Great American Love Songs

Radar · 01-24-2004, 11:56 AM

I'm trying to throw together a CD of decent American love songs that would be suitable to play at a wedding reception. I go to Vietnam on Monday and I want to be able to have some of my music represented with theirs.

Here's a few off the top of my head...

Endless Love - Lionel Ritchie & Diana Ross
Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers
You are the Inspiration - Chicago
Lady in Red - Chris DeBurgh
You Look Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon

I could use some help if you guys don't mind

Thanks.

lumberjim · 01-24-2004, 12:17 PM

gettin jiggy wit it?

just kidding

how about "thank you" from zeppelin...it promises eternal love blah blah blah

just do me a favor and don;t let them play "celebrate"

blood of eden - peter gabriel

Undertoad · 01-24-2004, 12:23 PM

I nominate "Ana Ng" by They Might Be Giants.

Make a hole with a gun perpendicular
To the name of this town in a desk-top globe
Exit wound in a foreign nation
Showing the home of the one this was written for

It's a love song to a Vietnamese woman.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-24-2004, 12:29 PM

Knights in White Satin. I know it's not "American" but neither is Eric Clapton.

Radar · 01-24-2004, 12:32 PM

Actually I meant English speaking rather than "American". I'm looking for soft, light, love songs (appropriate for weddings) that will make her weepy. Chris Deburgh isn't American either.

lumberjim · 01-24-2004, 12:35 PM

hey, could we get another photo of the bride? i can't find the one i saw earlier.

congrats, radar. i hope it all goes smoothly for you.

oh, and what will the ceremony be like? do they throw rice?
that's not a shot, btw, just curious...asian ceremonies always seem to be so much more serious than our silly american traditions.

Radar · 01-24-2004, 12:51 PM

I don't think they throw rice.

Here's a pic...

lumberjim · 01-24-2004, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Radar
I don't think they throw rice.

Here's a pic...

boy! she's thin! I can;t even see her!

Radar · 01-24-2004, 12:59 PM

It wouldn't let me post because the same pics are posted in another thread.

HERE is a link to the thread.

Undertoad · 01-24-2004, 01:04 PM

She's professionally made-up and photographed. You can tell from the four-way catchlight in her eye.

lumberjim · 01-24-2004, 01:06 PM

she's beautiful. you must be estatic.

funny thread too. you said"cum bubble" rofl

Radar · 01-24-2004, 01:10 PM

Here's a few more I just thought of...

You are so Beautiful - Joe Cocker
The first time ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack
Reunited - Peaches & Herb
Just the way you are - Billly Joel

Undertoad · 01-24-2004, 01:14 PM

I think Billy Joel should be left off the list. It's too "standard" for receptions. Also, its sax solo is cheesy beyond belief.

Also, the meaning of the song is stupid when you really think about it. It seems like a nice sentiment and everything, but what it really does is to insist that the woman NOT change.

Radar · 01-24-2004, 01:16 PM

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She's professionally made-up and photographed. You can tell from the four-way catchlight in her eye.

I sent her to get the Vietnamese version of "glamour shots".

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she's beautiful. you must be estatic.

Very much so. She's even more excited than I am. She told me she wants to have babies IMMEDIATELY. I don't think I want to leave my wife alone and pregnant in Vietnam while I come home ot America. She says not to worry because she'll be with her family. I don't like thier medical system though. Not only that but nobody drinks milk over there. Most people don't have a fridge. So babies are very small. I don't like that too much. But I'll tell her we can practice a lot.

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funny thread too. you said"cum bubble" rofl

It was a long and heated thread with me being ganged up upon and by that point I didn't care anymore.

Radar · 01-24-2004, 01:18 PM

Hmmm

I'll consider the Billy Joel thing, but I think the song is really saying "Don't change for me, I love you the way you are".

That's one thing I've noticed that's wrong with relationships.

Women usually look at a man like a lump of clay for them to mold the way they like rather than loving us the way we are. Men love women the way they are when we first get together. Women change too much and men don't change enough.

01-24-2004, 11:56 AM	#1
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Great American Love Songs I'm trying to throw together a CD of decent American love songs that would be suitable to play at a wedding reception. I go to Vietnam on Monday and I want to be able to have some of my music represented with theirs. Here's a few off the top of my head... Endless Love - Lionel Ritchie & Diana Ross Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers You are the Inspiration - Chicago Lady in Red - Chris DeBurgh You Look Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon I could use some help if you guys don't mind Thanks. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

01-24-2004, 12:17 PM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	gettin jiggy wit it? just kidding how about "thank you" from zeppelin...it promises eternal love blah blah blah just do me a favor and don;t let them play "celebrate" blood of eden - peter gabriel __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-24-2004, 12:29 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Knights in White Satin. I know it's not "American" but neither is Eric Clapton. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-24-2004, 12:32 PM	#5
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Actually I meant English speaking rather than "American". I'm looking for soft, light, love songs (appropriate for weddings) that will make her weepy. Chris Deburgh isn't American either. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

01-24-2004, 12:35 PM	#6
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	hey, could we get another photo of the bride? i can't find the one i saw earlier. congrats, radar. i hope it all goes smoothly for you. oh, and what will the ceremony be like? do they throw rice? that's not a shot, btw, just curious...asian ceremonies always seem to be so much more serious than our silly american traditions. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-24-2004, 12:23 PM	#3
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I nominate "Ana Ng" by They Might Be Giants. Make a hole with a gun perpendicular To the name of this town in a desk-top globe Exit wound in a foreign nation Showing the home of the one this was written for It's a love song to a Vietnamese woman.

01-24-2004, 12:51 PM	#7
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	I don't think they throw rice. Here's a pic... __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

01-24-2004, 12:59 PM	#9
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	It wouldn't let me post because the same pics are posted in another thread. HERE is a link to the thread. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

01-24-2004, 01:04 PM	#10
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	She's professionally made-up and photographed. You can tell from the four-way catchlight in her eye.

01-24-2004, 01:06 PM	#11
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	she's beautiful. you must be estatic. funny thread too. you said"cum bubble" rofl __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

01-24-2004, 01:10 PM	#12
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Here's a few more I just thought of... You are so Beautiful - Joe Cocker The first time ever I saw your face - Roberta Flack Reunited - Peaches & Herb Just the way you are - Billly Joel __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

01-24-2004, 01:14 PM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I think Billy Joel should be left off the list. It's too "standard" for receptions. Also, its sax solo is cheesy beyond belief. Also, the meaning of the song is stupid when you really think about it. It seems like a nice sentiment and everything, but what it really does is to insist that the woman NOT change.

01-24-2004, 01:18 PM	#15
Radar Constitutional Scholar Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 4,006	Hmmm I'll consider the Billy Joel thing, but I think the song is really saying "Don't change for me, I love you the way you are". That's one thing I've noticed that's wrong with relationships. Women usually look at a man like a lump of clay for them to mold the way they like rather than loving us the way we are. Men love women the way they are when we first get together. Women change too much and men don't change enough. __________________ "I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." - George Carlin

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