I love love songs. Not cheesy ones – although I admit some of those do make me cry, too – but ones that have so much emotion in them, you can totally feel the passion.
This week’s Twisted Mixtape Tuesday theme is “I don’t just love you; I’m addicted to you.” Ooh. The song that came to mind first, of course, was Robert Palmer’s Addicted to Love, but that was too obvious. I’m sure it’s on someone else’s playlist, which you can check out here.
I’m dedicating my own playlist to my husband, Michael, who I’m still addicted to after 32 years of marriage.
Because of that, I’m choosing to go with real, “I love you from the bottom of my heart” songs rather than, uh, stalker songs like Eminem pining, “You ever love somebody so much you can barely breathe when you’re with ‘em?” and then threatening to burn up the woman he supposedly adores. For the record, that is not love.
Truly Madly Deeply by Savage Garden
Don’t you just want someone to sing this to you?
I’ve Got to Have You by Carly Simon
I’ve always been a big Carly Simon fan, and the urgency in her voice in this Kris Kristofferson song just gets me every time.
Without You by David Guetta featuring Usher
I started out with Harry Nilsson’s Without You but it’s been sung so often on every singing competition show, I decided to go with this one instead.
Addicted to You by Avicii
I can totally hear Adele singing this song.
The Wedding Song by Bob Dylan
I’m bummed I can’t find the original version on YouTube since, to me, this is one of the most beautiful love songs ever, with lyrics like “And if there is eternity, I’ll love you there again.” Michael and I walked down the aisle to this song – although it’s so long, we ended up standing under the chuppah, singing along, for half of it. To our guests, that might have felt like eternity.
Truly Madly Deeply is one of my favorite songs! We included it on our wedding cd we made as wedding favors for our guests. it’s nice to see it included on another list (not mine, but someone else used it too).
Ooh, what other songs were on your wedding cd?
I can see you floating down the aisle to this beautiful tune! What a spectacular tribute to a great, long lasting love!
The Wedding Song is so beautiful! I should have floated down the aisle rather than scampered because the song is so long!
What a great list. I knew – and liked – a lot of them. Truly Madly Deeply is beautiful and I’ve always liked that one. The Avicii one – maybe it’s just me, but it had a little bit of a Nina Simone Feeling Good feel to it for me. I hadn’t heard the Dylan song before – beautiful!
Yes, I totally agree about the Avicii song. And The Wedding Song is truly a perfect wedding song! Thanks for stopping by!
I’ve learned if you can’t find the song you want you should make it! Especially a Dylan song, you’d be famous on YouTube in no time!!!
I think it’s awesome you feel that way about your husband, I kind of want to kick mine sometimes, but our son is an 8yo terrorist so that’s probably why.
Really great list, thank you so much! I am so enjoying you being with us!
Thanks,Jen! I look forward to Tuesdays because of you! There must be a copyright reason the original Dylan version isn’t on YouTube — I don’t want to become famous for infringing on that!!
Ah, breaking out the Carly Simon! Them’s the big guns. 😉
Ha!
love that you included Bob and carly!
Two of my favorites!
Great choices — I didn’t know any of them, outside of “The Wedding Song” — so, thanks for turning me on to some “new” stuff!
Can’t wait for you to play along again — good luck with the granny squares!
You are more current in your taste in music. I think I got stuck after 1975…
Great mix. I could see you singing to the guests, serenading them with your wit, charm and beauty. You rocked even then!
We just didn’t plan particularly well — but thank you! xo
Lois,
I love this list. Truly, Madly, Deeply is one of my favorite songs and I’m so thrilled to be able to hear it again. I also love Carly Simon and my best friend is producing the musical on Broadway Beautiful, based on her life.
xo
Estelle
A Dylan song! I love the Blind Willies song too!