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The lyrics of "Love Story" narrate a troubled romance between two characters, drawing from the lead characters in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. According to psychologist Katie Barclay, the song explores feelings of love in the contexts of pain and joy. "Love Story", save for the final refrain, is narrated from Juliet's perspective.
Love Story " is a popular song published in 1970, with music by Francis Lai and lyrics by Carl Sigman. The song was first introduced as an instrumental theme in the 1970 film Love Story after the film's distributor, Paramount Pictures, rejected the first set of lyrics that were written. [2]
Lovesong (The Cure song) " Lovesong " (sometimes written as " Love Song ") is a song by English rock band the Cure, released as the third single from their eighth studio album, Disintegration (1989), on 21 August 1989. The song saw considerable success in the United States, where it reached the number-two position in October 1989 and became the ...
Barbara Allen (song) " Barbara Allen " ( Child 84, Roud 54) is a traditional folk song that is popular throughout the English-speaking world and beyond. It tells of how the eponymous character denies a dying man's love, then dies of grief soon after his untimely death. The song began as a ballad in the seventeenth century or earlier, before ...
About 1876, the Scottish poet and folklorist Andrew Lang wrote a poem based on the song titled "The Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond". [5] [6] The title sometimes has the date "1746" appended [7] [8] —the year of the defeat of Bonnie Prince Charlie 's rebellion and the hanging of some of his captured supporters. Lang's poem begins.
Oh My Darling, Clementine. " Oh, My Darling Clementine " (or simply " Clementine ") is a traditional American, tragic but sometimes comic, Western folk ballad in trochaic meter usually credited to Percy Montross (or Montrose) (1884), although it is sometimes credited to Barker Bradford . Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as one ...
12. “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough” by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrel (1967) This is the duet song. Whether you’re taking on Marvin Gaye or Tammi Terrel’s part, be sure to sing your heart ...
Greatest Love Story. " Greatest Love Story " is a song recorded by American country music group LANCO. It was released in March 2017 as the second single from their debut studio album Hallelujah Nights. Lead singer Brandon Lancaster wrote the song, and Jay Joyce was the producer.