Valentine's Day: Odes to love

Few things can be as moving as a song of love, provided it is well sung. Of course, not all love songs are equal. Some are good, some ordinary, some pathetic and a few, just plain awesome. So if you plan to sing to your love this Valentine’s Day, pick some of the following numbers...
Love Me Tender by Elvis Presley; Elvis’ gentle and quiet melody is perhaps the singlemost moving love song ever sung. Even macho men in leather have been known to get teary-eyed when the king sings this one.
The Power of Love by Jennifer Rush; She might not have achieved what she was capable of in the world of pop but she did give us this amazing burst of vocal passion. Even Celine Dion could not match her version. Play it and see your valentine get swept away by the sound.
Every Breath You Take by The Police; Creepy? Stalky? Or just plain touchy-feely? Whatever your opinion of this seminal number by The Police, you would need a heart of stone not to be moved when Sting says how his poor heart aches with every step you take.
Kissed From a Rose by Seal; In terms of sheer atmosphere, nothing even comes close to this sublimely written and equally beautifully rendered number by Seal. The music moves gently, Seal’s voice slipping in and out of it like a hand in a velvet glove. To be played in the night, when the lights are low.
I Have Got a Crush On You by Frank Sinatra and Barbra Sreisand; When Old Blue Eyes sang “The world will pardon my mush, Yes, I have got such a crush, my baby on you”, women swooned. And when Barbra Streisand joined him to re-render the number, men went weak at the knees as well. Timeless magic.
I’d Lie For You (and that’s the truth) by Meatloaf; Rock mingled with romance with stacks of the theatrical. Few songs have been sung with as much ferocious passion (or lung power) as this commitment of love by the inimitable Meatloaf.
Unforgettable by Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole; “That’s why darling, it’s incredible; That someone who’s so unforgettable; Thinks that I am... u n f o r g e t t a b l e too”. Two of the most amazing voices in p o p , singing a song so tender, so tenderly that it would make stones go “awww...”.
Warning: This list does not have the usual suspects like Stevie Wonder’s I Just Called and just about every number by Cliff Richard or boy band renditions. This is for serious Valentines, say we