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In no order of preference . . .

The Beatles, "If I Fell"
Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, "Without Love"
Nat (King Cole and Natalie Cole, "Unforgettable"
Blue Oyster Cult, "(Don't Fear) The Reaper"
Frank Sinatra, "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning"
The Dixie Cups, "Chapel of Love"
The Rivieras, "It's Easy to Remember"
The Drifters, "Save the Last Dance for Me" (which becomes especially poignant when you realise lyricist Doc Pomus was afflicted with polio and couldn't dance himself . . . but fell in love with and married a Broadway show dancer)
Ike and Tina Turner, "River Deep, Mountain High"
The Raspberries, "Let's Pretend"
The Beach Boys, "Wouldn't It Be Nice"
Otis Redding, "These Arms of Mine"
James Brown, "Prisoner of Love"
Johnny Cash, "I Walk the Line"
Bruce Springsteen, "Little Girl (I Wanna Marry You)"
Bob Dylan, "Sara" (which he wrote as a plea to his first wife in a bid to help keep their marriage together; in fact, she was in the recording studio when Dylan cut the song for Desire)
The Temptations, "My Girl"
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, "More Love" (which Smokey Robinson wrote for his then-wife after she miscarried what would have been their first child; he wanted to reassure her of his love)
The Beach Boys, "Don't Worry Baby" (the greatest love song ever written hooked around a drag race)
The Four Tops, "Reach Out, I'll Be There"
The Beatles, "And I Love Her"
David Johansen, "Justine"
Frank Sinatra, "These Foolish Things"
The Four Seasons, "Rag Doll"
The Lovin' Spoonful, "Darlin', Be Home Soon"
Simon and Garfunkel, "Bridge Over Troubled Water"

. . . just to name a few . . .