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Name a nice old love ballad that we don't hear much any more.

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TheTecknician · 16/02/2024 05:26

I'll start with 'Longer' by Dan Fogelberg.

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iwannacoolrider · 16/02/2024 09:24

First cut is the deepest by Rod Stewart, and the original I will always love you by Dolly Parton.

iwannacoolrider · 16/02/2024 09:25

Forgot to add, A different corner by George Micheal is a beautiful song.

Cuppachuchu · 16/02/2024 09:29

I only have eyes for you.
Old, but beautiful.

Cuppachuchu · 16/02/2024 09:33

Oh, and Let's stay together by Al Green. I love that one. 💕

Hagbard · 16/02/2024 09:34

Blancmange - I've seen the word

Porfirio · 16/02/2024 09:41
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AuntiePathy · 16/02/2024 09:45

NeedWineNow · 16/02/2024 08:28

Oh I love an old fashioned ballad.

Unforgettable - Nat King Cole
Stardust - Nat King Cole
A Portrait of my Love - Matt Monroe

I love these too. My great aunt was the pianist for the local amateur operatic society so I grew up listening to all those beautiful old standards like Lover Come Back to Me, Deep Purple, A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square, How Are Things in Gloccamora, etc.

Stardust makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. I might add that to my funeral list too.

Porfirio · 16/02/2024 09:54
Porfirio · 16/02/2024 09:55
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TheTecknician · 16/02/2024 09:57

@YetAnotherSpartacus I'd say that song is more Yacht Rock than a ballad. Personal opinion obviously. Jimmy Young used to play it a lot.

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Porfirio · 16/02/2024 10:00
Porfirio · 16/02/2024 10:02
FrillyGoatFluff · 16/02/2024 10:03

Love and affection, Joan armatrading

KittyCatsby · 16/02/2024 10:03

The First time ever I saw your Face by Roberta Flack.

It immediately sends a lump to my throat .

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 16/02/2024 10:05

How bout us by Champagne

Gorgeous.

Not heard it in years then Ian Wrights character played it in The Kitchen. Reminded me how lovely it was

Porfirio · 16/02/2024 10:06
tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 16/02/2024 10:07

iwannacoolrider · 16/02/2024 09:25

Forgot to add, A different corner by George Micheal is a beautiful song.

Ooh that is a lovely one, also Waiting for That Day

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 16/02/2024 10:08

Cuppachuchu · 16/02/2024 09:33

Oh, and Let's stay together by Al Green. I love that one. 💕

This was our first dance!

tellmewhenthespaceshiplandscoz · 16/02/2024 10:08

Another vote for Against all Odds

SingingSands · 16/02/2024 10:10

The Promise by Tracy Chapman

Dolly Parton - I will always love you

It's just so sweet and tender compared to Celine's "Titanic" version. I love both, but Dolly's version made me cry the first time I heard it!

Porfirio · 16/02/2024 10:10
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Fleamaker · 16/02/2024 10:18

Frankie Valli, my eyes adored you

Wings, my love

Porfirio · 16/02/2024 10:34
Thingsthatgo · 16/02/2024 10:38

My DH put 'Fall at your Feet' by Crowded House on the other day, and I was surprised to find my eyes were leaking a little.

MeinKraft · 16/02/2024 11:12

The Glory of Love that was in the original Karate Kid film,

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