By Mark G. McLaughlinWhat makes a love song great, let alone worthy of being ranked among the five greatest love songs of all time? It is not just the artist or their artistry, or even the lyrics and the emotion with which they are delivered. For most people, it is the song they heard or associate with an individual, a moment or a period of their life and who they were sharing it with – or at least wish they were sharing it with. There are many classic rock ballads and anthems (and even torch songs) that speak of love and longing and heartbreak.
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Here, however, and in no particular order, are five works that most people are likely to agree are GREAT love songs, and are at least somewhere in the running for the five GREATEST love songs of all time.
