Love songs in Western music: world classics and recommended popular tracks

Best I Ever HadDrake

Best I Ever Had – Drake (Lyrics)

Drake is a rapper who has maintained a long-standing presence with his melodious style—something any hip-hop head would know.

Among his works, the track cherished as a supreme love song is “Best I Ever Had.” It samples the love song “Fallin’ in Love” by the band Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds, resulting in an overall highly melodic composition.

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LoveKendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar – LOVE. ft. Zacari

Kendrick Lamar, a rapper who is undeniably praised as the best in the world right now.

Apparently, this song was written for his girlfriend, whom he’s been with since high school.

As the line “love me” appears repeatedly, it’s a very simple song, but I think that simplicity makes the feelings all the more heartfelt.

Love LiesKhalid & Normani

Khalid & Normani – Love Lies (Official Video)

Is it a song about “searching far and wide for love and still not finding it”? Khalid’s beautiful voice—he’s been getting a lot of attention lately—is emphasized to the fullest.

The title “Love Lies” is interesting because it can be interpreted in two ways: either “love tells lies” or “love lies (there),” meaning love is present.

I Need LoveLL Cool J

LL COOL J – I Need Love

A romantic and melancholic rap ballad influenced by 1970s rhythm and blues.

Written by American rapper LL Cool J when he was 18, the track was released in 1987 and became a hit in the United States and various European countries.

Love Can Be…Vince Staples

Love Can Be…

As you might guess from the hard beat with a house-music vibe, it’s a little different from the typical sweet love song.

The lyrics take a girl’s point of view with lines like “What a letdown,” and that cool, dismissive tone is oddly addictive.

To Love You MoreCéline Dion

TO LOVE YOU MORE / Celine Dion With Taro Hakase

This is a song by a Canadian female singer that was tied in as the theme song for the Japanese TV drama “Koibito yo.” It sings of a woman’s feelings of love as she continues to think of the person she loves.

Céline Dion’s beautiful voice and powerful vocal ability make it a compelling, passionate love song.

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CloserThe Chainsmokers

The Chainsmokers – Closer (Lyric) ft. Halsey

This love song is a work themed around heartbreak.

You might sense that from the mood of the track, too.

To summarize: two people meet again and fall in love, but as they look back on the past, they realize their relationship can no longer be repaired.

The story says that changes in circumstances and money drove them apart.

The sentimental style is beautifully complemented by the soothing male–female duet.