lovesong

Crooned romantic tune

A lovesong is a song expressing romantic love or longing, one of the oldest and most common themes in music across cultures.

The term can be spelled as one word or two: He wrote her a lovesong.

Lovesongs range from tender ballads to passionate declarations to laments of heartbreak.

ballad

serenade

Outdoor romantic performance

lullaby · folk · acoustic · minstrel · troubadour · balladeer · bard · vocalist · refrain · verse

melody

tune

Musical sequence of notes

hook · bridge · verse · lyrics · composition · crooning · ballad · tempo · rhythm · arrangement

emotion

heartfelt

Deeply and sincerely meant

yearning · devotion · sentimentality · warmth · intimacy · poignancy · vulnerability · sincerity · earnestness · bittersweet

romance

courtship

Seeking another's romantic favor

tryst · paramour · suitor · devotion · cherish · adore · enamored · valentine · soulmate · betrothed

passion

desire

Intense wanting

  • ardorIntense emotional warmth
  • infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
  • amourRomantic liaison, often illicit

flame · obsession · ecstasy · rapture · sensuality · lust · craving · eroticism · seduction · burning

Opposites
emotional content/subject matter

lovesongbreakup anthem

breakup song · diss track · lament · torch song · farewell song

relational trajectory

lovesongfarewell song

Music marking a departure

goodbye song

subject matter

lovesongprotest song

Music opposing injustice

war song · battle hymn · drinking song · work song · fight song

Family

love, song, sing, singer, loving, lover, beloved, singing, lovable

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G