Without the songwriters, we wouldn’t have the favourite love songs, so I have a special admiration for the people who started the ball rolling. I am going to share with you some of the people I am familiar with from my generation.
I think of songs like: Memphis Tennessee and The Promised Land. Tremendous songs.
2. Gordon Lightfoot
Songs like: Ribbon of Darkness, Sundown, and Did she mention my name?
Songs like: Coat of many colors, 9 to 5, and I honestly love you.
A song like: Guitar Man, that I heard on an Elvis record.
She wrote so many good songs, like: Across the bridge, Distant drums, In the misty moonlight, Rosa Rio, You don’t know me, and Sweet dream baby.
He wrote: Heartaches by the number.
Songs like: Make the world go away, and A little bitty tear.
He wrote a lot of songs, like: I walk the line, Give my love to Rose, and Are all the children in?
Some I think of are: Crazy, Funny how time slips away, and Family Bible.
He wrote one of my favourite love songs: Have I told you lately that I love you?
Some of his songs are: El Paso, You gave me a mountain, and My woman my woman my wife.
12. Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
They wrote some hit songs for the Everly Brothers, like: Bye bye love, Wake up Little Susie, and All I have to do is dream.
He was a co-writer of songs like: That’ll be the day, Peggy Sue, and True love ways.
John Lennon and Paul McCartney were the main writers, of songs like: Love me do, She loves you, Hey Jude, and Yesterday.
My favourite love songs that he wrote are: Detroit City, and Ruby.
Check: Me and Bobby McGee, and Why me Lord?
All the gold in California, and Help me.
Check out: You are my sunshine, and Three rusty nails
A big one: I love you because.
Your cheating heart, Hey good looking, I saw the light, and Cold cold heart.
Check: Blowing in the wind, and The times they are a changing.
Paul Simon wrote songs like: Homeward bound, Bridge over troubled waters, and Mrs. Robinson.
23. Don Foster – Play with me Daddy
I have written a few songs too, so here is one of my personal favourite love songs. My other songs can be found at this address: http://favorite-love-songs.com/?cat=136
There are so many songwriters, and a few that come to my mind are: Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, and Billy Joel.
I also have a Gospel web site. If you want to check it out, go to: http://countrygospelandbible.com/