10 Greatest Love Songs In Rock Music History
1. Something - The Beatles
You can practically make an entire list out of the greatest love songs that the Beatles have ever written. Ever since their early days gigging in Liverpool, the songwriting team of John Lennon and Paul McCartney always knew the power of making a song that discussed one of the most powerful emotions known to mankind. So it came as quite a surprise when the most powerful love song the Fab Four wrote on the subject came from the Quiet Beatle.
Setting up some of his best material on Abbey Road, George Harrison wrote Something in tribute to his wife Patti, with some of the most beautiful lyrics that he would ever create. Compared to the usual crush songs that the band were used to playing back in the day, this entire track tackles the more mystical quality of love that comes and goes throughout your life.
George isn't just smitten in this song...this is the kind of head over heels feeling that comes when you've found a true soulmate. Instead of the bold declarations that the Beach Boys had, George is telling us that just the way she moves, smiles, and knows him is enough to send him into absolute ecstasy. Though many bands may have tried to distill their love into some form of song, this is probably the closest that we will ever get to describing the emotion on a mere human level.