Original video located here. Accessed 9th February 2011
Song title: It's Because I Love You
Artist: Master Apprentices
Year: 1970
Why I like this song:
In the history of the love song there have been some some horrifically treacly rubbish (if I ever hear Lady in Red ever again i think I may have to kill someone) - thus I proudly point to this song as being one of these exceptions of a love song with actual BALLS. An artifact from the early seventies hippy era of Australian rock - and one of those songs that has a quality to it that can only be described as timeless. A simple declaration of love over a some nicely played acoustic guitar, soon gives way to the unforgettable chorus of: 'Do what you want to do/Be what you want to be/Yeah'. Essentially, this is a song of two halves, where in the verse we see the cause and in the chorus we see the effect. After all, when you're in love, anything really seem possible.
And like many songs on this list, this song also bears a particular personal resonance: I remember one time when I was feeling depressed, this song came on the stereo and Kathleen encouraged me into a singalong with the chorus in an effort to cheer me up. Sometimes, little moments can mean so much
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