love song

Meaning

A love song is a song about romantic love, relationships, or falling in love. These songs can be happy, sad, fast, or slow, and they are very common in popular music.

Examples

• He wrote a beautiful love song for his girlfriend on their anniversary.

  He wrote a beautiful love song for his girlfriend on their anniversary.

• That classic love song always makes me feel emotional when I hear it.

  That classic love song always makes me feel emotional when I hear it.

• The radio station played a slow love song late last night.

  The radio station played a slow love song late last night.

• I don't really like listening to a sad love song when I'm working out.

  I don't really like listening to a sad love song when I'm working out.

• Their first dance at the wedding was to a romantic love song.

  Their first dance at the wedding was to a romantic love song.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ She sang a loving song to her husband.

  ✓ She sang a love song to her husband.

  'Loving' is an adjective describing a person's behavior or feelings. The compound noun for this type of music is always 'love song'.

• ✗ I like listening to romantic songs of love.

  ✓ I like listening to love songs.

  Saying 'songs of love' is overly formal, poetic, and unnatural in everyday conversation. Native speakers simply say 'love songs'.

Related Expressions

Practice

• He played a sweet ___ on his guitar to propose to her.

  💡 A romantic piece of music.

  Show answer

  love song

• Why is every single track on this album a slow ___?

  💡 A song about romantic feelings.

  Show answer

  love song