# Sappy songs you are unapologetic about loving **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [June 18, 2021, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578 "2021-06-18T22:13:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/121 "2021-06-21T01:50:04Z")
How could I forget Mary Chapin Carpenter’s “This Shirt”? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/AbL1LptZ8Vc/maxresdefault.jpg "Mary Chapin Carpenter - This Shirt") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbL1LptZ8Vc) And “God’s Will,” by Martina McBride? [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YCRrrP0EhPc/maxresdefault.jpg "Martina McBride - God's Will (Official Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCRrrP0EhPc) ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/122 "2021-06-21T04:49:29Z")
OK I’ll own it. IIRC there was a cartoon (Nat’l Lampoon?) where a pianist has the donations jar and it says, “Requests-$5. Feelings-$500.” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/CyBcHUe4WeQ/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgYihYMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBi0Mkz30lar29sV68Py3sq4PrY0Q "Feelings - Morris Albert") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyBcHUe4WeQ) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/123 "2021-06-21T07:00:06Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > How could I forget Mary Chapin Carpenter’s Oh, Okay. Top this: [Mary Chapin Carpenter - John Doe No. 24 - Bing video](https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=mary+chapin+carpenter+john+doe+%2324&qpvt=mary+chapin+carpenter+john+doe+%2324&view=detail&mid=6B17A1AEF9A05CEB10F26B17A1AEF9A05CEB10F2&&FORM=VRDGAR&ru=%2Fvideos%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Dmary%2Bchapin%2Bcarpenter%2Bjohn%2Bdoe%2B%252324%26qpvt%3Dmary%2Bchapin%2Bcarpenter%2Bjohn%2Bdoe%2B%252324%26FORM%3DVDRE) But again, it’s not sappy at all, so I shouldn’t have posted it here. _Muskrat Love_ is Sappy, not this. Oh, I’m in the wrong thread. ---
**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:** [June 21, 2021, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/124 "2021-06-21T13:03:15Z")
I like this version better. 😃 [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTkwILDnvTk) ---
**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:** [June 21, 2021, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/125 "2021-06-21T13:09:22Z")
I’m a sucker for The Seekers: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/wZf41UudAbI/maxresdefault.jpg "The Seekers - I'll Never Find Another You (HQ Stereo, 1964/'68)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZf41UudAbI) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/PSxwqBJLU8A/hqdefault.jpg "The Seekers - A World of our Own (HQ Stereo, 1965/'68)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSxwqBJLU8A) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/La4dxvgEmF0/hqdefault.jpg "Judith Durham The Seekers - Far Shore") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La4dxvgEmF0) ---
**Author:** ![its\_the\_daddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bb73d2/32.png) [@its\_the\_daddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/its_the_daddy)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/126 "2021-06-21T14:09:21Z")
I get drippy over this one. And yes, it must have been a cold day in the studio… [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/HqViJyweNV0/hqdefault.jpg "Richard & Linda Thompson - A Heart Needs A Home") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqViJyweNV0) ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/127 "2021-06-21T14:41:11Z")
I’m not sure what makes a song sappy. But here are some of mine, I won’t list the ones that have already been mentioned (try not to anyway): Thunder Island - Jay Ferguson Love & Affection - Nelson Every Time I Think of You - The Baby’s I’d Really Love to See You Tonight - England Dan & John Ford Coley Fallin’ in Love - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds Don’t Pull Your Love Out on Me Baby - Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds With Your Love - Jefferson Starship A Love Song - Loggins & Messina I Want it that Way - Back Street Boys Daisy Jane - America And I know I’ll get lots of crap for this one - Muskrat Love - America (not Capt & Tennille) ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/128 "2021-06-21T14:54:36Z")
“Unchained Melody”, by the Righteous Brothers. [Righteous Brothers - Unchained Melody [Live - Best Quality] (1965) - YouTube](https://youtu.be/IYj2hex99gY) So swoony! Love it! (Watched some reaction videos, of another generation hearing it for the first time. Performed live, no auto tune, etc. It was fun!) ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/129 "2021-06-21T15:33:38Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > Muskrat Love - America (not Capt & Tennille) No crap here, I like this, too. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/130 "2021-06-21T15:37:04Z")
> [@TRC4941](#): > > Muskrat Love - America (not Capt & Tennille) I love the C&T version. The tape deck chipmunks I mean muskrats are perfect. ---
**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:** [June 21, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/131 "2021-06-21T15:46:19Z")
Hamster Love: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dSt2RoZ8Ek4/hqdefault.jpg "hamster love") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSt2RoZ8Ek4) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/132 "2021-06-21T15:57:49Z")
> [@elbows](#): > > “Unchained Melody”, by the Righteous Brothers. When my wife Pepper Mill was still working at the dentist’s office many years ago a little girl was waiting there and this song came over the sound system. Idly, my wife asked her if she knew that name of the song. She didn’t so Pepper told her it was called “Unchained Melody”. The little girl was indignant. “That’s not _Unchained Melody_! That’s the music from _Ghost_!” (The movie _Ghost_ had just come out, and her parents had obviously taken her to se it.) “It was sad when Sam died,” the little girl went on. “It was sad when he died again.” ---
**Author:** ![alovem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/133 "2021-06-21T17:41:58Z")
😀 😀 😀 Thank you, I somehow missed that one. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/134 "2021-06-21T17:50:50Z")
Muskrat Love is the very definition of sappy. So too is Unchained Melody from Ghost. Lots of my favorite songs upthread. A great thread here, thanks @dropzone! I don’t think these have been mentioned. The Commodores – Three Times a Lady [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/B4dl6JSf-bc/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHOBYAC4AOKAgwIABABGGUgRyhDMA8=&rs=AOn4CLDIGQHec3mJh42MfW8L6bxffa35zw "Commodores - Three Times A Lady [Live]") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4dl6JSf-bc) The Carpenters – Goodbye to Love [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jixeE8gkT-s/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIAC4AOKAgwIABABGHIgUyhBMA8=&rs=AOn4CLCxD-qT4SmrMi4Ve7E4IO6UrcJ4ng ""Goodbye to Love" Carpenters") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jixeE8gkT-s) America – Sister Golden Hair [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oNULFXLuMc) Heatwave – Always and Forever [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/9tXVK7fh-kI/maxresdefault.jpg "Heatwave - Always and Forever (Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tXVK7fh-kI) The Sound of Music – Edelweiss [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/8bL2BCiFkTk/maxresdefault.jpg "Edelweiss from The Sound of Music") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bL2BCiFkTk) Always and Forever was my high school girlfriend’s and my song. She picked the song to be “ours”. I was never too keen on it but it brings back good memories from those days. And no, not those kind of memories. For two summers I hung out with her family, going to baseball games, camping at Otis Reservoir in MA, playing croquet in their yard. Good times! And Sister Golden Hair reminds me of my college girlfriend. I went through a “blonde phase” down in Santa Barbara. ---
**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:** [June 21, 2021, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/135 "2021-06-21T18:10:00Z")
My daughter says the thing she remembers most about our apartment in Moscow is Enya playing on my stereo while I made spaghetti in the kitchen. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Wkk0puI6NfA/hqdefault.jpg "Enya - Wild Child (video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wkk0puI6NfA) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Jl8iYAo90pE/maxresdefault.jpg "Enya - Caribbean Blue (Official 4k Music Video)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jl8iYAo90pE) [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/puu3qFXnrzM/hqdefault.jpg "Enya - Flora's Secret (check description for an updated version)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puu3qFXnrzM) ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/136 "2021-06-21T18:23:59Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > The Commodores – Three Times a Lady That reminds me… [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ZYRfUoR9Q4Y/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AG-AoAC8AGKAgwIABABGH8gOigpMA8=&rs=AOn4CLB9CL_UOypT46AD1MELj3_REIuD9Q "Lady - Kenny Rogers") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYRfUoR9Q4Y) ---
**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:** [June 21, 2021, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/137 "2021-06-21T21:34:50Z")
Several Bee Gees songs: “To Love Somebody” (but NOT the Michael Bolton version!) “Fanny Be Tender with My Love” “Love So Right” “Too Much Heaven” ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2021, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/138 "2021-06-21T21:44:28Z")
“To Love Somebody” (but NOT the Bee Gees version!) 😉 [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yX-OkV_2z8A/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AH-BIACqgOKAgwIABABGGUgRihkMA8=&rs=AOn4CLBakfV0jOs-iCKREv4Eb3-0ACyvEQ "TO LOVE SOMEBODY by Janis Joplin") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yX-OkV_2z8A) then one I played at least once on my homebound commute for a stretch. See: The OP,in regards to my romantic tendencies. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mrF_nM9pknU/maxresdefault.jpg "Big Brother & The Holding Company, Janis Joplin - Ball and Chain (Official Audio)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrF_nM9pknU) ---
**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:** [June 22, 2021, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578/139 "2021-06-22T12:42:13Z")
My ultimate guilty pleasure: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dZMc0-ZAUeY/maxresdefault.jpg "THE COWSILLS I LOVE THE FLOWER GIRL -OFFICIALLY TITLED: THE RAIN, THE PARK AND OTHER THINGS.") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZMc0-ZAUeY) ---
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“I’d Do Anything” from _Oliver!_ [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/pogdbpWh3mE/maxresdefault.jpg "Oliver! I'd Do Anything (Musical 1968)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pogdbpWh3mE) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sappy-songs-you-are-unapologetic-about-loving/944578.md?page=8)