# Needing \*Missing You\* songs **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 14, 2005, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-missing-you-songs/312478 "2005-07-14T06:37:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-missing-you-songs/312478/41 "2005-07-15T02:26:45Z")
I second Time in a Bottle by Jim Croce. I’ll Stand By You - The Pretenders To Make You Feel My Love - Garth Brooks But not The Dance by Garth Brooks. Holy crap, not The Dance. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-missing-you-songs/312478/42 "2005-07-15T03:07:54Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > . . . There is another really sappy song that I won’t mention but it comes from a Bette Midler movie. If we’re thinking of the same song, [Nanci Griffith](http://www.coquet-shack.com/lyrics/Griffith_Nanci_2/From_A_Distance_1587.php) does a nicer, not-so-sappy version. However, it might not be the right song for the wife of someone currently serving in Iraq. > [@](#): > > From a distance, we all have enough, > And no one is in need. > There are no guns, no bombs, no diseases, > No hungry mouths to feed. > > From a distance, you look like my friend, > Even though we are at war. > From a distance, I can’t comprehend, > What all this war is for. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-missing-you-songs/312478/43 "2005-07-15T03:56:43Z")
[I’m Already There](http://www.lyricsfreak.com/l/lonestar/84873.html) by Lonestar. _She got back on the phone Said I really miss you darling Don’t worry about the kids they’ll be alright Wish I was in your arms Lying right there beside you But I know that I’ll be in your dreams tonight And I’ll gently kiss your lips Touch you with my fingertips So turn out the light and close your eyes_ And perhaps [Letters From Home](http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/montgomery-john-michael/letters-from-home-12834.html) by John Michael Montgomery. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Vega](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a9adbd/32.png) [@Lord\_Vega](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Vega)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-missing-you-songs/312478/44 "2005-07-15T04:13:20Z")
“Lonely Boy” by Iron Butterfly, on the Ball album. “California Dreaming” by The Mama’s and the Papa’s My 2 picks. Cheers, Vega ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-missing-you-songs/312478/45 "2005-07-15T04:18:37Z")
My first year away at college, I made my dad a mix CD that ended with [All My Loving](http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/allmylov.htm) by The Beatles. It made Mom cry. Dad got “something in his eye,” though it may have been me singing along that did it. I think [Michelle](http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/michele.htm) might work well, as well as [The Long and Winding Road](http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/thelonga.htm). The last one’s a little iffy, since it could be interpreted as a break-up song. Continuing Beatle-wise, there’s [Silly Love Songs](http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/sillylov.htm) by Paul McCartney. “Ice Cream” by Sarah McLachlan, off her [Fumbling Towards Ecstasy](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000002VN7/ref=pd_sxp_f/102-3573590-8849746?v=glance&s=music) album, is a really sweet song. Another WWII song that might work (or at least popped into my head when reading the others) is [Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen](http://www.guntheranderson.com/v/data/beimirbi.htm). The most famous one is by the Andrews Sisters, but a bunch of people have recorded it. ---
**Author:** ![DirkGntly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-missing-you-songs/312478/46 "2005-07-15T12:14:16Z")
I was going to start a thread like this, but wanted to restrict it to 80’s soft rock and pop and any country/western. Mods, can I start a new thread for that? ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-missing-you-songs/312478/47 "2005-07-15T13:24:41Z")
> [@laina\_f](#): > > If we’re thinking of the same song, [Nanci Griffith](http://www.coquet-shack.com/lyrics/Griffith_Nanci_2/From_A_Distance_1587.php) does a nicer, not-so-sappy version. However, it might not be the right song for the wife of someone currently serving in Iraq. Different song. I didn’t know From a Distance was from a movie. ---
**Author:** ![Liz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/liz/32/17737_2.png) [@Liz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liz)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-missing-you-songs/312478/48 "2005-07-15T13:40:28Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Different song. I didn’t know From a Distance was from a movie. It’s not that I know of. Speaking of Bette, “To Comfort You” could be nice. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-missing-you-songs/312478/49 "2005-07-15T14:48:44Z")
> [@Zebra](#): > > Different song. I didn’t know From a Distance was from a movie. I was wrong. Sorry. I was focussing on the “Bette Midler” part and the “far away” part and forgot about the “movie” part. I did a bit of Googling on “From a Distance” and learned at [this site](http://www.songfacts.com/detail.lasso?id=4273) that “[From a Distance] won a Minute Man award from the US Army for inspiring troops during the First Gulf War.” So I guess I was wrong about it being inappropriate for someone on active military duty – I am surprised though that the Army considers it inspiring for the troops to think of the enemy as a friend and to wonder what all this war is for. ---
**Author:** ![DirkGntly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@DirkGntly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DirkGntly)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2005, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-missing-you-songs/312478/50 "2005-07-15T18:11:56Z")
I forgot to add mine this morning: “She Misses Him on Sunday the Most” - Diamond Rio ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-missing-you-songs/312478/51 "2005-07-22T19:01:17Z")
One for the Soldier department: “Hunkerdown” by the Legendary Shack Shakers. > [@](#): > > You got to hunkerdown, people, like a soldier boy down on the line. ---
**Author:** ![Washoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecae2f/32.png) [@Washoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Washoe)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-missing-you-songs/312478/52 "2005-07-22T19:08:14Z")
[Love Song for a Vampire](http://www.annie-lennox.com/lyricslove.htm) by Annie Lennox. I discovered this song when it was referenced in another thread concerning wedding music. I’d say it’s perfect for your application too. ---
**Author:** ![marque\_elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71c47a/32.png) [@marque\_elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marque_elf)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-missing-you-songs/312478/53 "2005-07-22T21:24:03Z")
If your still accepting suggestions: Judy Collins sings a song called _Easy Times_. The lyric goes, in part Tell me how you spend your time there. Here there’s nothing much to do, And the nights, they seem to last forever. And the summer’s been so long, I was here and you were gone. Been that way as long as I remember. Easy times come hard for me And Oh, my darling, Time again to dream that you are coming home. Happy times that i’ve had with you, And Oh, my darling, Will there ever be a time we’re not alone? She also sings a Bob Dylan song that would fit in this category. It is_Tomorrow Is a Long Time_ : If today were not an endless journey, If tonight were not a crooked trail, If tomorrow weren’t such a long tome, Then lonesome would mean nothing to me at all. Ah, if only he were lying by me, And I could here his heart a softly poundin’, Only if he were here beside me,’ Could I rest in my bed once again. I would also suggest you check out \*200 Miles \* by the Cowboy Junkies and _500 Miles_, the Peter, Paul and Mary version is very nice. Supposedly, the Monkees’ first hit **The Last Train To Clarksville** was about a soldier on his way to Basic and then Viet Nam asking his girlfriend to come and say goodbye. Hope this helps. ---
**Author:** ![Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Bambi\_Hassenpfeffer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bambi_Hassenpfeffer)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-missing-you-songs/312478/54 "2005-07-22T23:41:34Z")
Carole King’s _So Far Away_: _Long ago I reached for you and there you stood Holding you again could only do me good How I wish I could, but you’re so far away_ is the only one I can think of right now, but I’m sure I can add more later. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/needing-missing-you-songs/312478.md?page=2)