# The song that best describes your love life **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 18, 2008, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331 "2008-06-18T13:04:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/21 "2008-06-18T17:19:17Z")
“Goodbye to Love,” Carpenters Ill say goodbye to love No one ever cared if I should live or die Time and time again the chance for love has passed me by I think that says it all. ☹ ---
**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 18, 2008, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/22 "2008-06-18T17:20:47Z")
[QUOTE=TroubleAgain] Okay, this is definitely corny, but if you’re old enough, you may remember Donna Fargo, and her song “[Happiest Girl in the Whole USA](http://www.lyricsdownload.com/donna-fargo-happiest-girl-in-the-whole-usa-lyrics.html)”… Hey, I said it was corny. But we just celebrated our 14th wedding anniversary and we’re happier than we’ve ever been. 🆒 [/QUOTE] “Corny” doesn’t quite cover it…I’ll give you a ‘pass’ because you can invoke an insanity defense. Insanely happy, I mean. 😉 Happy for you! My song would be…um…uh…lemme ponder that awhile. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/23 "2008-06-18T17:27:44Z")
_Lonely Boy_. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/24 "2008-06-18T18:22:14Z")
[QUOTE=Mighty\_Girl] Just needed a bit of context. I am nosy like that. 🙂 [/QUOTE] Ah, okay. Do you know the lyrics? It’s pretty self explanatory: > [@](#): > > Imagine me and you, I do > I think about you day and night, it’s only right > To think about the girl you love and hold her tight > So happy together > > If I should call you up, invest a dime > And you say you belong to me and ease my mind > Imagine how the world could be, so very fine > So happy together > > I can’t see me lovin’ nobody but you > For all my life > When you’re with me, baby the skies’ll be blue > For all my life > > Me and you and you and me > No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be > The only one for me is you, and you for me > So happy together [Full lyrics here](http://www.stlyrics.com/lyrics/cherish/happytogether.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/25 "2008-06-18T18:24:39Z")
Longview, by Green Day. Or perhaps Turning Japanese. ---
**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 18, 2008, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/26 "2008-06-18T19:15:40Z")
OK, I’ve thought it over. “Change the World”/Clapton [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fHPWoDsyE6M/hqdefault.jpg "change the world") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHPWoDsyE6M) ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/27 "2008-06-18T19:19:48Z")
This is the one my husband picked as our song years ago: Right Down the Line by Gerry Rafferty You know I need your love You’ve got that hold over me Long as I’ve got your love You know that I’ll never leave When I wanted you to share my life I had no doubt in my mind And it’s been you woman Right down the line [Full lyrics here](http://www.lyricsdepot.com/gerry-rafferty/right-down-the-line.html) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/28 "2008-06-18T19:20:28Z")
“Situation Vacant” – The Kinks ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/29 "2008-06-18T20:20:24Z")
Wilco’s **Pick Up the Change** If it’s just your heart talking, I’ll listen every time Dear, you can talk my ear off, anytime, anytime But if my mind starts wandering, it won’t be gone long Whenever I hear your heart talking, it’s a song, it’s a song We used to have a lot of things in common But you know now we’re just the same [full lyrics](http://www.bemydemon.org/songs/pickup.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/30 "2008-06-18T20:38:53Z")
For the twenty-first century (so far) that would be _[One Night Only](http://youtube.com/watch?v=XElhZDfPK9M&feature=related)_ from _Dreamgirls_. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/31 "2008-06-18T20:41:22Z")
“She Bop” ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/32 "2008-06-18T20:49:02Z")
_We_ by the Descendents. Basically, “it doesn’t matter how much crap life throws our way, everything is perfect as long as we’re together”. ---
**Author:** ![TroubleAgain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@TroubleAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroubleAgain)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/33 "2008-06-18T20:55:02Z")
[QUOTE=lobotomyboy63] “Corny” doesn’t quite cover it…I’ll give you a ‘pass’ because you can invoke an insanity defense. Insanely happy, I mean. 😉 Happy for you! [/QUOTE] Thanks…I think. 😛😃 ---
**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 18, 2008, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/34 "2008-06-18T21:04:38Z")
Billy Joel’s **Just the Way You Are**. That wasn’t our wedding song, but we agree that it would be, if we were choosing today. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2008, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/35 "2008-06-18T21:17:58Z")
A couple of songs by [**Peter Case**](http://www.petercase.com/) come to mind; _Two Angels_ and _Beautiful Grind_. Our wedding dance was to \*Motel Matches \* by **Elvis Costello**. ---
**Author:** ![Cerowyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Cerowyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cerowyn)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/36 "2008-06-18T21:36:01Z")
“Comfortably Numb” by Pink Floyd. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/37 "2008-06-18T21:52:41Z")
“Too Much Time,” by Captain Beefheart. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2008, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/38 "2008-06-18T21:56:39Z")
One a good day? Dance Me to the End of Love. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2008, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/39 "2008-06-18T22:02:16Z")
“[It’s So Easy Not to Try](http://youtube.com/watch?v=dpeOnFiqfPs)”—from _The Return of the King_. (Minus the Hobbits) Either that or “Song for Ten” by Neil Hannon. Damnit… ---
**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 18, 2008, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331/40 "2008-06-18T22:09:02Z")
[QUOTE=TroubleAgain] Thanks…I think. 😛😃 [/QUOTE] I blame myself. We should have intervened at DallasDope…you were hitting the tortilla chips pretty hard! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-song-that-best-describes-your-love-life/453331.md?page=3)