14 Songs About Forbidden Love
Forbidden relationships can take many different forms such as parents may forbid their children from engaging with certain friends or significant others. , friends may disapprove of our relationship partners or it can also be falling in love with a co-worker, supervisor or someone in a relationship with someone else. If you are in such a situation and need some songs to resonate with your situation here is a list:
1. Akon – Don’t Matter
This song is from Akon’s second studio album Konvicted and was his first single to reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It talks about Akon’s devotion to his girl despite the disapproval of the relationship from those around him. He promises to keep the relationship intact and is willing to fight for her.
2. Zac Efron – Rewrite The Stars
The song is about two lovers taking control of their own fate and not letting the ‘stars’ tell them otherwise. The two characters in the song are Philip Carlyle, a rich white man and Anne Wheeler, a poor African American girl. They are in love but destiny keeps pulling them away from each other. Philip takes an optimistic tone by stating that they could rewrite the stars while Anne goes for the more realistic route by stating no one can rewrite the stars or do the impossible.
The track is the 8th song on The Greatest Showman’s soundtracks.
3. Lionel Richie – I Call It Love
The song was released in 2009 and spent twelve weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
5. Little Mix – Secret Love Song
This was Zara’s breakthrough single which ended up topping the Swedish charts and was certified six times platinum in Sweden. Lyrically, Zara sings about being in a relationship that is strong but it has been kept a secret from everyone. She uses the term “Far from the others, close to each other” to describe the secrecy of their relationship and how strong and intimate they are.
6. Atlantic Starr – Secret Lovers
The song peaked at number 3 on the hot 100 after being released in 1986.
7. Justin Bieber – As Long As You Love Me
Lyrically, Justin assures his girl that as long as she loves him, he will fight for her and be very devoted to her.
8. Avant – Lie About Us
In the song, Avant tries to convince his mistress to be patient before he can leave his current girlfriend and let the whole world know about them. The side chick is tired of sneaking around and she thought she was going to be able to wait for him to leave his lady but now she’s getting impatient. Avant is afraid of breaking his main chick’s heart but he knows it’s a step he has to go through with.
9. Florence Welch – Jenny Of Old Stones
The song was created for the second episode of the eighth season of Game Of Thrones. In the novels, Jenny was a peasant girl who won the heart of Prince Duncan Targaryen. Duncan married her against his father’s wishes and this led him to abdicate his title as Prince of Dragonstone.
Taylor Swift got the inspiration to write the song after going through a difficult situation with a boy she liked but wasn’t officially dating. It is rumored to be about two singers. First was Joe Jonas whom she dated in 2008 and the second subject was Martin Johnson, the frontman of Boys Like Girls. They had a brief fling in 2008 but Taylor’s publicists felt he was not a good match for her “American sweetheart” image since he was a punk rocker and was undergoing personal issues at the time.
Taylor chose to use the story of Romeo and Juliet to bring out her message since she could relate to the whole situation. Lyrically, it is about disapproval of the relationship and her desire to go somewhere far away with him and escape those who look down on them.
11. Lauv – There’s No Way
The song talks about the desire of wanting someone at the wrong time. It shares a bittersweet love story about inevitable feelings despite the consequences. The duo sings about how much they want to be with each other all the time but they can’t because of their partners. They have to keep their sexual tension a secret between them and prevent it from morphing into something more.
12. Taylor Swift – Ours
The track is part of the album Speak Now. It tells a story of a love frowned upon by others. The relationship is described as high-risk and not a smooth sailing journey for the pair. Taylor gives an example of some of the setbacks they are experiencing in the relationship. Her father, who is a conservative doesn’t approve of her boyfriend’s tattoos since he thinks they make him a bad boy that is not suited for Taylor.
13. Jason Derulo – Fight For You
This is the fourth single off of Jason’s second studio album Future History. He sings about fighting for his lover and ignoring all the disapproval from their friends who don’t want to see them together.
14. Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love For You
This is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin. It was originally a minor hit for Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. Whitney’s cover was able to top the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was her first #1 song.
Lyrically, Whitney sings about being the other woman. She is having a secret relationship with a married man who has a family that needs him there. Even though she doesn’t like not being his priority, she feels that no one man can be as good as him. She would rather just wait for her turn rather than find a man just for herself.