  Most people I meet, when asked what their favourite love song is, chances are 95 out of 100 that they'll name all or any of the following love songs of the pop-music canon: 1) Can't help falling in love with you - UB40 (Originally a droopy Elvis creation, until UB40 raped it with reggae. ) 2) Everything I do - Bryan Adams (This one has been anthologized into monotony. ) 3) Unchained Melody - Righteous Brothers (Nice, but over-sold. Plus, guys like it because of the Demi Moore/potter's wheel/Ghost connection. ) 4) It must have been love - Roxette (No, no, no! You guys don't get it. Love songs don't have to conform to the man-meets-woman-and-fall-apart-and-get-back formula. Pretty Woman was a film. No happen in real life! Please! ) 5) I'd love you to want me - Lobo (no one had heard of this song or even Lobo until Indica cars used it for their ad with a very toothy Fleur Xavier. ) 6) Can you feel the love tonight - Elton John (a song from Lion King? Simba and Nala were nuzzling to it for chrissakes! I can't listen to it without thinking of lions mating in the Kalahari desert! ) 7) Take my breath away - Berlin (Tom Cruise is a turn-off.
And the song itself is very reminiscent of smoky hash-joint settings. ) 8) Nothing's gonna change my love for you - George Benson (unheard of, until Monte Carlo pullovers used it for their TV ad. Till then, every love song collection manufactured by Archies greeting cards company has featured this song prominently. ) Yeah and the ones who've heard a little more will throw in the occasional Always , by Bon Jovi, Iris by the Goo goo dolls, or even Clapton's Wonderful Tonight .
And the list goes on. Then I thought - what if I were to burn a CD of my favourite love songs? And I came up with some names. These again, are subject to change, but since they're the only ones I could name off-the-cuff, I guess they mean something to me.
1) Third Eye Blind - Deep Inside of You 2) Drops of Jupiter - Train 3) I will do anything for love - John Meatloaf 4) November Rain - GnR 5) One more night - Phil Collins 6) Hole in my Soul - Aerosmith 7) Wonderwall - Oasis 8) It ain't over till it's over - Lenny Kravitz 9) Bringing on the Heartbreak - Def Leppard 10) Every rose has its thorn - Poison 11) Simply the best - Tina Turner Check out some of their lyrics sometimes. Makes a WORLD of sense. At least to fucked-by-love people like me :-) Right, I'm very tired and overworked. I need the weekend. See you guys! 
