LOVE – how do you feel and what do you think of when you say the word love?
The literal meaning of love, according to The Concise Oxford Dictionary, is as follows:
- an intense feeling of deep affection or fondness for a person or thing; great liking.
- sexual passion.
- sexual relations.
- a beloved one; a familiar form of address regardless of affection.
For me, my definition of love is as the Oxford Dictionary describes it above and more. Love is relative to whatever it is you are speaking of. You love your spouse or partner in a different way you love your pet or child. You may love your siblings differently than you love your parents. You love physical things differently than you love some the activities or hobbies you do.
I love the passion I have for our environment. I love the passion I have for our planet. I love the passion that I have in speaking out for those who can’t speak for themselves – especially animals. This kind of love is emotional and allows me to advocate for the things I am passionate about. Can people invoke change without feeling a love for the specific thing they are passionate about? I don’t believe you can be a poet, singer, environmentalist, care-giver, nurse, doctor, lawyer, etc., if you don’t have a love for those specific things. I’m sure people don’t have a sense of loving for something they hate to do.
Can one really show another how much they really love them without it being a Shakespearian tragedy? Absolutely. Can you really capture the emotion of love? Absolutely. Many singer/songwriters/artists are very descriptive when describing love through their word and how they sing those words. We have many references to how love makes people feel in the world or pop/rock. There are many songs that express how powerful love and really capture the emotion of love such as; Celine Dion’s, If That’s What It Takes, Lionel Richie and Diana Ross duet, Endless Love, Sarah McLachlan, I Love You, and recently, Madonna’s, Living For Love.
Sometimes, many of these songs are very effective and successful in bringing the songs intense emotions to video. A perfect example of this is the song called, My Kind of Love by Emeli Sandé from her excellent album – Our Version of Events (2012). Here are the amazing lyrics followed by the gripping video/song remix by Red One and Alex P and the original album version video:
My Kind Of Love
Sometimes the truth won’t make you happy
So I’m not gonna lie!
But don’t ever question if my heart beats only for you
It beats only for you!
I can’t grant you any wishes, I won’t promise you the stars!
But don’t ever question if my heart beats only for you
It beats only for you!
Cause when you’ve given up,
When no matter what you do is never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That’s when you feel my kind of love!
When you fall, and can’t pick you’re heavy off the ground
When the friends you thought you had haven’t stuck around
That’s when you feel my kind of love!
You won’t see me at the parties, I guess I’m just no fun
I won’t be turning up the radio
Singing baby you’re the one!
But don’t ever question if my heart beats only for you
It beats only for you!
I know I keep my heart protected far away from my sleeve
But don’t ever question if my heart beats only for you
It beats only for you!
Cause when you’ve given up,
When no matter what you do is never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That’s when you feel my kind of love!
When you fall, and can’t pick you’re heavy off the ground
When the friends you thought you had haven’t stuck around
That’s when you feel my kind of love!
When no matter what you do is never good enough,
When you never thought that it could ever get this tough,
That’s when you feel my kind of love!
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