# What is (would be) your "couples" song? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 9, 2006, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993 "2006-05-09T00:57:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![mojave66](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@mojave66](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mojave66)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/21 "2006-05-09T06:16:21Z")
_Power of Two_ by the Indigo Girls. You really can’t get more “long-term lesbian couple” than that song. ---
**Author:** ![A.R.Cane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ee7513/32.png) [@A.R.Cane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A.R.Cane)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/22 "2006-05-09T06:41:44Z")
“La vie en rose” ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/23 "2006-05-09T07:14:51Z")
“Every Time We Say Goodbye,” as sung by Jeri Southern. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/24 "2006-05-09T07:37:01Z")
My husband chose Sade’s “By Your Side” as our wedding song/first dance song, and “The Luckiest” by Ben Folds as our last wedding dance song, so I think of both of them as officially ‘our songs’, but really we have so many. ---
**Author:** ![melondeca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5a626/32.png) [@melondeca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melondeca)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/25 "2006-05-09T12:54:58Z")
“Luna” by the Smashing Pumpkins ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/26 "2006-05-09T13:03:29Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] First song to pop into my head: _A Rainy Night In Soho_ by The Pogues. [/QUOTE] That’s got some rough verses in it though. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/27 "2006-05-09T14:11:08Z")
[QUOTE=Cluricaun] That’s got some rough verses in it though. [/QUOTE] Does it? \*'ve been loving you a long time Down all the years, down all the days… You’re the measure of my dreams…\* Seems to me the guy is totally in love. Of course there’s _Now the song is nearly over_. The obvious interpretation is that the relationship is ending. But there’s a lot of love in that song. ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/28 "2006-05-09T14:13:12Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] Does it? [/QUOTE] Hold please. I was thinking of Fairytale of New York. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/29 "2006-05-09T14:18:01Z")
Alone Again, Naturally. ---
**Author:** ![yellowval](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/919ad9/32.png) [@yellowval](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yellowval)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/30 "2006-05-09T14:25:18Z")
We have a few songs that are special to us. Our “official” song is “Love Will Keep Us Alive” by the Eagles, though we always tell people it’s “I Was Made for Loving You” by Kiss. Other songs that are special to us include “Your Song” by Elton John, “Annie’s Song” by John Denver, and Rachmaninoff’s 18th Variation (Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini). The last being the song I walked down the aisle to at our wedding. I’m tearing up just thinking about it. _sniff_ ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/31 "2006-05-09T14:42:17Z")
The only song I ever thought of as “our song” for my husband and me was _Reminiscing_ by the Little River Band. I only ever said anything about it once, though, many years ago, and I doubt he would even remember it now. Hurry, don’t be late I can hardly wait I said to myself when we’re old We’ll go dancing in the dark Walking through the park and reminiscing ---
**Author:** ![Sal\_Ammoniac](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Sal\_Ammoniac](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sal_Ammoniac)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/32 "2006-05-09T14:42:47Z")
Not only do we not have a song, but I wouldn’t even know where to look for one. Are we that unusual? It’s true we didn’t have a standard wedding, which is one thing that pushes you to name a song. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/33 "2006-05-09T14:44:39Z")
_Love Stinks_, J. Geils Band ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/34 "2006-05-09T14:45:30Z")
[QUOTE=Cluricaun] Hold please. I was thinking of Fairytale of New York. :smack: [/QUOTE] Even there, you see how much they love each other by the end. ---
**Author:** ![Barrels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@Barrels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barrels)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/35 "2006-05-09T15:10:23Z")
“Bless the Broken Road” by Rascal Flats… Ok, so “our song” seems to be everyone’s song this year. However it’s the first **slow** song that we danced to and the words do fit our lives. We met at a Gary Allen concert so “The Best I Ever Had” has special meaning as well, however considering that the song is about his wife who committed suicide it’s a little on the depressing side. I am working on a song montage for our first dance at our wedding next year. It will include Etta James “At Last”(Because my church won’t let me walk down the aisle to it), “Our Song”, “Sweet Home Alabama” (The first song we danced to) and something by Gary Allen. My ex and I had several songs, we will still call each other when they are on the radio, they include- “Bitch” by Dope, “Cold” by Crossfade and “Come Away With Me” by Norah Jones. We also just added “Crazy Bitch” by Buck Cherry to the list. There is one more that we would sing along to in the truck and should be on the list but I can’t remember which one, and I called him and he could remember either. We are now best friends, however as I sure you can tell by the songs, it was a very tumultuous relationship. Barrels ---
**Author:** ![Katriona](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/katriona/32/113_2.png) [@Katriona](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katriona)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/36 "2006-05-09T15:22:54Z")
“Somebody” by Depeche Mode ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/37 "2006-05-09T15:31:36Z")
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.] Even there, you see how much they love each other by the end. [/QUOTE] Agreed, but it’s not the kind of love that most people would be seeking out. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![yanceylebeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yanceylebeef/32/12290_2.png) [@yanceylebeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yanceylebeef)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/38 "2006-05-09T15:44:48Z")
[QUOTE=VunderBob] _Love Stinks_, J. Geils Band [/QUOTE] Then you’re doing it wrong. The song Mrs. Lebeef and I played at our wedding was “You Were Made For Me” By Sam Cooke. ---
**Author:** ![mlerose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@mlerose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlerose)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/39 "2006-05-09T16:14:15Z")
“Superman” by Five for Fighting and the Smashmouth cover of “I’m a believer.” ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2006, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993/40 "2006-05-09T16:29:12Z")
_Night Moves_ by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band, _Strawberry Wine_ by Deana Carter and _Hotel California_ by the Eagles. These were our favorite songs when my wife and I were dating. We have pretty different musical tastes in general though, her liking easy listening and soft rock with a splash of country, while I like classic rock and heavy metal. I also think of my wife and girls anytime I hear _Brown Eyed Girl_ by Van Morrison. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-would-be-your-couples-song/355993.md?page=3)