What makes a great love song?



There are a million ways to write a love song; how best can you ensure it connects with an audience? Correspondent David Pogue talks with 14-time Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren and musicologist Nate Sloan to find out the key factors that go into creating a timeless song about a timeless emotion.
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35 thoughts on “What makes a great love song?”

  1. Interesting segment but I don't see how you can ignore "Falling Slowly" from the 2007 film, "Once."
    I saw the film when it first came out in three different theaters and also subsequently showed it in my Film Study class to high-school juniors and seniors over the last ten years. And the reactions to this sequence in each setting from each is the same: total stillness. They are mesmerized. It's not only the quality of the lyrics and melody but the voices of the two singer-actors blending together.
    You are literally watching something abstract become palpable: two human beings falling in love.

    Here it is (albeit with scenes from the film edited within it):

    https://youtu.be/k8mtXwtapX4?list=RDk8mtXwtapX4

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  2. Great show since its Valentine's. I have to admit I've been a Fan of Jane since I was a kid . I sure I'm not the only one that had a boyhood Crush on her . I still think she's Beautiful and a woundful Pearson. Happy Valentine's day Jane❤❤❤ I'm glad she did this show She's perfect for bringing Heart Warming News.

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  3. In their coverage of the passing of Burt Bacharach – you did not mention the name of Dionne Warwick. I sometimes think CBS' Mo Rocca omits critically important Black leaders – because he is emotionally and/or socially challenged. I now think that they intentionally chose to dismiss Burt & Dion's relationship – because of extreme racism. I changed the channel. CBS needs a timeout.

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  4. My favorite version of "I Will Always Love You" is Linda Ronstadt's – unpopular opinion, I know. Whitney's version says "Listen how powerful my voice is. Listen to my vocal theatrics." Linda's says "I know you don't want to be with me anymore and I am heartbroken, but I will never stop loving you."

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