5 Songs about a Thing Called Love
Written by Suzanne on August 27, 2010Ahh the L word! That thing called L O V E love.
Love can be many things. It can make you see life through rose colored glasses or make you want to cry your eyes out. There’s puppy love, true love, forbidden love, and unrequited love. Love can be an emotion, a virtue, or just the thing that makes a great song.
Here are 5 Songs about a Thing Called Love:
Jerry Reed was a country music singer, guitarist, songwriter, and actor. You might remember him from Smokey and the Bandit, he was in the movie and he sang the theme song “East Bound and Down”.
Here he is with “A Thing Called Love”:
Queen is a British rock band that formed in 1971. Before his death in 1991, Freddie Mercury rocked the stage with his lead vocals, piano and theatrics. I think everyone with a TV, radio, or internet connection knows of, listened to, or rocked out with Queen. Many of their songs have been used and re-used in tributes, parodies, television and film.
Here’s Queen with “Crazy Little Thing Called Love”, the single was number two in the UK and became the first U.S. number-one hit for the band.
Before they signed a record deal this British rock band, The Darkness, made a name for themselves with their live shows.
Here they are with “I Believe in a Thing Called Love”:
Leo Reisman was a violinist and bandleader in the 1920s and 1930s. Every once and awhile I’m in a big band music mood. Time to break out the Ginger Rogers moves to “What Is This Thing Called Love” by
Leo Reisman and His Orchestra.
While on my quest for other “Thing Called Love” inspired songs I found the British trance music group Above & Beyond.
Check out this club video of Above & Beyond’s, “Thing Called Love” featuring Richard Bedford:
Queen still rocks on, visit their official site: http://www.queenonline.com/home
The Darkness split up but a few band members are reforming as The Stone Gods, check their MySpace for details: http://www.myspace.com/thedarkness
Visit the official Above & Beyond site for tour dates & more info: http://aboveandbeyond.nu/home
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August 27th, 2010 at 3:30 am
sorry but that song by the darkness is one of my least favorite songs of ALL TIME! it’s awful! lol.
but you have MAD researching skills finding these songs with the words “thing called love” in them.
August 27th, 2010 at 7:16 am
@Chad lol no offense taken.
Thanks for the MAD comment. Researching trivial nonsense is more fun than mopping the floor. I do feel quite MAD at times in a Hatter sort of way. ;)
August 27th, 2010 at 7:31 am
aweful song? That video was dirty! lol Had to stop it before my 2 yr old gets ideas.
August 27th, 2010 at 10:58 am
@Angela Well I’m a housewife, but I must admit this place isn’t always clean.
August 27th, 2010 at 11:05 am
Of course you all know that the scandalous things you’re saying about The Darkness video instantly draws my attention to check out what makes it so provocative. Too bad my employer blocks all streaming media from coming through my desktop computer. It’s probably for everyone’s own good though… I’ll jump back in when I get home I guess!
August 27th, 2010 at 11:24 am
@Dave You guess? hmph! lol I think you’re on to something, HIH needs more provocative. ;)
August 27th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
I finally got around to watching The Darkness, what a trip! I can’t believe I never got familiar with them. Wondering if they were active before or after Spinal Tap, and if they were after, did they realize that Spinal Tap was a comedy band? I respect their nerve, though I doubt I’ll put them in frequent rotation going forward from here. Is that singer still alive?
August 30th, 2010 at 8:18 pm
@Dave looks like the lead singer and guitarist for The Darkness is still alive and kicking with a new group called Hot Leg.
http://teamhotleg.com/
September 6th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
I thought The Darkness was pretty good. They were basically a Queen parody band, it was rockin satire, not to be taken seriously.