Tolstoy once wrote, “Music is the shorthand for emotion.” Valentine’s Day is a wonderful excuse to get emotional, let loose the helpless romantic inside and binge your favorite love songs. Or ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. But what makes a great love song? The top-secret recipe starts with the lyrics. You can go from a jazzy number that spells out ...

We're not going to write you a love song, but we can certainly recommend some. The best love songs evoke feelings across the swinging pendulum of love, from just meeting and getting to know each other ...

The universal language of music has united generations of lovers since the beginning of time. Falling in and out of love, grasping at unrequited love, mourning love lost and succumbing to deep love ...

There’s a special connection between love and musicals, starting with the trope of the “conditional love song.” It’s the one early in the show when characters envision the prospect of love (“If I ...

Love is in the air! With all kinds of X's and O's floating around, there's no time to waste planning this year's Valentine's Day celebration. Whether you spend the heart-shaped holiday drinking bubbly ...

From its very first note, “Lovin’ You” by Minnie Riperton creates a sonic atmosphere that is light and ethereal. With a melody originally composed as a lullaby for Riperton’s daughter Maya Rudolph, ...

Some of the most romantic-sounding hits hide much heavier truths. Over the years, millions of listeners have slow-danced, proposed, or even walked down the aisle to songs that were never meant to ...

So IDC how cynical or single you are—you’ve gotta admit that great love songs slap no matter what. A happy love ballad is like a rom-com for your ears, and even if you’re v much not about ~luv~ rn, ...

If you look at the Top 10 songs on the Billboard charts, odds are you’ll find nary a love song. Tracks about heartbreak, friendship and self-empowerment abound, but straightforward ballads about ...