Fun love songs

February 8, 2010 10:33 AM

What are the best cheesy, campy, corny, over-the-top, or otherwise fun love songs?

I want to make a fun and danceable mix to celebrate Valentine's Day with my wife of 17 years. Bonus points for any classic soul, blues, or R&B!

posted by keith0718 to Media & Arts (33 answers total)

Lover by Devendra Banhart
posted by JimmyJames at 10:37 AM on February 8, 2010

Best answer: The perennial favorite Barry White - Can't Get Enough of your Love
posted by forforf at 10:39 AM on February 8, 2010

Best answer: Cheesy ? "You're Having My Baby"
Fun? "Dizzy"
posted by mmf at 10:40 AM on February 8, 2010

Muskrat Love by The Captain and Tenille....I'm laughing just typing it.

Also, Feelings by Morris Albert.
posted by iconomy at 10:44 AM on February 8, 2010

Let's Get Naked. A call for world peace through nudism, brought to you by the Half Moon Jug Band.

Full disclosure: I know these guys tangentially (I'm related by marriage to one of them). That makes them no less hilarious and awesome.
posted by Commander Rachek at 10:49 AM on February 8, 2010

Silly Love Songs by Paul McCartney?
posted by Pragmatica at 10:50 AM on February 8, 2010

Best answer: Let's Get It On by Marvin Gaye.
Baby, I Love You by Aretha Franklin
For Once in My Life by Stevie Wonder
posted by jrossi4r at 10:56 AM on February 8, 2010

Love Land by Charles Wright and the Watts 103'd St Rhythm Band.
posted by 8dot3 at 10:56 AM on February 8, 2010

Another Barry White selection: You Are The First, My Last, My Everything.
posted by heathergirl at 10:57 AM on February 8, 2010

I've Got You Babe - Sonny & Cher
Close To You - The Carpenters
posted by something something at 11:01 AM on February 8, 2010

Best answer: If I Could Build My Whole World Around You by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
posted by electroboy at 11:02 AM on February 8, 2010

Why don't we get drunk and screw
posted by Chocolate Pickle at 11:04 AM on February 8, 2010

For the cheesy, over-the-top element: Dan Hill's Sometimes When We Touch. Bonus: what the singer thinks of this song now.
posted by raxast at 11:05 AM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

Over the top: Your Song, as performed by Ewan McGregor in Moulin Rouge
posted by Dragonness at 11:11 AM on February 8, 2010

Shake You Down by Gregory Abbott.
posted by dhn at 11:20 AM on February 8, 2010

All I Want is You by Barry Louis Polisar.

Otherwise known as 'that song from Juno'
posted by TheOtherGuy at 11:27 AM on February 8, 2010

For classic soul, it's hard to beat the Crooklyn Soundtrack, Part Two.
posted by electroboy at 11:32 AM on February 8, 2010

I can't think of anything cornier than this.
posted by Ashley801 at 11:39 AM on February 8, 2010

Love Today by MIKA is hard to beat if you're going the cheesy route.

All I Want is You

I'll see and raise that: it may not be seasonally-appropriate, but "All I Want for Christmas Is You" is much more awesome than it has any right to be.
posted by kittyprecious at 11:52 AM on February 8, 2010

Let's Play Life - Wally Pleasant
posted by spikeleemajortomdickandharryconnickjrmints at 11:57 AM on February 8, 2010

Magnetic Fields - Let's Pretend We're Bunny Rabbits

Any number of the 69 Love Songs could probably fit the bill.
posted by ludwig_van at 11:57 AM on February 8, 2010 [2 favorites]

The Miracles: Love Machine
Clarence Carter: Strokin'
The theme from Austin Powers is actually Quincy Jones' Soul Bossa Nova from 1962.
Shuggie Otis: Bootie Cooler (instrumental)
Edwin Starr: 25 Miles, You've Got my Soul On Fire
Stevie Wonder: Uptight (Everything's Alright), and two not-campy but completely awesome love songs: As and I Believe (When I Fall In Love)
posted by Madamina at 11:57 AM on February 8, 2010

Tommy Roe Jam Up and Jelly Tight.
posted by Danf at 12:00 PM on February 8, 2010

Always and Forever
posted by rhizome at 12:02 PM on February 8, 2010

Heavenly: C is the Heavenly Option.
posted by SamuelBowman at 12:31 PM on February 8, 2010 [1 favorite]

I can't think of anything cheesier than So Happy Together, the Turtles.
posted by timepiece at 1:10 PM on February 8, 2010

Hall & Oates - You Make My Dreams Come True
Fleetwood Mac - You Make Loving Fun
Orleans - Still the One
posted by bahama mama at 1:49 PM on February 8, 2010

Groucho Marx: (Everybody's Saying) I Love You

Andrew Sisters: Bei mir bist du schayne
posted by DMelanogaster at 2:18 PM on February 8, 2010

Dream Weaver. I believe you can get me through the niiii-hiiight.
posted by blackcatcuriouser at 2:18 PM on February 8, 2010

Sunshine Lollipops and Rainbows? I can't imagine a cheesier, campier, cornier, more over-the-top love song.
posted by that girl at 6:04 PM on February 8, 2010

I think these are all cheesy AND fun:

Jennifer Warnes and Joe Cocker - Up Where We Belong
Chicago - You're the Inspiration
Chicago - Glory of Love
Chris de Burgh - Lady in Red
Styx - Come Sail Away (just be careful if you're Sam Weir asking Cindy Sanders for a slow dance)
posted by hurdy gurdy girl at 7:06 PM on February 8, 2010

Come to Butt-Head - Beavis and Butt-Head, of course!
Honey Honey - ABBA
I Woke Up In Love This Morning - The Partridge Family
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer
posted by SisterHavana at 7:54 PM on February 8, 2010

I like the "Silly Love Songs" and "You Make My Dreams" recommendations (and of course, the latter is very "in", and Kitty likes it too)

Spinal Tap's "Tonight I'm Gonna Rock You Tonight"

Obligatory Me First & The Gimme Gimmes recommendations: "Who Put the Bomp", "My Boyfriend's Back", and "You've Got a Friend"
posted by TheSecretDecoderRing at 10:57 PM on February 8, 2010