Top Famous Love Songs and Music

What exactly are love songs? Most of us will define it as “songs about love”; a definition as complex and as complicated as the word “LOVE” itself.

Love songs are songs that tell the story of love: the happiness and joy it brings, its stages, even the pain and heartaches. When we talk about love songs we think about the slow-beat ballads and romantic song, a more familiar face of sad love songs. Most of us don't even realize that almost all of the songs we hear are love songs, even most of those hard rock, hip-hop, rap or RnB songs. They only differ in harmony, rhythm and melody but the lyrics are all about love.

Familiar and famous love songs were sung by balladeers like Barbara Streisand, Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston and the likes. These are songs that have slow rhythm and beat that are clean and simple and capture one’s heart.

Love songs were born in the early centuries, with poetic and narrative lyrics. It originated in the Irish and British countries and was popularized all over Europe, America, Australia and other continents. Love songs were developed into different classifications such as traditional, broadside, lyrical, operas, Native American, rhythm blues, bush, sentimental, Jazz, Pop, rock and power love songs.

• Traditional love songs are also known as classical love songs. These are songs that were popularized during the earlier eras and are now used in theatrical plays and old movies. Popular traditional love songs are the collection of Robin Hood ballads and Roxburghe ballads.
• Broadside love songs are more vulgar and mostly offensive. These were popularized during the 16th century and are now sung by informal street artists/singers.
• Lyrical love songs are elite song versions which are poetic and artistic. These are popular in the European continent and are used in theatrical plays and operas.
• Musicals on the other hand are used in English stage entertainment and are popular all over the world. Most famous love songs opera versions are Chicago, Cabaret and The Beggar Opera.
• Native American love songs are those originated in the Northern American region and have the characteristics broadside love songs.
• Rhythm and blues or RnB is a fusion of Afro-American and Anglo-American music style. These were earlier popularized by Casey Jones and John Henry. Today, these are popularized by RnB artists like JLo, Ashanti, P Diddy and more.
• Bush love songs are popular in the Australian continent. These are poetic songs about the rural living in the outback.
• Sentimental love songs were popularized during the 19th century. These are emotional, narrative and gushy songs. These are the love songs that we are most familiar with.
• Jazz, pop and rock love songs are the modern genre of these narrative and emotional love songs. Most of which have faster and more upbeat tempo. These were popularized by The Beatles, Billy Joel, Don McLean, Duke Ellington, Rodgers and Hart and more.
• Power love songs are those songs that have soft-rock feel and are heavily emotional. These songs have with powerful vocal rendition accompanied with powerful instrumental beds. These were popularized by The Carpenters, Scorpions, Aerosmith and more.

We can hear love songs everyday: from the radio, movies, and mobile phones and even from ordinary people humming. However to know which are the real top love songs, the most reliable and famous chart is Billboard Music Chart. Billboard releases list of top love songs and other songs as well; these lists were release every weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly. Besides the top lists, Billboard also releases list of newly release songs and albums, top sellers, the freshest news in the music industry and demo versions of popular songs.
Love songs can deliver different feelings and mind-sets. Good love songs are every essential for people who wants to listen to great music. Good love songs pamper and heal broken hearts and ease anxious minds. Its beat will make you hum and its lyrics will make you sing. It will uplift your soul every time you hear it and will bring you instantaneous happiness. Sad love song on the other hand touches every lonely soul. It has a slow tempo and highly emotional lyrics; most sad love songs are about heartaches, pains and sorrows. People who hear sad love songs feel that someone understand them and feel that they are not alone. However it can also deepen the heartache and increases one’s pain.

Popular and good love songs are used for special occasions like wedding, birthdays, anniversaries and more. Wedding songs that were chosen by couples have happy lyrics about love and mostly describe their own love journey. Popular songs that were used as wedding songs are I Can’t Help Falling in Love with You by Elvis Presley, Just the Way You Are by Billy Joel, Endless Love by Lionel Ritchie and more. Sometimes couples also prefer custom-made love songs for more unique and personalize touch. And they also have these songs compiled and give it out as souvenirs together with other unique pieces.

Love songs have come a very long way and its story has developed greatly; from poetic love songs in the earlier ear, to the girl’s name title and lyrics in the 60’s era. The lyrics and rhythm has developed from sophisticated, to emotional, to vulgar, to simple and to hard rock. But no matter what beat or mood the song and the listener have, love songs will always be part of our society. This is the only type of music that doesn’t go out of tune. Love songs will always remain famous and will always be loved by all.

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