Pop Music about Women

Music for the over-40s crowd. (Warning! For those under 40, note that the music herein
has a lot of musical devices known as melodies and harmonies, which may be harmful
to your mental health. )


Upbeat pop music about women from the male perspective:

The Outsiders -- Time Won't Let Me (1966).

Brandy -- Looking Glass (1972).

Laughter in the Rain -- Neil Sedaka (1974)

Take On Me -- A-ha (1985).

Never Gonna Give You Up -- Rick Astley (1987).

Sweet City Woman -- Stampeders (1971).

Dance with Me -- Orleans (1975).

Valerie -- Steve Winwood (1987).

Volare -- Dean Martin (1958).

Bus Stop -- Hollies (1966).

Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing --- Marvin Gaye (1968).

You Are the Woman -- Firefall (1976).

Love Grows -- Edison lighthouse (1970).

Have you seen Her -- The Chi-lites (1971).

The Night Has a Thousand Eyes -- Bobby Vee (1962).

Eight Days a Week -- Beatles (1965).

Ticket to Ride -- Beatles (1965).

Waiting for a Star to Fall -- Boy Meets Girl (1988).

I Can Dream About You -- Dan Hartman (1984).

Elusive Butterfly -- Bob Lind (1966).

I Love You More Today Than Yesterday -- Spiral Staircase (1969).


Soulish pop music about women from the male perspective (mostly):

Missing You -- John Waite (1984).

Woman -- John Lennon (1980).

Wildflower -- Skylark (1972).

Annie's Song -- John Denver (1974).

Sealed With A Kiss -- Brian Hyland (1962).

Stormy -- Classics IV (1968).

Comin' Back to Me -- Jefferson Airplane (1967).

Today -- Jefferson Airplane (1967).

Sara -- StarShip (1986).

Angelia -- Richard Marx (1989).
Right Here Waiting -- Richard Marx (1989).

Don't Want to Live Without You -- Foreigner (1987).
I Want to Know What Love Is -- Foreigner (1984).
Waiting for a Girl Like You -- Foreigner (1981).

Girl in Your Eye -- Spirit (1968).

The very thought of you -- Nat King Cole (1934/1958).

And I Love Her -- Beatles (1964).

Another Girl -- Beatles (1965).

Girl -- Beatles (1965).

Best of My Love -- Eagles (1974).

Here, There, and Everywhere -- Beatles (1966).

Crowded House -- Don't Dream It's Over (1986).

I Need You -- Beatles (1965).

I Will -- Beatles (1968).

If I Fell -- Beatles (1964).

I'll Be Back -- Beatles (1964).

If I Needed Someone -- Beatles (1965).

The Long and Winding Road -- Beatles (1970).

Michelle -- Beatles (1965).

Martha, My Dear -- Beatles (1968).

This Boy -- Beatles (1963).

Ain't No Sunshine -- Bill Withers (1971).

Missing You -- John Waite (1984).

More than I Can Say -- Leo Sayer (1980).

Like to Get to Know You -- Spanky and Our Gang (1968).

Just Once -- James Ingram (1981).

You've Goit It -- Simply Red (1989).

I'm Not In Love -- 10cc (1975).