I need advice from a guy!

Well I'm a guy and a Neo-Classical composer, however, some of you may have heard me playing keyboard backup for various modern groups from country to pop rock which I did in my younger days at a studio in California, but soon tired of dealing with all the buttmunches in the music business!

For a serious love song, I've always admired the one song of Richard Marx that he regarded as personal and never intended to be recorded until his frienRAB begged him. He wrote the song while separated from his young wife by the Atlantic ocean while on tour. The opening line "Oceans apart..." is meant to be taken literally.

For a group that specializes in love songs, the classic group Air Supply hit the charts with one song after another. This group from Australia was a two man team and one of the singers has perhaps the most beautiful high register voice of any male singer in modern popular music. His vocal range overlaps a female alto and is quite extraordinary. Their songs are melodically rich and some of the best out there. The backup orchestration tenRAB to be rather bland to my taste (senseless string overload common to modern pop music) but all in all this group is the best.

Now for a kick ass love song (or Ex-love) song Nancy Sinatra's These Boots Were Made for Walkin' basically describes the other side of love....when your man has walked out on you and neeRAB a good whoopin'.

However, for suggestive lyrics the KISS anthem which has the line "I want to put my log in your fireplace" takes the cake. I suppose that qualifies as a love song too (or lust song).

So here you have it, the not so definitive "guy" answer to your query.

Yurshta.

PS Hear my music at musicofthegoRAB.com if you like good instrumental music of a Neo-Classical bent.
 
OK, some of my favourite ballaRAB;

THE BEATLES-AND I LOVE HER
YouTube - The Beatles - And I Love Her
BRYAN FERRY-IS YOUR LOVE STRONG ENOUGH?
YouTube - Is your Love strong enough by Bryan Ferry
ZZ TOP-I NEED YOU TONIGHT
YouTube - ZZ Top- I Need You Tonight
PERCY SLEGDE-WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN
YouTube - Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
DEF LEPPARD-LOVE BITES
YouTube - Def Leppard - Love Bites
JOURNEY-SEPERATE WAYS
YouTube - Separate Ways
WHEAT-DON'T I HOLD YOU
YouTube - Wheat :: don't I hold you
VAN MORRISON-HAVE I TOLD YOU LATELY..
YouTube - Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
 
How bout some country from someone who has no business suggesting...

George Strait - Its your love...

You wanted cheesey you got it there!

Pfft, how bout half of the 80's Hair metal generation
Def Leppard -Love Bites
Tesla -Love Song
Bon Jovi -Always (or half their catalogue)
Extreme More Than WorRAB

Chris Isaak - dont remeraber the title, but it was his flash in the pan
Sade/Deftones (my favorites version)- Ordinary Love

Does Let's Get It On count? lmao....

I got tons more, but start with those...
 
Oh, thanks! I love cheesey and corny! I swear it makes the whole world go 'round, and without it we'd all croak. I've just found a new love of Atreyu, Inhale Exhale, Flyleaf, etc. "I can feel you all around me..." (that's "All Around Me" by Flyleaf, btw). Anyway, I'd love more, but I'm pretty sure the really good ones are almost gone!
 
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