Songs About Forbidden Love

"If this list only featured songs from the modern era, it might be called "songs about being in the friend zone". The concept of unrequited love has been represented in music going back hundreds of years, where songwriters wrote lyrics about how their crush did not reciprocate their feeling of admiration. This is a ranked list of all songs about unrequited love, as voted on by music fans like you. If you're feeling blue or frustrated about someone not liking you back, these unrequited love songs might make you feel better."

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All Out of Love - Air Supply

All Out of Love - Air Supply

2

Bad Religion-Frank Ocean

Bad Religion-Frank Ocean

3

Black - Pearl Jam

Black - Pearl Jam

4

Black Cloud Morrissey

Black Cloud Morrissey

5

Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis

Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis

6

Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass

Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) - Looking Glass

7

Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon

Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon

8

Catch the Wind - Donovan

Catch the Wind - Donovan

9

Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel

Cecilia - Simon & Garfunkel

10

Chasing Pavements by Adele

Chasing Pavements by Adele

11

Cherish - The Association

Cherish - The Association

12

Creep - Radiohead

Creep - Radiohead

13

Crush - Mandy More

Crush - Mandy More

14

Damn Good Friends- Elle Varner

Damn Good Friends- Elle Varner

15

Dancing on My Own - Robyn

Dancing on My Own - Robyn

16

Ellie Goulding - Anything Could Happen

Ellie Goulding - Anything Could Happen

17

Elvis Presley - Return to Sender

Elvis Presley - Return to Sender

18

Erykah Badu- Next Lifetime

Erykah Badu- Next Lifetime

19

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police

Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic - The Police

20

Everything You Want - Vertical Horizon

Everything You Want - Vertical Horizon

21

Hands to Myself by Selena Gomez

Hands to Myself by Selena Gomez

22

Happy Together-Turtles

Happy Together-Turtles

23

Hello - Lionel Richie

Hello - Lionel Richie

24

I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt

I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt

25

I Hate Myself for Loving You - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

I Hate Myself for Loving You - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts

26

I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons

I Will Wait - Mumford & Sons

27

Jeff Buckley- Lover, You Should've Come Over

Jeff Buckley- Lover, You Should've Come Over

28

Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield

Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield

29

Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust

Joan Baez - Diamonds and Rust

30

Just a Friend - Biz Markie

Just a Friend - Biz Markie

31

Just My Imagination - The Temptations

Just My Imagination - The Temptations

32

Laugh, I Nearly Died - The Rolling Stones

Laugh, I Nearly Died - The Rolling Stones

33

A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More 'Touch Me'

A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More 'Touch Me'

34

Losing My Religion - R.E.M.

Losing My Religion - R.E.M.

35

Mr. Brightside - The Killers

Mr. Brightside - The Killers

36

One and Only

One and Only

37

One for My Baby - Frank Sinatra

One for My Baby - Frank Sinatra

38

Passin' Me by - The Pharcyde

Passin' Me by - The Pharcyde

39

Sam Smith- Leave Your Lover

Sam Smith- Leave Your Lover

40

Shiver - Coldplay

Shiver - Coldplay

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