love triangle songs - looking for suggestions

Org Profile · Post by **808-buma** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 8:50 pm

Hey all,
I've been contemplating a new sentimental / romantic <cough-female-appeal-cough> AMV (for the future, as I have 3 currently in my brain jumping up and down for attention) and I'm looking for a song that has a 3-way love triangle theme to it. There is one song that I can vaguely remember the lyrics to, the gist goes something like:

I sit here listening to your problems about your relationship with such and such and you don't see the obvious that sits here right in front of you yadda yadda yadda...

or was that an ER episode?

anyway, other contenders that I'm looking at (and all are Spin Doctors songs - can you tell what I've been re-listening to recently?) are:
1. Jimmy Olsen Blues
2. Two Princes
3. How could you want him (when you know you could have me)

but none of these seem quite right (the AMV would be about a guy and 2 girls, trying to choose between the two).

Another contender is Michael Penn's (musical brother of Sean) No Myth, but this one would be a little harder as it's really about unrequited love instead of a triangle, but I think I could make it work.

So, basically, anyone have any other suggestions from their repetoire of music that they'd like to point me in the direction of?

Thanks in advance

BunofGovt · Post by **BunofGovt** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:09 pm

Rick Springfield's Jesse's Girl?

BunofGovt · Post by **BunofGovt** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:19 pm

808-buma wrote:...
but none of these seem quite right (the AMV would be about a guy and 2 girls, trying to choose between the two).

Uh, didn't see this, ignore my suggestion, sorry.

Org Profile · Post by **Otohiko** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:27 pm

On the edge of relevance,

Something more abstract from my repertoire - King Crimson's "Three of a Perfect Pair"

Lyrics:

Three of a Perfect Pair wrote:She is susceptible
He is impossible
They have their cross to share
Three of a perfect pair...

He has his contradicting views
She has her cyclothymic moods
They make a study in despair
Three of a perfect pair...

One, one too many
Schizophrenic tendencies
Keeps it complicated
Keeps it agggravated
And full of this hopelessness
What a perfect mess...

Not quite romantic, but vague and fun.
I'd actually thought of doing an AMV with it at one point, and may again one of these days. The technical aspects of it made me rethink

BunofGovt · Post by **BunofGovt** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 9:36 pm

hee hee just thought of this one from the movie Finian's Rainbow:

When I'm Not Near the Girl I Love:

Oh my heart is beating wildly
And it's all because you're here.
When I'm not near the girl I love,
I love the girl I'm near.
Ev'ry femme that flutters by me
Is a flame that must be fanned.
When I can't fondle the hand I'm fond of,
I fondle the hand at hand.
My heart's in a pickle,
It's constantly fickle
And not too partickle, I fear.
When I'm not near the girl I love,
I love the girl I'm near.

I'm confessing a confession
And I hope I'm not verbose
When I'm not close to the kiss that I cling to,
I cling to the kiss that's close
As I'm more and more a mortal
I am more and more a case.
When I'm not facing the face that I fancy.
I fancy the face I face.
For Sharon I'm carin',
But Susan I'm choosin'
I'm faithful to whos'n is here.
When I'm not near the girl I love,
I love the girl I'm near.

I know, doofy, sorry.

Org Profile · Post by **808-buma** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 10:47 pm

BunofGovt wrote:Rick Springfield's Jesse's Girl?

Hehehe, right type of song, but the song implies Jesse and the girl in question are a couple already and some dood from the outside is trying to hem in. I sort of need one where there isn't any couples yet, but two contenders the male would have to choose from (one obvious choice, the other an oblivious choice as he doesn't see what's right in front of him).

Otohiko wrote:King Crimson's "Three of a Perfect Pair"

hmm, seems a bit harsh for a romantic vid (by the lyrics, anyway, don't know the song myself).

Thanks for the suggestions guys, keep them coming!

oh, btw, the suggestion doesn't have to be 2 girls and a guy choosing between the two, but it would be ideal. There's got to be more out there...

NicholasDWolfwood · Post by **NicholasDWolfwood** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 1:14 am

Opeth's "To Rid the Disease" in a very metaphorical way.

oldwrench · Post by **oldwrench** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:25 am

Did You Ever have to Make UP Yuor Mind - by The Lovin Spoonful

Did you ever have to make up your mind
Pick up on one and leave the other behind
It's not often easy and not often kind
Did you ever have to make up your mind

Did you ever have to finally decide
Say yes to one and let the other one ride
There's so many changes and tears you must hide
Did you ever have to finally decide

Sometimes there's one with big blue eyes, cute as a bunny
With hair down to here, and plenty of money
And just when you think she's that one in the world
You heart gets stolen by some mousey little girl

And then you know you'd better make up your mind...

Sometimes you really dig a girl the moment you kiss her
And then you get distracted by her older sister
When in walks her father and takes you a line
And says, "You better go home, son, and make up your mind"

And then you bet you'd better finally decide...

Org Profile · Post by **808-buma** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:23 pm

oldwrench wrote:Did You Ever have to Make UP Yuor Mind - by The Lovin Spoonful

bhaahahah - that would be good one, but I'm looking for something a bit more romantic than this. I know there is one out there...

Bardiel13 · Post by **Bardiel13** » Tue Nov 29, 2005 9:30 pm

Can't name any songs, but Kannazuki no Miko comes to mind for an anime. Except, instead of a guy choosing between two girls, it's a girl choosing between a guy and a girl. Guess who she picks.