# Song lyrics that actually say those three little words--"I LOVE YOU" **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 21, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-actually-say-those-three-little-words-i-love-you/540249 "2010-05-21T13:39:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-actually-say-those-three-little-words-i-love-you/540249/61 "2010-05-26T16:06:41Z")
Suzy Q, baby I love you, Suzy Q. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-actually-say-those-three-little-words-i-love-you/540249/62 "2010-05-26T18:07:38Z")
Chicago - “Call On Me” Call on me 'cause I love you You know I do You love me too, ooh, ooh, ooh Billy Joel - “Just the Way You Are” I love you just the way you are. Elton John - “Philadelphia Freedom” (although it’s not about a person) Philadelphia freedom, shine on me I love you. Shine a light ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-actually-say-those-three-little-words-i-love-you/540249/63 "2010-05-27T01:40:45Z")
Doo, doodle-oo, doodle-oo, doodle-oo-dee-oodle, Doo, doodle-oo, doodle-oo, I love you From “The Doodlin’ Song” in this Dick Van Dyke episode at 22:50 (song starts at 21:30) [http://www.hulu.com/watch/113984/the-dick-van-dyke-show-too-many-stars](http://www.hulu.com/watch/113984/the-dick-van-dyke-show-too-many-stars) ---
**Author:** ![Hallucinex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba9def/32.png) [@Hallucinex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hallucinex)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-actually-say-those-three-little-words-i-love-you/540249/64 "2010-05-27T05:13:27Z")
[QUOTE=Stereo Total] I love you, Ono! Diamond ring, CHA CHA! [/QUOTE] I Love You Ono [QUOTE=The Pixies] I love you I do I love you All I’m saying pretty baby La la love you don’t mean maybe [/QUOTE] La La Love You ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_A.Robrin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sam_a.robrin/32/14497_2.png) [@Sam\_A.Robrin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_A.Robrin)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-actually-say-those-three-little-words-i-love-you/540249/65 "2010-05-27T13:47:51Z")
> [@Hallucinex](#): > > I Love You Ono > La La Love You There was a “La-La Means I Love You” from the Delfonics–a huge hit in their Philadelphia home ground when I lived there, though apparently not so hot everywhere else. I’m curious why this question was asked in the first place. It’s not like the “three little words” (and that’s a song itself) are unusual in pop music, as this thread clearly shows. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Righteous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-actually-say-those-three-little-words-i-love-you/540249/66 "2010-05-27T16:41:02Z")
And another Beatles song - Michelle (bilingual, no less) ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-actually-say-those-three-little-words-i-love-you/540249/67 "2010-05-27T17:07:32Z")
> [@Dr.Righteous](#): > > And another Beatles song - Michelle (bilingual, no less) See post number nine, number nine, number nine… ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Righteous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Dr.Righteous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Righteous)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-actually-say-those-three-little-words-i-love-you/540249/68 "2010-05-27T17:15:28Z")
> [@cjepson](#): > > See post number nine, number nine, number nine… Sorry - I did read the thread but somehow missed this one. At least the mistake was such that you could make a very appropriate joke about it! ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2010, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-actually-say-those-three-little-words-i-love-you/540249/69 "2010-05-27T18:01:04Z")
_Love You I Do_, sung by Jennifer Hudson, in the movie but not the Broadway musical (lyrics by Henry Krieger). > [@](#): > > “You’re the perfect man for me / I love you I do” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/song-lyrics-that-actually-say-those-three-little-words-i-love-you/540249.md?page=3)