End of a Love Affair
68End of a Love Affair
Stories about love and love affairs usually fascinate me. Second to Lee Child mysteries, that is. Quotes about love are among my favorites. Like this quote from Rita Rudner: "Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love. I'd stepped in it a few times."
So I got to thinking about how many songs have been written about being in love. and how many have been written about breaking up - the end of a love affair. Literally hundreds.
So I said to myself, "Self, I bet you could write a story using only song titles." Of course, I took the challenge. Here is my story about the end of a love affair written by using only the words in published song titles.
Boy - Be my love.
Girl - Let me go, lover.
Boy - I just called to say I love you.
Girl - What's love got to do with it?
Boy - I can't stop loving you.
Girl - Will you still love me tomorrow?
Boy - Make love to me.
Girl - Stop, in the name of love!
Boy - Love will keep us together.
Girl - Part-time lover!
The Righteous Brothers
Boy - I want you, I need you!
Girl - You've lost that loving feeling.
Boy - This guy's in love with you.
Girl - You give love a bad name.
The Beatles
Boy - All you need is love.
Girl - 50 ways to leave your lover.
Boy - How am I supposed to live without you?
Girl - I'll never fall in love again.
Boy - Breakin' up is hard to do!
Girl - Why don't you do right?
Boy - Love and marriage . . .
Girl - I would do anything for love, but I won't do that!
Favorite "Song" Cartoons
Did I capture the poignant drama of the end of a love affair? Did the song titles do the job?
Here are some of my favorite love quotes to put a smile on your face and a sparkle in your step. Share them with someone you love.
"You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover's arms can only come later when you're sure they won't laugh if you trip." ~Jonathan Carroll
"Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old." ~John Ciardi
"Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired ." ~ Robert Frost
"Infatuation subsides, so make sure the other person is someone who can stand
you." - drbj
"Love means nothing in tennis, but it's everything in life." ~Author Unknown
"To the world you might be one person, but to one person you might be the world ." ~Author Unknown
"You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving." ~Author Unknown
© Copyright BJ Rakow 2011. All rights reserved. Author, "Much of What You Know about Job Search Just Ain't So"
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You are swift, Rachel. The ink has hardly dried on the hard copy I printed of this hub to submit to the Pulitzer Prize committee.
Thank you for the 'awesome' and appreciation of my using the song titles to tell the story. No thanks necessary. The pleasure was all mine.
drbj, is there no limit to your talents? Very entertaining hub - in more ways than one! :)
Oh...and I love your quote about infatuation!
Very entertaining and creative. Thanks
Oh yes ma'am. I loved this. Thank you so much drbj!
Nice songs :-)
What a good idea this is DRBJ :-)
Creatively awesome stuff!
Thanks for sharing ; )
Very ingenious!
It felt to me more like girl dangerously playing hard to get. But that's the beauty of a creative piece of writing...when done well, we get to bring our own experiences, and thus connotations, to the words. Super idea! I'll bet that was fun to do.
This is a wonderful hub and a great selection of songs you have put together drbj.
This was great. You the best drbj! I've always love Bon Jovi's You Give Love a Bad Name.
I have to agree with feline - There seems to be no limits to your talent!! From Interviews with dead people to Love Quotes, and throwing some animals and advice in between!! What a lovely range of talents you have!
I love how you ended with Meatloaf!! One of my favorite songs!
Up and Awesome!!
Happy Valentine's Day doc! You gotta love it :) ...and I agree your love quote is the tops! Cheers
Ohhhhh, I love this, all my favorites. I liked your quote better than any of the others. You are an original. When Michael Bolton sings, i'm in seventh heaven ( What ever that means ) Thank you so much for sharing your gift of ideas and fun.
Cheers
A cleverly and well put-together hub. Very enjoyable.
Best hub I've read today! Love the songs! You are such a talented hubber. You're setting the bar a little high for the rest of us!
And if I were on the Pulitzer Prize Committee, I would vote for you!! GREAT job; loved YOUR quote!!
Has any subject had quite so much coverage as that strange thing we call love? Fun hub.
Good selection of songs drbj and a very clever way to write a love story.
Very clever, and some great songs as well.
I loved the quote about running across the field.
It is just typical of what might happen.
Yes the song titles did the work and with brilliance too! This was a great way to use songs titles! I think you have come up with a marvellous idea and I bet you can write many more chapters with the aid of titles of love. As you say, there are so many of them! The Pullitzer Price is in reach for you! Voted up!
Good Doctor bj - You did it once again. Fun hub, particularly if you like loving and reading. I really liked the cartoons you stuck at the end of things, like the centipedes, the Lone Ranger and Tonto. Thanks drbj.
Gus :-)))
Beautiful songs, lovely quotes, funny pictures, impressive, romantic duo, even though it ended with “Bye-bye love” performing by “distant drums” “where roses never fade”.
Once upon a time I loved to write stories with the titles of songs. With this hub you inspire me to give it a go again... sometime.
Thanks for a much enjoyable read, drjb. I just love your writings, your sense of humor, your genius thoughts and just everything you are up here in the cyber space. Take care! You mean a lot to many up here.
Hi Drbj, Yes you've done a great job of shattering that poor bloke's heart, (the story of my early life). It's great fun juggling ideas about into a coherent pattern. So well done for succeeding. Most of those songs are belters too.
Very clever hub! All of those songs reminded me of my youth and I enjoyed them immensely. The quotes were a great ending for the hub. Voted/rated up.
Fun, fun, fun!! Love your creative categorization of the songs. The quotes are wonderful at the end, too. The Robert Frost one is a favorite. Happy Valentine's Day, Grammy Awards, etc. etc.!
This is OMG an awesome song and a major flash back for me, the The Righteous Brothers, lost that loving feeling, many year ago I went with Bill Medly for a few years.. Our sons where the same age, and when I went to his concerts he would sing this sound and others and walk right up to me as I was sitting in front of the stage and sing that song to me...what a memory. That you my darin friend, rate way up, love & peace darski rate way up
Thank you, FelineProphet for your appreciative comments - it is my esteemed pleasure to entertain you in more ways than one. If there is a limit, I hope I haven't found it.
And thanks for loving my quote.
Hello, jacobkuttya, it's nice to see you again, my friend.
Especially when you call my effort "very entertaining and creative." You are most welcome. Always.
Hi, Micky. Do hope you are keeping warm these days. And thank you for loving this. I always knew you had exceptional taste! :)
Thank you for enjoying these 'nice songs,' dimi. Your comments as well as your friendship have always been appreciated. No matter what I say! Delighted you enjoyed my good idea. :)
Nice to meet you, Rastamermaid - what an enchanting profile name!
Thank you for finding me and the "creatively awesome stuff!" comment. It has been my pleasure to share. Always. :)
What a brilliant hub. The words and videos were exciting and I loved it all. So many memories brought to fore when LOVE was a very splendid thing and LOVE story was the rage.
LOVE was in the air and young LOVERS everywhere. The most singular word LOVE that captures every heart especially on Valentine's weekend. Hugs and thank you for your tender LOVING memories. Bravo, Applause take a bow:0)
Hi, bp, I like to think that sometimes "ingenious" is my middle name. Although I am fond of "awesome," too. :)
So, Sally, you felt the girl was playing hard to get? Maybe. Have you ever done that, you rascal, you?
Thanks for the 'super idea' comment and you are right on the mark - it was super fun to do.
Thank you, carrie, for stopping by and enjoying this 'wonderful hub' and my video song selections. They ARE among my favorites, you know.
Hey, psychicdog, I love being 'the best.' Thank you.
So you love Bon Jovi's "... Love a Bad Name," too. I knew that!
Thank you, thank you, susie, for agreeing with my buddy, 'Feline.'
l love doing the Interviews with dead people, talking animals, strange comedic vegetables, and as you said,'advice in between.' Thank you for appreciating that as well as the 'Up and Awesome.'
So that's one of your favorite songs by Meat Loaf. I knew that.
Happy Valentine's Day backatcha, Hillary, and thank you.
Delighted you liked my love quote. Cheers to you, too, as well as peace, love, happiness and good fortune.
Hi, Ruby, with comments like yours, you can come visit me any time.
So happy that these songs are some of your favorites. Michael Bolton is special, isn't he? I've always wondered, too, about that phrase, 'seventh heaven.' Didn't the first six heavens measure up?
Delighted you found this a gift of ideas and fun. :)
Hello, Hanna. Thank you for stopping by and enjoying my 'cleverly, well-put together hub.'
I always say if you have to put something together do it well. Right? :)
What an accolade, Lela - best hub you've read today! Thank you.
Delighted you enjoyed the songs and thanks for your lovely compliments. You are a sweetie-pie. (That's almost as good as a moon pie - remember those.)
Oh, thank you, kindacrazy. How do I go about submitting your name to be a member of the Pulitzer Prize Committee? Hurry with your answer as time is of the essince, essunce, time is a-wastin'. And thanks for loving my quote. Me, too.
You are spot on, Lynda. I seriously doubt that any other subject except possibly, 'peace,' has ever garnered as much attention as the subject of love, both captured and lost.
Thank you for enjoying my 'fun hub.'
Hello, CM, thanks for stopping by. Delighted you enjoyed my selection of songs and 'clever way to write a love story.' That makes two of us! :)
Hi, Christopher. Thank you for appreciating my 'very clever' offering and the 'great' songs.
The field quote is funny; it always makes me think of a visual scene where the girl is running across a field to meet the boy and they both run right by each other to meet someone else. I know. I sometimes have a weird sense of humor.
Ah, thoughtforce, how can I submit your name as a member to the Pulitzer committee also?
Thank you for the 'brilliance' comment. That works as well for me as fascinating and clever, you know. I, too, thought it was clever to come up with the song titles idea. Perhaps I'll think of another subject in which they might work. And thanks for the 'up.' :)
So happy, Gus, you liked the song titles hub and the cartoons. And the compliments mean so much more to me coming from you, a master at the art of love and writing.
But not necessarily in that order.
OMG - I am "in love" with this hub!!! If you could only see me right now...singing along with these priceless videos. My favorites are - "Breakin up is hard to do",
"How am I supposed to live", and "This guys in love with you". But stop! How did you ever come up with this incredible idea for a hub? I just may stay right here, the rest of the day! What a talent you are!
Hi, Martie. Hope you are enjoying a beautiful Sunday.
I would be thrilled if I provided you with the inspiration to write stories using song titles. Please do give it a go. Now.
You were gracious to leave so many lovely compliments that I almost thought I had written them: "Beautiful songs, lovely quotes, funny pictures," etc.
Don't thank me for an enjoyable read. I need to thank you for such sublime statements. I am delighted that you love my writings, my sometimes debatable sense of humor, my genius thoughts and so forth.
Can you see me? I am blushing and I admit that's something I seldom do. You mean a lot to me, too, my friend. Stay upbeat - it's the only way to live. I have spoken! :)
Hi, Keith. Oh, poor boy, I apologize for reminding you of a chapter in your early life. But I can tell from the humor employed in your hubs (which is more than attempted, BTW), that you have emerged relatively unscathed.
Thanks for the well done. And the interesting word to describe the songs - belters! I shall add that to my vocabulary. That they are.
I'm delighted to have reminded you of your youth, Pamela, which occurred only a few short months ago, by selecting songs that you enjoy immensely.
Thanks for liking the quotes, too and the 'up.' You're the best.
Hi, Steph. Happy Valentine's Day to you, too, and thanks for reminding me about the Grammys - I don't want to miss that show.
Love that you loved my categories of songs as well as the quotes. Fun is what we often get too little of. :)
Hi, Darski. What a thrill that must have been. Having Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers singing a song right to you while performing. That's a very pleasant memory to have. You are a celebrity, my dear.
Thank you for sharing that lovely story and the 'up' rating, too. Happy Valentine's Day to you.
Hi, Ken. I'm delighted that this small effort brought forth so many pleasant memories for you. Me, too. (Not the same memories, of course, but pleasant nonetheless.)
Thanks for loving it all and the 'brilliant hub' - one of my all-time favorite phrases..
Yes, I remember those wonderful films, too: "Love is a Many Splendored Thing" and "Love Story" which made even strong men weep.
Thanks also for the hugs and the Bravo. I'm taking a bow - can you see me? And a very happy Valentine's Day to you and your Valentine. :)
Hi, Audrey. I can't see you but I think I hear you singing, "Breakin' up is Hard to Do." One of my all-time favorites because it was easy for my friends and me to sing it in harmony (not always musical but always fun)!
Thank you for being in love" with this hub - I kinda like it, too. And I found I was singing along each time I inserted another video.
Thank you for your sublime comments and go ahead, stay right here and sing. I'd love that.
great hub and great music too....love is surely in the air! Happy valentine's day!
It's a pleasure to meet you, sonia. Delighted you enjoyed the hub and the music. Love is always in the air on this day.
Thanks for stopping by and Happy Valentine's Day backatcha.
What a fantastic collection of love story songs, love the quote, stepped in it a few times. What an amazing collection of boy, girl music videos a classic list and what a great day to stumble upon such a beautiful collection of love songs. Happy Valentines Day to you and yours! Much LOVE! :) Katie
Nice to remember some musics from 70s and 80s like Stevie Wonder...etc - Is reason to say "Is All Love"
...there will never be an 'end' to my love affair with the best hubs in hub town and your poetic comments of genius to me - so I rate this hub so far up - that it's already landed on Mars (ahead of the Americans)
Ingenious song choices and very funny but you know, it was the original Grammy that made me smile and feel all warm and fuzzy. Now I'm off for a little Meatloaf :)
Hi, Katie, did you step in "it" a few times, too?
I'm so happy you enjoyed this collection of love and not-so-in-love songs. I figured they would be perfect for Valentine's Day. A very Happy Valentine's Day to you, too.
Hi, pol1ce. Thanks for stopping by. Yes, some of the tunes are from the 70s and 80s but also from the 50s and 60s. Great music never dies.
Don't we wish we could say the same for love?
OMG, Colin - you rated it how far up? Mars? That's gazillions of miles up.
You already know how much I appreciate your, as you so sweetly put it, "love affair" with my hubs. And how much I enjoy commenting on your delightful epigram hubs. May it ever be thus. Happy Valentine's Day!
Welcome back, Alexandra.
Delighted you enjoyed the ingenious and funny song choices and that 'Grammy' made you smile and gave you a warm fuzzy.
Better ration that Meat Loaf though - he's a powerful force.
Happy Valentine's Day to you, m'dear.
"Infatuation subsides, so make sure the other person is someone who can stand you." - drbj
Well, now I know you are a genius for sure!
Great quotes and fantastic song selection. Gotta love Tina's What's Love Got To Do With It? You make a great point with the views of men and women and how we are miles apart perhaps but still we keep looking for love...in all the wrong places....I think you need to do a sequel with more songs!
Happy Valentine's Day to my favorite cut-up!
Drbj, great list of music here. Michael Bolton is the king of this group, in my eyes. A real ladies man.
I dunno, Audrey, thought you already knew - we genius-type persons have to stick together.
Tina has always been one of my favorites - what amazing energy she displays. I watched a TV presentation of her tour in the Netherlands recently and she is still dancing around like a youngster.
Yes, twas ever thus - we are all looking for love constantly and not always making the most salubrious selections.
Happy Valentine's Day backatcha, my funny friend.
Thank you for enjoying this song list, Ashlie, and hopefully the story it tells as well.
So you're a Michael Bolton groupie - he does have the most amazing-looking eyes.
you know it's a bad thing when I end up singing together with friends. Sometings make a great u-tube, not this=) well done awesome hub.
Such a clever idea this was,drbj, and you definitely succeeded in telling the story! I also loved your quotations and cartoons.
Have you checked out the link I sent you in my comment to your comment on my pigeon poop hub?
What an effort you put up here! Very nice hub. I smiled as I came upon Tom Jones', "I'll Never Fall In Love Again". Thanks.
That was amazing! You are wonderful and so clever....Really enjoyed the songs.
Hi, becca. It's very hard for me to believe that you are not great at everything - including the singing together with friends. Maybe it's them! :)
Thanks for the visit and the 'awesome, well-done' adjectives.
Thank you, ah-sweet-mysterylady, for loving my story, quotes and cartoons. You are clever, too, for appreciating my clever idea.
Yes, I checked out the Mother Goose rhymes - I knew her personally, you know. We are both from the same Pleistocene Era. :)
BTW, must tell you again. I LOVED your pigeon poop hub!
How sweet you are, Lita, to recognize my creative effort. Thank you. Delighted you enjoyed Tom Jones video. Whatever it is, he still has it!
Dear sweet Sherry - You are so wonderful and so clever to recognize my 'amazing' creativity. Thank you for enjoying the songs. I really enjoyed your lovely comment. :)
0What a brilliant and unusual idea!Love it,yes,I do! :)
Great idea! And as I was reading the song titles, I was thinking you'd end with 'Love Stinks'. But maybe that's not the title of that song...
kathryn - loved that you loved my 'brilliant and unusual idea.' I thought it was pretty neat, too. You can come back and visit any time - no cover charge for you, m'dear. :)
Hi, sheila. Thanks for enjoying my great idea. 'Love Stinks' might not have been a bad way to end this. Hum a few bars so I can see if I know it.
ha ha... no I can admit clearly that as much as i enjoy singing, I shall stick to writing... much better at it believe
Delighted to see you here, Becca, and that I provided a laugh for you. I don't believe for a minute that you cannot sing well. You are a Renaissance woman!
Everything you do, Drbj, you do with flair. This was no exception!
I loved the "title story", but even more so, the pearls of wisdom from authors mostly unknown. My favorite was, of course,
"Infatuation subsides, so make sure the other person is someone who can stand you."
I wonder who the genius was who thought of that one? :)
I love this! And your quote about infatuation is so true -- I used that kind of logic in choosing my husband. :)
Oh, Sue, thank you. I love the 'flair' word.
I knew, of course, that the little story and the love quotes would appeal to you and especially, the infatuation quote. One of my favorites, too. :)
Hi, Ivorwen, good to see you here. Hope all is well in your neck of the woods. Thank you for loving this hub.
And you were wise to use the 'infatuation quote' logic in selecting a mate. Works every time. Elizabeth Taylor swore by it.
Of all words, the word "love" appears in more song titles than any other.
This quote:
"Love is the word used to label the sexual excitement of the young, the habituation of the middle-aged, and the mutual dependence of the old." ~John Ciardi
I hope that is not ALL it is but I have to tell you that quote hits the heart of an amazing truth.
Thank you for this excellent Hub. I enjoyed it. Great idea. Always the creative one you are.
I'm so glad, James, not only for your visit which is always much appreciated, but that you saw the truth in that perspicacious quote by Ciardi. He did hit the nail on the head.
Thank you for enjoying this hub and the lovely 'creative' comment.
That was a fun hub. It reminded me of those musical interviews that DJ's use to put together using lines out of songs...all the rage at one time. Thanks for sharing! WB
Thanks for visiting, Wayne, it is always my pleasure to hear from you when you are not out in the corral busting a new mustang. Horse, not auto, that is. Delighted you enjoyed this hub.
This is a "love" of a Hub! Thoroughly enjoyed the read and will listen to every song on the list at work later since I seem to know them all.
Thank you, Justsilvie, for enjoying my 'love' of a hub. I may have dated myself with my choice of songs - all of which are faves - but then, so did you m'dear. :)
Nice hub which i enjoyed dreading from.
Hi, Sun-Girl. I do hope you really meant 'reading' and not 'dreading.' That would certainly be dreadful. :)
Dr. BJ,
Ha-Ha on the song. Tre cute and totally witty. :)
I dislike romance novels, but if the writer manages to toss in a bit of adventure with them, it helps me endure the read. So far, Diana Gabaldon is pulling this off nicely for me to the point that I've even re-read some of her work.
As for me, I've stepped in it, waded in it, rolled around a time or two in it, and ... a whole lot of stall mucking going on when it's over.
However and on the bright side ... hope springs eternal. :)
Thanks for visiting, Femme, and finding this cute and witty. I have tried to read romance novels but unless they are mysterious or focused on serial killers, I seldom finish them.
I do love your way with words ... 'stall mucking,' you say. Sounds enchanting. Fortunately hope does spring eternal and love makes the world go round ... and round ... and round.
Dr. BJ,
I'm sorry to be the one to ruin your fantasy, but ....
stall mucking isn't even remotely enchanting, lol!
I know, I know - just trying to rise above it all. I think it was Rodney Dangerfield who once said: "Be sure to take care of Number One, and do not step in Number Two."
rachellrobinson Level 4 Commenter 15 months ago
Awesome hub, that was a cute way to use the various song titles. Thanks for sharing.