Songs about unrequited love?
Are there any songs about unrequited love? There are more songs about being with the person you fancy or love than there are bugs in Windows, and there's even more songs about then losing that person, but I can't think of one song that's about that one girl (or bloke, if you're a bird or just that way inclined) who you really, really liked, but who never even looked in your direction.
I would have thought that there would be lots of such songs, especially given the supposedly passionate and tortured souls that singers and songwriters like to portray themselves as possessing, but I can't think of one song along those lines. Not that my musical knowledge is exactly comprehensive though, so can anyone name any?
I would have thought that there would be lots of such songs, especially given the supposedly passionate and tortured souls that singers and songwriters like to portray themselves as possessing, but I can't think of one song along those lines. Not that my musical knowledge is exactly comprehensive though, so can anyone name any?
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I'm sure there must be a Smith's/Morrissey one but off the top of my head I can't think
I'm sure there must be a Smith's/Morrissey one but off the top of my head I can't think[/QUOTE]
William.
Every Breath You Take, by the Police.
But thats a storkerish tune.
Andrew.
Jessies Girl by .....ummm I have forgotten the artist.
Disco 2000 by Pulp.
Roxanne (Police) and Romeo and Juliet (Dire Straits) both tell stories about girls that really don't care about the singer, but... at least he had some struggle with them.
I haven't heard The Phantom of the Opera, but I think it has a song about that.
In spanish... Marieta (La mandr?gora) seems to be a good answer.
An' you know what they said?
Well, some of it was true!
Necros.
The Smiths......................I would say "There is a light (and it never goes out)" I think it's a musical story of Morriseys love for Johnny Marr. But he would never admit it. Since he's a non sexual being who will die a virgin because he doesn't like women........or men.
(Well, "love" might be stretching it a bit, but unrequited sexual obsession will have to do... ;) )
How about "You're Beautiful" - that monstrosity by James Blunt ;)
I suppose so.
Pretty much anything by Abba, especially the mid to late stuff.
Tunnel of Love, Dire Straits
The Streets, Your fit but my god don't you know it
Only the lonely, Roy Orbison
I will always love you - twitney bootson
Charlotte the Harlott, Iron Maiden
Low man's Lyric, Metallica
Waitin in vain for your love - Bob Marley
Kayliegh, Marillion, although this is more a loved and lost thing....
The Best - Bonnie Tyler (much better than Tina Turner's version)
In fact, most of the stuff from Tyler's "Notes From America" album fits the bill. Damn fine album!
I thought this one was about divorce?
How?
Getting crazy on the waltzers but its life that choose
Sing about the sixblade sing about the switchback and a torture tattoo
And I been riding on a ghost train where the cars they scream and slam
And I dont know Ill be tonight but Id always tell you where I am
In a screaming ring of faces I seen her standing in the light
She had a ticket for the race just like me she was a victim of the night
I put my hand upon the lever said let it rock and let it roll
I had the one arm bandit fever there was an arrow through my heart and my soul
And the big wheel keep on turning neon burning up above
And Im just high on the wold
Come on and take a low with ma girl
On the tunnel of love
Its just the danger when youre riding at your own risk
She said you are the perfect stranger she said baby lets keep it like this
Its just a cakewalk twisting baby step right up and say
Hey mister give me two give me two cos two can play
And the big wheel on turning neon burning up above
And Im just high on the world
Come on and take the low ride with me girl
On the tunnel or love
Well its been money for muscle another whirligig
Money for muscle another girl I dig
Another hustle just to make it big
And rockaway rockaway
And girl it looks so pretty to me just like it always did
Like the spanish city to me when we where kids
Oh girl it looks so pretty to me just like it always did
Like the spanish city to me when we where kids
She took off a silver locket she said remember me by this
She put her hand in my pocket I got a keepsake and a kiss
And in the roar of dust and diesel I stood and watched her walk away
I could have caught up with her easy enough but something must have made me stay
And the big wheel keep on turning neon up above
And Im high on the world
Come on and take a low ride with me girl
On the tunnel of love
And now Im searching through these carousels and the carnival arcades
Searching everywhere from steeplechase to palisades
In any shooting gallery where promises are made
To rockaway rockaway from cullercoats and whitley bat out to rockaway
And girl it looks so pretty to me just like it always did
Like the spanish city to me when we where kids
Girl it looks so pretty to me just like it always did
Like the spanish city to me when we where kids
would songs about secret/unexpressed love count?
well, blazniva marketa
http://www.nohavica.cz/cz/tvorba/texty/blazniva_marketa.htm
by nohavica, a czech folk singer would be a pure one,
i can thing of Heavy Metal Drummer by Wilco as well.
misteaksmistrakesmisyaleserrurs— oh, sod it.https://discordapp.com/invite/cZt59EQ
misteaksmistrakesmisyaleserrurs— oh, sod it.and
candle in the wind (thats about our love for pincess di and how she didn't love us.)
Only the first of its three verses is about the Queen. :p
I can't remember the second verse (except that the strapline is "God save our land"), but the third verse is:
[Who wrote it, John Lennon?!?! -- Ed]
misteaksmistrakesmisyaleserrurs— oh, sod it.i always thought the 3rd verse was
do do do dee doo do
hmmm hmmm hmm hmm he hum
la laaa laaa la le laaa
god save the queen.
[*]There's something deeply ironic about the fact that I listen to a £5 player using a £30 pair of headphones. Still, they're miles better than the crap earphones supplied with the bloody thing...
misteaksmistrakesmisyaleserrurs— oh, sod it.Ah, via google.com I've just discovered that I was thinking of The Tunnel of Love from Fun Boy Three (whoever they are, Tunnel of Love seems to be the only .mp3 I have of them).
http://www.lyricsvault.net/songs/9974.html
A mistake anyone could make, I think you'll find!
[Creeps away in embarrassment]
"Girl From Mars" by Ash
it's technically about unrequested love.
How about giving a link to the Carroll version? :) It should be quite funny...
misteaksmistrakesmisyaleserrurs— oh, sod it.Haha!
Hows about "Socially naive" by Death (not our DEATH btw).
That has the cracking line "Socially naive......she's a stupid bitch!". Makes me chuckle every time I hear that tune.