T. Rex
An opening-track invocation that treats seduction as a piece of cosmic weather, stitching together surreal, half-formed images…
desire as cosmic force surrealist romanticism vulnerability beneath bravado
Roxy Music
A slow-burning devotional plea built almost entirely around one repeated promise: total, unconditional willingness to please.…
devotion and dependency seduction through imagery urban romanticism
Grandaddy
A slight, hazy love song built almost entirely out of anti-events: no plot, no conflict, just a wish to be near someone and do…
companionship over accomplishment fear of losing someone through neglect romanticizing inertia
Deep Purple
This is Deep Purple's cover of the Neil Diamond original, a straightforward blues-rock love song built around a repeated title…
idealized love devotion simplicity/contentment
The Smiths
A restless plea to be driven anywhere but home turns into a swooning fantasy about dying alongside the person behind the wheel.…
homelessness and unbelonging romantic devotion as self-annihilation loneliness disguised as humor