Cheating songs in Western music. The world’s forbidden love and infidelity songs.
Have you ever found yourself in a “forbidden love”? Love between adults is complicated.
An affair with someone who’s married—a relationship that should never cross the line.
And yet, that line exists close to everyone, which is precisely why it carries such a mysterious allure, doesn’t it? There are countless love songs out there, but I’ve carefully selected some Western tracks perfect for those of you intrigued by infidelity.
Most of them are in English, so if you find any you like, try doing a detailed translation into Japanese.
You’ll hear the music in a whole new way.
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Cheating songs in Western music. The world’s forbidden love and infidelity songs (101–110)
CreepTLC
It’s a song with the message that “for a woman made to feel lonely by an unfaithful partner, deceiving him is not necessarily wrong.” It’s an R&B track by TLC from 1994 with a lyrical, alluring melody that reached No.
1 on the Billboard charts.
Saving All My Love for YouWhitney Houston
The original song is by Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., and it rose to fame through Whitney Houston’s cover.
As the title suggests, it’s a song that tells of a devoted woman’s love as she has an affair with a married man, offering him all of her love.
Secret LoversAtlantic Starr
A smash hit by Atlantic Starr, an R&B band formed in New York.
They’re both married, but their feelings are so strong that they can’t help but meet.
The song also tries to justify their relationship by suggesting their spouses might be cheating as well.
So, what about married couples in the real world?
Lovin’, Touchin’, Squeezin’Journey
A song by the American rock band Journey that became their first hit.
Compared to signature tracks like “Don’t Stop Believin’,” the tempo is fairly slow.
It’s a slow, mellow rendering of a man’s heartbreak as his lover goes out with someone else while he’s away.
By the end, it shifts into an upbeat, triumphant “serves you right!” for a satisfying finish.
Lo LamentoLove and Death
A track by Love and Death, the Christian metal band formed in 2012 by Korn guitarist Brian “Head” Welch.
It’s about dishonesty.
The title “Lo Lamento” means “I’m sorry” in Spanish.