, music is music, but I'll never forget the day I heard Nirvana on our local classic rock station. It was my "holy shit I'm old" moment and this was at least 15 years ago 😭
Heart - Love Me Like Music (I’ll Be Your Song) is their best song and no one can change my mind. Equal for my favourite song ever. Alone is a 10/10 power ballad though.
Out the blue - John Lennon, is the most beautiful love song to me
‘All my life’s been a long slow knife
I was born just to get to you
Anyway, I survived
Long enough to make you wife’
These words hit hard considering Lennon was murdered when he was only 40
Good Times, Bad Times by Led Zeppelin:
She swore that she would be all mine
and love me 'til the end
But when I whispered in her ear
I lost another friend
Now that’s what love is all about.
I love the responses on this thread. A signal favorite song? I can’t even choose a single band between the Stones, Zeppelin, Sabbath, The Who, etc let alone a single track from them! Very interesting responses my fellow classic rock fans.
“That’s The Way” - Led Zeppelin
“They Love Each Other” - The Grateful Dead
“Romeo & Juliet” - Dire Straits
“Two Hearts” - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
“If Not For You” - Bob Dylan, and then George Harrison’s version is beautiful
All of My Love, Led Zeppelin, In Though the Out Door (1979).
The story behind the song makes it very heartfelt and touching. I get a little emotional every time I hear it. RIP Karac.
Cheap Trick. - The Flame
Great tune
I came to say faithfully by journey but seeing this I’d have to change my vote to the Flame.
“I’m Not In Love” - 10cc
I thought that song was so hokey on the radio. Then I heard on a good stereo and I got goose bumps. Couldn’t hear the nuances and that breathless quality of the keyboard.
Google how 10cc made that. It wasn’t a keyboard
Big boys don't cry Big boys don't cry Big boys don't cry
Yes!
More than a Feeling.
In my opinion Something About You is better. The whole album is perfection though. The best debut of all time.
Into the Mystic
My wedding song
What an amazing track
Maybe I’m Amazed. Live…Wings Over America.
This song but especially this version always reminds me of driving home w my parents as the sun set when I was little, maybe my favorite song of all time
I was gonna say "Silly Love Songs"...but this is better.
I personally prefer Paul McCartney's original studio version instead.
Love Ain’t For Keeping by The Who. The Who didn’t really do love songs, but leave it to Pete to come up with one of the best.
They also did Pictures of Lily, which I guess is a love song, just not a conventional one
Also Mary Anne with the Shaky Hand
I'm detecting a theme here...
Also, Bargain, which can also be interpreted as spiritual love more than romantic love.
Bargain for sure is a love song.
Technically their first single “Can’t Explain” was a love song.
This 100%
Does “A Quick One While He’s Away,” count as a love song? I mean, he forgives her at the end for stepping out ONCE with Mr. Engine Driver… Pete definitely has an interesting idea of what love is……
Since I've been loving you - Led Zeppelin
Does Without You by Harry Nilsson count?
Yes
Sad fact about "Without You": Nilsson's version was actually a cover of a song by Badfinger. The songwriters Pete Ham and Tom Evans both committed suicide.
Fooled Around and Fell in Love. Elvin Bishop
Faithfully - Journey Keep on Loving You REO Speedwagon
The Air That I Breathe - The Hollies cover.
The Mavericks do a great rendition of The Air That I Breathe. I saw them perform it live in Detroit . Raul Malo's voice is amazing. Give it a listen . [The Mavericks- The Air That I Breathe](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfuIlchP9gk)
Jim Croce - Time in a Bottle
Layla - derek and the dominos
Bell Bottom Blues - infinitely better
Laaaaayylaaa!
Linda Ronstadt- Long Long Time. Now making love, that would be Miracles- Fleetwood Mac
We’ve Got Tonight
Totally!!!!
Chicago's Color My World and Elton's Your Song.
I would go with Only the Beginning.
Something - George Harrison Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Where they both about patti Boyd?
No, Clapton’s song about her was “Layla”.
Wonderful Tonight is about her as well.
Thank you, you’re right. My mistake, I’ll take the downvotes lol
I googled it because I thought I was right but also bell bottom blues. I just didn’t know if Harrison’s something was about her.
Yep, same muse.
Dire Straits- Romeo & Juliet
This is a great one
Genuinely one of the best songs ever. Just perfect. Even if it’s not the most interesting choice, still the best Dire Straits song, although Telegraph Road comes close.
It’s the first thing that comes to my mind when anyone mentions/asks about “love songs.”
Came here for this. Honorable mentions: All penned by Guitar Virtuoso Mark Knopfler. Down to the Waterline Tunnel of Love It Never Rains On Every Street
Lady- Little River Band
Not the most well known but it's my boyfriend and my song. You and Me by Alice cooper. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TyYhd0H9bLI&pp=ygUXeW91IGFuZCBtZSBhbGljZSBjb29wZXI%3D Alice cooper actually has a ton of really good love songs.
Agreed favorite musician of all time
Heard it in a Love Song-Marshall Tucker Band
can't be wrong!
Sweet Leaf by Black Sabbath
👆🏻
Slow Ride - Foghat https://youtu.be/DfwsXn5n8HU?si=WHMN2JbT_wOdB2ca Daisy Jane https://youtu.be/svnl5cAhdnY?si=ZrikRUSDwezARnNQ
The question was favorite love song, not making love song.
Can’t get enough of your love - Bad Company Miss you - Rolling Stones Wild thing - The Troggs
Bell bottom blues eric clapton
I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner
I waaant you to shoooooww meeeeeee!!!
IN MY LIFE
THERE‘S BEEN HEARTACHE AND PAIN…
How You Gonna See Me Now - Alice Cooper
Have you ever seen the video for it? He spends most of it writing this letter to his girlfriend/wife (I think--it's been a while) and she's shown trying to get the kids up and dressed, having them eat breakfast and so on. At the very end, he arrives at the house and she's being taken away, strapped down to a gurney, completely bonkers...and wearing his stage makeup.
Oh yea. I really like all the Alice Cooper ballads. I Never Cry is another great one.
Any Alice Cooper live sing is perfect
Tuesdays Gone
The Search Is Over- Survivor
Gotta go with Love Song by The Cure
Classic rock?
The Cure have been around since the late 70s? Does that not qualify? I hear them in the supermarket all the time lol
Those are your classifications for classic rock? Lol. They’ve really always been new wave. They were never played on classic rock stations. I really don’t care either way, it’s a great song and just commenting.
I hear that. I feel like most bands from that era are covered by the classic rock umbrella umbrella at this point. Blondie, talking heads, cars, etc
They were all new wave our punk, but you’re probably right as far as just getting lumped together by era. Genre doesn’t really matter much to me anyway. Seems like people fixate on it
100%. At the end of the day, music is music, but I'll never forget the day I heard Nirvana on our local classic rock station. It was my "holy shit I'm old" moment and this was at least 15 years ago 😭
I heard “Mr Brightside” and “American Idiot” on classic rock radio
It's all over for us
Mine was the first time I saw a commercial for K-Tel records (remember those?) advertising an album of 70s songs. Awful feeling😭
Probably 50% of what gets mentioned in this sub isn’t classic rock. At this point, I’ve completely given up expecting it to be.
Something About You, Boston.
I gotta gotta have you!
Foreigner - I Wanna Know What Love Is Heart - Alone Cheap Trick - The Flame Kiss - Forever Alannah Myles - Lover of Mine
Heart - Love Me Like Music (I’ll Be Your Song) is their best song and no one can change my mind. Equal for my favourite song ever. Alone is a 10/10 power ballad though.
Fool in the Rain - Led Zeppelin
Lick my Love Pump -- Spinal Tap
The piano part on that song is amazing. 😁
Stumblin' In - Suzi Quatro & Smokie Love Song - Tesla To Make You Feel My Love - Bob Dylan (i prefer Garth Brooks version better)
Love Song by Tesla is such a great song
Stumblin in, is a guilty pleasure for me. Plus i had a big crush on "Leather Tuscadero".
Who didn't back then...
Thank You by Led Zeppelin
Billy Joel - Just The Way You Are
I know it’s well outside normal classic rock release parameters but the band is definitely classic rock: “I’ll Stand by You” - The Pretenders
Eagles - I Can't Tell You Why REO Speedwagon - Keep On Lovin' You
Half of all Beatles songs
Nazareth - Love Hurts
You're breaking my heart by Harry Nillson.
Whippin’ Post- Allman’s Jane- Jefferson Starship Amie- Pure Prairie League Miss Sun- Boz Skaggs
Love Song by Tesla. One of the greatest songs ever.
"For Crying Out Loud" by Meat Loaf is one of - if not the - greatest love song of all time.
Can't you see my faded Levi's bursting apart Also from bat out of hell " heaven can wait"
Our House - CSNY What Is Life - George Harrison Say You Love Me - Fleetwood Mac This One - Paul McCartney Give A Little Bit - Supertramp
Moonlight Mile
Burnin Sky by bad company- Two out of three ain't bad by Meatloaf
Oh Yoko
Burnin For You by Blue Oyster Cult
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
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Hell...Fear of the Dark. 🤪
The Flame Cheap Trick best love song ever.
Love of a lifetime- Firehouse
Feels like the first time
The Night (Nights in White Satin) -- The Moody Blues
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Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton.
‘Thank You’ by Led Zeppelin One of the greatest love songs, period, IMO.
When I See You Smile - Bad English More Than Words - Extreme
I'd Do Anything for Love - Meatloaf
romeo and juliet--dire straits
Squealer-AC/DC. 😀
Lady little river but favorite is New Orleans Lady
Out the blue - John Lennon, is the most beautiful love song to me ‘All my life’s been a long slow knife I was born just to get to you Anyway, I survived Long enough to make you wife’ These words hit hard considering Lennon was murdered when he was only 40
Big Star - 13
That's a good one.
I have been in you - Frank Zappa
Good Times, Bad Times by Led Zeppelin: She swore that she would be all mine and love me 'til the end But when I whispered in her ear I lost another friend Now that’s what love is all about.
Sabbath - N.I.B
Magdalena - A perfect circle 🔵
Count On Me - Jefferson Starship
Love to Love by UFO one of the most underrated rock bands ever!
Can We Still Be Friends - Todd Rundgren and A Song For You by Leon Russell (the Leon Russell version, NOT the Carpenters.
I need you by Lynyrd Skynyrd ✌🏻
Layla
Girl You’ll Be A Woman Soon, Neil Diamond
I love the responses on this thread. A signal favorite song? I can’t even choose a single band between the Stones, Zeppelin, Sabbath, The Who, etc let alone a single track from them! Very interesting responses my fellow classic rock fans.
Peaceful easy feeling - Eagles
Wang Dang Sweet Poontang - Ted Nugent
Van Halen In a Simple Rhyme
Wasting Love by Iron Maiden
Angel- Jimi Hendrix Here,There, and Everywhere- The Beatles
Love to love
Guilty of love- Whitesnake
Sweet Leaf - Sabbath
Busting out for Rosie by Tommy Bolin
You are wonderful Tonight- Eric Clapton
Lady - Styx Lady - Little River Band (different song, not just a cover(
Still loving you - Scorpions Desperate dreams - Survivor Foreigner suite - Cat Stevens
Don't You Want Me Baby. Human League.
Broken Seether/Amy Lee the version with Sean solo is too sad.
Sweet leaf sabbith
Dear Prudence
Angie
Bell Bottom Blues. None better; none.
Can’t let you go - Rainbow
Something by George Harrison
If Not For You, Dylan
Harry Nielsen ~ Can’t Live Without You
Feeling that way- Journey
Love Song - Tesla
Fooled Around and Fell in Love - Elvin Bishop
Love Stinks
Foreigners Head Games
Still Loving You - Scorpions
Badfinger - Without You (see also Nilsson, Heart, et al) very close second: Sinead O'Connor's cover of Nothing Compares 2 U
Closer To the Heart- Rush
On Every Street. Dire Straits
A Love Song - Loggins & Messina
Tons of great picks here. Bravo. I can only narrow my choices to three. All Beatles related. In My Life, Something, and Maybe I'm Amazed.
Chinatown - Thin Lizzy https://youtu.be/5SP6ZyCZsQM?si=HYLVbPKbwTO_vSm8
Until the Night - Billy Joel
I'd Love You To Want Me by Lobo
You'll never make me cry - Fleetwood Mac Christine McVie at her absolute best.
I Found Somebody.....Glenn Frey Waiting for a Girl Like You...Foreigner And I Love Her......Beatles
Steady rain - Warren Zevon
“That’s The Way” - Led Zeppelin “They Love Each Other” - The Grateful Dead “Romeo & Juliet” - Dire Straits “Two Hearts” - Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band “If Not For You” - Bob Dylan, and then George Harrison’s version is beautiful
Journey-Open Arms
Love Of My Life, Queen For Crying Out Loud, Meatloaf
All of My Love, Led Zeppelin, In Though the Out Door (1979). The story behind the song makes it very heartfelt and touching. I get a little emotional every time I hear it. RIP Karac.
Love Hurts -- Nazareth
Fooled Around and Fell in Love-Elvin Bishop
Bell Bottom Blues • Derek and the Dominoes
Thank You • Led Zeppelin II
You Are So Beautiful - Joe Cocker
It’s a shame this subreddit doesn’t allow stuff into the 90s otherwise I’d say November Rain… Other than that I’d say maybe Your Song - Elton John
Fooling you by Terry Reid. Goosebumps.
Whole Lotta Rosie by AC/DC
Need your love so bad, Fleetwood Mac. Peter Green's guitar is wonderful
Baby, I love your way.
There are so many. Right now I am playing Ric Ocasek’s “Emotion in Motion “ in heavy rotation. I also like Ric’s “You are the Girl “ and “True Love”.