sometimes I feel so happy
sometimes effusive said many of us have
experienced it and these artists know
exactly how we feel about it if it
brings me to my knees
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
ten songs about unrequited love
for this list we’ve narrowed it down to
songs whose lyrical content focuses on
the subject of the song being in love
with a person who doesn’t return their
feelings though the back story behind
each song is quite different
number ten
heartless kanye west in the night i am
top cold story ever told
Kanye’s 808s and heartbreak was recorded
in the wake of his ex-fiancee leaving
him and you can feel his anguish in the
lyrics of the album’s second single so
you walk around like you don’t know me
you got a new friend
but i got homies but in the end still
soul only sung about a cold and evil
ex-lover of his who didn’t love him back
and the mental agony he feels because of
it it’s yet another catchy big hit in
Yeezys canon
even if his auto-tuned singing can be a
bit over the top
Oh how could you be so heartless
have you ever met a girl that you tried
to date but a year to make love she
wanted you to wait number nine
just a friend Bismarck was talking to
this girl from the US nation once you
get over his off-key singing you’ll
understand how sad this song really is
boy meets girl at a concert boy asks
girl if she has a boyfriend she says she
only has a friend they get together boy
discovers that this friend is something
so much more I call every day to see how
she would do it every time that I call
this interval doing I called her room a
guy picked up it then I called and I say
yo oh he’s just a friend
this would prove to be biz Markie’s
biggest hit of his career charting
within the top ten on the Billboard Hot
100 so the song success probably helped
him get over in a bit
number eight I can’t make you love me
bonnie raitt turn down
turn down
the title kind of says it all though the
songs inspiration is maybe not quite
what you’d expect the songs rider got
the idea from a story they read in the
newspaper
about a guy who murdered his girlfriend
while drunk and said that he couldn’t
make a woman love him after he was
sentenced by the judge for his crime
you
Wright’s performance of the song stops
you in its tracks while other artists
such as Adele and Bon Iver have provided
equally powerful covers of the 1991
ballad Zack and me you love me when you
don’t you don’t
oh yeah
number seven your beautiful James Blunt
my life is brilliant my love is pure
I saw an angel of Adam Shaw whether you
love this song or you absolutely hate it
it was huge and the subject matter is
what many of the unluckiest guys in the
world can relate to yes by the song was
written after James Blunt saw his ex
girlfriend with another man in the
underground tube in London and the
lyrics basically wrote themselves after
that it might be overly gooey and
sentimental but this former British Army
soldier has been laughing all the way to
the bank ever since its release I will
never be with you
number six Stacy’s mom Fountains of
Wayne here’s a bit of a more interesting
one although this song’s protagonist
hangs out a lot with his female friend
he instead develops a huge crush on her
superhot mom
is she there believe it or not the idea
was actually inspired by frontman Adam
Schlesinger ‘he’s friends having a crush
on his grandma
though it’s a delicious slice of power
pop gold this song may have caused this
man to be doomed into the one-hit wonder
dome but it’s video featuring model
Rachel Hunter as Stacy’s mom is pretty
much immortal
number five losing my religion REM
speaker speaker knew
although the title comes from an
expression implying that you’re losing
faith in God Michael Stipe is really
talking about the object of his love not
returning his feelings
heaven
despite its sad subject matter and
unconventional song structure it became
a top-five u.s. hit and won big at the
MTV VMAs and the Grammys
with a bassline that was inspired by the
work of Fleetwood Mac and some
surprising mandolin playing from
guitarist Peter Buck losing my religion
is a cryptic love song that you have to
hear to believe
that’s
in the spotlight
number four damn I wish I was your lover
Sophie B Hawkins everything you need to
based on the title and lyrics it seems
like a pretty classic song about
yearning to be someone’s lover even if
they don’t love you back
however there are several other
interpretations of the songs meaning
particularly that it’s about a woman
rather than a man and one that is being
abused by their male partner
despite complaints about its video being
too erotic the song became a big hit
regardless cracking the top five of the
Billboard Hot 100
number three waiting in vain Bob Marley
don’t let this song’s chilled out reggae
groove fool you it’s actually a really
upsetting tune in it Bob is rather
persistent while pursuing a girl who
will never seem to feel the same way he
does he pleased and he pleads and he
pleads to her but as we hear at the end
of the song the lady of his dreams seems
to be running away from him
while I’m
for my turn the song has been covered
many times as well most notably by Annie
Lennox in 1995
number two Leila Derek and the Dominos
and Eric Clapton
I
whether it’s the classic rock original
from the 70s or Clapton’s equally great
unplugged version from the early 90s
this song is a classic unrequited love
anthem that sort of had a happy ending
in real life
got me
the song was inspired by Eric Clapton’s
love for George Harrison’s then wife
Pattie Boyd Boyd and Clapton would
eventually be married although the
couple would later divorce due to
Clapton’s alcoholism and infidelity so
much for the purpose of the song before
we unveil our topic here are a few
honorable mentions
down
number one creep Radiohead when you look
you
a song about the attempts of a drunk guy
who in a woman he loves by following her
everywhere Thom Yorke’s unrequited
obsession with her turns into strange
behavior and she eventually runs out the
door
I’m not
while it’s still a staple on all drop
radio to this day it’s not at all
representative of the band style and the
band has made known their dislike for
the hit song
it became a 90s classic and the song of
a generation as listeners everywhere
could relate to the songs gloomy Pheebs
do you agree with our list what is your
favorite song about unrequited love
with new top 10s published daily be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
sometimes effusive said many of us have
experienced it and these artists know
exactly how we feel about it if it
brings me to my knees
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be counting down our picks for the top
ten songs about unrequited love
for this list we’ve narrowed it down to
songs whose lyrical content focuses on
the subject of the song being in love
with a person who doesn’t return their
feelings though the back story behind
each song is quite different
number ten
heartless kanye west in the night i am
top cold story ever told
Kanye’s 808s and heartbreak was recorded
in the wake of his ex-fiancee leaving
him and you can feel his anguish in the
lyrics of the album’s second single so
you walk around like you don’t know me
you got a new friend
but i got homies but in the end still
soul only sung about a cold and evil
ex-lover of his who didn’t love him back
and the mental agony he feels because of
it it’s yet another catchy big hit in
Yeezys canon
even if his auto-tuned singing can be a
bit over the top
Oh how could you be so heartless
have you ever met a girl that you tried
to date but a year to make love she
wanted you to wait number nine
just a friend Bismarck was talking to
this girl from the US nation once you
get over his off-key singing you’ll
understand how sad this song really is
boy meets girl at a concert boy asks
girl if she has a boyfriend she says she
only has a friend they get together boy
discovers that this friend is something
so much more I call every day to see how
she would do it every time that I call
this interval doing I called her room a
guy picked up it then I called and I say
yo oh he’s just a friend
this would prove to be biz Markie’s
biggest hit of his career charting
within the top ten on the Billboard Hot
100 so the song success probably helped
him get over in a bit
number eight I can’t make you love me
bonnie raitt turn down
turn down
the title kind of says it all though the
songs inspiration is maybe not quite
what you’d expect the songs rider got
the idea from a story they read in the
newspaper
about a guy who murdered his girlfriend
while drunk and said that he couldn’t
make a woman love him after he was
sentenced by the judge for his crime
you
Wright’s performance of the song stops
you in its tracks while other artists
such as Adele and Bon Iver have provided
equally powerful covers of the 1991
ballad Zack and me you love me when you
don’t you don’t
oh yeah
number seven your beautiful James Blunt
my life is brilliant my love is pure
I saw an angel of Adam Shaw whether you
love this song or you absolutely hate it
it was huge and the subject matter is
what many of the unluckiest guys in the
world can relate to yes by the song was
written after James Blunt saw his ex
girlfriend with another man in the
underground tube in London and the
lyrics basically wrote themselves after
that it might be overly gooey and
sentimental but this former British Army
soldier has been laughing all the way to
the bank ever since its release I will
never be with you
number six Stacy’s mom Fountains of
Wayne here’s a bit of a more interesting
one although this song’s protagonist
hangs out a lot with his female friend
he instead develops a huge crush on her
superhot mom
is she there believe it or not the idea
was actually inspired by frontman Adam
Schlesinger ‘he’s friends having a crush
on his grandma
though it’s a delicious slice of power
pop gold this song may have caused this
man to be doomed into the one-hit wonder
dome but it’s video featuring model
Rachel Hunter as Stacy’s mom is pretty
much immortal
number five losing my religion REM
speaker speaker knew
although the title comes from an
expression implying that you’re losing
faith in God Michael Stipe is really
talking about the object of his love not
returning his feelings
heaven
despite its sad subject matter and
unconventional song structure it became
a top-five u.s. hit and won big at the
MTV VMAs and the Grammys
with a bassline that was inspired by the
work of Fleetwood Mac and some
surprising mandolin playing from
guitarist Peter Buck losing my religion
is a cryptic love song that you have to
hear to believe
that’s
in the spotlight
number four damn I wish I was your lover
Sophie B Hawkins everything you need to
based on the title and lyrics it seems
like a pretty classic song about
yearning to be someone’s lover even if
they don’t love you back
however there are several other
interpretations of the songs meaning
particularly that it’s about a woman
rather than a man and one that is being
abused by their male partner
despite complaints about its video being
too erotic the song became a big hit
regardless cracking the top five of the
Billboard Hot 100
number three waiting in vain Bob Marley
don’t let this song’s chilled out reggae
groove fool you it’s actually a really
upsetting tune in it Bob is rather
persistent while pursuing a girl who
will never seem to feel the same way he
does he pleased and he pleads and he
pleads to her but as we hear at the end
of the song the lady of his dreams seems
to be running away from him
while I’m
for my turn the song has been covered
many times as well most notably by Annie
Lennox in 1995
number two Leila Derek and the Dominos
and Eric Clapton
I
whether it’s the classic rock original
from the 70s or Clapton’s equally great
unplugged version from the early 90s
this song is a classic unrequited love
anthem that sort of had a happy ending
in real life
got me
the song was inspired by Eric Clapton’s
love for George Harrison’s then wife
Pattie Boyd Boyd and Clapton would
eventually be married although the
couple would later divorce due to
Clapton’s alcoholism and infidelity so
much for the purpose of the song before
we unveil our topic here are a few
honorable mentions
down
number one creep Radiohead when you look
you
a song about the attempts of a drunk guy
who in a woman he loves by following her
everywhere Thom Yorke’s unrequited
obsession with her turns into strange
behavior and she eventually runs out the
door
I’m not
while it’s still a staple on all drop
radio to this day it’s not at all
representative of the band style and the
band has made known their dislike for
the hit song
it became a 90s classic and the song of
a generation as listeners everywhere
could relate to the songs gloomy Pheebs
do you agree with our list what is your
favorite song about unrequited love
with new top 10s published daily be sure
to subscribe to watchmojo.com
you
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