'Alternative' Love Songs

[Belinkabelle 10]

Oh, so that's what that song's about!

 

(sorry, bad Buffy joke)

 

There are no bad Buffy jokes

[hoba 10]

There are no bad Buffy jokes

 

Clearly someone who never watched Season 7 then!

[boboskins 10]

Chris Cornell- When I'm Down

 

Excellent choice. Euphoria Morning is a great album i would have gone for Wave Goodbye though

 

Edge of the World & Underwater Love - Faith No More two warped love songs.

 

Two Hearts Beat as One - U2

 

This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) - Talking Heads

[miniminch 10]

Wheelchair of Love By Dave munion

 

I met her on a Saturday

I couldn’t think of a better day

She sat by the table

I didn’t see she was disabled

Till I grabbed her arm and tried to walk away

 

So I picked her up and wiped off the cake

It was chocolate, which are easy to bake

It was at the hotel Marriot

That I got her back in her chariot

And pushed her away to the lake

 

I gave her a kiss in the snow

Never realising I could stoop so low

I went for a curly wurly

And when I return my new girly

Had rolled in to the waters below

 

But she survived I’m happy to say

And she wheels around to this day

And on the lake she made a ripple

My very own dearest cripple

But she went blind in one eye on that day

 

Now I don’t even notice her chair

Or the way that her eyes seem to stare

The blow jobs are great

And best of all mate

I can park anytime, anywhere

[Jabberwocky 46]

Awesome!

[yummyyumyum 10]

im not really a soppy love song sorta gal, but i really like the Ash song... Cherrybomb.

[magicaljen 10]

Couldn't figure out if you meant alternative as in non total poppy love stuff orrr alternative as in not a love song but like it in that way anyway...newho my nomination in the first category is Hoobastank-The reason, is beautiful

[slimsid2000 10]

Spitting Image - The Chicken Song.

[Gypsy Hack 10]

Having just been subjected to that awful X-Factor bird's song on the radio yet again, I got to thinking how I much prefer 'alternative' love songs and wondered how many others share my views...

 

Off the top of my head, favourites include:

 

Oasis - Slide Away

Pulp - F.E.E.L.I.N.G.C.A.L.L.E.D.L.O.V.E.

Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should've Come Over

Eels - World Of Sh*t

The Smiths - I Know It's Over

 

Plus numerous others which will occur to me later.

 

What are some of your favourites?

 

Absolute fave is probably Beautiful Freak, by the Eels.

 

Peaches - F**k The Pain Away

 

Le Tigre - After Dark

 

Pulp - Disco 2000

 

Tom Waits/Bette Midler - I Never Talk To Strangers

[discodown 11]

pulp are on here a lot. i'll add one more sheffield:sex city

 

i also think mr brightside is a superb love song also what about the following

 

anna begins - counting crowes

i used to love her - GnR

ballad of mutt - bruce dickinson

[LHarman 11]

Eels-my beloved monster,its our song!!

[Ousetunes 10]

Wheelchair of Love By Dave munion

 

I met her on a Saturday

I couldn’t think of a better day

She sat by the table

I didn’t see she was disabled

Till I grabbed her arm and tried to walk away

 

So I picked her up and wiped off the cake

It was chocolate, which are easy to bake

It was at the hotel Marriot

That I got her back in her chariot

And pushed her away to the lake

 

I gave her a kiss in the snow

Never realising I could stoop so low

I went for a curly wurly

And when I return my new girly

Had rolled in to the waters below

 

But she survived I’m happy to say

And she wheels around to this day

And on the lake she made a ripple

My very own dearest cripple

But she went blind in one eye on that day

 

Now I don’t even notice her chair

Or the way that her eyes seem to stare

The blow jobs are great

And best of all mate

I can park anytime, anywhere

 

 

It's not big and it's not clever (but I hasten to add, I've tears in my eyes from laughing).

 

As re the thread, Mozza writes the best alternative love songs.

 

Will Never Marry

Angel, Angel Down We Go Together

 

and who can forget Bad Manners and Special Brew?

 

"I love you yes I do gonna spend all my money on you?"

 

It's class, in a glass, as they used to say.