The World's Cheesiest Love Song Playlist
You're The Inspiration - Chicago
I like this. Shut up.
The One That You Love - Air Supply
Fortunately perhaps, I can say that I never really liked much Air Supply, with a couple of exceptions of which this isn't one.
Suddenly - Billy Ocean
Indistinct but innocuous.
Wind Beneath My Wings - Bette Midler
A sweeping ballad that should've been swept out the door.
Hello - Lionel Richie
Sigh. This song will always be about gazing at Susan Bagley, one of my jr. high crushes, in the library.
(Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams
I swear to you folks, one of these days Bryan Adams is just going to break me and I'm going to turn to suicide. Or homicide. I haven't decided yet.
Separate Lives - Phil Collins
Go on...
Hold On To The Nights - Richard Marx
Richard Marx kinda strikes me as being the John Mayer of his day. Seems like a decent enough fellow, good sense of humor about himself--but the music? Makes Hootie & the Blowfish sound nourishing.
Tonight, I Celebrate My Love - Peabo Bryson
What can be said at this point?
At This Moment - Billy Vera
All I remember about this one is that it became a hit on the back of its use in Family Ties.
Always - Atlantic Starr
Ok, I'm a sucker for this one too. Don't tell anybody.
Islands In The Stream - Dolly Parton
I like the Bee Gees version better...
I Honestly Love You - Olivia Newton-John
I prefer ONJ circa "Magic," but there's a powerful rendition of this song in The Boy From Oz, the Broadway show about Peter Allen, the man who wrote it (and "Arthur's Theme," below).
Almost Paradise - Ann Wilson & Mike Reno
I thought that dreams belonged to other men...
I Want To Know What Love Is - Foreigner
Did you know Tom Bailey of Thompson Twins is part of the choir on this song?
How Am I Supposed To Live Without You - Michael Bolton
I've said it before. If Steve Perry had been just a little more productive in the 90's, we could have completely averted Michael Bolton.
Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison
Yeah, it does.
Feels Like Heaven - Peter Cetera
I don't remember this song at all, but the '80s single of the same name by none-hit wonders Fiction Factory is lovely.
I Go Crazy - Paul Davis
Here again--this song means nothing to me, but there is a nifty little new wave number of the same name by Flesh For LuLu...
I Swear - All-4-One
I know nothing about this and it doesn't remind me of anything.
Everytime You Go Away - Paul Young
Cheesy? I've killed for less. I love this recording of a great song (written by Daryl Hall, if you don't know). I always thought it would mix well with Maxi Priest's cover of "Wild World"...
Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now - Starship
...Fair enough...
The Lady In Red - Chris De Burgh
There is an age group for which this song is the height of romanticism. That age group is 16-19. The rest of us have since discovered Gershwin.
Always And Forever - Heatwave
Don't know it, don't know anything about it.
I'll Always Love You - Taylor Dayne
As Taylor Dane goes, I'm more partial to...no, actually, I'm not really partial to any Taylor Dane...
The Power Of Love - Celine Dion
I imagine I could go for quite a long time without hearing any more of the bombastic wailing Celine Dion indulges in.
I Need Love - LL Cool J
Ladies Love Cool James...
All Cried Out - Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam
Bit of a guilty pleasure, this.
Arthur's Theme - Christopher Cross
The best that you can do...
Lovin' You - Minnie Riperton
Better in the songs that sample it.
Could It Be Magic - Barry Manilow
I'm apathetic about Manilow. I don't love him, but it's become too much of a cliché to hate him.
All My Life - K-Ci & JoJo
Don't think I've ever heard this song in all my life.
Faithfully - Journey
Journey was just unfortunate.
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