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EdwardGivens · Post by **EdwardGivens** » Sun Aug 13, 2023 11:10 pm

"take hold of my hand, for you are no longer alone."
Aw! Now that's schmaltzy.

D.H. Miltz · Post by **D.H. Miltz** » Sun Aug 13, 2023 11:19 pm

PatchAdamz · Post by **PatchAdamz** » Mon Aug 14, 2023 11:19 am

Todd Rundgren has some Schmaltzy but great songs.....
Here are some....

harryupbabble · Post by **harryupbabble** » Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:04 pm

the hollies - the air that i breathe

the ramones - baby i love you

olivia newton-john - have you never been mellow?

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Mon Aug 14, 2023 3:40 pm

Hollies yeah!

donkey tugger · Post by **donkey tugger** » Mon Aug 14, 2023 5:58 pm

Lionel's written some top notch luuurve songs in his time, but none better than this for my money. Those harmonies.

MadDogE134 · Post by **MadDogE134** » Mon Aug 14, 2023 6:34 pm

ghettosynth · Post by **ghettosynth** » Mon Aug 14, 2023 7:46 pm

Ugh, this is a schmaltz-zone for sure. I hate most of it, some is ok, but nothing that I love TBH. Now, the following is probably not the kind of thing that is meant, but it's schmaltzy, just way way before anyone's time here. I really like the movie Paper Moon, so I think that's why I really like this song, but, knowing that it is a depression era piece adds more interest for me. Enjoy as the world continues to fall apart while we watch.

osiris · Post by **osiris** » Mon Aug 14, 2023 8:38 pm

I still play this in the car

morelia · Post by **morelia** » Mon Aug 14, 2023 9:45 pm

harryupbabble · Post by **harryupbabble** » Tue Aug 15, 2023 2:22 pm

so, like, this schmaltzy songs thread got me wondering and
possibly connecting dots wrongly, again

i vaguely remember reading something about sociopaths
not being able to feel guilt, love, compassion, etc

so, i thought,
"does this mean sociopaths can't relate to love songs"
and if they can't do that then they don't go around
writing love songs?

so, i thought,
"hey jimmy page might be a satanist, he might be a sociopath"

but then i found out that the love song "tangerine"
is written by him
but...
then i "researched" it some more
and found this at wikipedia:

Although writers do not question who composed the music for the song,[c] there is some disagreement over who wrote the lyrics. In addition to being credited as the songwriter on all Led Zeppelin releases, Page claims to be responsible for the lyrics: "I'd written it after an old emotional upheaval and I just changed a few of the lyrics for the new version".[19] "Tangerine" and "Dazed and Confused" are the only Led Zeppelin songs with lyrics that credit Page as the sole songwriter.[6][d]

However, Case, Shadwick, and Williamson identify the Yardbirds' song as a joint or co-composition by Page and Yardbirds' singer and primary lyricist Keith Relf.[6][2] Yardbirds' drummer Jim McCarty and bassist Chris Dreja both assert that Relf wrote the words for "Knowing That I'm Losing You";[18] they and Jane Relf (sister and singer who also performed with Relf) believe some of his original lines found their way into "Tangerine".[6]