Tired of the same overplayed love songs? Does your love not
fit into a neat little box?
Not all love songs have to be the sappy numbers we all know
and have heard a thousand times. There are plenty of tunes that convey love in
all its offbeat, unconventional forms.
With Valentine’s Day coming up this Friday, Vinyl Bay 777,
Long Island’s music outlet, is looking at some of the more unconventional love
songs out there in the world. Ranging from pop to punk and everything in
between, here are five offbeat songs to listen to with your other half.
1.
Ludo, “Love Me Dead”: Late 2000s pop-punk band
Ludo’s biggest hit, “Love Me Dead” is about being in love even if the other person
drives you crazy. Singer Andrew Volpe’s lady in this “cancerous” relationship
is referred to as a “high-maintenance” narcissist, “bitter and dumb” and a “parasitic
psycho, filthy creature,” among other things, but she is still his “sugarplum.”
He still sees the beauty in her and loves how she knows him so well. No matter
how “awful,” he loves her. (video)
2.
Pinhead Gunpowder, “On The Ave”: An acoustic
track from punk band Pinhead Gunpowder’s short 2008 reunion, “On The Ave”
details a couple living and loving in the moment. The details in the song are a
bit messy for your typical love song (it’s not every day a couple in love brags
about being bloody from hopping over a fence or having to kick down a door in a
burning building), but it’s chorus about time being fleeting, taking things
slow and savoring the memories is a nice sentiment that you don’t care about
the gory details. (video)
3.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs, “Maps”: Written by Yeah Yeah
Yeahs frontwoman Karen O about her then boyfriend Angus Andrew (Liars), “Maps”
begs for the singer’s love to stay with her. O’s vocals are vulnerable as the chorus
of “Wait, they don’t love you like I love you” intensifies with every
repetition. (video)
4.
The Darkness, “I Believe In A Thing Called Love”:
One of the most over-the-top rock songs of the early 2000s, “I Believe In A
Thing Called Love” takes the 80s classic rock sound and turns it on its head. It’s
a love song in hyper overdrive about the way his girl makes him feel. He talks
about how his heart pounds when she touches him, making him believe that they
can do anything together. The lyrics are a bit silly and “daft” (to take a
quote from frontman Justin Hawkins himself), but sometimes love is that
intense. (video)
5.
Say
Anything, “Alive With The Glory Of Love”: Love conquers all, even Nazis.
Say Anything frontman Max Bemis wrote “Alive With The Glory Of Love” about his grandparents
who survived the Holocaust. The song is intense in a hopeful way, with a
bursting, full-volume chorus that lets you know that no matter what, everything
will be okay. (video)
When it comes to love songs, there is more out there than
just the sappy, overplayed songs you hear on the radio. Whether it’s an
over-the-top rock song about your heart being aflutter, one that details a
dysfunctional relationship filled with admiration or one that tells a story
about how love conquers all, there are some unconventional tracks out there
that fill in the broader scope of what a love song can be. Check out some of
our favorites above and let us know what your favorite offbeat love songs are
in the comments below.
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thousands of titles to choose from in a range of genres to satisfy most music
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