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One of the most beautifully romantic songs I know:

"Into My Arms" - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1997)

And I feel the lyrics deserve a full cut and paste...

I don't believe in an interventionist God

But I know, darling, that you do

But if I did I would kneel down and ask Him

Not to intervene when it came to you

Not to touch a hair on your head

To leave you as you are

And if He felt He had to direct you

Then direct you into my arms

Into my arms, O Lord

Into my arms, O Lord

Into my arms, O Lord

Into my arms

And I don't believe in the existence of angels

But looking at you I wonder if that's true

But if I did I would summon them together

And ask them to watch over you

To each burn a candle for you

To make bright and clear your path

And to walk, like Christ, in grace and love

And guide you into my arms

Into my arms, O Lord

Into my arms, O Lord

Into my arms, O Lord

Into my arms

But I believe in Love

And I know that you do too

And I believe in some kind of path

That we can walk down, me and you

So keep your candles burning

And make her journey bright and pure

That she will keep returning

Always and evermore

Into my arms, O Lord

Into my arms, O Lord

Into my arms, O Lord

Into my arms

And for balance, a decidedly unromantic one :P

"Mr. Hurricane" - Beast (2008)

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Also I put up a YouYube vid for your Freak Power song. I hope it's suitable. I personally prefer your dailymotion vid it's pretty cool. I'm wondering if he actually let that candle melt on his head *ouch*.

yes, thanks... I only didn't link to youtube because they didn't have the original video :)

and I actually asked myself the exact same question about the candle on the head, when I saw the video for the first time back in 1993 :laughing: :crazy:

One of the most beautifully romantic songs I know:

"Into My Arms" - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1997)

[+ lyrics]

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I don't think I've heard any of these songs before, except for GoGo's Vacation, What a Fool Believes, I'm a Believer, and my own 2.

Really? not Victim Of Love ? not Turn To Stone ? Those seem pretty hard to have escaped.

(Not to mention The Wonder of You, Behind Closed Doors, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia. Definitely more Country-oriented, but seemingly ubiquitous.)

But I'm a great one to talk. I was completely unaware of Bobby McFerrin's Don't Worry Be Happy until at least 10-12 years after it was number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Grammy Song of the Year.

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Really? not Victim Of Love ? not Turn To Stone ? Those seem pretty hard to have escaped.

(Not to mention The Wonder of You, Behind Closed Doors, The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia. Definitely more Country-oriented, but seemingly ubiquitous.)

I don't think I have before, after listening to the full playlist, but they were before my time. I have heard your O'Jays nomination before though, it's the theme song for Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice.

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Youtube Playlist (courtesy of Lea)

All Mine - Portishead (1997)

Amos Moses - Jerry Reed (1970)

Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich (1973)

Caught In A Dream - Alice Cooper (1971)

Caught In A Jar - Dropkick Murphys (1998)

Chase Scene - Broken Social Scene (2010)

Curiosity (Killed The Cat) - Little River Band (1975)

Delta Dawn - Tanya Tucker (1972)

Fill Me In - Craig David (2000)

Five String Blues - Roy Buchanan (1973)

For The Love Of Money - The O'Jays (1974)

Golden Void, The - Hawkwind (1975)

I'm A Believer - Smashmouth (2001)

Into My Arms - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1997)

I Still Believe - The Call (1986)

It's Cold Outside - The Choir (1966)

It's Tricky - Run-DMC (1986)

Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple (1968)

Mindless Child of Motherhood - The Kinks (1969)

Modern Love - David Bowie (1983)

Monday Morning - Fleetwood Mac (1975)

Mr. Hurricane - Beast (2008)

Need You Now - Lady Antebellum (2010)

Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, The - Vicki Lawrence (1972)

None of Us Are Free - Solomon Burke (2002)

Out Of Work - Gary US Bonds (1982)

Piggy Pig Pig - Procol Harum (1970)

Stake, The - Steve Miller Band (1977)

Summertime - Sam Cooke (1957)

Tightrope - Janelle Monáe ft. Big Boi (2010)

Time To Kill - The Band (1970)

Turn On, Tune In, Cop Out - Freak Power (1993)

Turn To Stone - ELO (1977)

Vacation - The Go-Go's (1982)

Victim Of Love - Eagles (1976)

What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers (1978)

Wonder of You, The - Elvis Presley (1970)

You All Everybody - Drive Shaft (2004)

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A lot of great choices this week!

1. Turn To Stone - ELO (1977)

2. What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers (1978)

3. Summertime - Sam Cooke (1957)

4. Wonder of You, The - Elvis Presley (1970)

5. Need You Now - Lady Antebellum (2010)

6. Monday Morning - Fleetwood Mac (1975)

7. For The Love Of Money - The O'Jays (1974)

8. Victim Of Love - Eagles (1976)

9. Vacation - The Go-Go's (1982)

10. Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, The - Vicki Lawrence (1972)

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I don't think I have before, after listening to the full playlist, but they were before my time. I have heard your O'Jays nomination before though, it's the theme song for Donald Trump's Celebrity Apprentice.

Those songs are all before my time too, but I've heard them all.

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1. Victim Of Love - Eagles (1976)

2. Monday Morning - Fleetwood Mac (1975)

3. Time To Kill - The Band (1970)

4. For The Love Of Money - The O'Jays (1974)

5. What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers (1978)

6. Turn To Stone - ELO (1977)

7. Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple (1968)

8. Summertime - Sam Cooke (1957)

9. Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, The - Vicki Lawrence (1972)

10 Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich (1973)

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1-Time To Kill - The Band (1970)

2-Out Of Work - Gary US Bonds (1982)

3-Monday Morning - Fleetwood Mac (1975)

4-Modern Love - David Bowie (1983)

5-Turn To Stone - ELO (1977)

6-Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple (1968)

7-What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers (1978)

8-I'm A Believer - Smashmouth (2001)

9-Summertime - Sam Cooke (1957)

10-Amos Moses - Jerry Reed (1970)

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1. Delta Dawn - Tanya Tucker

2. The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia - Vicki Lawrence

3. Turn To Stone - ELO

4. It's Tricky - Run-DMC

5. Vacation - The Go-Go's

6. Modern Love - David Bowie

7. The Stake - Steve Miller Band

8. Victim Of Love - Eagles

9. For The Love Of Money - The O'Jays

10. You All Everybody - Drive Shaft

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1.Turn To Stone - ELO (1977)

2.What A Fool Believes - Doobie Brothers (1978)

3.Monday Morning - Fleetwood Mac (1975

4.Victim Of Love - Eagles (1976)

5.You All Everybody - Drive Shaft (2004)

6.Modern Love - David Bowie (1983)

7.Wonder of You, The - Elvis Presley (1970)

8.Curiosity (Killed The Cat) - Little River Band (1975)

9.Stake, The - Steve Miller Band (1977)

10.Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple (1968)

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1. Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple (1968)

2. Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich (1973)

3. Vacation - The Go-Go's (1982)

4. Turn To Stone - ELO (1977)

5. Delta Dawn - Tanya Tucker (1972)

6. For The Love Of Money - The O'Jays (1974)

7. Amos Moses - Jerry Reed (1970)

8. Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia, The - Vicki Lawrence (1972)

9. Five String Blues - Roy Buchanan (1973)

10. Monday Morning - Fleetwood Mac (1975)

What a fun week :bow: Lissy, I just noticed it was you up there .... how's it goin' kiddo? :)

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1 Time To Kill-The Band

2 Modern Love-David Bowie

3 Five String Blues-Roy Buchanan

4 Kentucky Woman-Deep Purple

5 Into My Arms-Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

6 Caught In A Dream-Alice Cooper

7 It's Cold Outside-The Choir

8 The Golden Void-Hawkwind

9 Piggy Pig Pig-Procal Harum

10 Victim Of Love-The Eagles

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1. Caught In A Dream - Alice Cooper

2. Modern Love - David Bowie

3. It's Tricky - Run-DMC

4. Chase Scene - Broken Social Scene

5. Tightrope - Janelle Monáe ft. Big Boi

6. You All Everybody - Drive Shaft

7. Turn To Stone - ELO

8. Kentucky Woman - Deep Purple (And yes, Shannon, I do know this was a Neil Diamond song)

9. Victim of Love - The Eagles

10. The Stake - Steve Miller Band

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