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    Posted: December 19 2011 at 02:32
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Originally posted by Anthony

Marillion - Neverland Heart

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Originally posted by MattGuitat

Originally posted by Anthony

Marillion - Neverland Heart

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Oh yes - just about the perfect piece of musicClap


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"Give Love Each Day" from Yes's Magnification album.  That could almost be a wedding song.
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Yeah I think of Pain of Salvation too. This Heart of Mine, and Second Love (which is more of a sad love song)
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I was thinking of 'Love Song With Flute' by Caravan and maybe 'Oh Caroline!' by Matching Mole but then I thought of 'Historia d' una gota d' aigua' by Gotic.

Even though it's lyricless I think it sounds like a love song, and a pretty epic one too!
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750,000 Anni Fa... L'Amore? - Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
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Originally posted by Canterzeuhl

I was thinking of 'Love Song With Flute' by Caravan and maybe 'Oh Caroline!' by Matching Mole but then I thought of 'Historia d' una gota d' aigua' by Gotic.

Even though it's lyricless I think it sounds like a love song, and a pretty epic one too!

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Originally posted by Hercules

The Shepherd Song by Strawbs (off the From the Witchwood album) is a wonderful (if slightly erotic) love song.
 
They also did Tears and Pavan (off Bursting at the Seams). Dave Cousins is one of the rare prog writers who can write sensitive love songs in the prog genre.
 
"Out In the Cold" on Hero and Heroine also has some lyrics about love.  Sort of.
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Do we mean love songs by Prog Bands or prog love songs. Because most of the mentions here aren't Prog it seems.
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Originally posted by ten years after

Originally posted by Hercules

The Shepherd Song by Strawbs (off the From the Witchwood album) is a wonderful (if slightly erotic) love song.
 
They also did Tears and Pavan (off Bursting at the Seams). Dave Cousins is one of the rare prog writers who can write sensitive love songs in the prog genre.
 
"Out In the Cold" on Hero and Heroine also has some lyrics about love.  Sort of.

I just listened Bursting at the Seems, what a wonderful album that is. Dave Cousins is a genius ...
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Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - 750.000 mila anni fa... l'amore?
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Originally posted by Hober Mallow

There was a thread about this but it was locked. Love songs are usually terrible because the lyrics focus on "standard" love, but in prog when one happens to come up they have different way of looking at love.

What the f**k is "standard" love, and why is it terrible?


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surely every prog song is a love ode to LSD o:3c
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Originally posted by lazland

Originally posted by MattGuitat

Originally posted by Anthony

Marillion - Neverland Heart

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The opening is just amazing, as is Rothery's guitar. I also especially like the trade-off between H and Rothery in the middle Approve
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Originally posted by thehallway

 
Originally posted by Hober Mallow

There was a thread about this but it was locked. Love songs are usually terrible because the lyrics focus on "standard" love, but in prog when one happens to come up they have different way of looking at love.

What the f**k is "standard" love, and why is it terrible?


 
'Yeah I'll have your standard love option please. Just in and out okay thanks'.

Maybe it lacks the delightful foreplay Prog love songs have?
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Originally posted by cstack3

I'm not sure that this is a "love song" per se, but it is a very lovely & romantic song from an album with many romantic moments on it.   (be sure to read the comments, they are a hoot!!)


I believe Thijs Van Leer wrote this tune for a girl he knew at school, or something... and she hated it.
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The-Time-Is-Now, I'm so glad you mentioned the Yes masterpiece "In the Presence Of."  It's a beautiful and uplifting song (on par with "And You and I," imo), but it always seems to get overlooked.  Howe's guitar work is excellent on that song, he plays three or four solos but each one of them adds so much to the song as a whole.

Others:
Madrigal - Rush
Alien Shore - Rush
Beneath the Surface - Dream Theater (more of an undisclosed/tragic/lost love song)
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