Comments on: The Love Song Game http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/ making all our lives easier, more fulfilling, lovelier journeys Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:00:36 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Robin http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1306 Robin Sat, 28 Oct 2006 19:56:00 +0000 http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/#comment-1306 Instantly Time Consuming!!~!!<br/>1. "Don’t Know What You’ve Got (Till It’s Gone)” - Cinderella<br/>2. “I Remember You” – Skid Row<br/>3. “Sometimes She Cries” - Warrant<br/>4. “LoveSong” - Tesla<br/>5. “I’ll Be There For You” – Bon Jovi<br/>6. “I’ll See You In My Dreams” - <br/>7. “Thank You” – Led Zepplin<br/>8. “Every Rose Has It’s Thorn” - Poison<br/>9. “Lady In Red” - <br/>10. “Sweet Child O’Mine” – Guns N’Roses Instantly Time Consuming!!~!!
1. “Don’t Know What You’ve Got (Till It’s Gone)” – Cinderella
2. “I Remember You” – Skid Row
3. “Sometimes She Cries” – Warrant
4. “LoveSong” – Tesla
5. “I’ll Be There For You” – Bon Jovi
6. “I’ll See You In My Dreams” –
7. “Thank You” – Led Zepplin
8. “Every Rose Has It’s Thorn” – Poison
9. “Lady In Red” –
10. “Sweet Child O’Mine” – Guns N’Roses

]]> By: Melodrama http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/comment-page-1/#comment-876 Melodrama Wed, 14 Dec 2005 20:38:00 +0000 http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/#comment-876 For a guy you're really emotional. Here's my list and I must say this was a great idea.<br/>1. Torn between 2 lovers - Macgregor<br/>2. Diary - Bread<br/>3. Lady in Red - ?<br/>4. 5 String Serenade - Mazzy Starr<br/>5. Baby I'm a Want You - Bread<br/>6. My Love Don't Cost a Thing - Jennifer Lopez<br/>7. Kawliga was a Wooden Indian - Johnny Cash<br/>8. She's Come Undun - The Guess Who<br/>9. Crazy for You - Madonna (yuck what happened there?)<br/>10. Hit the Road Jack - Ray Charles For a guy you’re really emotional. Here’s my list and I must say this was a great idea.
1. Torn between 2 lovers – Macgregor
2. Diary – Bread
3. Lady in Red – ?
4. 5 String Serenade – Mazzy Starr
5. Baby I’m a Want You – Bread
6. My Love Don’t Cost a Thing – Jennifer Lopez
7. Kawliga was a Wooden Indian – Johnny Cash
8. She’s Come Undun – The Guess Who
9. Crazy for You – Madonna (yuck what happened there?)
10. Hit the Road Jack – Ray Charles

]]> By: Jarrett http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Jarrett Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:14:00 +0000 http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/#comment-357 1. Such Great Heights - Postal Service<br/>2. Universally Speaking - Red Hot Chili Peppers<br/>3. Transatlanticism - Death Cab For Cutie<br/>4. I Caught Fire - The Used<br/>5. Beautiful - H.I.M.<br/>6. Homesick At Space Camp - Fall Out Boy<br/>7. Brighter Than Sunshine - Aqualung<br/>8. Here In My Room - Incubus<br/>9. Gorgeous - theSTART<br/>10. I.O.U. One Galaxy - The Ataris 1. Such Great Heights – Postal Service
2. Universally Speaking – Red Hot Chili Peppers
3. Transatlanticism – Death Cab For Cutie
4. I Caught Fire – The Used
5. Beautiful – H.I.M.
6. Homesick At Space Camp – Fall Out Boy
7. Brighter Than Sunshine – Aqualung
8. Here In My Room – Incubus
9. Gorgeous – theSTART
10. I.O.U. One Galaxy – The Ataris

]]> By: Jen T. (that's me) http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/comment-page-1/#comment-162 Jen T. (that's me) Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:43:00 +0000 http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/#comment-162 1. Lovesong -- The Cure<br />2. When a Man Loves a Woman -- Percy Sledge<br />3. Where Are You Going? -- Dave Matthews Band<br />4. Luna -- The Smashing Pumpkins<br />5. Keep on Loving You -- REO Speedwagon<br />6. Just Like Heaven -- The Cure<br />7. In Your Eyes -- Peter Gabriel<br />8. Exit Music for a Film -- Radiohead<br />9. Green Eyes -- Coldplay<br />10. Nothing Compares 2 U -- Sinead O'Connor 1. Lovesong — The Cure
2. When a Man Loves a Woman — Percy Sledge
3. Where Are You Going? — Dave Matthews Band
4. Luna — The Smashing Pumpkins
5. Keep on Loving You — REO Speedwagon
6. Just Like Heaven — The Cure
7. In Your Eyes — Peter Gabriel
8. Exit Music for a Film — Radiohead
9. Green Eyes — Coldplay
10. Nothing Compares 2 U — Sinead O’Connor

]]> By: Jen T. (that's me) http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1867 Jen T. (that's me) Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:43:00 +0000 http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/#comment-1867 1. Lovesong -- The Cure<br />2. When a Man Loves a Woman -- Percy Sledge<br />3. Where Are You Going? -- Dave Matthews Band<br />4. Luna -- The Smashing Pumpkins<br />5. Keep on Loving You -- REO Speedwagon<br />6. Just Like Heaven -- The Cure<br />7. In Your Eyes -- Peter Gabriel<br />8. Exit Music for a Film -- Radiohead<br />9. Green Eyes -- Coldplay<br />10. Nothing Compares 2 U -- Sinead O'Connor 1. Lovesong — The Cure
2. When a Man Loves a Woman — Percy Sledge
3. Where Are You Going? — Dave Matthews Band
4. Luna — The Smashing Pumpkins
5. Keep on Loving You — REO Speedwagon
6. Just Like Heaven — The Cure
7. In Your Eyes — Peter Gabriel
8. Exit Music for a Film — Radiohead
9. Green Eyes — Coldplay
10. Nothing Compares 2 U — Sinead O’Connor

]]> By: Jen T. (that's me) http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1893 Jen T. (that's me) Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:43:00 +0000 http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/#comment-1893 1. Lovesong -- The Cure<br />2. When a Man Loves a Woman -- Percy Sledge<br />3. Where Are You Going? -- Dave Matthews Band<br />4. Luna -- The Smashing Pumpkins<br />5. Keep on Loving You -- REO Speedwagon<br />6. Just Like Heaven -- The Cure<br />7. In Your Eyes -- Peter Gabriel<br />8. Exit Music for a Film -- Radiohead<br />9. Green Eyes -- Coldplay<br />10. Nothing Compares 2 U -- Sinead O'Connor 1. Lovesong — The Cure
2. When a Man Loves a Woman — Percy Sledge
3. Where Are You Going? — Dave Matthews Band
4. Luna — The Smashing Pumpkins
5. Keep on Loving You — REO Speedwagon
6. Just Like Heaven — The Cure
7. In Your Eyes — Peter Gabriel
8. Exit Music for a Film — Radiohead
9. Green Eyes — Coldplay
10. Nothing Compares 2 U — Sinead O’Connor

]]> By: Jen T. (that's me) http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/comment-page-1/#comment-1919 Jen T. (that's me) Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:43:00 +0000 http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/#comment-1919 1. Lovesong -- The Cure<br />2. When a Man Loves a Woman -- Percy Sledge<br />3. Where Are You Going? -- Dave Matthews Band<br />4. Luna -- The Smashing Pumpkins<br />5. Keep on Loving You -- REO Speedwagon<br />6. Just Like Heaven -- The Cure<br />7. In Your Eyes -- Peter Gabriel<br />8. Exit Music for a Film -- Radiohead<br />9. Green Eyes -- Coldplay<br />10. Nothing Compares 2 U -- Sinead O'Connor 1. Lovesong — The Cure
2. When a Man Loves a Woman — Percy Sledge
3. Where Are You Going? — Dave Matthews Band
4. Luna — The Smashing Pumpkins
5. Keep on Loving You — REO Speedwagon
6. Just Like Heaven — The Cure
7. In Your Eyes — Peter Gabriel
8. Exit Music for a Film — Radiohead
9. Green Eyes — Coldplay
10. Nothing Compares 2 U — Sinead O’Connor

]]> By: sjur http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/comment-page-1/#comment-159 sjur Sat, 22 Jan 2005 15:24:00 +0000 http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/#comment-159 with or without you - u2<br />angel - r williams<br />californication - r h c p<br />dirty dancing soundtrack<br />magnet - million miles<br />big bang - street parade<br />peggy sue<br />circle of life - elton john<br />devil got my woman - skip james<br />bridge over troubled water - simon and garfunkel with or without you – u2
angel – r williams
californication – r h c p
dirty dancing soundtrack
magnet – million miles
big bang – street parade
peggy sue
circle of life – elton john
devil got my woman – skip james
bridge over troubled water – simon and garfunkel

]]> By: Nightmare http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Nightmare Sat, 22 Jan 2005 04:25:00 +0000 http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/#comment-158 1) Inna gadda davida.....Iron Butterfly<br />2) Whole lot of Rosey....AC/DC<br />3) Big Little Baby.......Reverend Horton Heat<br />4) Big Bottom............Spinal Tap<br />5) Frankinstein..........Alice Cooper<br />6) Beautiful People......Marilyn Manson<br />7) Roses for Momma.......Red Sovine<br />8) Wildfire..............America<br />9) I love you,You love me..Barney<br />10) What's love go tto do with it...Tina Turner 1) Inna gadda davida…..Iron Butterfly
2) Whole lot of Rosey….AC/DC
3) Big Little Baby…….Reverend Horton Heat
4) Big Bottom…………Spinal Tap
5) Frankinstein……….Alice Cooper
6) Beautiful People……Marilyn Manson
7) Roses for Momma…….Red Sovine
8) Wildfire…………..America
9) I love you,You love me..Barney
10) What’s love go tto do with it…Tina Turner

]]> By: Brad Roach http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Brad Roach Sat, 22 Jan 2005 03:10:00 +0000 http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/#comment-157 Marvin Gaye - Come Get To This<br /><br />Lionel Richie - Hello<br /><br />UB40 - Red Red Wine<br /><br />Bob Marley - Turn Your Lights Down Low<br /><br />Richard Marx - Angelina<br /><br />J.J. Cale - Magnolia<br /><br />Beatles - Julia<br /><br />Ashley MacIsaac - MacDougall's Pride<br /><br />Ben Harper - Please Me Like You Want To<br /><br />Blue Rodeo - Bad Timing Marvin Gaye – Come Get To This

Lionel Richie – Hello

UB40 – Red Red Wine

Bob Marley – Turn Your Lights Down Low

Richard Marx – Angelina

J.J. Cale – Magnolia

Beatles – Julia

Ashley MacIsaac – MacDougall’s Pride

Ben Harper – Please Me Like You Want To

Blue Rodeo – Bad Timing

]]> By: mystiquebob http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/comment-page-1/#comment-156 mystiquebob Fri, 21 Jan 2005 17:28:00 +0000 http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/#comment-156 Not necessarily my favourite l-u-r-v-e songs, but as requested, these are the first that popped into my head.<br /><br />1. I'm Not In Love - 10cc<br />2. Baby I Love Your Way - Peter Frampton<br />3. In My Life - The Beatles<br />4. Sweet Love - Anita Baker<br />5. If You Go Away - Frank Sinatra<br />6. I Want To Give You My Loving - Jim Capaldi<br />7. My Brain Is Like A Sieve<br />8. My Love - Paul McCartney<br />9. I Want Your Love - Chic<br />10. Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley Not necessarily my favourite l-u-r-v-e songs, but as requested, these are the first that popped into my head.

1. I’m Not In Love – 10cc
2. Baby I Love Your Way – Peter Frampton
3. In My Life – The Beatles
4. Sweet Love – Anita Baker
5. If You Go Away – Frank Sinatra
6. I Want To Give You My Loving – Jim Capaldi
7. My Brain Is Like A Sieve
8. My Love – Paul McCartney
9. I Want Your Love – Chic
10. Love Me Tender – Elvis Presley

]]> By: Mark Crook http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Mark Crook Fri, 21 Jan 2005 15:22:00 +0000 http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/#comment-155 1. I'm not in love - 10cc<br />2. Silly love song - Wings<br />3. Torn between two lovers - some American bint<br />4. Love is a drug - Roxy Music<br />5. I love you love - Gary Fiddler<br />6. Love don't live here anymore - Rose royce (or Jimmy Nail shit version)<br />7. Love me love my dog - Peter Schelly<br />8. Long haired lover from liverpool - Jimmy Osmond<br />9. Mr Loverman - Shaggy<br />10. Tunnel of love - Dire straits 1. I’m not in love – 10cc
2. Silly love song – Wings
3. Torn between two lovers – some American bint
4. Love is a drug – Roxy Music
5. I love you love – Gary Fiddler
6. Love don’t live here anymore – Rose royce (or Jimmy Nail shit version)
7. Love me love my dog – Peter Schelly
8. Long haired lover from liverpool – Jimmy Osmond
9. Mr Loverman – Shaggy
10. Tunnel of love – Dire straits

]]> By: RuKsaK http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/comment-page-1/#comment-154 RuKsaK Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:51:00 +0000 http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/#comment-154 1. Build Me Up Buttercup<br />2. My Girl<br />3. I Will Always Love You<br />4. Baby's in Black<br />5. How Soon Is Now?<br />6. Daydream Believer<br />7. Love Man<br />8. Devil in Disguise<br />9. Ruby Tuesday<br />10.Venus as a Boy (maybe)<br /><br />Phew - that was bloody hard work 1. Build Me Up Buttercup
2. My Girl
3. I Will Always Love You
4. Baby’s in Black
5. How Soon Is Now?
6. Daydream Believer
7. Love Man
8. Devil in Disguise
9. Ruby Tuesday
10.Venus as a Boy (maybe)

Phew – that was bloody hard work

]]> By: Deek Deekster http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Deek Deekster Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:08:00 +0000 http://theothersideofeverything.com/flip/2005/01/the-love-song-game/#comment-153 This is where my bare-faced cheek comes into it's own. I actually kept going and came up with a list of 21. But then, I've made it my mission to arm-wrestle Cupid in <a HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fvalentineresistance.com">Valentine Resistance Movement</a> style.<br /><br />1. love is the sweetest thing - ray noble<br />2. all you need is love - beatles<br />3. love is a stranger - eurhythmics<br />4. love's in need of love today - stevie wonder<br />5. constant craving - k d lang<br />6. give me just a little more time - chairman of the board<br />7. first time ever i saw your face - roberta flack<br />8. she's gone - hall and oates<br />9. love me do - beatles<br />10. is it love that you're after - rose royce<br />11. dirty love - frank zappa<br />12. something so right - paul simon<br />13. regret - blue nile<br />14. torn between two lovers - mary macgregor? helen reddy? connie francis?<br />15. she loves me like a rock - paul simon<br />16. these words - natasha beddingfield<br />17. all i ever wanted - the believers<br />18. what do you want - adam faith<br />19. love is the drug - roxy music<br />20. do i worry? - ink spots<br />21. all i want - joni mitchell<br /><br /><br />As I thought of these songs, I listened to them in the same order, which took all day. I started to weep when I got to "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face". Previously, this has always been an aspirational song for me - to love like that I always thought was so tender, complete and overwhelming. When I met my gorgeous girlfriend about 15 months ago, I really did take one look at her smiling face and become instantly interested in her. We danced until 3am. I woke up (on my own) smiling, and before opening my eyes I could see her face as clear as the sun. So for me this time love has been as described by this song.<br /><br />I was so astonished by my Number 10, Rose Royce's "Is It Love That You're After (Or Just A Good Time)" that I nearly broke my rule and ignored what was playing in my head. But, I found it and listened and I boogied all around. Somehow this disco classic got in there and did for my adolescent limbic system.<br /><br />12: Paul Simon, "Something So Right" - I wept more. Oh God I had to fetch a tissue. I am not afraid of my emotions, just my snot. "Some people never say those words 'I Love You' - it's not their style to be so bold.. Some people never say those words 'I Love You' - but like a child, they're longing to be told..." Paul, you got me with that one. Soft bastard.<br /><br />16: "These Words" - Natasha Beddingfield - I don't really like this one but it's catchy and modern I guess - her lyric includes "Hyperbole" pronouncing it as if to rhyme with "Super Bowl" instead of "Hyper - Burly". It's Greek, you know.<br /><br />17: "All I Ever Wanted" - The Believers - a lovely ditty by an obscure 80s rock soul band. The only version I have is from cassette so it's very trebly and hissy, but still it's a sweet song.<br /><br />20: "Do I Worry?" - Ink Spots. Well, it's sort of about love - the flip side of love, jealousy - and so beautifully expressed.<br /><br />21. I know.. I misnumbered them and had two 12s. Anyway, this is a nice song to end with, and what with her me-generation relationship analysis ramblings, Joni had to be in there somewhere. And so she popped... "I want to talk to you, I want to shampoo you, I want to renew you again and again, alive alive, I want to get up and jive, I want to wreck my stockings in some juke-box dive..."<br /><br />Now I am going to put these songs online for a short time - just for evaluation and review purposes - and I shall be pleased to entertain your reactions. Check <a HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Ffunk.co.uk%2Ftulips%2F">here for details.</a> This is where my bare-faced cheek comes into it’s own. I actually kept going and came up with a list of 21. But then, I’ve made it my mission to arm-wrestle Cupid in Valentine Resistance Movement style.

1. love is the sweetest thing – ray noble
2. all you need is love – beatles
3. love is a stranger – eurhythmics
4. love’s in need of love today – stevie wonder
5. constant craving – k d lang
6. give me just a little more time – chairman of the board
7. first time ever i saw your face – roberta flack
8. she’s gone – hall and oates
9. love me do – beatles
10. is it love that you’re after – rose royce
11. dirty love – frank zappa
12. something so right – paul simon
13. regret – blue nile
14. torn between two lovers – mary macgregor? helen reddy? connie francis?
15. she loves me like a rock – paul simon
16. these words – natasha beddingfield
17. all i ever wanted – the believers
18. what do you want – adam faith
19. love is the drug – roxy music
20. do i worry? – ink spots
21. all i want – joni mitchell

As I thought of these songs, I listened to them in the same order, which took all day. I started to weep when I got to “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face”. Previously, this has always been an aspirational song for me – to love like that I always thought was so tender, complete and overwhelming. When I met my gorgeous girlfriend about 15 months ago, I really did take one look at her smiling face and become instantly interested in her. We danced until 3am. I woke up (on my own) smiling, and before opening my eyes I could see her face as clear as the sun. So for me this time love has been as described by this song.

I was so astonished by my Number 10, Rose Royce’s “Is It Love That You’re After (Or Just A Good Time)” that I nearly broke my rule and ignored what was playing in my head. But, I found it and listened and I boogied all around. Somehow this disco classic got in there and did for my adolescent limbic system.

12: Paul Simon, “Something So Right” – I wept more. Oh God I had to fetch a tissue. I am not afraid of my emotions, just my snot. “Some people never say those words ‘I Love You’ – it’s not their style to be so bold.. Some people never say those words ‘I Love You’ – but like a child, they’re longing to be told…” Paul, you got me with that one. Soft bastard.

16: “These Words” – Natasha Beddingfield – I don’t really like this one but it’s catchy and modern I guess – her lyric includes “Hyperbole” pronouncing it as if to rhyme with “Super Bowl” instead of “Hyper – Burly”. It’s Greek, you know.

17: “All I Ever Wanted” – The Believers – a lovely ditty by an obscure 80s rock soul band. The only version I have is from cassette so it’s very trebly and hissy, but still it’s a sweet song.

20: “Do I Worry?” – Ink Spots. Well, it’s sort of about love – the flip side of love, jealousy – and so beautifully expressed.

21. I know.. I misnumbered them and had two 12s. Anyway, this is a nice song to end with, and what with her me-generation relationship analysis ramblings, Joni had to be in there somewhere. And so she popped… “I want to talk to you, I want to shampoo you, I want to renew you again and again, alive alive, I want to get up and jive, I want to wreck my stockings in some juke-box dive…”

Now I am going to put these songs online for a short time – just for evaluation and review purposes – and I shall be pleased to entertain your reactions. Check here for details.

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