SpitzTunes -- Ya Gotta Love It!
"Love songs - if I had a voice, I'd sing them at the local watering hole, and go home happy!"
~Spitz~
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Would you sing this to your lover? Would you mean it?
No and no.
Love songs vs. lust songs. What happened to cause this shift in sentiment? For example: Here, There and Everywhere, The Beatles, 1966 vs. Touch My Body, Mariah Carey, 2008? Choose all that apply.
>Time changes all things
Sex has become more of a presence in relationships
The role of women has changed in relationships
They're not really all that different
Other
If you answered "other" to the question above, please specify.
The love song--a timeless classic--perfect for heartwarming first dates or for the most vicious of breakups. Do you think love songs have changed over the last 5 decades?
"At first I thought it was infatuation,
But whoa, it's lasted so long.
Now I find myself wanting
To marry you and take you home,"
-Sam Cook, "You Send Me" 1957
vs.
"And I'd give up forever to touch you
Cause I know that you feel me somehow.
You're the closest to heaven that I'll ever be
And I don't want to go home right now,"
-The Goo Goo Dolls, "Iris" 1998
Choose all that apply.
Yes, they have changed lyrically
>Yes, they have changed musically
Yes, they have changed emotionally
No, they haven't really changed very much at all
Other
If you answered "other" to the question above, please specify.
Do you think that love songs provide unrealistic expectations for relationships?
"If you should ever leave me,
Though life would still go on believe me,
The world could show nothing to me,
So what good would living do me?
God only knows what I'd be without you,"
-The Beach Boys, "God Only Knows"
"Green eyes,
Yeah the spotlight shines upon you,
And how could anybody deny you?
I came here with a load,
And it feels so much lighter now I've met you.
And honey you should know that I could never go on without you,"
-Coldplay, "Green Eyes"
>Yes
No
Which of these genres do you prefer to listen to when it comes to love songs?
Country
>Classical
Rap/Hip-Hop
Rock
Spiritual/Gospel
