Famous love songs attained their fame because of the music, the beat, the lyrics, the outstanding chords or all of the above. Whether the song was of the 1940 music period or any other time period is not so important...but rather how the romance of the song shines through.
Although lists of famous love songs may vary according to individual tastes, still the question begs to be answered: Does the song have that air of timelessness that makes it an unforgettable classic in its niche? That is the question!
Following is my pick of the best love songs - which in my opinion have the air of timeless romance that is difficult to eclipse.
Best Famous Love Songs
Always - 1925 Words and music - Irving Berlin (Vaughn Monroe and others recorded)
Whispering - 1920 Words and music - John Schonberger, Richard Coburn and Vincent Rose (This song is a waltz)
Moonlight And Roses - 1925 Words and music - Ben Black, Edwin H. Lemare and Neil Moret
Star Dust - 1929 Words - Mitchell Parish, Music - Hoagy Carmichael
Deep Purple - 1934 Lyrics - Mitchell Parish, Music - Peter De Rose
Peg O' My Heart - 1913 Words by Alfred Bryan, composed by Fred Fisher. Featured in the 1913 musical Ziegfeld Follies
Unchained Melody - 1955 Words - Hy Zaret, Music - Alex North Theme Song from the Movie Ghost starring Patrick Swayse, Demi Moore and Whoopie Goldberg
Watch the classic edition of the Righteous Brothers performance of this song just below.
As Time Goes By - 1931 Words and Music - Herman Hupfeld Theme of the movie Casablanca
Unforgettable - 1951 Words and Music - Irving Gordon Recorded by Nat King Cole, Dean Martin and others
Embraceable You - 1928 Music - George Gershwin, Lyrics - Ira Gershwin From Girl Crazy, featuring a song and dance routine performed by Ginger Rogers. Fred Astaire was the choreographer (Wikipedia).