“Walk Away Renee” By The Left Banke

“Walk away Renee” draws inspiration from the band’s keyboard player, Michael Brown, she was the girlfriend of the band’s bass player and she stole Brown’s heart on the first sight. The song was a dedication to the girl, Renne Fladen-Kamm.

“Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” By Crosby, Stills And Nash

“Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” by Crosby, Stills and Nash was an amazing multi-part dedication to Judy Collins, the girlfriend of Stephen Stills, who was also a songwriter for the band. The songs not only celebrate the good time they had but also conveys his feelings of when they broke up.

“Always” By Irving Berlin

The song “Always” is an ode to Irving Berlin’s love for his fourteen years younger wife, Ellin MacKay, who was also the heiress of Western Union. Her father was absolutely against her relationship with Berlin but their love never wavered and they got married soon after.

“Jersey Girl” By Tom Waits

“Jersey Girl” is one of the most gentle love songs you will ever hear. The song eloquently describes the feeling of love and longing by a forlorn lover. Tom Waits drew inspiration for the song from his wife Kathleen Brennan, who he met in New Jersey, thus the name of the song.

“Lady In Red” By Chris De Burgh

Chris De Burgh’s song,”Lady In Red” is a mesmerizing love song that says how men didn’t remember what the woman they love, wore on the first day they met. Burgh wrote this song as an ode to his wife Diane Davison, describing how she looked the first time he saw her.

“In Your Eyes” By Peter Gabriel

Peter Gabriel’s song, “In Your Eyes”, draws inspiration from the stunning beauty of the actress, Rosanna Arquette. The song commemorates the relationship Gabriel and Arquette had at the time the song came out and topped the charts.