# Need some "cool" love songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 18, 2004, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549 "2004-12-18T19:00:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![teemingONE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/1 "2004-12-18T19:00:31Z")
Making a CD and I need some _cool_ love songs. I don’t know how I would define cool but this is what I have so far; This Year’s Love - David Gray In Your Eyes - Peter Gabriel Can’t Help Falling in Love With You - Elvis Presley Songs that are obviously about love but don’t feel corny. Any songs are gladly accepted, I’ll sort them out later. ---
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/2 "2004-12-18T19:09:24Z")
The coolest is undoubtedly Playground Love, by Air. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_T](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Gary\_T](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gary_T)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/3 "2004-12-18T19:33:59Z")
And I Love Her - The Beatles Fever - Peggy Lee The Girl From Ipanema - Astrud Gilberto ---
**Author:** ![teemingONE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b4bc9f/32.png) [@teemingONE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teemingONE)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/4 "2004-12-18T20:55:42Z")
I really like that Playground Love, I had never heard it before. Really cool. I completely forgot about the Beatles, I’m running throught their songs now, good stuff. Haven’t heard Astrud’s song yet. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/5 "2004-12-18T21:13:19Z")
The ultimate cool tragic love song – Richard Thompson’s “1952 Vincent Black Lightning” ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/6 "2004-12-18T21:26:42Z")
Once again, the all encompassing answer to these sorts of music questions: Sexy Motherfucker by Prince. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/7 "2004-12-18T21:59:22Z")
“Wicked Garden” – STP. That is if it doesn’t make you think of macho SUV’s :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/8 "2004-12-18T22:37:54Z")
I’m more of a fan of idealistic, naive songs - songs that are more about the feeling of _being_ in love. Try: I Can Feel It - Sloan Such Great Heights - The Postal Service Elevator Love Letter - The Stars In fact, the entirety of The Stars’ output is about love, in one form or another. Their new album, “Set Yourself on Fire,” is highly recommended. ---
**Author:** ![Treviathan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/838e76/32.png) [@Treviathan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treviathan)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/9 "2004-12-18T22:39:12Z")
One more - the Broken Social Scene’s “Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl.” ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/10 "2004-12-19T00:24:04Z")
“God Only Knows”—The Beach Boys. One of the loveliest songs ever written. Period. " “Je t’aime”—Serge Gainsbourg & Jane Birkin (more a sex song than a love song) “If You Need Someone”—The Field Mice “I’ll Stand By You”—Girls Aloud (depends on your definition of “cool.”) “The Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side” (or “A Chicken with its Head Cut Off”)—The Magnetic Fields “Teardrop”—Massive Attack (not sure if it necessarily qualifies as a love song, but the lyrics start out “Love, love is a verb/love is a doing word/feathers on my breath.” I think this song is sexy as all get out.) “As Lovely As You”—Alison Krauss & Union Station (for a bit of country & western) “Wonderful World”—Sam Cooke “Nothing Can Stop Us Now”—St. Etienne “This Will Be Our Year”—The Zombies (from one of the greatest pop albums ever, _Odyssey and Oracle_ “Thank You”—Led Zeppelin (although Tori Amos has a version from her Crucify EP which I dare say isn’t all that bad.) “Girlfriend”—Matthew Sweet “I Couldn’t Live Without Your Love”—Petula Clark ---
**Author:** ![look\_ninjas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b2d939/32.png) [@look\_ninjas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/look_ninjas)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/11 "2004-12-19T01:49:52Z")
“Hep Cat’s Love Song” - Cab Calloway “I Don’t Know Why I Love You” - Ivy “I Would Die 4 U” - Prince “Million” - Jawbreaker “I’d Have You Anytime” - George Harrison “I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)” - Stevie Wonder ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/12 "2004-12-19T02:03:49Z")
Be warned, I’m a bad judge of what’s cool and what isn’t. But… Wicked Game—Chris Issak Rachel’s Song—_Blade Runner_ soundtrack ---
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/13 "2004-12-19T03:26:01Z")
I’ve got a list of songs I’m going to do this too, when the opportunity and time arise… Here’s a few I have on my list, I tried to edit out the ‘uncool’ ones for you. This Kiss - Faith Hill You’re still the one - Shania Message in a bottle - Police You were wonderful - clapton Crazy - Patsy Cline Summer Breeze - Isley Bros Grow old with me - Lennon Someone like you - Van Morrison Your song - Elton John Babylon - David Gray Unforgetable - Natalie & NatKingCole ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/14 "2004-12-19T03:59:48Z")
In the Cool of the Evening- sung by damn near everyone I’ve got you- Stone Temple Pilots ---
**Author:** ![Murcielago](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/da6949/32.png) [@Murcielago](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Murcielago)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/15 "2004-12-19T04:18:26Z")
“Stand By Me.” I like Ben E. King’s original, but my favorite version is John Lennon’s. The raw sound on the vocal works for me, as does the guitar sound on the solo. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/16 "2004-12-19T04:45:24Z")
Dance Me to the End of Love - Leonard Cohen Or anything else by Leonard Cohen…I’m You Man? …depending of course just how far you want to go on the corny-to-creepy spectrum. I would also recommend looking into some old jazz tunes…back when people knew how to sing about love without sounding stupid. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/17 "2004-12-19T05:41:33Z")
Going through my music collection… Perhaps the most beautiful love song: **Something** - The Beatles (George Harrison) **Wonderful Tonight** - Eric Clapton **Me and Bobby McGee** - Janis Joplin (Kris Kristofferson) **Melissa** - The Allman Brothers **Be my Yoko Ono** - Barenaked Ladies **Lovers in Dangerous Times** - Bruce Cockburn **Lean on Me** - Bill Withers **Ingrid Bergman** - Billy Bragg and Wilco (okay, it only love of Ingrid Bergman) **Lay Lady Lay** - Bob Dylan **Hard Headed Woman** - Cat Stevens **Layla** - Derek and the Dominoes **Thank You** - Dido **Best of My Love** - The Eagles **Wild Horses** - The Rolling Stones **Kim** - Eminem (JUST KIDDING! Consider it a sorbet, to clear the palate) **More Than Words** - Extreme **Hey Julie** - Fountains of Wayne **Frank Sinatra Love Songs:** \*I Get a Kick Out of You I’ve Got You Under My Skin The Way You Look Tonight My Funny Valentine The Last Dance \* **I’ve Got My Mind Set on You** - George Harrison **If You Could Read My Mind** - Gordon Lightfoot **Rosie** - Jackson Browne (You didn’t say WHAT he had to love…) **Two Hearts** - The Jayhawks **All the Right Reasons** - The Jayhawks **Angelyne** - The Jayhawks **I’m Gonna Make You Love Me** - The Jayhawks **Foxy Lady** - Jimi Hendrix **You are so Beautiful** - Joe Cocker **Annie’s Song** - John Denver **In Spite of Ourselves** - John Prine and Iris Dement **Fell in Love With a Girl** - The White Stripes **Some Kind of Wonderful** - Grand Funk **Maggie May** - Rod Stewart **Loves Me Like a Rock** - Paul Simon **This Must be Love** - Phil Collins, before he started sucking **You are the Sunshine of My Life** - Stevie Wonder **My Cherie Amour** - Stevie Wonder **Isn’t She Lovely** - Stevie Wonder **I Just Called to Say I Love You** - Stevie Wonder **Crazy Love** - Van Morrison **Never Too Late for Love** - Warren Zevon **Reconsider Me** - Warren Zevon **A Certain Girl** - Warren Zevon **Amanda** - Waylon Jennings **Gentle on my Mind** - Glenn Campbell ---
**Author:** ![Freejooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba8739/32.png) [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/18 "2004-12-19T06:30:22Z")
The entriety of the Magnetic Fields’ “69 Love Songs.” ---
**Author:** ![Tracy\_Lord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/19 "2004-12-19T09:16:43Z")
> [@pulykamell](#): > > “God Only Knows”—The Beach Boys. One of the loveliest songs ever written. Period. Second that. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2004, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-some-cool-love-songs/280549/20 "2004-12-19T13:30:49Z")
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