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On Thursday we asked what your favorite songs about love are, though not "love songs" per se. Here are 20 of your — and our — favorites. "Lovefool" by The Cardigans "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys "Because the Night" by Patti Smith "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette "Your Ex Lover Is Dead" by Read more
I can imagine it feels pretty good to have a song written about you — unless of course it's an angry breakup anthem. Some of the best love songs (and antilove songs) have true stories behind them, so in honor of the Grammy Awards this weekend, can you guess who these songs are rumored to be written about? Take the Quiz Read more
Hard to believe, but Stephen Colbert was the lead in a band back in the '80s. It was a time when love songs and power ballads dominated the airwaves and young Stephen had no problem playing the part of a hard-core rocker stalker. (He had a problem obeying that pesky restraining order, but a "special hidden message" had to be delivered to a "special hidden lady." It just had to.) But those days Read more
Like Audrey Tautou's movie Priceless, I'm completely smitten by the poster and trailer for Love Songs, a movie from French filmmaker Christophe Honore. Everything in the preview screams "French": a love triangle, pretty singing, heartbreak, and the glittering streets of Paris as the backdrop. The musical, opening in limited release in America on March 21, follows a man and a woman who invite Read more
You know you have a song you're embarrassed to admit you love. Well, it's Valentine's Day, so be shameless! What's your favorite sappy love song? 1. I Just Died in Your Arms Tonight by Cutting Crew 2. I'm All Out of Love by Air Supply 3. Old Lang Syne by Dan Fogelberg 4. I Do Cherish You by 98 Degrees 5. Sometimes When We Touch by Dan Hill 6. Thank You by Dido 7. Babylon by David Gray 8. I Read more
More lists? Sign me up! Entertainment Weekly has compiled their list of the top 25 love songs ever, and I must say I pretty much agree with most of this one. The order is subject to debate, but these things are always a matter of opinion anyway. I love the top five in particular, and EW provides pretty thoughtful explanations for each of the selections. Some that I might add would be the Read more
Valentine's Day was on a Wednesday night, which kind of stinks if you have to work the next day - and who doesn't have to work on Thursday. So I like to push the festivities to the weekend, so I can really celebrate. Whether you're sharing it with your honey, a dear friend, your family, or even your pooch, these songs are sure to make your soul smile. Whenever I hear these old tunes, I can't Read more
Are the yé-yé girls having resurgence? First there was Megan's infamous Mad Men song and dance number, and now they've come up again in Wes Anderson's latest film Moonrise Kingdom. In the film — set in 1965, a year before this season of Mad Men — Suzy Bishop is one half of the lovesick preteen couple at the center of the movie. While her style is clearly fashioned after the yé-yé girls, Read more
Phillip Phillips had eight operations during American Idol run — People This is the Summer of Tom Hardy — Lainey Gossip Amy Poehler shows off her mesmerizing blond locks — BuzzFeed Bill Clinton is a hit with the ladies — D-Listed Listen to J Lo's new song, "Goin' In" — JustJared Jennifer Love Hewitt rocks a hot red dress — Hollywood Tuna Conan O'Brien has nothing to say to Jay Leno Read more
American Idol closed out its 11th season in LA tonight and crowned Phillip Phillips the winner! The two-hour season finale brought out some of music's biggest stars like Rihanna, Chaka Khan, John Fogerty, and Dream Girls legend Jennifer Holliday, who joined finalist Jessica Sanchez on stage for an unforgettable duet of "And I'm Telling You." The judges also got in on the action. Steven Tyler and Read more
