# Dopers! help!! i need songs about taking chances on new relationships etc... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 11, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617 "2003-11-11T14:42:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![percussion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@percussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percussion)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/1 "2003-11-11T14:42:57Z")
Hey All! im in search of songs aobut taking chances on new relationships, or new relationships in general… story in a shell…girl hasent been with someone since her ex long time ago, she do “know” if its right…but it so is 😛 gah ! that sort of stuff! aint mixed cd’s special 😉 so far i’ve used tom waits - ol’ 55 and a bunch of songs some what significant to her if any of these songs come from tracy chapman or carly simon then its like mega points! thanks a lot guys!! ---
**Author:** ![skeptic\_ev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@skeptic\_ev](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skeptic_ev)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/2 "2003-11-11T14:48:25Z")
How 'bout Joe Diffie and Mary Chapin Carpenter’s “Not Too Much to Ask”? Here’s part of the chorus: _Now I can only dream Of being all you need. And I can only try To be the reason why You think about today And forget about the past. It’s too much to expect, But it’s not too much to ask._ ---
**Author:** ![percussion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/43a26b/32.png) [@percussion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/percussion)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/3 "2003-11-11T15:42:56Z")
thanks for the sugestion! keep em comming ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Boods](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5e9695/32.png) [@Ms\_Boods](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Boods)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/4 "2003-11-11T16:30:04Z")
The Kinks ‘Something Better Beginning’ ---
**Author:** ![skeptic\_ev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@skeptic\_ev](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skeptic_ev)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/5 "2003-11-11T17:13:07Z")
Ooh, ooh! Garth Brooks’s cover of Bob Dylan’s “To Make You Feel My Love.” (Or Dylan’s version, I guess.) Technically, it, like “Not Too Much to Ask,” is a country song, but only nominally. Try it, you’ll like it. (Hey, Mikey!) ---
**Author:** ![WIGGUM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ce7236/32.png) [@WIGGUM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WIGGUM)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/6 "2003-11-11T17:28:06Z")
I always liked **Brian McKnight’s** , [The Only One For Me](http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/brianmcknight/theonlyoneforme.html). I especially like this line, > [@](#): > > (You) Say you’ll never fall again > You won’t subject yourself to such pain > If you give me half a chance I will > Never leave you standing out in the rain ---
**Author:** ![Labdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/439d5e/32.png) [@Labdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labdad)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/7 "2003-11-11T17:36:07Z")
[_ **Fearless Heart** _](http://www.steveearle.net/lyrics/ly-guita.php#Fearless) by Steve Earle. The chorus: “I got me a fearless heart Strong enough to get you through the scary part It’s been broken many times before A fearless heart just comes back for more” ---
**Author:** ![Ol\_Gaffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Ol\_Gaffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ol_Gaffer)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/8 "2003-11-11T17:58:48Z")
**Take A Chance On Me** by the immortal _ABBA_ - she’ll be like putty in your hands my friend. It is an elixir that no woman can resist, especially when you sing along and valiantly attempt to hit all of the high notes. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/9 "2003-11-11T18:27:49Z")
“YOu can’t always get what you want.” - Stones. It’s brilliant on so many levels. ---
**Author:** ![Silvio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Silvio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvio)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/10 "2003-11-11T19:10:38Z")
“When you see a chance” by Steve Winwood ---
**Author:** ![ianzin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ed655f/32.png) [@ianzin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ianzin)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/11 "2003-11-11T19:22:02Z")
**"Behind That Locked Door"** George Harrison, from ‘All Things Must Pass’. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_chao_goes_mu/32/3191_2.png) [@The\_Chao\_Goes\_Mu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Chao_Goes_Mu)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/12 "2003-11-11T19:24:49Z")
I think the song title is something like “Anthything for your love” or “I would do anything for your love” by Eric Clapton… “Believe it or Not” by the Grateful Dead… and if she still won’t budge…“Tired of Waiting” by the Kinks ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/13 "2003-11-11T19:31:35Z")
How about Spanky and Our Gang’s “I’d Like To Get To Know You”? ---
**Author:** ![festive\_catfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a4c791/32.png) [@festive\_catfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/festive_catfish)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/14 "2003-11-11T21:39:14Z")
how long - dire straits ---
**Author:** ![Psifireus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Psifireus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Psifireus)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/15 "2003-11-11T22:34:37Z")
How about **Don Henley’s** The Last Worthless Evening > [@](#): > > I know you broke up with him and your heart’s still on the shelf. It’s been over two years for me and I’m still not quite myself. > You can’t be with someone new and you you can’t go back to him. You’re beginning to realize that it’s sink or swim. > > I see you around sometimes and my heart just melts. Looking like if you had your wish you’d be somewhere else. > And it just breaks my heart to see you here this way. Someday I’ll get the nerve to walk up to you and say: > > [chorus]This is the last worthless evening that you’ll have to spend, Just give me a chance to show you how to love again. This is the last worthless evening that you’ll have to spend, 'cause I’ll be there when your little heart is on the mend… ---
**Author:** ![Psifireus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Psifireus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Psifireus)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/16 "2003-11-11T22:52:57Z")
There’s also a song by **Carly Simon** called Anticipation > [@](#): > > Can I tell you how easy it feels to be with you? How right your arms feel around me? Oh I rehearsed those words just late last night. When I was thinkin’ about how right tonight might be or something like that. It was, at one time, the Heinz Ketchup song (I think it was _Heinz_) Anyway, good luck… ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2003, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/17 "2003-11-11T23:05:48Z")
After Hours covered by the Velvet Underground ---
**Author:** ![Silvio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cdc98d/32.png) [@Silvio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvio)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/18 "2003-11-12T01:52:10Z")
“Help Me” (I think I’m I’m falling in love) by Joni Mitchell. “Two Hearts Beat as One” by U2 ---
**Author:** ![igloorex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/858c86/32.png) [@igloorex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/igloorex)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/19 "2003-11-12T03:06:19Z")
“So you think you’re in Love” by Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians “So you think you’re in love, Yes, you probably are. But you want to be straight about it, Oh, you want to be straight about it now. \ Are you sure that it’s wise? No, you probably ain’t. You don’t want to be faint about it, You don’t want to be faint about it now.” ---
**Author:** ![todd33rpm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a5b964/32.png) [@todd33rpm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/todd33rpm)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2003, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dopers-help-i-need-songs-about-taking-chances-on-new-relationships-etc/212617/20 "2003-11-12T11:42:01Z")
“Taking A Chance On Love” by Ella Fitzgerald. Definitely. Lyrics at [http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Taking-a-Chance-on-Love-lyrics-Ella-Fitzgerald/F2FCCF96E0D4ABF348256AAB0005547D](http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Taking-a-Chance-on-Love-lyrics-Ella-Fitzgerald/F2FCCF96E0D4ABF348256AAB0005547D) An inexpensive CD with the song: [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000855F/qid%3D1068637937/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr\_11\_1/103-3722212-3277454](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00000855F/qid%3D1068637937/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/103-3722212-3277454)