"Ahhh Bach!"
Posted on 09/14/2006 7:04:19 AM PDT by Millee
Ah, romantic musical moments. Who hasn't heard a song on the radio which has reminded them of "that moment" in time when they fell in love, had their first dance, got married or experienced something monumental (first kiss, first shag, first breakup)? Who hasn't put in their favorite CD and gotten all misty-eyed thinking about the one they love? (Or the one who broke their heart!)
As Beethoven once said, "Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman." And it seems a gamut of modern men know the power of this statement all too well.
Take country singer Keith Urban, who serenaded new wife Nicole Kidman with an acoustic rendition of his song, Making Memories of Us at their wedding ceremony. (Apparently there wasn't a dry eye in the house.)
Then there was Eric Clapton's romantic song Layla, dedicated to the woman he fell hopelessly in love with - Model Pattie Boyd, who was the wife of his then best friend George Harrison. (And it worked like a charm. Clapton later married Boyd and they were together for nine years.)
And supermodel Heidi Klum claims there's nothing more romantic than having hubby Seal serenade her one of his songs. (Who can blame her?)
"I'd be surprised if someone said that music doesn't play a large part in their life," writes blogger Chris in an email to me, suggesting the topic (among many others). "For me at least, there are those moments when a song comes on the radio that takes you to a specific moment in your life that you'll never forget, or remind you of someone you'll never forget - or perhaps someone you'd rather forget." Indeed.
As one budding Casanova tells me, "My girlfriend and I have a comprehensive list of songs that we listen to. When we broke up recently, I put nine songs onto a CD for her, each one describing how I felt. I knew it would get her emotions going; she'd cry and miss me and want me back." So did it work? "Of course it did! Our songs get her going every time."
So what were his song choices? (Gents, take note!) Goodbye My Lover by James Blunt (heaven to any girl's ears), Listen to your heart by DHT (acoustic version), Even When I'm Sleeping by Leonardo's Bride, How Do I live Without You by LeAnne Rimes and I Don't Want To Miss a Thing by Aerosmith. (Romantic gesture? Or a little too soppy?)
Then there's the Lothario who often finds himself single, again. So now every time he dumps a girl he plays his top ten "feel-good" songs to help him get over the breakup. "I pump up the songs and I always feel much better. Among my favourites are Wish You Well by Bernard Fanning, Had a Bay Day by Daniel Powter, Never Again by Milk Inc, Hallelujah by Bryan Adams and Shake It Off by Mariah Carey."
To me, songs have that magic power that cannot be explained in words. (I once dated a bloke who introduced me to Just Jinger's romantic ballad Shallow Waters, tear-jerking stuff. And who can go past Celine Dion's The Power Of Love? Cheesy I know, but you can't deny it hits the spot everytime.)
As Chris notes, it's not just merely a memory that comes flooding back. "Sometimes its enough to warm up your cheeks, put a smile on your face the size of the Great Wall of China for the entire day and have you bouncing off the walls; or for the sappy types, send you into an uncontrollable fit of sadness complete with a flow of tears that would make Niagara Falls look like a meagre trickle of water."
And as I've heard many-a-friend say: that was "our song".
Doesn't Tom Cruise sing "I Want To Kiss You All Over" to Katie as she wears a Tom Cruise mask?
Oh, but what do I know...
Dinah-Moe Humm by Frank Zappa
Mozart, Bach, Enya etc....
No lyrics please.
Jimmy Castor Bunch - Troglodyte
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlRXQEA0yj0
Lionel Davis: Candy Pants
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6OvZS-UGxI
Just as long as the songs do NOT include:
- Big Bottom by Spinal Tap
- A Whole Lotta Rosie by AC/DC
- Big Balls by AC/DC
- Fat Bottom Girls by Queen
or anything by Air Supply, we're all ok.
"Ahhh Bach!"
I will never forget slow dancing with a very handsome shipmate in a bar in Portugal to "Let It Be" when I was active duty back in 1987.
Wang Dang Sweet Poontang - Ted Nugent
Moonlight Serenade, most beautiful piece of music ever written, in my not so humble opinion. ;o)
Moonlight Sonata I meant!
Bang a Gong (Get It On), either version (I like The Power Station's version better, and I always forget the name of the first band.)
That gave me the whillies!
Yep,
lyrics are like icewater on my skin.....
"Who is that stranger in the room!"
My absolute favorite classical...
Couldn't agree more. Wanted it for my wedding song for the longest time!
Nightwish - White Night Fantasy
Enchantress came to me
And said, meet me at the lake tonight
I hunt this song to the white
Through the shroud of snow I saw paradise
Peace, no more lies
Crestfallen soul
Rest for this night
Love is here
Right here under my wings
I dream of wolves
With them I run
For me she lengthened the night
I am home
I am in peace
Crestfallen soul
Rest for this night
Love is here
Right here under my wings
Moonlight Sonata is gorgeous! And so, so soothing.
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