Robin -- I have an especial weakness for "I'm so broken" songs, and also the "Oh, really???? Wait till you find out what you're missing!!!!" songs. I never even got the the whine in the voice, I was so entranced by the whine in the lyrics.
I mean, let's say you did kill us. Or didn't. There could be torture. Whatever. But somehow you found the goods. What would your cut be?
Mal ,'Out Of Gas'
Natter 34: Freak With No Name
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Mar 25, 2005 8:48:37 am PST #431 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Calli - Mar 25, 2005 8:49:49 am PST #432 of 10001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Oh, and "Every Breath You Take"? NOT a love song. Not not not.
And yet. I'm sure it has been a wedding song a time or two hundred.
As has "Music of the Night". Well, one time that I witnessed anyway.
And no, the marriage didn't last.
Dana - Mar 25, 2005 8:50:05 am PST #433 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
Number 2 is Air Supply, "Even the Nights Are Better."
bon bon - Mar 25, 2005 8:50:29 am PST #434 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I've seen this love songs special. In fairness, they do say at the beginning that these are songs that one often likes despite its badness. The list is not supposed to say that liking the song is inexcusable.
Sue - Mar 25, 2005 8:51:08 am PST #435 of 10001
hip deep in pie
Re: the Real Estate Bubble. Yesterday on the CBC Business news they were talking about something called the water cooler theory, which was as soon as you hear a lot of people in your office, at parties, etc. talking about how they are making a killing, it's a good time to sell and get out. That's what that article made me think of.
Scrappy - Mar 25, 2005 8:51:43 am PST #436 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Two Princes - Spin Doctors
I love this song. So there.
ita--makes sense. I have a soft spot for "I love you AIFG" types of songs--even when I was all divorcing and bitter. Go figure.
ETA-- Oops! makeS sense--I am agreeing with ita, not lecturing her.
Frankenbuddha - Mar 25, 2005 8:53:12 am PST #437 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Which channel is that?
GET OFFA MY LAWN VIDEOS
§ ita § - Mar 25, 2005 8:54:42 am PST #438 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Go figure.
The "I'm so broken" makes sense for me to like, obviously. The "Oh, you'll live to regret this!" NSM. Having never broken up. I think everyone likes the "I'm not broken after all!" songs (cf I'm A Believer), so I don't find my love of that song topic quite as interesting.
You? You're just an optimist and can't shake it. Makes perfect sense.
Scrappy - Mar 25, 2005 8:55:34 am PST #439 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
You? You're just an optimist and can't shake it.
Yup.
Dana - Mar 25, 2005 8:56:51 am PST #440 of 10001
"I'm useless alone." // "We're all useless alone. It's a good thing you're not alone."
And #1 is "Truly" by Lionel Richie.