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Songs about unrequited love


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The song that made me think about this topic of discussion was The Rolling Stones tune "She's So Cold", which is not in the database (probably because it is pretty simple and senseless lyrics, but a catchy-ass tune) -- anyway, turns out the SF data-base does have a whole category of these types of songs.

How many more can be listed, maybe ones that aren't so obvious.

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There's a song by ZZ Top that makes me think of what y'all are saying, Mike and Carl.

Sadly, there is no video for it ATT but the lyrics go like this . . .

Heartbreaker ~ ZZ Top

(verse)

She used to drive a beat-up pickup, down around San Antone

Stealin' the heart of every guy in town includin' the one I own

You see this sweet young thing at seventeen hit me with the lovesick blues

She was a blond haired blue-eyed picture of death lookin' for someone to use.

(chorus)

She's a

Lover and fighter

She's a

Wild-bull rider

And I'm wonderin' why she left me such a long time ago

She's a

Heartbreaker

She's a

Love-taker

She can break a heart and take all the love she needs . . .

(verse)

Well I heard she got down in Beaumont and she wound up in El Paso

She was tough as a boot and thin as a rail and could step up to the Cotton-Eyed Joe

Now if ya run across this flagrant fluzzy

Slip out and get her while you can

Because before too long she'll be good as gone

And running with another man . . .

Repeat chorus

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un⋅re⋅quit⋅ed  /ˌʌnrɪˈkwaɪtɪd/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [uhn-ri-kwahy-tid]

–adjective 1. not returned or reciprocated: unrequited love.

2. not avenged or retaliated: an unrequited wrong.

3. not repaid or satisfied.

"In A Manner Of Speaking": originally by Tuxedomoon and performed by Martin L. Gore (of Depeche Mode)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n96rK6kb3U0

"Strange And Beautiful (I'll Put A Spell On You)" by Aqualung

"Uncertain Smile" by The The

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  • 2 weeks later...

I forgot I made a whole CD devoted to this issue :doh:

You've Got to Hide Your Love Away-The Beatles

To Make You Feel My Love-Garth Brooks

Not Pretty Enough-Kasey Chambers

One More Night-Phil Collins

I Try-Macy Gray

To Love Somebody-Janis Joplin (Bee Gees original)

Brass in Pocket-The Pretenders

More Than I Can Say-Leo Sayer

How Can I Tell You-Cat Stevens

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I suppose this is more about unrequited sex but I think it still applies. Sex, love...what's the difference? :grin:

If - Janet Jackson

Sittin' over here

Starin' in your face

With lust in my eyes

Sure don't give a damn and

Ya don't know

That I've been dreamin' of ya in my fantasy

Never once you looked at me,

Don't even realize that I'm wantin' you

To fulfill my needs

Think what you want

Let your mind free

Run free to a place that no one dares to

How many nights I've laid in bed excited over you

I've closed my eyes and thought of us,

A hundred different ways

I've gotten there so many times

I wonder how 'bout you

Day and night, night and day

All I've got to say is

Chorus:

If I was your girl...

Oh the things I'll do to you

I'd make you call out my name

I'd ask who it belongs to

If I was your woman,

The things I'd do to you

But I'm not, so I can't,

Then I won't

But, if I was your girl

Allow me some time to play with your mind

And you'll get there again and again

Close your eyes and imagine my body undressed

Take your time, we've got all night

You on the rise as you're touchin' my thighs

And let me know what you like

If you like, I'll go down

Da down down down da down down

I'll hold you in my hand and baby

Your smooth and shiny feels so good against my lips, sugar

I want you so bad I can taste your love

Right now, baby

Day and night, night and day

All I've got to say is

Chours (x2)

I've laid in bed excited over you

One hundred different ways I've thought of

Many, Maaaaaannnnny

All I want to say is

(Chours til end)

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On the creepy side,

Every Breathe You Take . by The Police

Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace

I dream at night, I can only see your face

I look around, but it's you I can't replace

I feel so cold, and I long for your embrace

I keep crying baby, baby please,

Oh, can't you see

You belong to me?

How my poor heart aches

With every step you take

Every move you make

Every vow you break

Every smile you fake, every claim you stake

I'll be watching you

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