More Than Words by Extreme

[PerfectYear321]

Anybody remember this song?

I was early teens and thought it was the most amazing, perfect and romantic song I'd ever heard in my life 🤣 The video was easy on the eye too.

I suddenly remembered it recently and searched for it on YouTube. Was surprised that it had nowhere near the effect on me...in fact none😂

Just really interested if anyone here remembers when it came out, how they felt at the time and how they feel now when they listen to it!

Really? Omg, need to listen back

I'm sure either Boyzone or Westlife did a cover version of it at some point.

Eek!!!!!

I do love a guitar. I think that's what got me

I still like it and sing along with him. I don’t really see it as a creepy song tbh

Same for me LDR it was our song, that he sung to me (off key but still loved him for it). Still reminds me of him and the happy times, it was an amicable breakup. Only stopped talking at all because his wife got jealous. 🙄

I was also serenaded with Tenacious D F*ck Her Gently by another partner years later, at least he was honest 😂

😂
Lovely memories!

Which one is Nuno Bettencourt?

Have you seen the Jimmy Fallon & Jack Black version?

Wtaf?! 🤯🤣

No! Please link

Did they?! Do you have a link?

Ugh! Gross. I did like it at the time bit even then I knew it was a bit ‘pushy’. My ex said he wanted to make a video of his daughters using it as a soundtrack. I pointed out then that the words weren't really appropriate to that but he’d never listened to the words. He just thought it was a nice song about loving someone. Sounds like lots of people on here and never really listened either!

THANK YOU!
They are trying to ruin the memories of my childhood!

The singer who is now Rihanna’s guitarist (just googled him from reading this 🤣)

No it isn't - it's basically saying words are cheap you say you love me but your actions don't show it, if you treated me like an equal, with respect and kindness then that would show your love for me. I always took it that the person in this song was in a relationship with someone who treated them like dirt but said they loved them - if the treated them better then they wouldn't have to say they loved them as their actions would show they did.

My main memory of this song is my SIL sitting in our garden as it was playing and agonising about whether to carry on with her pregnancy. Her bf and her were really rocky at the time.

She did have the baby, and married the bf, it all worked out and her highly successful daughter just announced her engagement.

Everytime we hear that song it takes us both back to that moment.

Now that I've tried to
Talk to you and make you understand
All you have to do is close your eyes
And just reach out your hands
And touch me
Hold me close, don't ever let me go

Definitely about sex!

I think it's deeply creepy, my ex loved it and he was a creepy bastard too.

Nuno Bettencourt is so gorgeous.

Yeah. Nuno was beautiful. But the song, not so much!

But agree about Nuno Bettencourt.

When I was at school 2 sixth formers performed it at the talent show thingy and it was amazing - the boy singing was amazing and the guitar with it. Not a teenage crush type thing - it was just spine tinglingly good. So that song always has a special place for me!!

Hmm unpopular opinion. I loved this song at the time and still do now. Off to watch on YouTube😆

Still love this song.