Well after setting up the business of serenade4u I've come accross some fairly obscure song choices and also some classics.
Which song in your opinion is the most romantic song ever written?
What song would you choose to have someone sing to your loved one?
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It's just fun hearing about your fave songs....honest:love:

Why isn't this under Entertainment Chat?

Why cant this be under General Sheffield Chat?, I mean it is a thread aimed a getting a Sheffield Opinion......

Its not Advertising any Artist / Event, therefore it fits perfect in This section!

Matt

I Just Called To Say I Love You always brings a lump to my throat.

Usually vomit.

And I Will Always Love You has me reaching for the radio - with a hammer.

Depends what you mean by romantic? Personally I like the Smiths though I doubt you'll get many requests to sing Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others.

Howsabout Bright Eyes by Art Garfunkel, a song about a crushed rabbit? Now THAT'S what I call romantic.

Now, would you kindly pass the sauce...

Im sure most of the titles listed on the site below!

http://www.romantic-lyrics.com/

Why cant this be under General Sheffield Chat?, I mean it is a thread aimed a getting a Sheffield Opinion......

Its not Advertising any Artist / Event, therefore it fits perfect in This section!

Matt

Thats a bit of a weak argument isnt it Matt ;)

You and I both know that this has nothing to do with Sheffield chat whatsoever. :)

Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen
Please Release Me - Englebert Humperdink

On a serious note, how about:

Nothin' Compares 2 U - Sinead O'Connor
Armageddon - Aerosmith

Why cant this be under General Sheffield Chat?, I mean it is a thread aimed a getting a Sheffield Opinion......



As nearly every thread on the board is giving / getting Sheffield opinions that'd mean why not lump them all in one big section. We're getting more and more posts being stuck in any old section which is making the Forum more of a mess in my opinion.

Ronan Keating, If tomorrow never comes...thats a lovely song:cry:

Wifey - Next
.

If You Leave Me Now by Chicago - stunningly beautiful
Most Beautiful Girl In The World - Charlie Rich
Baby Can I Hold You - Tracy Chapman
Without You by Badfinger (although Harry Nilson's version is better)
I Don't Want To Talk About It - Rod Stewart though I prefer EBTG's version
Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx
Don't Walk Away by Electric Light Orchestra
In Dreams by Roy Orbison who sings it like he really means it

I'm getting all melancoly now..

I thinks............

Robbie Williams - Angels

Lionel Richie - Endless love

Bangles - Eternal Flame

Let's Stay Together by Al Green would certainly be up there for me.

*Goes away to think some more*

I'll Stand By You by The Pretenders.

Every Time we Say Goodbye
Ella Fitzgerald.

You're all I need to Get By - Marvin Gaye and Tammi Tyrell
LOVE - Dwele
Don't Talk (Put your Head on my Shoulder) - Beach Boys
To be in Love - MAW feat. India
Blown a Wish - My Bloody Valentine
Sweet Thing - Rufus & Chaka Khan
Unconditional Eyes - Amp Fiddler
Is this Love? - Bob Marley
Love don't Come no Stronger - Jeff Perry
Never Too Much - Luther Vandross

[edit]: for ages I thought that MBV track was called Make a Wish. I've now changed it innit.

Sorry if you think it should be in a different section Longcol. Apologies.
I have to agree with Beamer about the song 'if tomorrow never comes' although I'd go for Garth brooks version over Ronan keating's any day.

Most people booking serenades so far have gone for things like
My Girl - Temptations
Sweetest Feeling - Jackie wilson
Three times a lady - Lionel richie
She's the one - Robbie Williams
Have I told you lately that I love you - Van Morrison

I suppose it's best to go for a classic when you're dedicating a Live song to a loved one.
Thanks for all your suggestions....keep them coming
Emma www.serenade4u.com
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Sweet Child Of Mine! Well, someone sang it to me when I was 16...dunno if it was an especially romantic moment but it hit the spot.

Other personal faves...

These Arms of Mine - Otis Reading
To Know Him Is To Love Him - The Teddy Bears (written by Phil Spector)
Brown Skin - India Arie
Black Is The Colour (Of My True Love's Hair) - Celtic song, my ex-fiancee used to play Christy Moore's version for me back when I was a goth, with black hair surprisingly enough. Ah...he did get the occasional thing right, along with quoting Byron to me - She Walks in Beauty Like the Night...soppy get!

'I'll Wear It Proudly' - Elvis Costello.

I hate these flaming curtains they're not the colour of your hair
I hate these striplights they're not so undoing as your stare
I hate the buttons on your shirt when all I wanna do is tear
I hate this bloody big bed of mine when you're not here

Well I finally found someone to turn me upside down
And nail my feet up where my head should be
If they had a king of fools then I could wear that crown
And you can all die laughing because I'll wear it proudly

Well you seem to be shivering dear and the room is awfully warm
In the white and scarlet billows that subside beyond the storm
You have this expression dear no words could take its place
And I wear it like a badge that you put all over my face

I'll wear it proudly through the dives and the dancehalls
If you'll wear it proudly through the snakepits and catcalls
Like a fifteen year old kid wears a vampire kiss
If you don't know what is wrong with me
Then you don't know what you've missed

We are arms and legs wrapped round more than my memory tonight
When the bell rang out and the air outside turned blue from fright
But in shameless moments you made more of me than just this mess
And a handful of eagerness says what do you suggest?

Paul Weller - You do something to me

Romeo and Juliet by Dire Straits.

Lionel richie - stuck on you

Donna Lewis - I love you always forever

Lonestar - amazed

Bryan Adams - Heaven

Daniel Bedingfield - If your not the one

Eric Carmen - Hungry Eyes

there my faves anyway!! xx

my favourite is MOON RIVER

so romantic and beautifull

May be slightly unusual choices, but I think

The Smiths "There is a Light that Never goes Out"

Frankie Goes to Hollywood "The Power of Love"

The Only Ones "The Whole of the Law"

are all very romantic and beautiful and moving.

Perhaps they're a bit too off the beaten track for your purposes, though, Hotdogbird :D

StarSparkle

'Nothing compares 2 u' wins for me every time!

"Brickbat" by Billy Bragg and yeah I'd go with StarSparkle on "There is a light...."

Here's a few of my favourites. Not that I'm a slushy romantic at all, no sirree.... :)

- Have I told you lately that I love you? - Van Morrison

- The first time ever I saw your face - lots of versions, Roberta Flack or Johnny Cash being favourites.

- I got you under my skin - Frank Sinatra

- Witchita Lineman - Glen Campbell

- Will you still love me tomorrow? - Carole King

- This is love - Mary Chapin Carpenter

Hero by enrique eglesious

Ditto StarSparkles The Power of Love. Played it at my daughter's baby naming (sniffle)

And Don't Wanna Close My Eyes, Aerosmith (I think that's the title)

Bwaaaaaaa hha ahhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

One of my favourites is U2, Love is blindness.

I've got a couple of personal favourites that I love to listen to.

Elton John - Sacrifice (had my first last dance to that song!!)
Shania Twain - You're Still The One
Robbie Williams - She's The One
Simply Red - Stars (I love this from the Jack & Sarah movie)

A couple of my fave's,
Angel Eyes - WET WET WET ( had my first smoochy dance to that)
Love Bites - Def Leppard , needs no explaining

The Anniversary Song (Oh how we danced on the night etc) Al Jolson
Unchained Melody Al Hibbler
I wont send Roses Robert Goulet
As long as he needs me Shirley Bassey
All beautiful songs- oldies but still great.

Two for me -
Woman - John Lennon
Lewts stay together - Al Green

And although not exactly 100% romantic -
Hold me Now - Thompson Twins

Sorry, had to have ten but it seems most people have had more than one.

I always was your girl Everything but the girl
Somebody Depeche Mode
English Rose The Jam
You’re the best thing Style Council
You do something to me Paul Weller
I’ve been loving you too long Otis Redding
Since I told you it’s over Stereophonics
Sweet love or Angel (can't decide) Anita Baker
Still Commodores - I also have a guilty pleasure for 3times a lady.
Sonnet The Verve
Prettiest Eyes Beautiful South.
(Ok I know that's 11)

And the most perfect line from 'Goodbye Lucille' Prefab Sprout:
Life's not complete till your heart's missed a beat

Edit 5/3 And I've just heard Head over heels by Tears for Fears on the radio. lovely lyrics as well as the Wah! the speakers.
Edit 12/3 Brighter than Sunshine Aqualung Matt Hales has the most haunting beautiful voice.

OK I know that's far too many choices now. :-)

In my youth ( 73 now) when these types of song really mattered

Quite a few from Nat King Cole, especially When I Fall In Love
Doris Day, Once I had A Secret Love
And songs from Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett
All top artists
Have to stop now my eyes are getting moist.

Hello - Lionel Ritchie
Eternal Flame - Bangles
Ace Of Spades - Motorhead?

I'm rather enjoying getting mushy to this lovely little ditty by the Postal Service:

Such Great Hights (Excerpt)

I am thinking it's a sign that the freckles
In our eyes are mirror images and when
We kiss they're perfectly aligned
And I have to speculate that God himself
Did make us into corresponding shapes like
Puzzle pieces from the clay
True, it may seem like a stretch, but
Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled
Head when you're away when I am missing you to death
.....

Then I heard the cover of it by Iron & Wine from the Garden State soundtrack, which is even more beautiful.

.....

Then I heard the cover of it by Iron & Wine........

Iron and Wine?, a fellow enjoyer of their music.

From a true romantic... :love:

Hello - Lionel Ritchie
Cherish - Kool and the Gang
You're Still The One - Shania Twain
I swear - All for one
Time Of My Life - Bill Medley

Chris Cornell - Someone To Die For
Aqualung - Strange + Beautiful
Jeff Buckley - Everybody Here Wants You
" - Lover You Should've Come Over
Joseph Arthur - In The Sun
Pulp Vs The Swingle Sisters - My Body May Die
Space - Me & You vs The World

Ramones - Baby I Love You
U2 - With Or Without You
Extreme - More Than Words
INXS - Never Tear Us Apart
Sade - By Your Side
Poison - Every Rose Has It's Thorn

And its kind of cheesy, but I love Phill Collins - Against All Odds

sinead o connor-nothing compares to you
robbie williams-angels
lionel richie-say you say me
REM-stars
Aerosmith-i dont wanna miss a thing
u2-with or without you
mariah carey-we belong together
celine dion-falling into you
bon jovi-bed of roses
bon joivi-always
savage garden-truly madly deeply
savage garden-to the moon and back
barbera streisand-memory
seal-kiss from a rose

oh mi gosh. there is loads. cant pick 'the best'.

Ronan Keating, If tomorrow never comes...thats a lovely song:cry:

Ill go with that!

I'm rather enjoying getting mushy to this lovely little ditty by the Postal Service:

Such Great Hights (Excerpt)

I am thinking it's a sign that the freckles
In our eyes are mirror images and when
We kiss they're perfectly aligned
And I have to speculate that God himself
Did make us into corresponding shapes like
Puzzle pieces from the clay
True, it may seem like a stretch, but
Its thoughts like this that catch my troubled
Head when you're away when I am missing you to death
.....

Then I heard the cover of it by Iron & Wine from the Garden State soundtrack, which is even more beautiful.


Unusual. I was under the impression that the Postal Service covered Iron and Wine's 'original'! :suspect: :suspect: :huh: :suspect: :huh: :confused: ?!?!?

Anyway. Great song! :thumbsup:

One of my favourites is U2, Love is blindness.

Awesome Choice :thumbsup: from a quality album


I'll go with Goldie Lookin chain - You Knows I loves you :hihi:

Nah Aprt from the above ill say

Paul Weller - You do something to me
Placebo remix of - Kate Bush - running up that hill
u2 - One
Depeche Mode - Its No good
u2 - Stay (Far away so close)
Snow Patrol - Run
Joy Division - Love will tear us apart

Joan Armatrading's "Love and Affection"

.............romantic and totally cheese free.

Well after setting up the business of serenade4u I've come accross some fairly obscure song choices and also some classics.
Which song in your opinion is the most romantic song ever written?
What song would you choose to have someone sing to your loved one?
:love: :love: :love: I'm SO sorry I couldn't face trawling through all the soppy answers I suspect fill this thread, but....
Battleship Chains by the Georgia Satellites :D
Cherry Pie by Warrant

I shan't go on, coz I know the rest of you won't agree :(

*presses 'play' on Avril Lavigne album*

I'd go with JoeP on one of his choices....
"The first time ever I saw your face" - but it has to be by Roberta Flack :thumbsup:

One of the most romantic songs for me though is 'Danny Boy'. I remember my late Uncle Johnny in County Durham singing this when I was but a lad. He'd bring tears to the eyes of grown men with his rendition of this traditional song.

I'm SO sorry I couldn't face trawling through all the soppy answers I suspect fill this thread, but....


Well, if you had faced trawling through this thread, you might have been quite surprised. Not all the suggestions were the usual romantic 'mush'. As usual, you underestimate your fellow Forummers.

Open your mind, Strix, and find out :P

StarSparkle

Open your mind, Strix, and find out ...StarSparkle
I haven't heard that one, can you hum it? :hihi:

handbags at ten paces strix and starsparkle!

Love of a Lifetime-firehouse
Stand By me-temptations

And my personal favorite because my true loves name is Danny....
Oh Danny Boy-Celtic song, (best sung to me by Celtic Woman...)

((yes...long story short, we fell in love, I sang it to him, made him cry, and now it's my favorite and it's beautiful))

Goodbye to love - The Carpenters

not romantic, just heartbreaking, and a great guitar solo.

Jimmy Ruffin - What becomes of the broken hearted

Elvis Presley - Fools Rush In

Phil Collins - Against All Odds

Eric Clapton -Wonderful Tonight

Aerosmith - Dont Wanna Miss A Thing

Spandau Ballet - True

U2 - With or without you

George Michael - Careless whisper (an unbeleivably underrated song and artist)

More new stuff:

Usher - U Got It Bad, Usher - Burn, Sisqo - Incomplete.

oh and one more

Paebo Bryson (Aladdin Tune) A whole new world.

Close call between:

'Witchita Lineman' – Glen Campbell

'Closer' – Nine Inch Nails

'When the Faeces Collectors descend from the Mountains'- Pathet Lao Pop Ensemble of Laos. Moving follow-up to their best-selling [in the hit parades of Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia], 'Napalm falling all around , think I go depart away'.

This was 'our song' with one of the ex girlfriends, think she chose it, not me :| Never had 'our song' with another girl though :)

Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me

Kiss me out of the bearded barley
Nightly, beside the green, green grass
Swing, swing, swing the spinning step
You wear those shoes and I will wear that dress.

[Chorus:]
Oh, kiss me beneath the milky twilight
Lead me out on the moonlit floor
Lift your open hand
Strike up the band and make the fireflies dance
Silver moon's sparkling
So kiss me

Kiss me down by the broken tree house
Swing me upon its hanging tire
Bring, bring, bring your flowered hat
We'll take the trail marked on your father's map

[Chorus (repeat)]

Well,my 2 bob,for what its worth....

"Lately" by Stevie Wonder
"Summer Wind" By Mr Francis Albert..
"One for my baby" Yep,him again

The Verve - Sonnet
Coldplay - Yellow
John Lennon - Love

For me it is

Gladys Knight & Pips - Neither One of Us (http://top-lyrics.elizov.com/lyrics/Gladys_Knight_and_The_Pips_-_Neither_One_Of_Us.html)

Another one that I first heard with the ex and its stuck even though we are not together anymore :(

Its 'Why' by AVRIL LAVIGNE

Why, do you always do this to me?
Why, couldn't you just see through me?
How come, you act like this
Like you just don't care at all

Do you expect me to believe I was the only one to fall?
I can feel, I can feel you near me, even though you're far away
I can feel, I can feel you baby, why

It's not supposed to feel this way
I need you, I need you
More and more each day
It's not supposed to hurt this way
I need you, I need you, I need you
Tell me, are you and me still together?
Tell me, do you think we could last forever?
Tell me, why

Hey, listen to what we're not saying
Let's play, a different game than what we're playing
Try, to look at me and really see my heart

Do you expect me to believe I'm gonna let us fall apart?
I can feel, I can feel you near me, even when you're far away
I can feel, I can feel you baby, why

It's not supposed to feel this way
I need you, I need you
More and more each day
It's not supposed to hurt this way
I need you, I need you, I need you
Tell me, are you and me still together?
Tell me, you think we could last forever?
Tell me, why

So go and think about whatever you need to think about
Go on and dream about whatever you need to dream about
And come back to me when you know just how you feel, you feel
I can feel, I can feel you near me, even though you're far away
I can feel, I can feel you baby, why

It's not supposed to hurt this way
I need you, I need you
More and more each day
It's not supposed to hurt this way
I need you, I need you, I need you
Tell me

It's not supposed to hurt this way
I need you, I need you
More and more each day
It's not supposed to hurt this way
I need you, I need you, I need you
Tell me, are you and me still together?
Tell me, do you think we could last forever?
Tell me, why

Prodigy - Smack my bitch up

Prodigy - Smack my bitch up

:hihi: :hihi: :hihi:

Prodigy - Smack my bitch up

And I thought I had issues :hihi:

And I thought I had issues :hihi:

You do!!! :hihi:

You do!!! :hihi:

I know :hihi:

Paul Weller: you do something to me

Boy Meets Girl: Waiting for a star to fall

Phil Collins: Against All Odds

Most Romantic Song Ever & AVRIL LAVIGNE

Two thing's I never thought I'd see together in the same sentence! :o :huh:

will young - all time love