Men's love songs compared to women's

For the old break up songs ya can't beat without you by badfinger or still in love with you by Lizzy both get ya in the feels

"Into My Arms"

I don't believe in an interventionist God
But I know, darling, that you do
But if I did I would kneel down and ask Him
Not to intervene when it came to you
Not to touch a hair on your head
To leave you as you are
And if He felt He had to direct you
Then direct you into my arms

Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms

And I don't believe in the existence of angels
But looking at you I wonder if that's true
But if I did I would summon them together
And ask them to watch over you
To each burn a candle for you
To make bright and clear your path
And to walk, like Christ, in grace and love
And guide you into my arms

Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms

But I believe in love
And I know that you do too
And I believe in some kind of path
That we can walk down, me and you
So keep your candles burning
And make her journey bright and pure
That she will keep returning
Always and evermore

Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms, O Lord
Into my arms

Anyone who thinks women can't write decent love songs has never listened to Taylor Swift.
Anyone who thinks men can't write decent love songs has never listened to The Killers.

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Also in response to the OP. Men have more political freedom when it comes to writing music. Women are horribly judged on their music, from feminists on one hand (Taylor Swift for instance being attacked for writing love-sick songs because 'you shouldn't be telling young women to let men bring them down' and on the other hand being attacked when she pandered to that by writing angry, defiant songs, because 'maybe after so many failed relationships it's not the guy's fault and you're just a b!tch') - Rihanna and Miley Cyrus are the same, they're asked to be role models for kids and for women so they have to write in a certain political context or get slaughtered by the feckin' entertainment media which at the moment cares far more about identity politics than actual entertainment value. "Wildest Dreams" by Taylor Swift is another good example - epically emotional song, epic music video. Lyrics slammed for promoting promiscuity and one night stands, video slammed because filming a white person's romance in Africa is "cultural appropriation" and inherently racist. Rihanna was attacked for singing "The Way You Lie" with Eminem after the Chris Brown incident because it was construed as being about liking abusive relationships, etc etc etc.

Men don't face this political bullsh!t in nearly as bad a fashion. Eminem can write about everything from deeply missing his ex (Mockingbird and others) to violently slitting her and her new boyfriend's throat (Kim) and nobody cares, nobody tells him he shouldn't be doing it because music is music. Guys who write about being love-sick aren't attacked for "disempowering" their male audience or in other words setting a bad example, and guys who write angry songs about crappy exes aren't attacked for that either. Male music is far less politicised.

I've been saying this for years and I think this summer a lot of people started agreeing with that hypothesis after the ridiculous backlashes against Bad Blood and Wildest Dreams (both Swift songs). Bad Blood's music video depicted her and another woman fighting and was decried because "women shouldn't put eachother down, sisters need to stick together" and all that BS, Wildest Dreams for the above-mentioned identity politics reasons.

I have never seen a male songwriter being subjected to that amount of idiotic political vitriol for singing from the heart. Even Chris Brown after he attacked Rihanna was able to write blatantly provocative stuff like "Don't Judge Me" (seriously dude? c'mon!) and it didn't cause a political firestorm among the entertainment media.

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seeing these guys in 3 weeks ......cant fecking wait

donegaLroad wrote: »

the song 'I can't live if living is without you...' by Air Supply is a powerful song if you listen to singer's delivery, he does sound like he means it...

I can't imagine he won back her heart though.. in reality he was probably a torture to live with, self-obsessed moan, leaves the toilet seat up, snores etc.

Ive never heard Air Supply's version of this.

I'm not mad on Mariah Carey's as I think it's a bit oversang if that makes sense.

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

Also in response to the OP. Men have more political freedom when it comes to writing music. Women are horribly judged on their music, from feminists on one hand (Taylor Swift for instance being attacked for writing love-sick songs because 'you shouldn't be telling young women to let men bring them down' and on the other hand being attacked when she pandered to that by writing angry, defiant songs, because 'maybe after so many failed relationships it's not the guy's fault and you're just a b!tch') - Rihanna and Miley Cyrus are the same, they're asked to be role models for kids and for women so they have to write in a certain political context or get slaughtered by the feckin' entertainment media which at the moment cares far more about identity politics than actual entertainment value. "Wildest Dreams" by Taylor Swift is another good example - epically emotional song, epic music video. Lyrics slammed for promoting promiscuity and one night stands, video slammed because filming a white person's romance in Africa is "cultural appropriation" and inherently racist. Rihanna was attacked for singing "The Way You Lie" with Eminem after the Chris Brown incident because it was construed as being about liking abusive relationships, etc etc etc.

Men don't face this political bullsh!t in nearly as bad a fashion. Eminem can write about everything from deeply missing his ex (Mockingbird and others) to violently slitting her and her new boyfriend's throat (Kim) and nobody cares, nobody tells him he shouldn't be doing it because music is music. Guys who write about being love-sick aren't attacked for "disempowering" their male audience or in other words setting a bad example, and guys who write angry songs about crappy exes aren't attacked for that either. Male music is far less politicised.

I've been saying this for years and I think this summer a lot of people started agreeing with that hypothesis after the ridiculous backlashes against Bad Blood and Wildest Dreams (both Swift songs). Bad Blood's music video depicted her and another woman fighting and was decried because "women shouldn't put eachother down, sisters need to stick together" and all that BS, Wildest Dreams for the above-mentioned identity politics reasons.

I have never seen a male songwriter being subjected to that amount of idiotic political vitriol for singing from the heart. Even Chris Brown after he attacked Rihanna was able to write blatantly provocative stuff like "Don't Judge Me" (seriously dude? c'mon!) and it didn't cause a political firestorm among the entertainment media.

Eh??

Eminem was highly controversial on his earlier records for all that he said, protests and debates on tv about censoring his music. His introspection though carried him as more than just a talented gore comedy entertainer. Since then he's been largely a parody of himself, doing weak ballad songs. But you're kidding yourself if you think males can get away with saying these things.

I'd diaagree with your assertion that females are harshly judged. Taylor swift and them might write good catchy pop music on love, but it's hardly to the same degree as the likes of Regina Spektor or huge acts like Lana Del Rey, Marina and the diamonds who don't catch the same flack

How about... a Caaark love song, biy! Yes, it's DJ Daycent lamenting for beoirs lost with "Chantelle":

Whitewinged wrote: »

Who played it yesterday?

The men of course:p