# NPR looking for "ideal romantic song" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 6, 2015, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934 "2015-02-06T02:29:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/1 "2015-02-06T02:29:32Z")
You know you want to vote! > **[What Is Your Ideal Romantic Song?](https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2015/02/05/383848778/what-is-your-ideal-romantic-song?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150205?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=20150205)** > > What qualities do romantic songs share? Does our idea of the perfect romantic song change over time? We want to find out. Share the music that puts you in the mood. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/2 "2015-02-06T02:41:33Z")
I had to go with Nat “King” Cole’s “Stardust.” ---
**Author:** ![Brynda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Brynda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brynda)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/3 "2015-02-06T02:47:23Z")
Good one! I chose Tupelo Honey by Van Morrison. ---
**Author:** ![Ponch8](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponch8/32/9883_2.png) [@Ponch8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponch8)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/4 "2015-02-06T02:51:47Z")
I picked “The Harold Song” by Kesha. ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/5 "2015-02-06T02:54:48Z")
“At Last” by Etta James. ---
**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:** [February 6, 2015, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/6 "2015-02-06T02:59:19Z")
I’ll pick an obvious one: “Something” by the Beatles. “God Only Knows” is my other off-the-cuff choice, but that was mentioned in the article. ---
**Author:** ![cmkeller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmkeller/32/118_2.png) [@cmkeller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmkeller)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2015, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/7 "2015-02-06T03:20:21Z")
“The Search Is Over”, by Survivor. ---
**Author:** ![BaldDudePeekskill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5e925/32.png) [@BaldDudePeekskill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaldDudePeekskill)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/8 "2015-02-08T02:41:54Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > “At Last” by Etta James. Seconded! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/9 "2015-02-08T03:22:44Z")
“Someone to Watch over Me” by Ella Fitzgerald. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/10 "2015-02-08T03:28:39Z")
(Mine will be the only submission for) **I’ll Get By (As Long as I Have You)**, released right as the Great Depression began. ---
**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:** [February 8, 2015, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/11 "2015-02-08T03:31:03Z")
I picked “Volverás” by Ricky Martin, but “Never My Love” by The Association would be a close second. ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/12 "2015-02-08T05:05:42Z")
The Way You Look Tonight. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/13 "2015-02-08T12:44:46Z")
“Hold That Tiger!”? ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/14 "2015-02-08T13:10:30Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > “At Last” by Etta James. Yep. And \*\*“Let’s Stay Together” \*\*by Al Green. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/15 "2015-02-08T14:55:11Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > The Way You Look Tonight. or “All The Things You Are”. Both by Jerome Kern ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/16 "2015-02-08T15:08:26Z")
“Today” Jefferson Airplane ---
**Author:** ![Octarine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/22d042/32.png) [@Octarine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octarine)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/17 "2015-02-08T15:19:57Z")
“Maybe I’m Amazed,” by Paul McCartney. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2015, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/18 "2015-02-09T00:28:45Z")
I semi-trolled the poll with “Messages” by OMD, which straddles the line between romantic and cynical, but definitely does not fall into the “happy endings” category. If you define “romance” as “passion”, then yes, it does have romance in it, but its message is that sometimes long-separated people do _not_ get back together again. Although technically it might still be considered a romantic song regardless, because atmospheric New Wave is sometimes called “New Romantic”. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/19 "2015-02-09T02:01:37Z")
I went with Irving Berlin’s “Always.” ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2015, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934/20 "2015-02-09T03:28:16Z")
“Unchained Melody” by the Righteous Brothers. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/npr-looking-for-ideal-romantic-song/711934.md?page=2)