The beauty of love songs, especially love songs in country music, is the feelings they evoke years, and sometimes even ...

Picking just a few nostalgic love songs from the 1970s is hard, considering how many came out that decade. These four will transport you back in time.

The '60s were a pivotal time for music. The decade began with poppy girl groups and crooners and went on to create what we now know as classic rock. And of course, no discussion of the time is ...

Humanity is driven at a biological level by two fundamental imperatives: avoid death and pursue lovin’. That’s why 90% of our ...

Love songs can be sappy and sentimental, poignant or powerful. But some of the best have a slightly different twinkle that bypasses all the standard cliches.

If you look at the Top 10 songs on the Billboard charts, odds are you’ll find nary a love song. Tracks about heartbreak, friendship and self-empowerment abound, but straightforward ballads about ...

Led Zeppelin’s 1969 ballad Thank You from Led Zeppelin II stands out as a forgotten rock love song, praised for its heartfelt lyrics and warmth.

Sometimes it’s hard to say out loud how we’re really feeling, but the best songs are able to take all those emotions and set them to music. When it comes to romance, though, hip-hop love songs are ...

Her music will go on! Superstar and queen of love songs Celine Dion on Thursday released her latest song — her first new music since releasing her “Courage” album in 2019 and since she revealed in ...

Paul McCartney has written a lot of love songs. Those include perfect, heartfelt gems with the Beatles (“Michelle,” “Eight Days a Week” and “The Long and Winding Road,” among others) and smashing ...

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