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Name your favorite romantic song/songs. Mine is "Nights in White Satin" And yours is? Any genre or time. (Original Post) debm55 Feb 8 OP
"If You Could Read My Mind" by Gordon Lightfoot Ritabert Feb 8 #1
Thank you very much for sharing your romantic song. It's beautiful. debm55 Feb 8 #3
John Denver's "For You" Grim Chieftain Feb 8 #2
I agree. Grim Chieftain. Many of John's songs are so romantic. debm55 Feb 8 #5
My Old Man Junipercity Feb 8 #4
I agree. Thank you for sharing Joni's wonderful song with us. debm55 Feb 8 #6
Beautiful - Gordon Lightfoot livetohike Feb 8 #7
Wonderful and beautiful romantic song. thank you for sharing, livetohike. debm55 Feb 8 #10
Fools Rush In for my dogs and My One and Only Love for my husband. Polly Hennessey Feb 8 #8
Thank you my dear Polly Hennessey. Beautiful. debm55 Feb 8 #9
moonlight serinade . glenn miller. reminds me of my late mom. AllaN01Bear Feb 8 #11
Oh Bear. Thank you for sharing with us. And may the memories of your mom, be a blessing to you. debm55 Feb 8 #12
At Last -- Etta James retread Feb 8 #13
I love that song. Thank you retread for sharing with us. debm55 Feb 8 #14
Cajun Waltz -- Taj Mahal Alpeduez21 Feb 8 #15
Thank you very much for sharing with us, Alpeduez21. debm55 Feb 8 #16
The Nearness of You PJMcK Feb 8 #17
Thank you very much for sharing with us. PJMcK debm55 Feb 8 #19
John Denver, Gordon Lightfoot already mentioned... so 'Against all Odds': Phil Collins hlthe2b Feb 8 #18
Absolutely beautiful. Thank you for sharing with us. hlthe2b. debm55 Feb 8 #21
Most of them are arguably more in the "breakup song" category, but I still find them very romantic AZJonnie Feb 8 #20
Excellent, romantic choices. Thank you, AZJonnie. debm55 Feb 8 #22
The Way You Look Tonight Frank Sinatra Endlessmike56 Feb 8 #23
Thank you very much, Endlessmike56. Sinatra called that song written by George Harrison, the most beautiful song . debm55 Feb 8 #27
A double-dip, just because it's entirely against regulations to not have this song on a thread like this AZJonnie Feb 8 #24
Thank you AZjonnie. I remember it from college. Loved it. Thank you for sharing. debm55 Feb 8 #29
Dance me to the end of love Leonard Cohen WhiteTara Feb 8 #25
Thank you very much for sharing with us, WhiteTara. debm55 Feb 8 #30
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First Time Ever I saw Your Face - Roberta Flack for one Raven123 Feb 8 #28
Thank you very much. Roberta Flack's song was the first song my husband an I danced to at our wedding. It is so romantic debm55 Feb 8 #35
So many, many great choices..... The Last Farewell by Roger Whittaker Norrrm Feb 8 #31
I remember this song. Very beautiful. Thank you, Norrrm for sharing. debm55 Feb 8 #36
I love that song. LogDog75 Feb 8 #80
"The Air That I Breathe" The Hollies Alephy Feb 8 #32
I loved that song. Very romantic and beautiful. Thank you very much. Alephy. debm55 Feb 8 #37
Samba Pa Ti CanonRay Feb 8 #34
Thank you very much, CanonRay. Was that on the Black Magic Woman Album? Beautiful song. debm55 Feb 8 #38
I love Nights/Moody Blues. discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 8 #40
Thank you very much,discntnt_irny_srcsm. Great song selections. debm55 Feb 8 #41
Not sure this qualifies because I don't know what he's singing. johnp3907 Feb 8 #42
I don't know what is being said either. but it is very romantic. Thank you johnp3907 debm55 Feb 8 #44
Cocker, "You are so beautiful," "Into the Mystic" Chaka, "Ain't Nobody" and RL Jones, "My Funny Valentine" NNadir Feb 8 #43
Thank you very much for sharing your beautiful and romantic selections.NNadir. debm55 Feb 8 #45
This is a romantic song to me, nocoincidences Feb 8 #46
Thank you very much, nocoincidences. May the memories of your partner continue to be a blessing to you debm55 Feb 8 #69
I'll go with Bob Dylan. Americanme Feb 8 #47
Lovely song, Thank you very much for sharing with us, Americanme. debm55 Feb 8 #68
"Caroline" by Jefferson Starship. generalbetrayus Feb 8 #48
Thank you very much, generalbetrayus. for sharing your song with us. debm55 Feb 8 #70
I'll go with something upbeat... malthaussen Feb 8 #49
Thank you very much, I always liked that song, Mal debm55 Feb 8 #73
Here's 3 ProfessorGAC Feb 8 #50
Thank you very much ProfessorGAC. I really like all three of your selections. But the one that I would put next to my debm55 Feb 8 #59
I Love Singing That One ProfessorGAC Feb 8 #66
Excellent. ProfessorGAC. I will have to look that up on You-Tube. I had most of their albums and saw them in person once debm55 Feb 8 #71
A 1000 Years by Christina Perri (brings tears to your eyes). waterwatcher123 Feb 8 #51
Thank you very much, waterwatcher123.for sharing with us. debm55 Feb 8 #74
Oh gosh! Hard to choose. Alliepoo Feb 8 #52
Excellent choices, Alliepoo, Thank you for sharing. debm55 Feb 8 #75
Let's Get it On!Marvin Gaye pandr32 Feb 8 #53
I absoluletly love Unchained Melody. It was before my time but it is so darn romantic. Marvin Gaye's song is also a debm55 Feb 8 #72
Jim Croce I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song. rsdsharp Feb 8 #54
Thank you very much, rsdsharp. for sharing Croce lovely song. RIP Jim. I loved his songs. debm55 Feb 8 #67
"And I Love You So" (Don McLean) Mad_Dem_X Feb 8 #55
Thank you very much, Mad_Dem_X for sharing your choice with us. debm55 Feb 8 #65
Whole lotta love by Led Zep Botany Feb 8 #56
Thank you Botany for sharing. This was a good party song. Romantic, let me think about it. Whatever floats your boat. debm55 Feb 8 #64
Here are some lovely ones Zorro Feb 8 #57
Thank you very much for the beautiful. romantic songs.Zorro. debm55 Feb 8 #61
I Have Been in You JoseBalow Feb 8 #58
Thank you, JoseBalow for your song. debm55 Feb 8 #60
Neil Young- Harvest Moon duckworth969 Feb 8 #62
Thank you very much, duckworth969, I love that song. I am a great admirer of Neil's since his Buffalo Springfield days. debm55 Feb 8 #63
Bob Dylan Tomorrow is a Long Time thucythucy Feb 8 #76
Thank you very much thuchthucy. debm55 Feb 8 #77
If you're lost, you can look, and you will find me. Morbius Feb 8 #78
Thank you very much for sharing with us, Morbius.. Beautiful and Romantic songs. debm55 Feb 8 #79
A couple of favorites: LogDog75 Feb 8 #81
Thank you for sharing with us, LogDog75. Both were very beautiful and romantic songs. I also liked SnowBird by Anne. debm55 Feb 8 #82
A very obscure one no one has ever heard of DFW Feb 9 #83
Thank you very much. DFW for sharing. Beautiful song. debm55 Feb 9 #85
Another one - "It Might Be You" (Stephen Bishop) Mad_Dem_X Feb 9 #84
Thank you very much for sharing with us, Mad_Dem_X . Lovely song. debm55 Feb 9 #86

Junipercity

(107 posts)
4. My Old Man
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:30 AM
Feb 8

From Joni Mitchell's 1971 album "Blue".

Or really any of her songs about love/loss/life. 🙂 Over the years she's reminded me just how many ways there are to love. ❤️

livetohike

(24,196 posts)
7. Beautiful - Gordon Lightfoot
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:39 AM
Feb 8


At times I just don't know
How you could be anything but beautiful
I think that I was made for you
And you were made for me

And I know that I won't ever change
'Cause we've been friends
Through rain or shine
For such a long, long time

Laughing eyes and smiling face
It seems so lucky just to have the right
Of telling you with all my might
You're beautiful tonight

And I know that you will never stray
'Cause you've been that way
From day to day
For such a long, long time

And when you hold me tight
How could life be anything but beautiful
I think that I was made for you
And you were made for me

And I know that I won't ever change
'Cause we've been friends
Through rain or shine
For such a long, long time
And I must say it means so much to me
To be the one who's telling you
I'm telling you
That you're beautiful


AllaN01Bear

(29,207 posts)
11. moonlight serinade . glenn miller. reminds me of my late mom.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:49 AM
Feb 8

meanwhile high above the tip top ballroom we bring you moonlight seridade .

debm55

(59,343 posts)
12. Oh Bear. Thank you for sharing with us. And may the memories of your mom, be a blessing to you.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:52 AM
Feb 8

retread

(3,913 posts)
13. At Last -- Etta James
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:53 AM
Feb 8

When we first met one of our shared pleasures was thrift shopping(rummage sales and Goodwills). One of those trips yielded At Last! in pristine condition.



PJMcK

(24,987 posts)
17. The Nearness of You
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:11 AM
Feb 8
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Written by the great Hoagy Carmichael.

AZJonnie

(3,537 posts)
20. Most of them are arguably more in the "breakup song" category, but I still find them very romantic
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:16 AM
Feb 8

Dire Straits - Romeo and Juliet
Rose Royce - I Wanna Get Next To You
The Waterboys - The Whole of the Moon
The Cure - Pictures of You
Jeff Buckley - Lover, You Should've Come Over
John Hiatt - Have a Little Faith In Me
Steve Earle - Valentine
Ray LaMontagne - Shelter
Bob Schneider - 40 Dogs (Like Romeo and Juliet)
Andrew Combs - Like a Feather

debm55

(59,343 posts)
27. Thank you very much, Endlessmike56. Sinatra called that song written by George Harrison, the most beautiful song .
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:59 AM
Feb 8

AZJonnie

(3,537 posts)
24. A double-dip, just because it's entirely against regulations to not have this song on a thread like this
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:29 AM
Feb 8

WhiteTara

(31,249 posts)
25. Dance me to the end of love Leonard Cohen
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:49 AM
Feb 8

It moves me to tears every time.

Touch me with your naked hand, touch me with your glove, dance me to the end of love.

Response to debm55 (Original post)

Response to underpants (Reply #26)

Response to underpants (Reply #26)

Raven123

(7,742 posts)
28. First Time Ever I saw Your Face - Roberta Flack for one
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:59 AM
Feb 8
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Also love At Last as noted by someone earlier

And: Color My World by Chicago

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debm55

(59,343 posts)
35. Thank you very much. Roberta Flack's song was the first song my husband an I danced to at our wedding. It is so romantic
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 12:10 PM
Feb 8

I loved all of Chicago's songs, especially Color My World.

Alephy

(156 posts)
32. "The Air That I Breathe" The Hollies
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 12:05 PM
Feb 8

Maybe because I just recently discovered it, even though it is almost as old as I am.

discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,757 posts)
40. I love Nights/Moody Blues.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 12:38 PM
Feb 8

I think I'd pick Fields of Gold/Sting. (I'm a big fan of Shape of My Heart, too.)
Also, various versions of Hallelujah. Mostly the one from the movie Lord of War. Jeff Buckley's version (RIP)

johnp3907

(4,283 posts)
42. Not sure this qualifies because I don't know what he's singing.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 01:11 PM
Feb 8

But it’s certainly beautiful.

NNadir

(37,816 posts)
43. Cocker, "You are so beautiful," "Into the Mystic" Chaka, "Ain't Nobody" and RL Jones, "My Funny Valentine"
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 01:21 PM
Feb 8

I realize these were not all the original versions, but these are those that make me think of my wife.

nocoincidences

(2,486 posts)
46. This is a romantic song to me,
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 01:40 PM
Feb 8

because I lost my partner to cancer 22 years ago, and I know it is usually seen as a sad song.

debm55

(59,343 posts)
69. Thank you very much, nocoincidences. May the memories of your partner continue to be a blessing to you
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 06:25 PM
Feb 8

malthaussen

(18,531 posts)
49. I'll go with something upbeat...
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 01:58 PM
Feb 8

"You Didn't Have to Be So Nice," Lovin' Spoonful.



Some of the lyrics are very touching. "You didn't have to be so nice, I would have liked you anyway," and "You came upon a quiet day, you simply seemed to take your place," being two of my favorites.

-- Mal

ProfessorGAC

(76,462 posts)
50. Here's 3
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 02:29 PM
Feb 8

And I Love Her - Beatles
Can't Get It Out Of My Head- ELO
Still, You Turn Me On- ELP
I play all 3 of these.

debm55

(59,343 posts)
59. Thank you very much ProfessorGAC. I really like all three of your selections. But the one that I would put next to my
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 05:26 PM
Feb 8

choice would be - ELP's Still,You Turn Me On. The song has a unique sound to it. Don't get me wrong I like the others, but SYTMO has a mystical feel to it.

ProfessorGAC

(76,462 posts)
66. I Love Singing That One
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 06:15 PM
Feb 8

My version is more like the one Lake did on the live album. Just me and a guitar.
It was written on a 12 string so with my love of 12 string, I had to learn it.

debm55

(59,343 posts)
71. Excellent. ProfessorGAC. I will have to look that up on You-Tube. I had most of their albums and saw them in person once
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 06:35 PM
Feb 8
The song touched my heart of a love gone bad. I will always remember it.

Alliepoo

(2,821 posts)
52. Oh gosh! Hard to choose.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 02:34 PM
Feb 8

First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Cherish
Colour My World
Unchained Melody
I’ll Still Be Lovin’ You

pandr32

(14,156 posts)
53. Let's Get it On!Marvin Gaye
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 02:36 PM
Feb 8

One of the best, but also I would bet Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers was responsible for many babies!

debm55

(59,343 posts)
72. I absoluletly love Unchained Melody. It was before my time but it is so darn romantic. Marvin Gaye's song is also a
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 06:44 PM
Feb 8

classic, quite different from his previous style.Thank you for posting both of your selections, pandr32.

rsdsharp

(11,943 posts)
54. Jim Croce I'll Have To Say I Love You In A Song.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 02:41 PM
Feb 8
https://m.
&pp=ygUlaSdsbCBoYXZlIHRvIHNheSBpIGxvdmUgeW91IGluIGEgc29uZw%3D%3D

debm55

(59,343 posts)
67. Thank you very much, rsdsharp. for sharing Croce lovely song. RIP Jim. I loved his songs.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 06:17 PM
Feb 8

debm55

(59,343 posts)
64. Thank you Botany for sharing. This was a good party song. Romantic, let me think about it. Whatever floats your boat.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 06:12 PM
Feb 8

debm55

(59,343 posts)
63. Thank you very much, duckworth969, I love that song. I am a great admirer of Neil's since his Buffalo Springfield days.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 06:03 PM
Feb 8

Love your choice of Harvest Moon.

Morbius

(963 posts)
78. If you're lost, you can look, and you will find me.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 09:35 PM
Feb 8

Time after time.

If you fall, I will catch you; I'll be waiting.

Time after time.

[

Time after time.

LogDog75

(1,240 posts)
81. A couple of favorites:
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 10:55 PM
Feb 8

Daisy a Day by Jed Strunk



Home lovin' Man by Roger Whittaker


Could I Have This Dance by Anne Murray
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debm55

(59,343 posts)
82. Thank you for sharing with us, LogDog75. Both were very beautiful and romantic songs. I also liked SnowBird by Anne.
Sun Feb 8, 2026, 11:02 PM
Feb 8

DFW

(60,045 posts)
83. A very obscure one no one has ever heard of
Mon Feb 9, 2026, 02:20 AM
Feb 9

With good reason, I suspect, as the artist in question rarely wrote such songs:



It's an old recording, and the lyrics may be a little hard to make out, so here they are:

Morning's rays burn and bathe
Invade and glow
The robins know
But my my joy
Comes not from seeing you
Reflect the morning sun
My joy is to see you dressed in candlelight
To see your face by candlelight

Evening falls, princely balls
Silk and suede
Tailor made
But my joy
Comes not from seeing you
Dressed in royal robes
My joy is to see you dressed in Candlelight
To see your face by candlelight
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