Hopeless Romantic Mix

[pointup]

One of my dear friends and I pass back and forth "Hopeless Romantic" mixes.. Filled with sappy songs which allow us to harbor our ideals of love. Now, we are so typical so I'm asking you for some interesting songs, songs about love which you would recommend for a hopeless romantic such as myself..


For this mix I have only thought of a few songs..

rufus wainwright - foolish love, copeland - she changes your mind, howie day - perfect time of day, coldplay - shiver...

The last one had postal service, john mayer, tori amos, deathcab for cutie, elton john, eric clapton.. Just looking for any new lovely songs to grab

 

[PrinceOfCats]

You'll not be wanting Love Hurts by Gram Parsons then.

Loving You - Minnie Ripperton
Something nice and romantic by Andreas Scholl
Angie - The Rolling Stones

Jan Garbarek [the-one-in-a-Cathedral-what-I-have-forgotten-the-name-of]has nothing to do with love but it really is hauntingly beautiful, and you'll probably start thinking about all things beautiful... Same for Concierto D'Aranjuez.

 

[AlexN]

Ooooh nice, Pointup. This is my forte...

Soul Whirling Somewhere - "The Wedding"
Soul Whirling Somewhere - "Nani"
Red House Painters - "Katy Song"
Red House Painters - "Medicine Bottle"
Soul Whirling Somewhere - "The Last Time I Left"
Soul Whirling Somewhere - "The Hook Through It"
Soul Whirling Somewhere - "The Great Barrier"
American Music Club - "Miracle on 8th Street"
American Music Club - "The Confidential Agent"
Dakota Suite - "The Leper's Companion"
Dakota Suite - "Sand Fools the Shoreline"
Tierney Sutton - "Blue in Green"
Mark Eitzel - "Mission Rock Resort"
Mark Eitzel - "Some Bartenders Have the Gift of Pardon"
Mark Eitzel - "Everything is Beautiful"
American Music Club - "The Revolving Door"
American Music Club - "What Holds the World Together"
American Music Club - "Apology for an Accident"
Soul Whirling Somewhere - "I Give Up. Goodbye."

I'm telling you, Sara. If you're truly a hopeless romantic looking for sad, hopeless-romantic songs, there are no sadder, romantic songs than these. Check out any early Red House Painters. American Music Club can be patchy, but check out the albums "Everclear" and "Mercury" first, then "San Francisco". And Soul Whirling Somewhere is just the saddest music and especially lyrics I've ever heard. Check out "Hope Was" and "Please Sennd Help" (mispelled intentionally). All this stuff is way, way, WAY sadder than the stuff you've listed. It's like crazy-depressing sometimes.

 

[jssy4eva]

graduation day by vitamin c...romantic??? maybe not...but does it always make me ...yes...and beautiful soul by jesse mccartney...... and beautiful by christina aguilera and.......obsession by frankie j i love sappy songs

 

[Atelier]

Kimberly Locke "8th World Wonder" (Hi-Bias Remix)

 

[drexl]

The Cure - Lovesong
My Bloody Valentine - Sometimes
Placebo - Without You I'm Nothing
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
The Smiths - I Know It's Over

 

[tiffany]

The Cure - Lovesong

I was just listening to that

 

[AlexN]

^I was just listening to their B-Sides box set.

 

[TokyoVogue]

The Flaming Lips - Be My Head
Explosions In The Sky - The Only Moment Were Alone
Pavement - Spit On A Stranger
Pavement - Summer Babe
Stephen Malkmus - Discretion Grove
Stephen Malkmus - Sheets
Dinosaur Jr. - What Else Is New?
J. Mascis - Sameday
Bob Dylan - Shelter From The Storm
Bob Dylan - Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You
Bob Dylan - Your Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
Bob Dylan - Lay Lady Lay
Bob Dylan - Just Like A Woman
Bob Marley - Waiting In Vain
Bob Marley - Is This Love
Broken Social Scene - Pitter Patter Goes My Heart
Modest Mouse - Sleepwalking
Bad Company - Ready For Love
Beth Orton w. The Chemical Bros - The State Were In
Dave Matthews Band - Crash Into Me
Gin Blossoms - Found Out About You
Husker Du - Green Eyes
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Led Zeppelin - All My Love
Led Zeppelin - Tangerine
Morrissey - Suedhead
Peter Gabriel - In Your Eyes
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Face To Face
The Beatles - The Long And Winding Road
The Rolling Stones - Beast Of Burden
The Rolling Stones - She Smiled Sweetly
The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue
The Rolling Stones - Moonlight Mile
The Rolling Stones - Wild Horses
The Smiths - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
The Stooges - Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell
The Velvet Undeground - Femme Fatale
Heart - Straight On You
Nancy Wilson - Elevator Beat
Yo La Tengo - Sugarcube

 

[TokyoVogue]

Edit:
My Bloody Valentine - Never Say Goodbye
My Bloody Valentine - She Loves You No Less

 

[pointup]

Thank you so much everyone!!!!!.. I've got some music finding to do!!!

 

[drexl]

I'll just add some more:

Morrissey & Siouxsie Sioux - Interlude
The Sisters Of Mercy - When You Don't See Me
New Order - Bizarre Love Triangle
Chris Isaak - Wicked Game

 

[Angyl]

Morrissey, Billy Holiday and Diana Krall all have some great love songs.

 

[travolta]

anything by hope sandoval

mazzy star - fade into you
mazzy star - suzanne
mazzy star - wild horses
cyndi lauper - time after time
coco rosie - by your side
beach boys - god only knows
serge gainsbourg and jane birkin - je t'aime
2046 soundtrack - perfidia
morcheeba - fear and love
lali puna -faking the books
serge gainsbourg and brigette bardot - la javanaise
yo la tengo - autumn sweater
everything but the girl - missing you
the postal service - iron and wine
the tear garden - romulus and venus

anything by antony and the johnsons

 

[christinexkim]

Vertical Horizon - Everything You Want

^ Perfect for your mix. Especiallly if you listen to the words, because it changes from "everything you want" to "I'm everything you want" and yeah, just terrific.

 

[utopia]

at the moment my favourite hopeless romantic songs are a bit on the meloncholic sweet side...this is what's in one of my playlists at the moment.

the desperate kingdom of love - pj harvey
meet me by the water - rachael yamagata
I want you - rachael yamagata
everlong - foo fighters
flying high - jem
by your side - sade
I will be true - set fire to flames
real love - john lennon
for emily, wherever I may find her - simon and garfunkel
embraceable you - judy garland
hold back the night - sinead o'connor
fields of gold - eva cassidy
as you are - travis
protection - massive attack
l'amour de moi - the mediaeval baebes
cello song - nick drake

 

[Plastic'sWife]

112-Only You...
its romantic but not too sappy

 

[Fade to Black]

Stan Getz - The Girl from Ipanema

is an essential of mine in this category. Actually you might as well throw the whole Getz/Gilberto album on the list while you're at it.

 

[sars]

Stan Getz - The Girl from Ipanema

is an essential of mine in this category. Actually you might as well throw the whole Getz/Gilberto album on the list while you're at it.

add elis e tom's album to that.

also worth checking out since we're on the topic of brazilian music...

cibelle 'inutil paisagem' and 'pequenos olhos'
zuco 103 'fome total'

 

[Fade to Black]

another good one:

Bloodstone - Natural High

"Whyyy do I keep my mind...on you all the time, and I don't even knoooow you...why do I feel this way, thinkin about you every day, and I don't even know you..."