Sunday, February 11, 2007

THE TOP 10 LOVE SONGS OF ALL TIME!

SUPREME ENTERTAINMENT VOLUME 12 PRESENTS

THE TOP 10 GREATEST LOVE SONGS OF ALL TIME!

YOU KNEW WITH VALENTINE'S DAY AROUND THE CORNER THAT A BLOG POST LIKE THIS WAS COMING. SO I FIGURED WHAT A PERFECT TIME TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE GREATEST, ENDURING, IMPACTFUL, MEMORABLE AND TIMELESS CLASSIC LOVE SONGS. HERE'S MY LIST OF THOSE WORTHY OF SUCH A MAJESTIC HONOR:


10. LADY IN MY LIFE – MICHAEL JACKSON
ONE OF THE MOST SOULFUL VOICES PAIRS WITH ONE OF THE MOST INCREDIBLY GIFTED PRODUCERS AND COMPOSERS (QUINCY JONES) EVER FOR A MELODIC MASTERPIECE! SO SMOOTH, AND PASSIONATE, IT STILL STANDS THE TEST OF TIME AS NOT ONLY EASILY ONE OF MIKE'S BEST BALLADS, BUT ONE OF THE BEST EVER, PERIOD!


9. LET'S STAY TOGETHER – AL GREEN
THE INCOMPARABLE AL GREEN DROPPED A BEAUTIFUL & COMPASSIONATE TUNE WITH THIS ONE. WONDERFULLY LOVING AND SOULFULLY SWEET, YOU GOTTA LUV AL ALWAYS!


8. ENDLESS LOVE – LIONEL RICHIE & DIANA ROSS
OUTRAGEOUS! MR RICHIE WAS UNSTOPPABLE DURING THIS PERIOD DROPPING COUNTLESS HIT AFTER HIT, AND THIS MIND BLOWING AGELESS CLASSIC DUET WITH MS. ROSS WAS NO EXCEPTION! ENDLESS LOVE, ENDLESS PRAISE.


7. SEXUAL HEALING – MARVIN GAYE
THIS SONG WAS THE ULTIMATE REMEDY & AID TO HELP ANY AILING RELATIONSHIP IN DIRE NEED OF LOVE'S MEDICATION. THIS ONE WAS DEFINITELY A PART OF AN ERA THAT MOST GROWN FOLKS WOULD LOVE TO AFFECTIONATELY CALL "BABY MAKIN MUSIC"!


6. BETWEEN THE SHEETS – THE ISLEY BROTHERS
ONE OF THE MOST HEAVILY SAMPLED SONGS IN HIP-HOP (BIGGIE'S BIG POPPA, TRIBE'S BONITA APPLEBUM REMIX & DA BRAT'S FUNKDAFIED), THIS SONG IS A POWERFUL NUMBER SURE TO HYPNOTIZE AND SATISFY ALL LISTENERS TO GET IN THE MOOD!


5. KNOCKS ME OFF MY FEET – STEVIE WONDER
THIS WAS A TOUGH ONE BECAUSE TRUTHFULLY STEVIE COULD HAVE A CATEOGORY LIKE THIS, FILLED WITH NOTHING BUT HIS CATALOGUE OF HITS ALL TO HIMSELF (ALONG WITH HALF A DOZEN OTHERS ON THIS LIST TOO). BUT IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE HEARTWARMING HUMILITY AND INNOCENSE CAPTURED WITHIN THE LYRICS ("BUT I DON'T WANNA BORE YOU WITH MY TROUBLES, BUT THERES SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR LOVE, THAT MAKES ME WEAK AND KNOCKS ME OFF MY FEET") THAT JUST TUGS AT THE HEART STRINGS. STEVIE YOU TRULY ARE AND ALWAYS WILL BE A MUSICAL GENIUS!


4. TURN OFF THE LIGHTS – TEDDY PENDERGRASS
YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T HAVE A LIST TALKING ABOUT GREAT LOVE SONGS AND NOT MENTION TEDDY PENDERGRASS. (DON'T HURT'EM TEDDY P. LOL). A MASTERFUL GROOVE ALWAYS KNOWN TO SET THE MOOD RIGHT AND SATISFY EVERY HEARTS LOVE (OR LUSTFUL) DESIRE! DON'T BELIEVE ME, TURN OFF THE LIGHTS BABY & PLAY THIS RECORD AND FIND OUT!


3. MY GIRL – THE TEMPTAIONS
I HAD TO GET REAL OLD SCHOOL WITH THIS ONE. IT JUST TAKES YOU TO A TIME BACK WHEN MUSIC WAS MUSIC (AS STEVE HARVEY WOULD SAY). THIS SONG REALLY WONDERFULLY EXPRESSES THE HEARTWARMING SENTIMENT FROM A MAN WHOSE UNDYING AFFECTION IS FOR A LADY HE CALLS HIS GIRL! THIS IS TRULY A CLASSY ROMANTIC TUNE THAT WAS A THROWBACK & PART OF A GOLDEN (MOTOWN) ERA OF MUSIC.


2. IF ONLY FOR ONE NIGHT/A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME – LUTHER VANDROSS
I KNOW YOU LADIES WOULD KILL ME IF I DIDN'T HAVE SOME LUFA ON HERE (THAT'S RIGHT NOT LUTHER, BUT LUFA, LOL). THIS MAGNIFICENT SHOWMAN AND TRULY GIFTED SINGER IS TALENTED BEYOND MEASURE. HE SUNG TWO OF THE MOST POWERFUL SOUL BARING, HEART WRENCHING, LOVE SHAKING BALLADS EVER. I COULDN'T PICK JUST ONE BECAUSE BOTH WERE SUCH INCREDIBLE PIECES OF WORK. BEAUTIFULLY SUNG WITH SUCH EMOTION AND INTENSITY, THEY STILL RESONATE WITH THE SAME POWER TODAY. MR. VANDROSS YOU ARE TRULY SO AMAZING!

AND NOW FOR THE NUMBER ONE TOP LOVE SONG FOR ALL TIME (AS IF THERE WERE ANY SURPRISE………………………………………………………


1. LET'S GET IT ON – MARVIN GAYE
C'MON NOW YOU HAD TO ATLEAST GUESS SOMETHING CLOSE TO THIS. MARVIN IS STILL THE ULTIMATE LOVE SONG MAKING MACHINE HANDS DOWN, BAR NONE! WHEN THIS SONG COMES ON (WHETHER MAN OR WOMAN, BLACK OR WHITE, YOUNG OR OLD, EVERYONE WANTS TO GET IT ON). NEVER HAS SOMETHING EMBODIED SO MUCH POWER, RAW EMOTION, SENSUAL AND SEXUAL HEAT, ALL ON ONE SONG. THIS TRACK WILL FOREVER BE THE BLUEPRINT TO PASSION AND THE SOUNDTRACK FOR BEDROOM SATISFACTION. THANK YOU BROTHA MARVIN FOR SHOWING US ALL HOW TO GET IT ON!

AND NOW FOR A FEW HONORABLE MENTIONS THAT DIDN'T QUITE MAKE THE CUT:

ALWAYS AND FOREVER – HEATWAVE/ CAN U STAND THE RAIN – NEW EDITION/ MY, MY, MY – JOHNNY GILL/ IF ONLY YOU KNEW – PATTI LABELLE/ YOU ARE MY LADY – FREDDIE JACKSON/ REASONS – EARTH WIND & FIRE/ BEAUTIFUL ONES – PRINCE/ FIRE & DESIRE – RICK JAMES & TEENA MARIE/ CLOSE THE DOOR – TEDDY PENERGRASS/

AND FOR SOME 90'S CLASSICS:

FOREVER MY LADY – JODECI/ IF I EVER FALL IN LOVE – SHAI/ END OF THE ROAD – BOYS II MEN/ WEAK – S.W.V./ I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU – WHITNEY HOUSTON/ VISION OF LOVE – MARIAH CAREY/ THE ONLY ONE FOR ME – BRIAN MCKNIGHT/ YOUR BODY'S CALLIN – R. KELLY (SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT THE MAN'S PERSONAL LIFE, BUT HE'S STILL AN AMAZING MUSICIAN)/ THESE ARE THE TIMES – DRU HILL/


SO NOW YOU'VE SEEN MY LIST, BUT WHAT ABOUT YOURS? WHO AND WHAT WOULD YOU SAY ARE THE TOP 10 GREATEST LOVE SONGS OF ALL TIME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK AND RESPONSES AS ALWAYS. HAVE A HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL THE WONDERFUL AND BEAUTIFUL LADIES OF ONLINE AND TAKE CARE EVERYONE, UNTIL NEXT TIME!

ONE LUV,
WISDOM