# Help Suggest Realistic/Mature Love Songs for my Playlist **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 28, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084 "2010-05-28T16:46:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084/81 "2026-06-12T10:00:32Z")
> [@GoodOmens](#): > > Thread over. This was my wedding song and it still brings me to tears every damned time I hear it. You might like the contemporaneous hit by a young Shakira, with an identical melody and feel through most of the verse: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2LdMMk8V3V8/maxresdefault.jpg "Estoy Aquí") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LdMMk8V3V8) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084/82 "2026-06-12T10:04:24Z")
(That was in reference to _I’ll Stand By You_ by The Pretenders.) ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084/83 "2026-06-12T15:02:20Z")
A bit surprised there haven’t been any Moody Blues songs mentioned. I’ll fix that: It’s Up To You Never Comes the Day ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084/84 "2026-06-12T21:30:09Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > You might like the contemporaneous hit by a young Shakira, with an identical melody and feel through most of the verse: I know that song! On our college playlist the summer we got together, I included _Ciega, sordomuda_ and _Tú_ which I believe is from the album that came after _Pies descalzos._ For people who only know Shakira by her English work, her Spanish songwriting is phenomenal. That summer we were in the same intensive Spanish language program and he was in Spain studying abroad. There’s a set of lines in Tú that sounded to us like “please love your spiders” in English, so we tell each other “please love your spiders” from time to time. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084/85 "2026-06-12T21:52:31Z")
“Ghost of a Chance” (from the “Roll the Bones” album) and “Cold Fire” (from “Counterparts”), both by Rush. When Neil Peart wrote songs about relationships, there was no fluff and woo. Just a mature outlook aimed much more at folks past the hormonal stage. ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084/86 "2026-06-12T21:55:40Z")
And if you can’t bear his voice: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/10ZmH-ql16w/maxresdefault.jpg "Angie McMahon - "Take It With Me"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10ZmH-ql16w) ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084/87 "2026-06-12T22:05:47Z")
Ha! I was learning Spanish at the same time (mid 90s). The other album that helped me (also has excellent songs) was _Cuando los Angeles Lloran_, by Maná. /_secuestro_ ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2026, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084/88 "2026-06-12T22:08:14Z")
> [@Infovore](#): > > “Ghost of a Chance” (from the “Roll the Bones” album) and “Cold Fire” (from “Counterparts”), both by Rush. > > When Neil Peart wrote songs about relationships, there was no fluff and woo. Just a mature outlook aimed much more at folks past the hormonal stage. That’s funny. I’m a huge Rush fan but I was just yesterday thinking how weird it would be if Rush wrote a love song. I couldn’t think of a single one. I will definitely check this out. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084/89 "2026-06-13T05:02:54Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > That’s funny. I’m a huge Rush fan but I was just yesterday thinking how weird it would be if Rush wrote a love song. I couldn’t think of a single one. I will definitely check this out. There’s also “The Speed of Love,” also from “Counterparts.” ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084/90 "2026-06-13T07:07:39Z")
Apologies if any of these have been posted before. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/-T_aMNbXVdA/maxresdefault.jpg "Bonnie Raitt - Right Down The Line (Official Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-T_aMNbXVdA) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/biEQyzG7IrQ/maxresdefault.jpg "cub - Your Bed (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=biEQyzG7IrQ) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/2damCwA7CP0/maxresdefault.jpg "They Might Be Giants - Another First Kiss (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2damCwA7CP0) ---
**Author:** ![saucywench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/85e7bf/32.png) [@saucywench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saucywench)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2026, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084/91 "2026-06-13T23:11:45Z")
Here is a 90 year old timeless classic. It has been in a number of movies. This is the original by Fred Astaire. “The Way You Look Tonight” - Fred Astaire > **[The Way You Look Tonight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIW_Ah0wg-whttps:%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch?v=dIW_Ah0wg-whttps:%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch?v=dIW_Ah0wg-whttps:%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch?v=dIW_Ah0wg-whttps:%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch?v=dIW_Ah0wg-w)** > > Timeless scene from the 1936 movie "Swing Time". Fred Astaire singing "The Way You Look Tonight"No copyright infringement intended. This link has a list of some of the many cover versions. The version by Frank Sinatra & the Nelson Riddle orchestra is the most popular and wisely imitated version. > **[The Way You Look Tonight](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_You_Look_Tonight)** > > "The Way You Look To-night" is a song from the film Swing Time that was performed by Fred Astaire and composed by Jerome Kern with lyrics written by Dorothy Fields. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1936. Fields remarked, "The first time Jerry played that melody for me I went out and started to cry. The release absolutely killed me. I couldn't stop, it was so beautiful." > In the movie, Astaire sang "The Way You Look To-night" to Ginger Rogers while she was washing her hair in an ... ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084/92 "2026-06-14T00:17:51Z")
[Me And Magdalena](https://youtu.be/FfruDTmFDUA?si=Gx--XhACX0OuiBb-). Perhaps the most beautiful song The Monkees ever recorded. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084/93 "2026-06-14T00:21:23Z")
Longer. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KfsW28jKoqo/maxresdefault.jpg "Dan Fogelberg - Longer (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfsW28jKoqo) ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084/94 "2026-06-14T01:53:43Z")
Congrats! The duet “It’s the Going Home Together” from the old John Latouche musical _The Golden Apple_ seems very apropos. (Homer’s epic, but early 20th-c. America, plus musical comedy. Best known song is Helen’s ballad “It’s a Lazy Afternoon”. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AThzuXcHDgw/maxresdefault.jpg "It's the Going Home Together") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AThzuXcHDgw) ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-suggest-realistic-mature-love-songs-for-my-playlist/541084/95 "2026-06-14T02:03:14Z")
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