“I never loved someone
The way that I love you.”
We all know emotions from songwriters inspire love songs. But there is something extraordinary about a love song inspired by a real-life love story. Some of the greatest love songs are about genuine relationships, and we love their truth and the story behind them.
The above quote by Alicia Keys was just that. She was going through a turbulent relationship which inspired the song, “Fallin.” She was young, and it was a vivid and new experience. She shares, "You're tripping your way through it, and those hardships and good times and just growing is how the song 'Fallin" developed."
The Beatles wrote a lot of love songs. And actually, George Harrison got his chance to shine with his song "Something."
"Something in the way she moves
Attracts me like no other lover
Something in the way she woos me
I don't want to leave her now
You know I believe and how"
This song was considered a love song to Pattie Boyd, Harrison's first wife. In later interviews, Harrison offered other sources of inspiration, saying that the song was actually about the god Krishna, but his wife Pattie Boyd, in her autobiography, claims the song was written for her. Either way, it's about love.
Did you know that after marrying George - Pattie married rock legend, Eric Clapton? Not many women can say that two of the world's biggest songs were written about them, but that is the case with Pattie, who is also the subject of Clapton's amazing love song "Wonderful Tonight."
"It's late in the evening
She's wondering what clothes to wear
She puts on her makeup
And brushes her long blonde hair
And then she asks me, "Do I look alright?"
And I say, "Yes, you look wonderful tonight."
How about Fleetwood Mac? It's safe to say that a song written by Stevie Nicks or Lindsay Buckingham in the 70s and 80s was about their passionate and intense relationship. Watching them sing "You Can Go Your Own Way" live on YouTube in 1997 tells the whole story!!
Loving you isn't the right thing to do
How can I ever change things that I feel?
If I could, Baby, I'd give you my world
How can I, when you won't take it from me?
Music changes the world, opens hearts, and affects us daily. Do you have a favorite love song based on a real-life love story? My favorite is "Open Arms" by Journey.
Lying beside you, here in the dark
Feeling your heartbeat with mine
Softly you whisper, you're so sincere
How could our love be so blind?
This much is for sure: Music is the opposite of silence. It fills and enriches our lives with all its facets: music lets us experience extraordinary moments of happiness and also has the power to move us to tears or to love.