And in its honor, from 2025 and their fab/gear just released new album Aces Eights & Heartreaks, please enjoy The Shang Hi Los and the sublimely 80s/Blondie-ish confection that is their "Monsieur Valentine."
Seriously -- that gets my vote for Best Song of the Year so far.
In any case, you can find out more about those kids -- including where to buy/hear more of the album -- over at their official website HERE.
And of course, all that leads us to the weekend's business. To wit:
...and your favorite (or least favorite) post-Elvis pop/rock/folk/soul/country love-themed song is...???
No arbitrary rules whatsoever -- your song can be happy, sad, directed at a specific object of affection, or just a general kind of lovey-dovey sentiment. However you're feeling today.
Oh, and in case you're wondering, my candidate (and I won't specify whether it's my fave or least) is...
...and ain't that something?
Okay -- what would YOUR nominees be?
And have a great weekend, everybody!!!
22 comments:
Too damn many "love" songs, but here is my favorite ever Valentine's Day Song.
St Valentine's Day Massacre by the Twylyte Zones
https://youtu.be/-QLrUzjfme8?si=Et4oWjKkzSuekJwt
Heh. 😎
So what does "post-Elvis" mean? Connie seems way too early. And as Edward said, too many love songs to choose from, especially if we can go back to the stone age.
post Elvis means post his first Sun Records release in 1954. "Stupid Cupid" came out in 1958...
Nilsson's "You're Breaking My Heart"
You are wise, grasshopper.😎
Otis Redding - Try A Little Tenderness
Van Morrison - Sweet Thing
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Little Wing
Tonio K - H-A-T-R-E-D
- Paul In DK
"Sunrise" - The Who (really Pete Townshend solo). I know he's mostly singing to god but it's the most beautiful love song I've ever heard.
Romantic Captain Al
Jimmy Buffett - after one too many glasses of Champagne -
Why Don't We Get Drunk...
rob
Perfect Day - Lou Reed
Worst - Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight." Best? Man, that's hard. Maybe "Paradise By the Dashboard Light." ;)
Fave: The Troggs - Love Is All Around
Worst, obviously: Paul Anka - You're Having My Baby
And may I just add —- The Beatles “It’s Only Love”
Love - My Little Red Book (a twofer)
"Mighty Fine Love" - Tom Hall (NOT Tom T Hall)
"Blue Valentine" - Will Brady
and - a hybrid of fusion jazz/reggae (not the confines of this here blog - but makes me laugh).
"My Funny Valentine Shot the Sheriff" - Randy Bernsen
Something in the way she moves - JT
More Beatles songs than I can count
this is pete, BTW
Marshall Crenshaw - "This Is Easy" and "They Never Will Know": A couple of gorgeous songs - the former a rocker, the latter a ballad - that bookend his 1987 album MARY JEAN & 9 OTHERS. Ah, those background vocals and guitar solos.
This song wipes me out -
You Got The Silver/Keith Richards
rbm
Hey, the Crenshaw comment before Rob's is from Chris E.
I have a soft spot for Pete Townshend’s “Let My Love Open the Door” because (a) it’s a good song, and (b) in 2001, when I saw PT in a small theater doing a solo acoustic performance, he introduced the song by saying, “This is a happy little love song. I write millions of them.”
Others…Warren Zevon’s “Accidentally Like a Martyr” is beautiful and moving; one of my favorites. As far as worst, too many to list.
Lucinda Williams Right In Time
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