::Sappy Love Songs Week:: The Beach Boys - Darlin'

Whilst searching for songs this week, I typed in the word "love" into my itunes search to see what would come up. The majority of the results were The Beach Boys so I had to pick one. (Looking back on this it may  be because of Mike Love's name, but regardless, they know how to write some sappy music).

I chose this one because its a little bit lesser known and showcases Carl Wilson's talent. Brian is brilliant and all, but I think Carl deserves some credit now and again too. If not for his song writing than for his impressive beard. It's a pretty simple ditty about a girl brightening a dude's life and its got everything you'd expect to hear in one of the BB's love songs, i.e. backup harmony blasts, horns, the works.

Ohh darlin'
My darlin' you're so fine
Ohhhh-hhh-hhh

Don't know if words can say
But darlin' I'll find a way
To let you know what you meant to me
Guess it was meant to be
I hold you in my heart
As life's most precious part

Oh darlin'
I dream about you often my pretty darlin'
(Darlin' you're so fine)
I love the way you soften my life with your love
Your precious love uh huh oh

I was living like half a man
Then I couldn't love but now I can
You pick me up when I'm feeling sad
More soul than I ever had
Gonna love you every single night
Cause I think you're too outta sight

Oh-ho darlin'
I dream about you often my pretty darlin'
(Darlin' you're so fine)
I love the way soften my life with your love
Your precious love uh huh huh

Woah oh oh oh oh

Every night oh darlin'
Gonna love you every single night, yes I will
Cause I think you're too doggone outta sight

Oh darlin'
I dream about you often my pretty darlin'
(Darlin' you're so fine)
I love the way soften my life with your love
Your precious love uh huh
Oh

::Sappy Love Songs Week:: Buddy Holly - Dearest

This is my favorite Buddy Holly song hands down and fits quite well in this week's theme what with his lovey dovey lyrics and his heartthrobbiness amongst the womenfolk of the 50s. Its pretty cheesy and so simple but still fantastic. There's a better version of this out there where it's just him and an acoustic guitar that adds a more personal, desperate feeling to it, but I couldn't find it in the two seconds I took to look for it so I gave up. Sue me.

Any way its got all the sappy, gushy stuff in the lyrics. But it also has the Uhhhhmmmyeah's going for it. I cant explain why, but that is probably one of my favorite thing about lead vocals. I love a singer's ability to throw in some noise (Ooo's, uhh's, wah's, what have you's) that add that extra kick to a song. There is such a thing as over the top however, David Lee Roth.

Dearest - though you're the nearest to my heart 
please don't ever - umm ya 
ever say we'll part 

You scold and you were so bold 
yes together - umm ya 
our love will grow old - umm ya 
our love will grow old 

You may be a million miles away 
please believe me - umm ya 
when you hear me say 
I love you - I love you 

Come home - keep me from these sleepless nights 
try my love again - umm ya 
I'm gonna treat you right - umm ya 
I'm gonna treat you right

::Sappy Love Songs Week:: Death Cab For Cutie - Earth Angel

So I guess it's Valentine's Day. The one day of the year to remind all the single-folk such as myself how much it sucks to be single. Although this year I'm going to ignore all that and make the best of it and you should too even if you're a single chump or chumpette.

So maybe the object of your affection hates your guts. Maybe they live in some far off distant land. Maybe they're only interested in big burly guys who wear flannels year round and say it would look too awkward holding hands with a guy that's only slightly bigger than her. Maybe you just can't find anyone that's willing to talk about your theories on time travel for 3 hours. Whatever the case, affection exists. And it does weird things to people. Let's all just be fascinated and happy about that because one of the weird things it does to us is inspires us to make and listen to sappy love songs.

However! There's good sap and bad sap. Some sap is just sap for the sake of sappiness (too much sap in one sentence). That's bad sap. That's the sap that gets all stuck to your hands and wont come off for three days. Then there's good sap. The kind of sap that makes you think "Yeah its sappy, but who cares. I like it and it means something." That's the kind of sap that goes through a rigorous process and gets turned into maple syrup. So this week, listen to these maple syrupy songs that celebrate love, affection or lack thereof. Also have some pancakes. That sounds really good right now for some reason.



Death Cab for Cutie has a tendency to sap it up now and again. I mean who can forget the gooeyness of "I Will Follow You Into the Dark." I didn't want to choose the obvious choice here but I wanted to use Death Cab this week. So here's a cover they did for the Stubbs The Zombie Soundtrack.

"Earth Angel" is a classic song from the 50s originally released by The Penguins. Its doo wop style and chromatic bass arpeggios make it a relaxing, bleary-eyed dream-scape. And without it, Marty McFly's parents may not have met at the "Enchantment Under the Sea" dance.

 Earth angel, earth angel: will you be mine?
My darling dear, love you all the time.
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you.

Earth angel, earth angel; the one I adore.
Love you forever, and ever more.
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you.

I fell for you and I knew the vision of your love, loveliness.
I hoped and I prayed that some day I'd be the vision on your happiness.

Earth angel, earth angel: please be mine?
My darling dear, love you all the time.
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you.

I fell for you and I knew the vision of your loveliness,
I hope and I pray that some day I'd be the vision on your happiness.

Earth angel, earth angel: please be mine?
My darling dear, love you all the time.
I'm just a fool, a fool in love with you.