Happy Friday!  Happy Valentine’s Day!  This is a day when love is celebrated.  As I think back on some of the most popular songs of the 1970’s, it makes me wonder if they were giving very good advice about matters of the heart?

Enjoy!

“Babe” – Styx

“Babe, I’m leaving

I’ll say it once again

And somehow try to smile

I know the feeling

We’re trying to forget

If only for a while”

Love means: I am leaving – deal with it.

“I’d Really Love to See You Tonight”—England Dan & John Ford Coley

“And I was thinking maybe later on

We could get together for a while

It’s been such a long time

And I really do miss your smile

I’m not talking about moving in

And I don’t want to change your life

But there’s a warm wind blowing, the stars are out

And I’d really love to see you tonight”

Love means:  I would like to hang out with you, but don’t expect any real commitment from me.

“I’m Not in Love”—10cc

“I like to see you, but then again

That doesn’t mean you mean that much to me

So if I call you, don’t make a fuss

Don’t tell your friends about the two of us”

Love means:  not much, don’t make a big deal out of it.

“Baby Come Back”—Player

“All day long, I’m wearing a mask of false bravado

Trying to keep up a smile that hides a tear

But as the sun goes down, I get that empty feeling again”

Love means: putting on a good show when your heart is broken.

“More Than a Feeling”—Boston

”So many people have come and gone

Their faces fade as the years go by

Yet I still recall as I wander on

As clear as the sun in the summer sky”

Love means:  memories fade over time.

“On and On”—Stephen Bishop

“Got the sun on my shoulders

And my toes in the sand

Woman’s left me for some other man

Aw, but I don’t care

“I’ll just dream and stay tan

Toss up my heart and see where it lands.”

Love means:  You get hurt so often you stop caring.

“Lonesome Loser”—Little River Band

“Unlucky in love, least that’s what they say

He lost his head and he gambled his heart away

He still keeps searching though there’s nothing left

Staked his heart and lost, now he has to pay the cost”

Love Means: Love is a lot like buying a lottery ticket – the odds are stacked against you.

“The Things That We Do for Love”—10CC

“Too many broken hearts have fallen in the river

Too many lonely souls have drifted out to sea

You lay your bets and then you pay the price

The things we do for love”

Love Means: Love is a lot like buying a lottery ticket – the odds are stacked against you.

“Baby Don’t Get Hooked on Me”—Mac Davis

“Just keep it friendly, girl

Cause I don’t wanna leave

Don’t start clinging to me, girl

Cause I can’t breathe”

Love means: I will hang around as long as it is convenient for me.

“Love Hurts”—Nazareth

“Love hurts, love scars

Love wounds and mars

Any heart

Not tough or strong enough

To take a lot of pain, take a lot of pain”

Love means: Love hurts – should probably avoid it

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK

“Love can change a person the way a parent can change a baby—awkwardly, and often with a great deal of mess.” ~ Lemony Snicket

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