Welcome to “Melodies of the Heart,” where we dive deep into my eclectic music library, proof that my taste in love songs ranges from swoon-worthy ballads to tracks that make you question my dating choices! So grab a tissue (or a snack) and enjoy the sounds of love, laughter, and maybe a little awkward nostalgia along the way!
| Title | Artist | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Parler d’amour (ft. Ute Lemper) | Art Mengo | Parler d’amour (in English ‘talking about love’) was written for Ute Lemper by Art Mengo and his brother-in-law Patrice Guirao. Michel Armengot (born in Toulouse on 16 September 1962), more commonly known as Art Mengo, is a French singer and songwriter of Spanish descent. Ute Gertrud Lemper (born in Münster, West Germany on 4 July 1963) a German singer and actress who recorded numerous pop albums, variously in English, French, and German. |
| Du | Peter Maffay | “Du” (You) by Peter Maffay was written by Michael Kunze and Peter Orloff. Peter Alexander Makkay (born 30 August 1949), known as Peter Maffay, is a Romanian-born German musician, singer, and composer, who established a ranch on the Spanish island of Mallorca where traumatised children from all over the world can have a free two-week holiday to help them cope with their problems. |
| Can’t Help Falling In Love | Elvis Presley | “Can’t Help Falling In Love”, featured in the 1961 Elvis movie Blue Hawaii, was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss. The melody is based on a French song cal |
| I Think I Love You | The Partridge Family | The Partridge Family was a TV series that ran from 1970-1974 about a musical family that travelled in a very colourful tour bus. Two of the lead actors, David Cassidy (son of the actor Jack Cassidy), who quickly became a teen idol, and his real-life stepmother Shirley Jones, were real singers. “I Think I Love You”, written by Tony Romeo, was released in August 1970, about a month before the show debuted on September 25, 1970. |
| You’re Beautiful | James Blunt | Written by James Blunt and Amanda Ghost. Inspired by a real-life moment when Blunt saw his ex, casting director Dixie Chassay, with another man. Blunt stated that the concealed real song meaning is about a guy who’s high as a kite stalking someone else’s girlfriend and should be locked up and put in prison. |
| You Are So Beautiful | Joe Cocker | “You Are So Beautiful” was written by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher, originally released in 1974 on Preston’s album “The Kids & Me”. English singer Joe Cocker released a slower version of the song the same year, turning it into a major hit. Billy Preston wrote it as a tribute to his mother. Joe Cocker sang this song at Billy Preston’s funeral in 2006. |
| Kiss Of Life | Sade | “Kiss of Life” by English Sade was written by Sade Adu, Stuart Matthewman, Andrew Hale and Paul S. Denman and describes the rejuvenating power of love and how it brings someone back to life emotionally. |
| Woman | John Lennon | Written by John Lennon. A love letter and apology to Yoko Ono, expressing vulnerability and commitment after past mistakes. Lennon referred to the time with his assistant May Pang as his “Lost Weekend”, which lasted about 18 months. He considered this song as a grown-up version of “Girl” by The Beatles. “Woman” was the first single released after John Lennon’s death. |
| Sensualité | Axelle Red | Lyrics were written and the music composed by Albert Hammond, Shelly Peiken and Axelle Red. The original title was “Sexualité” (“Sexuality” in English), but was renamed as it could have been perceived too provocative. Axelle Red (born Fabienne Demal on 15 February 1968 in Hasselt, Flanders, Belgium) is a Belgian singer-songwriter from Flemish origin, who decided to focus on a French-language career. She holds several International honours and awards, including Commandeur de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (2006) and Commandeur in the Belgian Order of the Crown (2007). |
| She | Charles Aznavour | Written by Charles Aznavour and Herbert Kretzmer. It was the theme from the UK TV series The Seven Faces of Women. Aznavour recorded the song in several different languages aside from English, including Spanish, German Italian and his native French. Elvis Costello revived this in 1999 for the soundtrack of the film Notting Hill. |
| When A Man Loves A Woman | Percy Sledge | Written by Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright, the song is inspired by Lizz King, Sledge’s girlfriend of three years who left him for a modelling job in Los Angeles. It is the first #1 Hot 100 hit recorded in the FAME studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Trained musicians can tell that the horns on this song are out of tune. Procol Harum used the unusual chord progression as the basis for their song “A Whiter Shade Of Pale”. |
| Woman In Love | Barbra Streisand | “Woman in Love”, written by Barry and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, is a song performed by Barbra Streisand and taken from her 1980 album Guilty, Streisand had asked Barry Gibb to write for her. It is a dramatic expression of surrender and emotional dependence in love. |
| My Love | Wings | My Love” is a song by the British–American band Paul McCartney and Wings, written by Paul McCartney as a love song to his wife and Wings bandmate Linda. The single marked the first time that McCartney’s name appeared in the artist credit for a Wings record, after their previous releases had been credited to Wings alone. This track was recorded live with an orchestra where McCartney allowed guitarist Henry McCullough to improvise his solo in the final take. |
Sources
The information sources of the song facts include, but are not limited to, Wikipedia, songfacts.com, discogs.com, secondhandsongs.com, YouTube and artists’ related websites.
