vh1's 100 greatest love songs of all time. your thoughts.
11-16-02, 11:01 PM
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vh1's 100 greatest love songs of all time. your thoughts.
100
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Poison
99
Hero
Enrique Iglesias
98
I Need Love
LL Cool J
97
Nobody Wants To Be Lonely
Ricky Martin
96
I Just Want To Be Your Everything
Andy Gibb
95
It Must Have Been Love
Roxette
94
This I Promise You
*NSYNC
93
We Belong
Pat Benatar
92
All Out Of Love
Air Supply
91
Alison
Elvis Costello
90
Back At One
Brian McKnight
89
I Want You To Want Me
Cheap Trick
88
Thankyou
Dido
87
Is This Love
Whitesnake
86
Secret Garden
Bruce Springsteen
85
Careless Whisper
Wham!
84
Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
83
I'll Make Love To You
Boyz II Men
82
Wicked Game
Chris Isaak
81
Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Bonnie Tyler
80
Islands In The Stream - (with Dolly Parton)
Kenny Rogers
79
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
78
I'll Be
Edwin McCain
77
All Cried Out
Lisa Lisa
76
Love To Love You Baby
Donna Summer
75
Baby, I Love Your Way
Peter Frampton
74
I Feel For You
Chaka Khan
73
Save The Best For Last
Vanessa Williams
72
Love Will Keep Us Together
Captain & Tennille
71
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
70
I Think I Love You
David Cassidy
69
Never Tear Us Apart
INXS
68
More Than a Feeling
Boston
67
Eternal Flame
The Bangles
66
Iris
Goo Goo Dolls
65
Here And Now
Luther Vandross
64
I Melt With You
Modern English
63
How Do I Live - (Extended Mix)
LeAnn Rimes
62
To Be With You
Mr. Big (Metal)
61
Alone
Heart
60
Three Times A Lady
The Commodores
59
Faithfully
Journey
58
Best Of My Love
The Emotions
57
I Want To Know What Love Is
Foreigner
56
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Roberta Flack
55
I'll Stand By You
The Pretenders
54
Fallin'
Alicia Keys
53
Mandy
Barry Manilow
52
Love Bites
Def Leppard
51
That's The Way Love Goes
Janet Jackson
50
Always
Atlantic Starr
49
I Can't Make You Love Me
Bonnie Raitt
48
By Your Side
Sade
47
I Would Die 4 U
Prince
46
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
45
Un-Break My Heart
Toni Braxton
44
Time Of My Life (I've Had) (with Jennifer Warnes)
Bill Medley
43
More Than Words
Extreme
42
I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
Meat Loaf
41
Beth
Kiss
40
You're Still The One
Shania Twain
39
I'll Be There For You
Bon Jovi
38
Crazy For You
Madonna
37
Don't Speak
No Doubt
36
You're The First, The Last, My Everything
Barry White
35
Superstar
The Carpenters
34
Keep On Loving You
REO Speedwagon
33
I Do It For You, (Everything I Do)
Bryan Adams
32
Woman
John Lennon
31
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
Stevie Wonder
30
Because You Loved Me (Theme From "Up Close & Personal")
Celine Dion
29
Always On My Mind
Willie Nelson
28
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
27
You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
Rod Stewart
26
Babe
Styx
25
You Are So Beautiful
Joe Cocker
24
Wonderful Tonight
Eric Clapton
23
Unforgettable - (with Nat "King" Cole)
Natalie Cole
22
You Don't Bring Me Flowers - (with Barbra Streisand)
Neil Diamond
21
You're The One That I Want - (with John Travolta)
Olivia Newton-John
20
I Got You Babe
Sonny & Cher
19
If You Leave Me Now
Chicago
18
In Your Eyes
Peter Gabriel
17
Breathe
Faith Hill
16
Fly Me To The Moon
Frank Sinatra
15
She's Got A Way
Billy Joel
14
I Honestly Love You
Olivia Newton-John
13
Nothing Compares 2 U
Sinéad O'Connor
12
How Deep Is Your Love
The Bee Gees
11
At Last
Etta James
10
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Aerosmith
9
I'll Be There
The Jackson 5
8
Your Song
Elton John
7
Endless Love - (with Diana Ross)
Lionel Richie
6
Unchained Melody
The Righteous Brothers
5
Maybe I'm Amazed
Paul McCartney
4
Open Arms
Journey
3
My Heart Will Go On (from "Titanic")
Celine Dion
2
Love Me Tender
Elvis Presley
1
I Will Always Love You
Whitney Houston
i think the list sucks for one thing. celine number 3??? come on, lets get it on should be #1 hands down. number 2 should be unforgettable with nat king cole and natalie cole, and number 3 should be you are so beautiful to me by someone.
also why is sweat child o mine on this list? and yes it might not techinacly be a love song but "graduation (friends forever) by vitamen c should be on this list.
Every Rose Has Its Thorn
Poison
99
Hero
Enrique Iglesias
98
I Need Love
LL Cool J
97
Nobody Wants To Be Lonely
Ricky Martin
96
I Just Want To Be Your Everything
Andy Gibb
95
It Must Have Been Love
Roxette
94
This I Promise You
*NSYNC
93
We Belong
Pat Benatar
92
All Out Of Love
Air Supply
91
Alison
Elvis Costello
90
Back At One
Brian McKnight
89
I Want You To Want Me
Cheap Trick
88
Thankyou
Dido
87
Is This Love
Whitesnake
86
Secret Garden
Bruce Springsteen
85
Careless Whisper
Wham!
84
Time After Time
Cyndi Lauper
83
I'll Make Love To You
Boyz II Men
82
Wicked Game
Chris Isaak
81
Total Eclipse Of The Heart
Bonnie Tyler
80
Islands In The Stream - (with Dolly Parton)
Kenny Rogers
79
Sweet Child O' Mine
Guns N' Roses
78
I'll Be
Edwin McCain
77
All Cried Out
Lisa Lisa
76
Love To Love You Baby
Donna Summer
75
Baby, I Love Your Way
Peter Frampton
74
I Feel For You
Chaka Khan
73
Save The Best For Last
Vanessa Williams
72
Love Will Keep Us Together
Captain & Tennille
71
Whole Lotta Love
Led Zeppelin
70
I Think I Love You
David Cassidy
69
Never Tear Us Apart
INXS
68
More Than a Feeling
Boston
67
Eternal Flame
The Bangles
66
Iris
Goo Goo Dolls
65
Here And Now
Luther Vandross
64
I Melt With You
Modern English
63
How Do I Live - (Extended Mix)
LeAnn Rimes
62
To Be With You
Mr. Big (Metal)
61
Alone
Heart
60
Three Times A Lady
The Commodores
59
Faithfully
Journey
58
Best Of My Love
The Emotions
57
I Want To Know What Love Is
Foreigner
56
First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Roberta Flack
55
I'll Stand By You
The Pretenders
54
Fallin'
Alicia Keys
53
Mandy
Barry Manilow
52
Love Bites
Def Leppard
51
That's The Way Love Goes
Janet Jackson
50
Always
Atlantic Starr
49
I Can't Make You Love Me
Bonnie Raitt
48
By Your Side
Sade
47
I Would Die 4 U
Prince
46
Let's Stay Together
Al Green
45
Un-Break My Heart
Toni Braxton
44
Time Of My Life (I've Had) (with Jennifer Warnes)
Bill Medley
43
More Than Words
Extreme
42
I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That)
Meat Loaf
41
Beth
Kiss
40
You're Still The One
Shania Twain
39
I'll Be There For You
Bon Jovi
38
Crazy For You
Madonna
37
Don't Speak
No Doubt
36
You're The First, The Last, My Everything
Barry White
35
Superstar
The Carpenters
34
Keep On Loving You
REO Speedwagon
33
I Do It For You, (Everything I Do)
Bryan Adams
32
Woman
John Lennon
31
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
Stevie Wonder
30
Because You Loved Me (Theme From "Up Close & Personal")
Celine Dion
29
Always On My Mind
Willie Nelson
28
Let's Get It On
Marvin Gaye
27
You're In My Heart (The Final Acclaim)
Rod Stewart
26
Babe
Styx
25
You Are So Beautiful
Joe Cocker
24
Wonderful Tonight
Eric Clapton
23
Unforgettable - (with Nat "King" Cole)
Natalie Cole
22
You Don't Bring Me Flowers - (with Barbra Streisand)
Neil Diamond
21
You're The One That I Want - (with John Travolta)
Olivia Newton-John
20
I Got You Babe
Sonny & Cher
19
If You Leave Me Now
Chicago
18
In Your Eyes
Peter Gabriel
17
Breathe
Faith Hill
16
Fly Me To The Moon
Frank Sinatra
15
She's Got A Way
Billy Joel
14
I Honestly Love You
Olivia Newton-John
13
Nothing Compares 2 U
Sinéad O'Connor
12
How Deep Is Your Love
The Bee Gees
11
At Last
Etta James
10
I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Aerosmith
9
I'll Be There
The Jackson 5
8
Your Song
Elton John
7
Endless Love - (with Diana Ross)
Lionel Richie
6
Unchained Melody
The Righteous Brothers
5
Maybe I'm Amazed
Paul McCartney
4
Open Arms
Journey
3
My Heart Will Go On (from "Titanic")
Celine Dion
2
Love Me Tender
Elvis Presley
1
I Will Always Love You
Whitney Houston
i think the list sucks for one thing. celine number 3??? come on, lets get it on should be #1 hands down. number 2 should be unforgettable with nat king cole and natalie cole, and number 3 should be you are so beautiful to me by someone.
also why is sweat child o mine on this list? and yes it might not techinacly be a love song but "graduation (friends forever) by vitamen c should be on this list.
11-16-02, 11:24 PM
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I don't know what's worse...this list or the fact that Jennifer "look at me I got boobies" Love Hewitt hosted it...
Did they say who voted on this list...?
Let's Get It On is the Marvin song that people single out when they're trying to show their "knowledge" of soul. Marvin has more than a couple tunes that bury that song.
As far as Unforgettable...well, let's just say that Natalie should've left the coffin in the grave. I'm not a big fan of contemporary pop stars karaokeing to classic tunes. [Celine is another culprit]
Of course, I realize in the grand scheme of things this list means nothing, but a little rant every now and then isn't a bad thing...
Did they say who voted on this list...?
Let's Get It On is the Marvin song that people single out when they're trying to show their "knowledge" of soul. Marvin has more than a couple tunes that bury that song.
As far as Unforgettable...well, let's just say that Natalie should've left the coffin in the grave. I'm not a big fan of contemporary pop stars karaokeing to classic tunes. [Celine is another culprit]
Of course, I realize in the grand scheme of things this list means nothing, but a little rant every now and then isn't a bad thing...
11-17-02, 08:38 AM
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Not to pile on, but my first thought whaen I saw the thread's title was:
"Jennifer Love Hewett should consider a new career as a mime."
"Jennifer Love Hewett should consider a new career as a mime."
11-19-02, 08:49 AM
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Ugg! I watched a little bit of this and had to turn the channel. Most of these songs are garbage. This is easily the worst top 100 list VH1 has done. Very forgettable list.
11-19-02, 10:22 AM
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Uh, freakin' hell, what?! Where are U2's "With or Without You", "All I Want is You", "One" or "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)"? What a crock...
really??? can I have it on DVD, please?
11-19-02, 11:15 AM
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Focuses way too heavily on newer songs to have any merit as a list. Can somebody please explain to me how Journey and Aerosmith rank higher than Frank Sinatra or Marvin Gaye???
11-19-02, 12:05 PM
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Originally posted by Gdrlv:
Can somebody please explain to me how Journey and Aerosmith rank higher than Frank Sinatra or Marvin Gaye???
My sense is that this list should be understood as "The 100 Greatest Love Songs from the VH-1 Generation"; otherwise, the old crooners would've devoured the list. I'm not judging their approach either way, just stating what I think their M.O. was...now back to the U2 omissions travesty!
Can somebody please explain to me how Journey and Aerosmith rank higher than Frank Sinatra or Marvin Gaye???
My sense is that this list should be understood as "The 100 Greatest Love Songs from the VH-1 Generation"; otherwise, the old crooners would've devoured the list. I'm not judging their approach either way, just stating what I think their M.O. was...now back to the U2 omissions travesty!
02-09-03, 01:54 PM
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this is all subjective bunk!
although, as long as we are offering our critiques:
Let's Get It On should, as Rypro said, be number 1. although, in contrast to Rypro, i think Sweet Child O'Mine should've been higher. a fantastic song.
Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" should be in the lowest quarter of songs - even though i despise the song, i can see it fitting on this list.
U2 definitely should've had a song on there. The Eagles too.
Eminem's "Kim" should also be on there...
-di doctor-
although, as long as we are offering our critiques:
Let's Get It On should, as Rypro said, be number 1. although, in contrast to Rypro, i think Sweet Child O'Mine should've been higher. a fantastic song.
Aerosmith's "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" should be in the lowest quarter of songs - even though i despise the song, i can see it fitting on this list.
U2 definitely should've had a song on there. The Eagles too.
Eminem's "Kim" should also be on there...
-di doctor-
